* NRC has a performance indicator and inspection finding matrix webpage for Cooper.

June 30, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-30] 10 CFR 72.48 Report of Dry Fuel Storage Facility Changes, Tests and Experiments for January 2003 to December 2004 ML050460197 2005-02-03 3 05000346 07200014 NPF-003 3123 2005-02-03 2007-06-29 FENOC FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 76 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308 Joseph J. Hagan Senior Vice President, Engineering and Services 330-761-7895 Fax: 330-384-3799 Docket Number 50-346 Dock

* [2007-06-30] 10 CFR 71.95 Report of Failure to meet Conditions in Certificate of Compliance During Radioactive Material Shipment Cooper Nuclear Station ML052590337 2005-09-06 7 05000298 07109233 DPR-046 NLS2005071 2005-09-06 2007-06-29 N Nebraska Public Power District Always there when you need us NLS200507 1 September 6, 2005 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Director, Spent Fuel Project Office

* [2007-06-28] LER 07-003-00 for Cooper Regarding Incorrectly Installed Fuse Block Resulted in a Condition Prohibited by Technical Specifications ML071700249 2007-06-13 7 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007049 LER 07-003-00 2007-06-13 2007-06-27 N Nebraska Public Power District Always there when you need us NLS2007049 June 13, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Subject:

* [2007-06-27] Cooper - 2006 Annual Financial Report ML071690095 2007-06-13 30 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007050 2007-06-13 2007-06-26 N Nebraska Public Power District Always there when you need us 50.71(b) NLS2007050 June 13, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Subject: Nebraska Pu

* [2007-06-26] Cooper Nuclear Station - Init Exam - 01/2007 - Final Exam ML070800586 2007-01-31 17 05000298 DPR-046 50-298/07-301 50-298/07-301 2007-01-31 2007-06-25 Appendix D Scenario Outline Form ES D-1 Facility: _CNS___________ Scenario No.: _1__ Op-Test No.: _______ Examiners: ________________________ Operators: ___________________________ ________

* [2007-06-26] Cooper Nuclear Station - Initial Exam - 01/2007 - Public Forms ML070530038 2007-01-26 13 05000298 DPR-046 50-298/07-301 2007-01-26 2007-06-25 January 26, 2007 NOTE TO: Steve Garchow FROM: Tony Gody, Chief Chief Examiner, Operations Branch Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety SUBJECT: EXAM1 NATl ON ASS1 GNMENT You have been assigned as

* [2007-06-26] Cooper Nuclear Station - Initial Exam - 01/2007- Draft Exam ML070800579 2007-01-31 26 05000298 2007-01-31 2007-06-25 Appendix D Scenario Outline Form ES D-1 Facility: _CNS___________ Scenario No.: _1__ Op-Test No.: _______ Examiners: ________________________ Operators: ___________________________ ________________________ ___________________

June 23, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-23] 07/13/2007 Notice of Rescheduled Regulatory Conference with Nebraska Public Power District to Discuss the Significance, Cause, & Corrective Actions Associated with 1 Apparent Violation Involving Failure of an Emergency Diesel Generator Voltage Regulator ML071730302 2007-06-22 5 05000298 EA 07-090 IR-07-007 2007-06-22 2007-06-22 June 22, 2007 RESCHEDULED SUBJECT: REGULATORY CONFERENCE WITH NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT (NPPD) FACILITY: Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) DOCKET: 50-298 EA: 07-090 DATE & TIME: June 25, 2007 July 13, 2007

* [2007-06-21] Submittal of the Organizational Safety Culture and Safety Conscious Work Environment Independent Assessment Plan for the Davis Besse Power Station - Year 2007 ML071640189 2007-06-11 37 05000346 NPF-003 1-1494 2007-06-11 2007-06-20 FENOC FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 550 1 Noiih S!aie Route 2 Oak Haibor Ohio 43339 Mark B. Bezilla V!ce Presidevi - Nucleai Docket Number 50-346 License Number NPF-3 Serial Number 1 - 1 494 June 11, 20

