ML022100468
| ML022100468 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 07/29/2002 |
| From: | Luehman J, David Nelson NRC/OE |
| To: | |
| David Nelson | |
| References | |
| EA-02-048 EN-02-037 | |
| Download: ML022100468 (1) | |
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July 29, 2002 EN-02-037 OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Duke Energy Corporation (EA-02-048)
(Oconee)
Docket No. 50-269, 270, 287
Subject:
ISSUANCE OF FINAL SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION This is to inform the Commission that a WHITE Significance Determination Process (SDP) finding and associated Notice of Violation will be issued on or around August 1, 2002, to Duke Energy Corporation as a result of inspections at the Oconee Nuclear Station. This WHITE finding, an issue with low to moderate increased importance to safety, which may require additional NRC inspections, concerned the lack of adequate procedural controls for ensuring containment closure upon a possible loss of reactor decay heat removal while Oconee Unit 1 was in reduced reactor coolant system inventory conditions during the Fall 2000 refueling outage. The staff determined that the immediate manual actions of the licensees procedure to establish containment closure lacked sufficient instructions to ensure that operators would direct the closure of the outer emergency hatch door upon a loss of decay heat removal. This condition represented a violation of the requirements of Technical Specification 5.4.1 and the licensee procedure for loss of decay heat removal. Accordingly, a Notice of Violation associated with a WHITE finding is being issued.
It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of this action. The schedule of issuance and notification are:
Mailing of Final Significance Determination and Notice of Violation August 1, 2002 Telephone Notification of licensee August 1, 2002 The State of South Carolina will be informed.
Contacts: D.J. Nelson, OE, 415-3280 J. Luehman, OE, 415-2741 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION
Distribution:
OWFN OWFN TWFN Regional Offices Chairman Meserve EDO OCFO RI RII Comm. Dicus DEDR OP CENTER RIII RIV Comm. Diaz DEDE NMSS Comm. McGaffigan OE OIG OGC OCIO MAIL SECY NRR RES ADAMS OCA NSIR ACRS PA OI IP SP OE:ES OE:DD DJNelson JLuehman 07/29/2002 07/29/2002 ADAMS ACCESSION NO. ML022100468 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION