ML070600436
| ML070600436 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2007 |
| From: | Moorman J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1 |
| To: | Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML070600434 | List: |
| References | |
| IR-07-001 IR-07-001 | |
| Download: ML070600436 (5) | |
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March 1, 2007 Duke Power Company LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC ATTN: Mr. J. R. Morris Site Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2007001 AND 05000414/2007001)
Dear Mr. Morris:
On February 8, 2007, the NRC technical staff completed its performance review of the Catawba Nuclear Station for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2006. 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 the most recent quarter, as well as the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, 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 (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan on conducting non-ROP inspections of the independent spent fuel storage facility, containment emergency recirculation sump modifications, and reactor vessel head and head penetrations. Additionally, initial reactor operator licensing examinations are scheduled.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 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 mid-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) 562-4647 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James H. Moorman, III, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414 Licensee Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52
Enclosure:
Catawba Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
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DEC 3
cc w/encl:
Randy D. Hart Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Power Company LLC d/b/a/Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel and Managing Attorney Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC 07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC 07H 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 Peggy Force Assistant Attorney General N. C. Department of Justice 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 d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 S. Church Street Charlotte, NC 28201-0006
DEC 4
Letter to J. R. Morris from James H. Moorman, III dated March 1, 2007.
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000413/2007001 AND 05000414/2007001 Distribution w/encl:
J. Stang, NRR C. Evans, RII EICS L. Slack, RII EICS RIDSNRRDIRS OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRSLPAB INPO PUBLIC