June 9, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-05] G20070318/LTR-07-0322 - Ltr. Representative Dennis J. Kucinich Re: 2.206 Petition Requesting the NRC Take Safety Related Actions to Ensure that Reactor Heads Do Not Degrade to the Point of Failure - Document Request - 2.206/FirstEnergy ML071280385 2007-05-01 4 05000346 2.206 G20070318 LTR-07-0322 2007-05-01 2007-06-04 ML071380433+ EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 05/17/07 EDO CONTROL: G20070318 DOC DT: 05/01/07 FINAL REPLY: Represenetative Dennis J. Kucinich TO: Chairman Klein FOR SIGNATURE OF : *

June 2, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-06-02] G20070318/LTR-07-0322 - Safety Related Actions to Ensure Reactor Heads to Not Degrade - Letter to Honorable Dennis Kucinich from Luis Reyes ML071380428 2007-05-21 2 05000346 G20070318 LTR-07-0322 2007-05-21 2007-06-01 ML071380433+ May 21, 2007 The Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich Chairman, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 205

* [2007-06-01] Davis Besse Combined Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report and Radiological Effluent Release Report - 2006 ML071420335 2007-05-17 1 05000346 2007-05-17 2007-05-31 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 419-321-8199 May 17, 2007 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk/mk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Subject: Combined Annual Radiological Envir

* [2007-05-30] April 2007 Report on the Status of Public Petitions Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 2.206 ML071280332 2007-05-18 10 05000247 05000286 05000346 05000400 2.206 G20060793 G20070006 G20070250 G20070273 G20070297 SECY-93-355 2007-05-18 2007-05-29 May 18, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO: Luis A. Reyes Executive Director for Operations FROM: Bruce A. Boger, Associate Director /RA/ for Oper

* [2007-05-30] G20070297 - 05/30/2007 David A. Lochbaum Ltr. Re: Petition Pursuant to 2.206 - Protection Against Control Rod Drive Mechanism (CRDM) Nozzle Leakage Fast Corrosion Scenario or More FirstEnergy Falsehoods ML071210285 2007-04-30 5 05000346 2.206 G20070297 TAC MD5449 2007-04-30 2007-05-29 ML071300269+ EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 06/05/07 EDO CONTROL: G20070297 DOC DT: 04/30/07 FINAL REPLY: David A. Lochbaum Union of Concerned Scientists TO: Reyes, EDO FOR SIGNATUR

* [2007-05-30] Scan Letter to M.B. Bezilla Dated May 15, 2007 re: Administrative Change to Facility Operating License in Conjunction with Commission Order EA-06-037 ML071380201 2007-05-15 5 05000346 EA-06-037 tac md2218 2007-05-15 2007-05-29 OFFICIAL USE ON".. -. C.ITYn ,LATE, INF8R lAT;ON UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 EMay 15, 2007 Mr. Mark B. Bezilla Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating

May 19, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-19] Cooper Nuclear Station, Response to Generic Letter 2007-01, "Inaccessible or Underground Power Cable Failures that Disable Accident Mitigation Systems or Cause Plant Transients." ML071300389 2007-05-07 3 05000298 DPR-046 GL-07-001 NLS2007029 2007-05-07 2007-05-18 N Nebraska Public Power District Always there when you need us NLS2007029 May 7, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, .MD 20852

* [2007-05-15] Annual Assessment Letter - Cooper Nuclear Station (NRC Inspection Report 05000298-07-001). ML070610594 2007-03-02 8 2007-03-02 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper - Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report, ODAM Submittal, and Summary of Changes to the Process Control Program. ML071240334 2007-05-01 4 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007027 2007-05-01 2007-05-14 ML071240325+ H Nebraska Public Power District Always there when you need us NLS2007027 May 1,2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Subject: Ann

