ML14181A171
| ML14181A171 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 12/10/1993 |
| From: | Merschoff E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Dietz C CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9401040144 | |
| Download: ML14181A171 (5) | |
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DEC Docket No.:
50-261 License No.:
DPR-23 Carolina Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. C. R. Dietz Vice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 P. 0. Box 790 Hartsville, SC 29550-0790 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
CONFIRMATION OF MEETING ARRANGEMENTS - ROBINSON UNIT 2 This confirms the arrangements made with Mr. C. R. Dietz of your staff concerning an Enforcement Conference to be conducted at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II Office on December 29, 1993, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
This Enforcement Conference will be open for public observation in accordance with the Commission's trial programs as discussed in the Federal Register Notice which is provided as an enclosure.
The purpose of the Enforcement Conference will be for you to discuss the circumstances associated with failures of your diesel generators in November 1993. A copy of our Inspection Report will be provided before the meeting.
Should you have any questions regarding these arrangements, we will be pleased to discuss them.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
Ellis W. Merschoff Ellis W. Merschoff, Director Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
Federal Register Notice cc w/encl:
M. P. Pearson Plant Manager H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant P. 0. Box 790 Hartsville, SC 29550 (cc w/enc1I cont'd -
See page 3) 9401040144 931210 PDR ADOCK 05000261 O
- PDR,
DEC 0 193 Carolina Power and Light Company 2
-(cc w/encl cont'd)
H. W. Habermeyer, Jr.
'Public Service Commission Vice President State'of South Carolina Nuclear Services Department P. 0. Box 11649 Carolina Power & Light Company Columbia, SC 29211 P. 0. Box 1551 - Mail 0HS7 Raleigh, NC 27602 D. B. Waters, Manager Regulatory Compliance H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant P. 0. Box 790 Hartsville, SC 29550 Max Batavia, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health Dept. of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Dayne H. Brown, Director Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environment, Commerce & Natural Resources P. 0. Box 27687 Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 McCuen Morrell, Chairman Darlington County Board of Supervisor County Courthouse Darlington, SC 29535 H. Ray Starling Vice President - Legal Department Carolina Power and Light Co.
P. 0. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P. 0. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC P. 0. Box..29520 Raleigh, NC 27626-0520 bcc w/encl:
(See page 3)
DEC 1 0 1993 Carolina Power and Light Company 3
bcc w/encl:
H. Christensen, RH B. Mozafari, NRR Document Control Desk NRC Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 5, Box 413 Hartsville, SC 29550 RII:DP RI DVerrelli:tj enk s 12/
93 12/ /93
g ENCLOSURE Fedral Reister / Vol. 57..No. 133 1 Friday. uly 10. 1992 / Notices in prior vews for the Yankee Nuclear guides currently being developed or AORZ5S Se nd comments to: The Power Staion. The plant was licensed improvements in all published guides Secretary of the Commission. U.S.
before the requirement for issuance of h are encouraged at any time. Written Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Final Environmental Statement.
/
comments may be submitted to the Washington. DC 20555. ATTN:
Agencies and Persons Consulted Regulatory Publications Branch.
Docketing and Service Branch.
A i n u Division of Freedom of Informati and Hand deliver comments to: One Whi The NRC staff reviewed the lice e s Publications Services. Office of Flint North. 11555 Rockville Pike.
request and did not consult other Administration. U.S. Nuclear R atory
-Rockville. MD between 7:45 a.m. to 4:1 agencies or persons.
Commission. Washington. DC f
p.m.. Federal workdays.
Finding of No Significant Impact Regulatory guides are ava able for Copies of comments may be examin The Commission has determin not inspection at the Commissi
's Public at the NRC Public Document Room. 21 d
t Document Room. 2120 L S et NW.
L Street. NW. (Lower Level to prepare an environmental imp ct Washington. DC. Copies issued Washington. DC statement for the proposed exe ption.
guides may be purchas from the Based upon the foregoing en nmental Government Printing 0 ce at the Fae Lrm DiPO eATlON CONTAco assessment. we conclude that e current GPO price. Inf rmation on James Lieberman. Director. Office of proposed action will not have current GPO prices y be obtained by Enforcement. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory significant effect on the qualit of the contacting the Supe tendent of Commission. Washington. DC 20555 human environment with re ect to this Documents. U.S.
vernment Printing (301-504-741).
Forfurther details wi Office. Post Offi x 37062.
supBLsuMrany msosuAnose action. see the application f r exemption Washington. DC 3-7082. telephone dated May 22.1992. which i available (202) 512-2249 o (202) 512-t2171.Issued
Background
for public inspection at the guides may als be purchased from the The NRCs current policy on Commissions Public ent Room.
