ML102440664
| ML102440664 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2010 |
| From: | Reyes L Region 2 Administrator |
| To: | Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas |
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| Download: ML102440664 (5) | |
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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.
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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?
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cc w/encl:
David A. Baxter Site Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Kent Alter Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution J. W. (Bill) Pitesa Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Scott L. Batson 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 Station 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 County Supervisor of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Charles Brinkman Director Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Yeager Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Lara Nichols Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 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 Jim Kammer RES Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Paul Fisk MCE Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution
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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:
C. Evans, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMOconee Resource ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)