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station - Notification of an NRC Triennial Fire Protection Baseline Inspection While Transition to 10 CFR Part 50.48(c) is in Progress (05000298-07-006). ML070720214 2007-03-12 8 2007-03-12 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Enclosure 1, Cooper - Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. ML071240393 2007-05-01 404 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007027 2007-05-01 2007-05-14 ML071240325+ NLS2007027 Enclosure I Enclosure 1 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 I I I NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION RADIOACTIVE E

* [2007-05-15] Enclosure 2, Cooper - Offsite Dose Assessment Manual. ML071240347 2007-05-01 180 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007027 2007-05-01 2007-05-14 ML071240325+ NLS2007027 Enclosure 2 Enclosure 2 Offsite Dose Assessment Manual At Cooper Nuclear Station Offsite Dose Assessment Manual -ODAM-For assessment of Gaseous and Liquid Effluents at COOPER NUCLEAR

* [2007-05-15] ER 05000298-07-301; 1/29-30/2007; Cooper Nuclear Station; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report. ML070660629 2007-02-23 10 2007-02-23 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper - Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report, ODAM Submittal, and Summary of Changes to the Process Control Program. ML071240325 2007-05-14 ML071240334+ML071240347+ML071240393+ FNWEBNAVIGATE=1.0 SYSTEMTYPE=MEZZANINE DOCUMENTID=071240325 STARTPAGE=1 LIBRARYNAME=ml_adams^hqntad01

* [2007-05-15] Cooper - Report of Property Insurance Meeting Requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(w)(3). ML070780073 2007-03-14 3 2007-03-14 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper - Semiannual Fitness for Duty Program Performance Report, for the Period of July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. ML070520386 2007-02-14 6 2007-02-14 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station - Decontrolled Version - Admin. Change to F.O.L. in Conjunction w/Commission Order EA-06-037 & Revisions to Physical Security Plan, Training & Qualification Plan, & Safeguards Contingency Plan (TAC No. MD2214). ML070640529 2007-03-05 5 2007-03-05 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station - Inaccuracy in Response to Request for Additional Information for Amendment No. 185 (TAC No. MD3545). ML070750258 2007-03-21 4 2007-03-21 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station - NRC Receipt of Nebraska Public Power District's Response To Generic Letter 2006-03, "Potentially Nonconforming HEMYC and MT Fire Barrier Configurations" (TAC No. MD1568) ML061650200 2006-07-11 3 2006-07-11 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station - Request for Additional Information - License Amendment Request Re: Onsite Spent Fuel Storage Expansion (TAC No. MD3349). ML070590230 2007-03-05 8 2007-03-05 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, LLC 1/24/07 affidavit (TAC No. MD3349). ML070400366 2007-02-27 6 2007-02-27 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - Holtec International (TAC No. MD3349). ML070450237 2007-02-27 6 2007-02-27 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request for Onsite Spent Fuel Storage Expansion. ML070440315 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request for Onsite Spent Fuel Storage Expansion. ML070440316 2007-02-07 10 2007-02-07 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper Nuclear Station, Withholding from Public Disclosure, Table 4-1 of "HI [Holtec International]-2043224", MD3349. ML070450242 2007-02-27 6 2007-02-27 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Cooper, Inservice Inspection Summary Report. ML070570138 2007-02-20 99 2007-02-20 2007-05-14

* [2007-05-15] Inaccuracy in Response to the Request for Additional Regarding Crediting Service Water for Reactor Equipment Cooling Post Loss-of-Coolant Accident - Cooper. ML070730214 2007-03-13 2 2007-03-13 2007-05-14

May 12, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-12] Cooper Nuclear Station Technical Specification Bases Changes. ML071230712 2007-04-30 122 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007036 2007-04-30 2007-05-11 H Nebraska Public Power District NLS2007036 Always there when you need us April 30, 2007 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Subject: Technical S

* [2007-05-12] LER 07-002-00 for Cooper Nuclear Station re Technical Specification Prohibited Operation Due to Safety Relief Valve Test Failure. ML071230269 2007-04-30 6 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007024 LER 07-002-00 2007-04-30 2007-05-11 N Nebraska Public Power District Always there when you need us NLS2007024 April 30, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Subject

