ML15118A144
| ML15118A144 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 11/04/1996 |
| From: | Wert L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hampton J DUKE POWER CO. |
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| ML15118A145 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9611150210 | |
| Download: ML15118A144 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000269/1996013
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November 4, 1996
Duke Power Company
ATTN: Mr. J. W. Hampton, Vice President
Oconee Nuclear Station
P. 0. Box 1439
Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-269/96-13, 50-270/96-13,
50-287/96-13 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear.Mr. Hampton:
On October 5, 1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your Oconee 1, 2, and 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. However, three
violations of NRC requirements were identified. The first violation is of
.
concern because site procedures did not incorporate some Quality Assurance
Topical Report requirements. The second violation is also of concern because
it involved a failure to perform an adequate 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation for a
modification associated with piping connected to the reactor coolant system.
The third violation involved plant service water issues that had been
previously-discussed with the-NRC and corrective actions were in progress.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and
the circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the
enclosed report. Please note that you are required to respond to this letter
and should follow the instructiqns specified in the enclosed Notice when
preparing your response. Regarding Violation C, the NRC has concluded that
information regarding the reason for this violation, the corrective actions
taken and planned to correct the /violation and prevent recurrence is already
adequately addressed on the docket in Inspection Report 50-269,270,287/94-39
and correspondence dated December 28, 1995, and July 2, 1996. Therefore, you
are not required to respond to Violation C. unless the description therein
does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that
case, or if you choose to provide additional information in relation to
Violation C, you should followsthe instructions specified in the enclosed
Notice. The NRC will use your response to Violations A and B, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance
with regulatory requirements.
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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:
L. D. Wert, Acting 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 50-269/96-13,
50-270/96-13, 50-287/96-13
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
Framatome Technologies
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
.
cc w/encls cont'd: (See page 3)
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cc w/encls cont'd:
Dayne H. Brown, Director
PUBLIC
Division of Radiation Protection
N. C. Department of Environmental
NRC Resident Inspector
Health & Natural Resources
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
P. 0. Box 27687
78128 Rochester Highway
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687
Seneca, SC 29672
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
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
Distribution w/encls:
D. LaBarge, NRR
R. Carroll, RII
R. V. Crlenjak, RII
N. Economos, RII
R. Baldwin, RII
G. Hallstrom, RU.S.
Nuclear RgloyCm
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