ML090630038
| ML090630038 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, 07200040  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2009 |
| From: | Wert L Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co |
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| Download: ML090630038 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 March 4, 2009 Mr. David A. Baxter Site Vice President Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000269/2009001, 05000270/2009001, AND 05000287/2009001)
Dear Mr. Baxter:
On February 10, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Oconee Nuclear Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2008. 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 security information.
A separate letter designated and marked as AOfficial Use Only - Security Related Information will include the Security Cornerstone performance review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter of the assessment cycle, for Units 2 and 3, was within 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). Plant performance for the most recent quarter, for Unit 1, was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix. This was the result of a fourth quarter 2008 Initiating Events Cornerstone finding of low to moderate safety significance (White). The fourth quarter White finding involved a failure to implement an adequate automatic voltage regulator (AVR) maintenance procedure, which resulted in a loss of reactor coolant system inventory while on decay heat removal. As a result of the Regulatory Response performance during the fourth quarter of the assessment period, a supplemental inspection will be performed under Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001.
Plant performance for Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3 during the first three quarters of the assessment cycle was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on the associated 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).
DEC 2
We currently plan to perform the aforementioned supplemental inspection in the Summer 2009 time frame. In addition to the supplemental inspection and reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspection activities, we also plan on conducting several non-ROP inspections, which involve: (1) operator licensing examinations; (2) review of the implementation of the industry groundwater protection voluntary initiative (Temporary Instruction (TI)-2515/173); (3) emergency response organization drill/exercise performance indicator program review (TI-2515/175); (4) reactor coolant system dissimilar metal butt welds (TI-2515/172); and (5) the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation. Additionally, the staff will continue its review of issues associated with fire, external flooding, tornado, and high energy line break mitigation.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through June 30, 2010. 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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 Jonathan Bartley at (404) 562-4607 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Leonard D. Wert, Jr., Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287,72-004, 72-040 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
Enclosure:
Oconee Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: (See page 3)
X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE EJS /RA/
JHB /RA/
LDW /RA/
NAME EStamm JBartley LWert DATE 02/27/2009 02/27/2009 03/03/2009 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
DEC 3
cc w/encls:
Berry G. Davenport Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Philip J. Culbertson Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Preston Gillespie Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Scott L. Batson Engineering Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H 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 O. Hall Chief, Radiation Protection Section Department of Environmental Health N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management 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 R. L. Gill, Jr.
Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Charles Brinkman Director Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company Electronic Mail Distribution Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Hwy Seneca, SC 29672
DEC 4
Letter to David A. Baxter from Leonard D. Wert, Jr. dated March 4, 2009
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000269/2009001, 05000270/2009001, AND 05000287/2009001)
Distribution w/encl:
J. Stang, NRR C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII RIDSNRRDIRS OE Mail PUBLIC ROP Reports.Resource@nrc.gov Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)