May 5, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-05-03] IR 05000298-07-002; 01/01/2007 - 03/24/07; Cooper Nuclear Station: Maintenance Rule, Identification and Resolution of Problems. ML071210566 2007-05-01 26 05000298 DPR-046 IR-07-002 2007-05-01 2007-05-02 May 1, 2007 Stewart B. Minahan, Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 SUBJECT: COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 05000298/2007

* [2007-05-02] 06/21/2007, Meeting with Nebraska Public Power District to Present and Discuss Performance Results of Cooper Nuclear Station for the Period of January 1 through December 31, 2006. ML071200517 2007-04-30 5 05000298 2007-04-30 2007-05-01 April 30, 2007 SUBJECT: MEETING WITH NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT FACILITY: Cooper Nuclear Station DOCKET: 50-298 DATE AND TIME: June 21, 2007 4 p.m. LOCATION: Brownville Concert Hall Atlantic Avenue and Second Street Brown

* [2007-05-02] Cooper, 10 CFR 50.55a Request Number R1-29, Revision 0. ML071130013 2007-04-18 12 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007019 2007-04-18 2007-05-01 H Nebraska Public Power District Always there when you need us 10 CFR 50.55a NLS2007019 April 18, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Subject

April 28, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-04-28] Cooper Nuclear Station - Response to Generic Letter 2006-02, "Grid Reliability and the Impact on Plant Risk and the Operability of Offsite Power" (TAC No. MD0969). ML071060279 2007-04-19 5 05000298 DPR-046 TAC MD0969 2007-04-19 2007-04-27 April 19, 2007 Mr. Stewart B. Minahan Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District 72676 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321 SUBJECT: COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 2006-0

* [2007-04-26] Cooperative Agreement No. NRC-04-07-073. ML071070032 2007-03-15 32 Job Code G6361 NRC-04-07-073 2007-03-15 2007-04-25 I ~ U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTICE OF GRANT/ASSISTANCE AWARD 1. GRANT/AGREEMENT NO. 2. MODIFICATION NO. 13. PERIOD OFPERFORMANCE 14. AUTHORITY I FROM: Block 18 TO: One Year IPursuanttoSection 31

* [2007-04-26] Modification No. 003 of Cooperative Agreement No. NRC-04-05-046. ML071070134 2003-04-03 2 Job Code K6081 NRC-04-05-046 2003-04-03 2007-04-25 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTICE OF GRANTIASSISTANCE AWARD 1. GRANT/AGRE.EMENT NO. 2. MOQIFIIGATION NO. 13. PERIOD OFPERFORMANCE 14. AUTHORITY NRC-04-05-046 M003 n-FROM: 03/15/2005 TO: D710, 2 00

April 21, 2007

New this week from NRC Public Document Room

* [2007-04-19] LER 07-001-00 for Cooper Regarding High Pressure Coolant Injection Inverter Circuit Failure Results in Loss of Safety Function. ML071000226 2007-04-05 6 05000298 DPR-046 NLS2007025 LER 07-001-00 2007-04-05 2007-04-18 N Nebraska Public Power District Always there when you need us NLS2007025 April 5, 2007 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Subject:

Recent NRC inspections

* (released Dec 29) Cooper special report 50-298-2005-14 - motor-operated valve failures

* Cooper report 50-298-2004-2

* Cooper strategic improvement plan report 50-298-2003-11

* Cooper licensed operator requal report 50-298-2004-9

* Cooper report 50-298-2003-2

* Cooper containment & DC safety system report 50-298-2003-3

* Cooper 'Strategic Improvement Plan' report 50-298-2003-8

* Cooper report 50-298-2003-4

* Cooper report 50-298/2002-4

* Cooper report 50-298/2002-10

August 29, 2005

Cooper plans to request uprate, license renewal, 2-yr fuel cycle, and alternate source term

In a presentation to NRC in Rockville, Nebraska Public Power District discussed its plans for submitting the following licensing amendments for Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS): license renewal, 24-month fuel cycle, power uprate, dry cask storage, and alternate source term (AST). The majority of the meeting was focused on the CNS AST license amendment. This amendment will be submitted to the NRC in the following three separate submittals: fuel handling accident (FHA), loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA), and control rod drive and main steam line break. NPPD expressed that it would like to have the approval of the AST for FHA and LOCA in time for the CNS fall 2006 outage. The NRC staff discussed numerous operating experiences and concerns that occurred in reviewing AST submittals.

