ML102440664

Mid-Cycle 2010 Performance Review and Inspection Plan Letter

ML102440664
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Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	09/01/2010
From:	Reyes L Region 2 Administrator
To:	Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 September 1, 2010 Mr. David A. Baxter Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Baxter:

On August 10, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Oconee Nuclear Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. 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 enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter, marked as "Official Use Only - Security Related Information," will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance at Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3 for the most recent quarter was within the Degraded Cornerstone column of the NRCs Action Matrix based on one Yellow Mitigating Systems finding for Units 1, 2, and 3 and a White Mitigating Systems finding for Units 2 and 3.

Both of these findings originated in the first quarter of 2010. We will conduct a supplemental inspection using Inspection Procedure 95002, Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, to assess your evaluation of and corrective actions for these findings when you have notified us of your readiness.

Additionally, on August 12, 2010, the staff issued a severity level III Notice of Violation in accordance with the NRCs Enforcement Policy. We will conduct a follow-up inspection using Inspection Procedure 92702, Follow-up on Corrective Actions for Violations and Deviations, for this violation when you have notified us of your readiness.

In addition to reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections, we also plan on conducting Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/172, Dissimilar Metal Butt Welds; TI 2515/179, National Source Tracking System Verification; and initial reactor operator license examinations. Also, the staff will continue its review and inspection of modifications associated with fire, tornado, and high energy line break mitigation; and safety-related digital control systems.

DEC 2 The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through December 31, 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 in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-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 Jonathan Bartley at (404) 997-4607 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Luis A. Reyes Regional Administrator Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

Enclosure:

Oconee Inspection/Activity Plan (09/01/2010 - 12/31/2011) cc w/encl: (See page 3)

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NAME EStamm JBartley LWert VMcCree LReyes DATE 08/31/2010 08/30/2010 08/31/2010 09/01/2010 09/01/2010 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO DEC 3 cc w/encl: Kathryn B. Nolan David A. Baxter Senior Counsel Site Vice President Duke Energy Corporation Oconee Nuclear Station 526 South Church Street-EC07H Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Charlotte, NC 28202 Electronic Mail Distribution Charles Brinkman Kent Alter Director Regulatory Compliance Manager Washington Operations Oconee Nuclear Station Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Repka J. W. (Bill) Pitesa Winston Strawn LLP Senior Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Operations Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Mark Yeager Electronic Mail Distribution Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Scott L. Batson Environmental Control Engineering Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Lara Nichols Electronic Mail Distribution Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Philip J. Culbertson Electronic Mail Distribution Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Susan E. Jenkins Electronic Mail Distribution Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Preston Gillespie S.C. Department of Health and Station Manager Environmental Control Oconee Nuclear Station Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief R. L. Gill, Jr. Radiation Protection Section Manager N.C. Department of Environmental Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs Commerce & Natural Resources Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Jim Kammer Dhiaa M. Jamil RES Manager Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Paul Fisk County Supervisor of Oconee County MCE Manager 415 S. Pine Street Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Electronic Mail Distribution

DEC 4 Letter to David A. Baxter from Luis A. Reyes dated September 1, 2010

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION Distribution w/encl:

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