ML111890451
| ML111890451 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 07/08/2011 |
| From: | Bartley J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1 |
| To: | Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| Download: ML111890451 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 July 8, 2011 Mr. J. R. Morris Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635
SUBJECT:
ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1
Dear Mr. Morris:
As a result of its continuous review of plant performance, the NRC updated its assessment of Catawba Nuclear Station Unit 1. The NRCs evaluation consisted of a review of performance indicators (PIs) and inspection results. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility. This letter supplements, but does not supersede, the annual assessment letter issued on March 4, 2011, and assessment follow-up letter issued on May 9, 2011.
On July 5, 2011, you submitted revised PI data to the NRC related to the Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI), Cooling Water Systems PI. Your revised data changed the PI value from White to Green based on your subsequent evaluations related to a breaker failure on the 1B1 component cooling water pump which occurred in March 2011. The NRC resident inspectors have verified the validity of the revised PI data using Inspection Procedure (IP) 71151, Performance Indicator Verification, and the results of their inspection will be included in the second quarter Integrated Inspection Report 05000413,414/2011003 which will be issued by July 29, 2011. As a result, the NRC has determined the performance at Catawba Nuclear Station Unit 1 remained in the Licensee Response Column of the Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix in the first quarter of 2011. In addition, since the initial White PI data reported was a conservative error, the NRC does not plan to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with IP 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, as previously stated in our May 9, 2011, letter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be 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).
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Please contact me at 404-997-4607 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/George Hopper RA for/
Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.:
50-413 License No.: NPF-35
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Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Randy D. Hart Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution C. Jeff Thomas Fleet Regulatory Compliance & Licensing Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Lara Nichols Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution North Carolina MPA-1 Suite 600 P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, NC 27525-0513 Richard Haynes Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Yeager Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
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Letter to J. R. Morris from Jonathan H. Bartley dated July 8, 2011
SUBJECT:
ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER FOR CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1 Distribution w/encl:
C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC A. Adams, NRR RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource ROPassessment.Resource@nrc.gov