ML073240972
| ML073240972 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 11/20/2007 |
| From: | Moorman J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1 |
| To: | Brandi Hamilton Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML073240972 (6) | |
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November 20, 2007 Duke Power Company LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC ATTN:
Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT:
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING-OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION DOCKET NOS. 50-269, 50-270 and 50-287
Dear Mr. Hamilton:
This letter confirms the telephone conversation between Mr. Graham Davenport of your staff and myself on November 6, 2007, concerning a Regulatory Performance Meeting (Category One public meeting) which has been scheduled for December 5, 2007, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EST). The meeting notice, which provides additional details, is enclosed. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the performance deficiencies, lessons learned, and the proposed corrective actions associated with the two White findings and White performance indicator (PI) in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone that resulted in the performance of all three Oconee Units being in the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRCs Action Matrix from the fourth quarter 2006 to the third quarter 2007. More specifically, this degraded Mitigating Systems performance was reflective of: (1) a fourth quarter 2006 White finding involving the failure to implement adequate foreign material exclusion controls for the Unit 3 reactor building emergency sump; (2) a third quarter 2006 White finding involving the failure to effectively control maintenance activities, which resulted in a breach of the standby shutdown facility external flood protection barrier; and (3) a fourth quarter 2006 emergency AC power system White PI resulting from the unavailability of Keowee Hydro-electric Unit 2 due to an extended forced outage. The required supplemental inspection of these three White issues and the resultant degraded performance was completed on August 31, 2007, and the results were reported in NRC Supplemental Inspection Report 05000269,270,287/2007009, dated October 12, 2007.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
2 DEC Should you have any questions concerning this conference, please contact me at 404-562-4647.
Sincerely,
/RA/
James H. Moorman III, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: (See page 3)
OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE REC /RA/
JHM /RA/
NAME RCarroll JMoorman DATE 11/08/2007 11/20/2007 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
3 DEC cc w/encl:
B. G. Davenport Compliance Manager (ONS)
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 -EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 David A. Repka Winston & Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Beverly Hall, Chief Radiation Protection Section N. C. Department of Environmental Health & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Henry J. Porter, Assistant 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 County Supervisor of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Lyle Graber, LIS NUS Corporation 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 Charles Brinkman Director, Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852
4 DEC Letter to Bruce H. Hamilton from James H. Moorman, III dated November 20, 2007
SUBJECT:
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING-OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION DOCKET NOS. 50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 Distribution w/encl:
K. Clark, RII J. Coleman, RII C. Evans, RII R. Hannah, RII L. Olshan, NRR L. Trocine, NRR Region II Regional Coordinator, OEDO Region II Administrator's Secretary DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Receptionist Headquarters Operations Officer PMNS RIDSNRRDIRS OEmail
Enclosure
SUBJECT:
REGULATORY PERFORMANCE MEETING WITH DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS (DEC)
FACILITY:
Oconee Nuclear Station DOCKETS:
50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 DATE & TIME:
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EST)
LOCATION:
World of Energy 7812 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 PURPOSE:
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the performance deficiencies, lessons learned, and the proposed corrective actions associated with the two White findings and White performance indicator in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone that resulted in the performance of all three Oconee Units being in the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRCs Action Matrix from the fourth quarter 2006 to the third quarter 2007. The NRC's Policy Statement, "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC Web site, www.nrc.gov, and contains information regarding visitors and security.
CATEGORY:
This is a Category 1 meeting: The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.
NRC OFFICE(S)
PARTICIPATING:
Region II (RII)
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:
None PARTICIPANTS:
NRC C. Casto, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII J. Moorman, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 1, DRP, RII D. Rich, Senior Resident Inspector - Oconee LICENSEE B. Hamilton, Vice-President, Oconee Project, DEC D. Baxter, Oconee Plant Manager, DEC M. Glover, Oconee Engineering Manager, DEC G. Davenport, Oconee Safety Assurance Manager (Acting), DEC E. Burchfield, Oconee Reactor and Electrical Systems Engineering Manager, DEC B. Meixell, Oconee Regulatory Compliance Manager (Acting), DEC MEETING CONTACT: James Moorman, NRC, RII (404)562-4647 jhm2@nrc.gov