ML15118A195
| ML15118A195 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 04/21/1997 |
| From: | Casto C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hampton J DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML15118A196 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-269-97-01, 50-269-97-1, 50-270-97-01, 50-270-97-1, 50-287-97-01, 50-287-97-1, NUDOCS 9705080191 | |
| Download: ML15118A195 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000269/1997001
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April 21, 1997
Duke Power Company
ATTN: Mr. J. W. Hampton
Vice President
Oconee Site
P. 0. Box 1439
Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-269/97-01, 50-270/97-01,
50-287/97-01 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Hampton:
On March 22, 1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Oconee Nuclear
Station. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
During the six-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of
activities at the Oconee facilities were characterized by safety.conscious
Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering Practices. However, a violation of
.NRC
requirements was identified. The violation is of concern because the
failure to comply with the requirements of a valve repair procedure resulted
in the unavailability of the low pressure injection system in Unit 2 and 3
decay heat removal during an Appendix R event. In addition to the above
violation, a third example of a configuration control violation, found during
the current period, will be dispositioned with a previously identified
Violation (50-270,287/96-17-06) since those corrective actions have not been
fully implemented by your staff. This issue is of concern because it
demonstrated a continuing problem in configuration management regarding plant
operation.
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. Should the third example to Violation 50-270,287/96
17-06 require additional corrective actions beyond those previously described,
provide a summary of the additional actions within the time limits for this
response. The NRC will use your response, 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:
Charles A. Casto, 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 50-269/97-01,
50-270/97-01, 50-287/97-01
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:
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cc w/encls cont'd:
Dayne H. Brown, Director
Division of Radiation Protection
N. C. Department of Environmental
Health & 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
Manager, LIS
NUS Corporation
2650 McCormick Drive
Clearwater, FL 34619-1035
Mr. G. A. Copp
Licensing - EC050
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
C. Casto, RII
NRC Resident Inspector
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