National Te cal Information Service enforcement conferences is addressec 2055. and at the local pu lic document on a stan order basis. Details on Section V of the latest revision to the room at Greenfield o p i Couen this service ay be obtained by writing "General Statement of Policy and r Cat rSeeiel Co ity CNTIS.
5 rt Royal Road. Springfield.
Procedure for Enforcement Actions.
1 College Drive. Gree id*
VA 221 (Enforcement Policy) 10 CFR part 2.
Massachusetts 101
.5 U.S.C. 552(a).
appendix C that was published on of July Rokil. M l Da at Rockvills. Maryland. this 30th day February 18 1992 (57 FR 5791). The For the Nuclear Regul tory Cl1missio of jun 1ean.
Enforcement Policy states that.
Richard F. Duleay.
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Fo the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
"enforcement conferences will not ActiF Dirus.
Non-,
ReaCtors.
Di rsaw..
normally be open to the public."
Decoiieoi. and vironmentalPro ct ice of Nuclear Regulatory Reseaxrh.
However. the Commission has decide Dectomta Division f Reactor Project-Doc. 92-ISM F to implement a trial program to i ia Reactor 9
-16 Pdetermine whether to maintain the III/PV/V. Office of lear Reactor coN "1_41 current policy with regard to Reulation.
enforcement conferences or to adopt
[R DOc 1 FTwo-Ye Trial Pd-g-am aos new policy that would allow most Cogkied Opent ErtforIefi enforcement conferences to be open coitu s PajCY Stat nwnt attendance by all members of the pui contrenear Res:to Policy Statement C o mia o.
Pas u a n c e The Nucle Regulatory Commission has issued a vision to a guide in its ACflM Policy statement The NRC ia implementing a two-ye Regulatory
'de Series. This series has s
The Nuclear Reatory trial progam to alow public been develo to describe and make observation of selected enforcement available t the public such information conferences. The NRC will monitor t as meth acceptable to the NRC staffimplementation of as eth ccptaleto heNRCstff two-year trial program ito allowslce program and determine whether to for imple nting specific parts of the enforcement conferences to be open to cdting penen for Commissi n's regulations. techlniques attendance by all members of the used by e staff in evaluating specific conferences based on an assessment proble or postulated accidents, and general public. This policy statement data ne ed by the staff in its review of describes the two-year tial program the f a t ha t applica ons for permits and biweonsets(1).Whethrltheofactwthatgth Rplia os or pud ermisn n.
information on upcoming open conferenc was open impacted the R
atory Guide 8.7. Revision 1.
enforment conferences NRCs ability to conduct a meaninjf "Ins tions for Recording and cneec n/ripeetteN Repo Occupational Radiation OAT: This trial program is effective on conferc ement proram Expo ure Data." describes an July 10. 1992 while comments on the acce table program for the preparation.
progam are being received. Submit (2) Whether the open conference rete.tion. and reporting of records of commets on or before the completion impactedthe licensee's participatior o
pational radiation exposures. It of the trial program scheduled for July the conferc:
in udes copies of NRC Forms 4 and 5 4
Comments received after this (3) Whether the NRC expended a and detailed instructions on completing will be considered if it is practical significant amount of resources in to do0 so. but the Corn-ission is able to Mnaking th~e conference public; and Comments and suggestions in assure consideration arty for comments (4) The extent of public interest ir, rnnecton with items ior inciusionin recemved on or before this date.
opening the enforcement conierenc
ag a
Federal Regster / VoL 57. No. 133 / Friday, July 10. 182 / Nooes 3
L Criteria For Selecthe Open three caegoo of Licasees will be subject to peonnel seerug.
that Enforcessent cmoiurs commeai operaCrng reoncfre si& bamnem oeisss. etc r not larger Enforcement conferences will n b
houmntals. and other lienses which than 18" be pbeuttd. &M that open to the pubbi if the will consist of the remaining types of disruptive persons ay be removed.
actha being cmtmplated-licensees.
