ML15118A124
| ML15118A124 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 06/27/1996 |
| From: | Crlenjak R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hampton J DUKE POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9607030218 | |
| Download: ML15118A124 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000269/1996009
Text
June 27, 1996
Mr. J. W. Hampton, Vice President
Oconee Nuclear Station
P. 0. Box 1439
Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-269/96-09, 50-270/96-09,
50-287/96-09 NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Hampton:
On June 1, 1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your Oconee 1,2 & 3
reactor facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that
inspection.
During the 6-week period covered by this inspection, your conduct of
activities at the Oconee facilities was generally characterized by safety
conscious Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering practices. The Unit 2
refueling outage completed during the period was extremely well managed and
executed. We are concerned, however, about a violation of NRC requirements
that was identified. The violation occurred when the hydrogen recombiner flow
paths were found inoperable. Also, the engineering evaluation performed by
your staff to evaluate the system status erroneously considered the system to
be operable.
The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the
circumstances surrounding the violation are described in detail in the
enclosed report. Please note that you are required to respond to this letter
and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when
preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance
with regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR).
Sincerely,
Original signed by.
R. V. Crlenjak, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 1
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 72-04
License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55, SNM-2503
Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation
2. Inspection Report 50-269/96-09,
50-270/96-09, 50-287/96-09
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cc w/encls:
Mr. J. E. Burchfield
Compliance
Duke Power Company
P. 0. Box 1439
Seneca, SC 29679
Mr. Paul R. Newton
Legal Department (PB05E)
Duke Power Company
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28242-0001
Mr. Robert P. Gruber
Executive Director
Public Staff - NCUC
P. 0. Box 29520
Raleigh, NC 27626-0520
Mr. Robert B. Borsum
Babcock and Wilcox Company
Nuclear Power Generation Division
1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525
Rockville, MD
20852
Mr. J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
Winston and Strawn
1400 L Street, NW
Washington, D. C. 20005
Dayne H. Brown, Director
Division of Radiation Protection
N. C. Department of Environmental
Commerce & Natural Resources
P. 0. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687
Mr. Max Batavia, Chief
Bureau of Radiological Health
South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
County Supervisor of
Oconee County
Walhalla, SC
29621
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Manager, LIS
NUS Corporation
2650 McCormick Drive
Clearwater, FL 34619-1035
Mr. G. A. Copp
Licensing -
ECO50
Duke Power Company
P. 0. Box 1006
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
Ms. Karen E. Long
Assistant Attorney General
N. C. Department of Justice
P. 0. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
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D. LaBarge, NRR
R. Carroll, RIH
R. V. Crlenjak, RI!
N. Economos, RIH
G. A. Hallstrom, RI!
P. Eng, NMSS/SFPO
PUBLIC
NRC Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
78128 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672
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