[Ref: DyLanne D. Duvigneaud (NRC project manager), "Summary of August 29, 2005, category 1 meeting with NPPD to discuss CNS strategic initiatives", NRC memo, October 3, 2005 - ML052620239]

June 2, 2004

* Cooper - HPCI declared inoperable, although could be manually started

March 29, 2004

* Cooper - both EDGs found inoperable due to closed valve between two fuel oil tanks

August 13, 2003

US: Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) has resumed full control of the operation of the Cooper nuclear power plant after terminating its management services contract with Nuclear Management Co (NMC). The termination - ending a business relationship NPPD had had with NMC since September 2001 - came two weeks after NPPD announced it would begin negotiations with Entergy aimed at bringing in that company to operate the plant. (Nucleonics Week, 7 August, p7; see also News Briefing 02.47-9)

[Source: World Nuclear Association, WNA News Briefing NB03.32-4, August 12, 2003]

July 11, 2003

NPPD Board calls on Entergy to manage Cooper Nuclear Station

An Entergy press release describes the company's delight and plans after being selected by NPPD Board to manage the Cooper plant. An AP wire story this afternoon (it hasn't hit the free web sources yet, as best we can tell) indicates that NPPD expects the contract to add a million dollars a year to operating budget. Entergy and Cooper will negotiate details soon. The board also gave go-aheads to pursue 20% power uprate (to 1,000 MWe), license renewal (to 2034, adding 20 years to expiration date), and lengthening operating cycle (to 2 years, up from current 18 months).

[Sources: Entergy, "Entergy Selected to Provide Management to Cooper Nuclear Station", press release, July 11, 2003; and Associated Press, "NPPD: Mississippi company will manage Cooper Nuclear", Omaha World-Herald, July 11, 2003 1:51 PM Eastern Time]

July 2, 2003

Cooper - 'We're not satisfied yet'

Cooper Nuclear Station is considered by NRC to be one of the most poorly run plants in the country. The agency has formally documented quarterly assessments of the plant's performance since April 2002. The results of the latest assesment were presented by NRC at a pulic meeting in Brownsville yesterday, The NRC representatives voiced concern over some pretty fundamental subjects, such as human performance and equipment reliability. In just the past month, for example, NRC inspectors identified six people doing work at the plant despite lacking the required qualifications.

Nebraska Public Power District has a goal to average 20 days without an employee error. The NRC reported that, as of April, the plant is averaging 17 days. NPPD noted that, at the time of the meeting, the plant had operated 47 days without an event. Plant Manager John Christensen said that management is working to reduce employee distractions, perform more individual job evaluations and improve the safety culture of the plant. As for the upkeep and operation of machinery, the plant staff is working to prevent any future problems, said Gary Kline, a plant's engineering manager. "In engineering, we've been reactive", he said. "Our goal is to be proactive". Tom Palmisano, site vice president, said he agreed with NRC's overall assessment. Progress is being made, but improvements are still needed. "We're not satisfied yet," he said.

[Source: Associated Press, "Feds still critical of nuclear plant", July 2, 2003 1:57 PM Eastern Time]

July 2, 2003

Cooper ramping up after 5-week turbine outage

Repairs to a broken turbine blade were completed Friday. The plant has been shut down since the breakdown occurred on May 26. The utility estimated last month that the repairs would cost in the range of up to $1-million. The NRC's daily power reactor status report showed Cooper at 11% power on July 1 and 25% power on July 2. The NRC's numbers are based on licensee-reported data between 4 am and 8 am each morning.