ML15118A223
| ML15118A223 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 06/27/1997 |
| From: | Jaudon J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hampton J DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML15118A224 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-269-97-08, 50-269-97-8, 50-270-97-08, 50-270-97-8, 50-287-97-08, 50-287-97-8, EA-97-298, FACA, NUDOCS 9707220381 | |
| Download: ML15118A223 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000269/1997008
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ACCESSION NBR:9707220381
DOC.DATE: 97/06/27 NOTARIZED: NO
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FACIL:50-269 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Duke Power Co.
05000269
50-270 Oconee Nuclear Station,-Unit 2, Duke Power Co.
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50-287 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Duke Power Co.
05000287
UTH.NAME
AUTHOR AFFILIATION
UDON,J.P.
Region 2 (Post 820201)
RECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
HAMPTON,J.W.
Duke Power Co.
SUBJECT: Forwards insp repts 50-269/97-08,50-270/97-08 & 50-287/97-08
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on 970603-06.Based on results of insp,four apparent
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June 27, 1997
EA 97-298
Duke Power Company
ATTN: Mr. J. W. Hampton
Vice President
Oconee Nuclear Station
P. 0. Box 1439
Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
NRC SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-269/97-08, 50-270/97-08,
AND 50-287/97-08
Dear Mr. Hampton:
This refers to the inspection conducted on June 3-6, 1997, at the Oconee facility. The
purpose of the inspection was to determine whether Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS) complied
with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules and regulations for those issues
discussed in the Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) Report Nos. 50-269/97-06, 50-270/97-06,
and 50-287/97-06. This report documented the NRC's special inspection of an event that
occurred at ONS, Unit 3, on May 3, 1997, and resulted in degradation of the High Pressure
Injection System (HPIS) during unit cooldown.
Based on the results of this inspection, four apparent violations were identified and are being
considered for escalated enforcement action in accordance with the "General Statement of
Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600.
The first apparent violation concerns the failure to meet Technical Specification requirements
for operability of the Unit 3 High Pressure Injection System between March 6 - May 2, 1997.
The second apparent violation includes multiple examples of licensed operators failing to
comply with procedures. These failures are of concern to the NRC because they
demonstrate a lack of operator awareness and responsiveness to changing plant parameters
during routine operational evolutions. The third apparent violation involves multiple examples
of inadequate corrective actions for past licensee and industry problems regarding control of
compression fittings, use of common reference legs for level instrumentation, and identified
design vulnerabilities of the HPIS. The fourth apparent violation involves: (1) failure to
translate the HPIS design bases into appropriate specifications for letdown storage tank
pressure and level instrumentation; and (2) configuration control for the letdown storage tank
level instrumentation valves The fifth apparent violation involves timeliness of reportability as
required by 10 CFR 50.72. Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is presently being issued for
these inspection findings. In addition, please be advised that the number and
characterization of apparent violations described in the enclosed inspection report may
change as a result of further NRC review.
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An open predecisional enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
scheduled for July 23, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. The decision to hold a predecisional enforcement
conference does not mean that the NRC has determined that a violation has occurred or that
enforcement action will be taken. This conference is being held to obtain information to
enable the NRC to make an enforcement decision, such as a common understanding of the
facts, root causes, missed opportunities to identify the apparent violations sooner, corrective
actions, significance of the issues an;I the need for lasting and effective corrective action. In
addition, this is an opportunity for you to point out any errors in our inspection report and for
you to provide any information concerning your perspectives on: 1) the severity of the
violations; 2) the application of the factors that the NRC considers when it determines the
amount of a civil penalty that may be assessed in accordance with Section VI.B.2 of the
Enforcement Policy; and 3) any other application of the Enforcement Policy to this case,
including the exercise of discretion in accordance with Section Vil.
You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on this
matter. No response to these apparent violations is required at this time.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and
its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincer ly,
Jo s P. Jau
n, Director
Di sion of R ctor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287
License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
Enclosure:
NRC Special Inspection
Report Nos. 50-269/97-08,
50-270/97-08, and 50-287/97-08
cc w/encl:
Mr. J. E. Burchfield
Compliance
Duke Power Company
P. 0. Box 1439
Seneca, SC 29679
Mr. Paul R. Newton
Legal Department (PBO5E)
Duke Power Company
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28242-0001
(cc w/encl cont'd - See page 3)
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(cc w/encl cont'd)
Mr. Robert P. Gruber
Ms. Karen E. Long
Executive Director
Assistant Attorney General
Public Staff - NCUC
N. C. Department of Justice
P. 0. Box 29520
P. 0. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27626-0520
Raleigh, NC 27602
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
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
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