ML100620136
| ML100620136 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, 07200040  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2010 |
| From: | Bartley J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1 |
| To: | Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas |
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| IR-10-001 | |
| Download: ML100620136 (5) | |
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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 3, 2010 Mr. David A. Baxter Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000269/2010001, 05000270/2010001, AND 05000287/2010001)
Dear Mr. Baxter:
On February 9, 2010, 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, 2009. 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 Official 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, as well as the first three quarters of the assessment cycle at 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). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at Units 2 and 3.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter of the assessment cycle at Unit 1 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 first three quarters 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). On May 7, 2009, we were notified by your staff of your readiness for the NRC to conduct a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address this White finding. We initiated supplemental inspection 95001 on August 31, 2009, and the finding was closed at the end of the third quarter 2009. Therefore, we plan to conduct ROP baseline inspections at Unit 1.
DEC 2
In addition to ROP baseline inspections, we also plan on conducting several infrequently performed inspections, which include: Inspection Procedure 60855.1, Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants; Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/180, Inspection of Procedures and Processes for Managing Fatigue; operator licensing examinations; and TI 2515/172, Reactor Coolant System Dissimilar Metal Butt Welds.
Additionally, the staff will continue its review of issues associated with fire, tornado, and high energy line break mitigation. The staff will also be conducting inspections to verify the adequacy and implementation of the interim compensatory measures associated with external flooding.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through June 30, 2011. The inspection plan is provided 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 listed in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.
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) 562-4607 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jonathan Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 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)
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JHB /RA/
NAME EStamm JBartley DATE 03/03/2010 03/02/2010 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
DEC 3
cc w/encl:
Kent Alter Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Scott L. Batson Engineering Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Clark E. Curry Engineering Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Philip J. Culbertson Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Preston Gillespie Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr.
Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer 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 Charles Brinkman Director Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company Electronic Mail Distribution County Supervisor of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control 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 W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution
DEC 4
Letter to David A. Baxter from Jonathan H. Bartley dated March 3, 2010
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000269/2010001, 05000270/2010001, AND 05000287/2010001)
Distribution w/encl:
C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMOconee Resource ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)