Each recma ofi wtl continue to (1) Would be taken against an EL Amoua Open Encent conduct the enforcement conference individual.ar if the action. though not Conmm=
p accordance with regonal taken against an individual. turns on practice. The enforcem whetherwil continue to be a meeting between wrongdoirng enfor ent conference will be open to the NRC and the licensee. While the (2) Involves significan pubc observatio the NRC will ly enforcement confe ce is open for f)i les hrsie Nhat equeste notify the licensee that the enforcement public observation, it is not open for failures where the NRChs reqesed conference will be open to public public participation.
that the individual(s) involved observation as part of the agency's trial Per attending open enforcem present at the conference:send the licensee a copy of t
(3) Is basd on the findings of an NRC tneshgisn Feoua reportr notc that ourtliiies apparent violations discussed at open Office of Investigations (OI) rep or the prota:. Licenseeo wrll be asked to (4) Involves safeguards information.
estimate the nmber of particenantsmit cre e nd abe sbect to Privacy Act information. or other cllsi utwrve n a esbett PvaAtinformation
, whc or bohiere will bring to the enforcemenrt conference change prior to ay resulting information which could be consideredNRC can schedule n enforcement action and (2) the proprietary.
Enforcement conferences involving appropriately sized conference room.
statements of views or expressions of medical misadinstrations or The NRC will also noty approWiam opinion made by NRC employees at overexposres will be open asseuming State onfere t
an open enforcement conferences or the the conference can be conducted edulen t
it Js open lack thereof. we not intended to without disclosing the exposed servand represent final determations or beliefs.
individual's name. In addition.
TeR itn in additi to providing comments on enforcement conferences will not be enforce--t confare to the puhc open to the public if the conference will normally at least 10 working days n with the guidance n this notice, persons be conducted by telephone or the advance of the enforcement conference attending open enforcment conferences conference will be conducted at a through the followmg.d will be provided an opportunity to relatively small licensee's facility.
(1) N p
t the d submit written comments anonymously Finally, with the approval of the D
Executive Director for Operations.
(2) Tr11hi tlephon n
will subsquenty be forwarded to the enforcement conferences will not be (3) ToUlfree electonic baikun board Director of the Office of Enforcement for open to the public in special cases mesa review and consideration.
where good cause has been shown after Pen establishment of the toll-fte Datdat.ocdvlMa this 7th day of JuY balancing the benefit of public me ge sye the public may call observation against the potential impact (30) 492-473Z to obtaina recording of For the Nuce Rqasary Coun.
on the agency's enforcement action in a upcoming open e Same particular case.
confeeences. The KRC wil iss another secretary of &&a caamon.
The NRC will strive to conduct open Federal Rester nobc after the tolree fn D
-16= iled 7-0-n. 45.=I enforcement conferences during the message sy a are established.
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1 two-year trial program in accordance To assit the NRC in making with the followig three goals:
appropriate arrangements to ot__
(1) Approxiaely 2.5 percent of ail public observation o
eligible enforcement conferences oon viuala inteeted in OFFICOP R N conducted by the NRC will be Open for attending a partica, enforcement public obsarvanon; conference should notify the individual Re t for Claeane of aR (2) At least one open enforcement identified in the meetmg nftce Informaton Colicon to Add R
conference will be conducted in each of announcng the open enforcement 3.- o OW Clwine N the regional offhces. andS thereioalofics-and confereace no later thana five business oz (3) Open enforcement conferences days prior to the enforcement will be conducted with a variety of the conference.
AGENCY Office of types of licensees.
To avoid potential bias in the 13L Conduct of Open Enforcement selection process and to attempt to meet Conf gA lN" the three goals stated above. every In accordance with current practice.
SUMMY! in a with the fourth eligible enfoment oference enforcement conferences will contimie Papawo&Rsdac Actof199(tithe involving one of three categories of tonraybeelatheNCrgnl 4U.od.
Stisoic licensees willnormally be open to the ofcs ebr ftepbiwlb none.
etocernef public during the trial program.
alwdacs oteNCrgoa eie no dncleto.t d
However, in cases where there is an fitoatdoenefrmetomRI3-tteAplctnfr ongoing adjudicatory proceeding with cneecsi codnewt h eudo iuetDdcin one or more Intervnors, eforcementF conferences involving issues related to PridgSertySpotorRC cm lyfldouansgedboe the subject matter of the ongoing Haig n etns ulse a
arfn frtrmn adjudication may also be opened For Nvme
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" purpoe of three categores of c eores p e h atses wma be eta if ter ar s is otice will constist ofla th emu yeso conte=e.
Howeer, n cses herethee isan ofiAs soo a t idet ermntht anmR
& t h pbcto o
ongong djuicatry rocedin wih enforeceen corence wil be pe to U
p u b li cu n
o b s e r v a i o n, t h N R Cdwiltor all confrenes nvovin isses elaed o covnfrecuwil be
~ opn or ublc cm fle u n indbfr the suia mtter o the ogoiobervinas part ofethegs agbisen' tria
'arfn frtrmn program~
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an sedtetiesea oyo the purposes of this the program.
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