IR 05000269/1978038
| ML15223A419 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 01/19/1979 |
| From: | Jape F, Robert Lewis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML15223A417 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-269-78-38, 50-270-78-36, 50-287-78-38, NUDOCS 7902280057 | |
| Download: ML15223A419 (4) | |
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Olt REGI, UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTA STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 Report Nos.:
50-269/78-38, 50-270/78-36 and 50-287/78-38 Docket Nos.:
50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 License Nos.:
DPR-38, DPR-47 and DPR-55 Licensee:
Duke Power Company Post Office Box 2178 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 Facility Name:
Oconee 1, 2 and 3 Inspection at:
Oconee Nuclear Station Inspection condueted:
December 18-29, 1978 Inspector: Frank Jape, Resident Reactor Inspector Reviewed by:
R. C. Lewis, Chie Date Reactor Projects ection No. 2 Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch Inspection Summary Inspection on December 18-19, 1978 (Report No. 50-269/78-38, 50-270/78-36 and 50-287/78-38)
Areas Inspected:
Routine inspection by the Resident Inspector of plant operations, maintenance and licensee event follow-up. The inspection involved 53 man-hours by the NRC Resident Inspecto Results:
Of the three areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were foun RII Report Nos. 50-269/78-38,
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50-270/78-36 and 50-287/78-38
DETAILS Prepared by:
cIe-g F. Jape, Resident Reactor Inspector Date Reactor Projects Section No. 2 Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch Dates of Inspection: December 1 -29, 1978 Reviewed F. S. Cantrell, Ac Chief ate Reactor Projects Section No. 2 Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch Persons Contacted Duke Power Company (DPC)
- J. E. Smith Station Manager
- J. N. Pope, Superintendent of Operations
- R. M. Koehler, Superintendent of Technical Services
- R. T. Bond, Licensing and Projects Engineering
- D. J. Vito, Associate Engineer, Licensing T. D. Patterson, Shift Supervisor J. W. Herring, Shift Supervisor H. W. Morgan, Shift Supervisor D. Thompson, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer J. Copeland, Maintenance Coordinator, Unit 3 Various operations and maintenance personnel were also contacted by the inspecto *Denotes those present at the Exit Meetin.
Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings Not inspecte.
Unresolved Items No new, unresolved items were identifie.
Management Interviews The inspector met with J. E. Smith and those denoted in Paragraph I on December 29, 197 The inspection findings were discussed and acknowledged by licensee management without significant commen RII Report Nos. 50-269/78-38, 50-270/78-36 and 50-287/78-38 2 Review of Licensee Event Reports The inspector performed an in-office review of the non-routine event reports listed below to verify that the report details met license requirements, identified the cause of the event, described corrective actions appropriate for the identified cause, adequately assessed the event and any generic implication In addition, while at the site, the inspector examined selected operating and maintenance logs and records, and internal incident investigation reports. Personnel were interviewed to verify that the report accurately reflected the circumstances of the event, that the corrective action had been taken or responsibility assigned to assure completion and that the event was reviewed by the licensee as stipulated in the Technical Specifications. The following event reports were reviewed:
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RO-269/78-25 RPS Channel A, RC Pressure Out-of-Calibration
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RO-287/78-14 Dropped Control Rod
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RO-287/78-15 RPS Channel A, RC Flow Non-Conservative 6. Plant Tours Tours of accessible, selected plant areas, including Unit 2 Reactor Building was conducted. During the tour, observations were made regarding ongoing maintenance activities, radiation control practices and security practices. There were no problems identified during the tour The major maintenance activities observed were: Unit 2 Reactor Coolant Pump seal replacement on December 19 and 2 Repair of Unit 3 Building spray pump on December 2 Unit 3 Feedwater check valve seal repair in the East Penetration Room on December 1.
Plant Operations The inspector reviewed plant operations to ascertain conformance with regulatory requirements, technical specifications, and adminis trative directives. Station logs, such as the unit supervisors log, control room operators log and the removal and restoration of station equipment records were reviewed. Interviews with a number of plant operations personnel were held on the day and night shift RII Report Nos. 50-269/78-38, 50-270/78-36 and 50-287/78-38
Supervisor and control room operator actions were observed during the shift and at shift change. The actions and activities were conducted as prescribed in Section 3.0 of the Station Directive Operators and shift supervisors were responsive to annunciator alarms and appeared to be aware of plant statu The number of licensed and non-licensed personnel on each shift was verified to meet the minimum required by Technical Specification 6.1. For each unit, the shift supervisor's log and the control operator's log for the period December 18-29, 1978 was examined. Log records appeared to be terse and complet No items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie,.