IR 05000269/1993002
| ML16148A844 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 11/15/1993 |
| From: | Gibson A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hampton J DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9312010143 | |
| Download: ML16148A844 (4) | |
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NOV I 5 m Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55 Duke Power Company ATTN: Mr. J. W. Hampton Vice President Oconee Site P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
ADEQUACY OF CORRECTIVE ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH SAFETY RELATED CLASSIFICATION VIOLATION (50-269/93-02, 50-270/93-02, AND 50-287/93-02)
Thank you for your responses of June 7 and July 14, 1993 to our Notice of Violation, issued on May 7, 1993, concerning activities conducted at your Oconee facilit On October 21, 1993, at a management meeting in the Region II offices in Atlanta, Georgia, your staff presented the Duke position as to why the circuit breakers in question were not QA Condition I as identified in the Oconee Quality Standards Manual. QA Condition I generally equates to safety related within the context of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50. There was agreement at this meeting that the capability of the breakers to shed the non-safety related loads was important to safet We have evaluated the information that you provided both in writing and at the meeting. We understand that the breakers in question were purchased and installed under the same controls and specifications as they would have been if they had been considered QA Condition I (safety related). Additionally, we understand that you commit to maintain and test these breakers in the future as if they had been classified as QA Condition I. However, the reason that you did not classify the breakers as QA Condition I was that control cabling for these breakers had not been installed as QA Condition I. You provided information that demonstrated there was no impact on the ability of these breakers to open (or to shed loads) because of the control cable issu We conclude that the ability of these breakers to shed loads falls under the umbrella of the Introduction to Appendix B of 10 CFR 50, in that their function to shed load (i.e., to open) is important to safety., However, we also conclude from our evaluation that your commitments will satisfy 9312010143 931115 PDR ADOCK 05000269 G
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NOV15 Criterion II of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 in that you have provided control over activities (i.e., the breakers) to the extent consistent with their importance to safety. Therefore, we find that these actions and your commitments have placed you in compliance. We shall examine the implementation of your corrective actions during future inspection
Sincerely, (Original signed by A. F..Gibson)
Albert F. Gibson, Director Division of Reactor Safety cc:
M. E. Patrick, Compliance Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679 A. V. Carr, Es Duke Power Company 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242-0001 County Supervisor of Oconee County Walhalla, SC 29621 Robert B. Borsum Babcock and Wilcox Company Nuclear Power Generation Division 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 Rockville, MD 20852 J. Michael McGarry, III, Es Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, D. C. 20005 Office of Intergovernmental Relations 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27603 Max Batavia, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 cc cont'd:
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Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2650 McCormick 'Drive Clearwater, FL 34619-1035 G. A. Copp Licensing - EC050 Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 1007 Charlotte, NC 28201-1007 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General N. C. Department of Justice P. 0. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 bcc: L. A. Wiens, NRR W. Miller, DRP M. S. Lesser, DRP J. Jaudon, DRS G. Hallstrom, DRS A. R. Herdt, DRP Document Control Desk NRC Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 2, Box 610 Seneca, SC 29678
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