IR 05000269/1979040
| ML19211D063 | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 12/26/1979 |
| From: | Jape F, Martin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19211D062 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-269-79-40, 50-270-79-37, 50-287-79-39, NUDOCS 8001160221 | |
| Download: ML19211D063 (3) | |
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Report Nos. 50-269/79-40, 50-270/79-37 and 50-287/79-39 Licensee: Duke Power Company 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242 Facility Name: Oconee Nuclear Station Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47 and DPR-55 Inspection at NRC Region II Office, Atlanta, GA Inspector:
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R. D.' Martin, Section Chief, RONS Branch Date Signed Meeting conducted November 30, 1979 Items Discussed Corporate management meeting to discuss results of actions requested by letter, dated October 25, 1979, to Duke Power Company; enforcement history, licensee events and the licensee's total performance.
Licensee management a.-knowledged the concerns expressed by NRC representatives and indicated the corrective actions program outlined in their audit dated November 16, 1979, should result in improved performance.
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Personnel Attending Meeting Duke Power Company (DPC)
W. O. Parker, Jr., Vice President, Steam Production H. B. Tucker, Manager, Nuclear Production J. R. Wells, Manager, Corporate Quality Assurance K. S. Canady, Manager, Projects and Licensing J. E. Smith, Manager, Oconee Nuclear Station J. N. Pcpe, Superintendent of Operation R. T. Bond, Liceasing and Projects Engineer L. A. Reed, Senior Instructor, Steam Production Training Center Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
F. J. Long, Deputy Director, Region II R. C. Lewis, Acting Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch A. F. Gibson, Chief, Radiation Support Section J. A. Dyer, Acting Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. 2 F. Jape, Senior Resident Inspector, Oconee Nuclear Station M. B. Fairtile, Project Manager, Operating Reactors Branch No. 4 C. L. Wookey, Assistant Project Manager, Operating Reactors Branch No. 4 2.
Summary of Meeting Held on November 30, 1979 Representative of Duke Power Company ret with Region II staff personnel in Atlanta, Georgia at the NRC Region II office, to discuss current areas of concern. The meeting was held at the request of NRC.
Areas discussed included enforcement history and trends, licensee reported e' rents, significant operational events, procedural errors and administrative controls. Special concern was expressed regarding adherence to procedures and the number of radioactive waste spills and procedural errors that hace occurred in the past several months. The view was expressed that strict adherence to operational precedures would has. prevented a number of errors from occurring.
DPC representatives acknowledged the areas of concern and stated that a corrective action program is underway. The results of the special audit, requested by NRC in a letter to DPC, dated October 25, 1979, were presented
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Implementation of the corrective action program is underway and impro
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Several ut the cperational events were briefly discussed in an effort to seek out the primary causal factors.
In general, it appears that failure to follow procedures or inadequate procedures were the most common factors contributing to the events.
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-2-Following a question and answer discussion period the Deputy Director summarized the meeting.
He emphasized the need to develop management controls to reduce personnel errors and inadvertent waste releases. These areas will continue to be inspected to determine the effectiveness of the corrective action program planned by DPC.
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