ML062430330
| ML062430330 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2006 |
| From: | Ernstes M NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1 |
| To: | Jamil D Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co |
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| Download: ML062430330 (5) | |
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August 31, 2006 Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke)
ATTN: Mr. D. M. Jamil Site Vice President Catawba Site 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION
Dear Mr. Jamil:
On August 2, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Catawba Nuclear Station for the first half of the calendar year 2006 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.
This performance review and the enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and a resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Catawba Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for Catawba Units 1 and 2 for the most recent quarter was in the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility. In addition to the baseline inspections, we plan to conduct non-ROP inspections involving containment sump blockage, Mitigating System Performance Index, Reactor Pressure Vessel Penetration Nozzles, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review meeting.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (404) 562-4540 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael E. Ernstes, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414, and 72-45 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52
Enclosure:
Catawba Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
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cc w/encl:
Randy D. Hart Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Power Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Lisa Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Power Company, LLC 526 South Church Street Mail Code EC 07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Timika Shafeek-Horton Assistant General Counsel Duke Power Company, LLC 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 David A. Repka Winston & Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution North Carolina MPA-1 Electronic Mail Distribution Henry J. Porter, Asst. Director Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Elizabeth McMahon Assistant Attorney General S. C. Attorney General's Office Electronic Mail Distribution Vanessa Quinn Federal Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of York County, SC Electronic Mail Distribution Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Power Company, LLC 526 S. Church Street Charlotte, NC 28201-0006 Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)
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Letter to D. M. Jamil from Michael E. Ernstes dated August 31, 2006
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION Distribution w/encl:
S. Peters, NRR C. Evans L. Slack, RII EICS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC