ML15223A399

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-269/78-25,50-270/78-24 & 50-287/78-25 on 781018-20 & Notice of Violation
ML15223A399
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Site: Oconee  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 11/15/1978
From: Long F
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Parker W
DUKE POWER CO.
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ML15223A397 List:
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NUDOCS 7901180070
Download: ML15223A399 (2)


See also: IR 05000269/1978025

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UNITED STATES

0NUCLEAR

REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

101 MARIETTA STREET, N.W.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

NOV 15 lq78

In Reply Refer To:

RHl:FJ

50-269/78-25

50-270/78-24

50-287/78-25

Duke Power Company

Attn:

Mr. William 0. Parker, Jr.

Vice President, Steam Production

P. 0. Box 2178

422 South Church Street

Charlotte, North Carolina

28242

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. F. Jape of this office on

October 18-20, 1978, of activities authorized by NRC Operating license

Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47 and DPR-55 for the Oconee 1, 2 and 3 facilities,

and to the discussion of our findings held with Mr. J. E. Smith at the

conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in

the enclosed inspection report.

Within these areas, the inspection

consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative

records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

We have examined actions you have taken with regard to previously

reported unresolved items.

The status of these items is discussed in

the enclosed report.

One new unresolved item resulted from this inspection and is discussed

in the enclosed report.

This item will be examined during subsequent

inspections.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your

license appear to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements.

This

item and references to pertinent requirements are listed in the Notice

of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A. This notice is sent to

you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the KRC's "Rules of

Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

Section 2.201

requires you to submit to this office, within 20 days of your receipt of

this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:

(1)

corrective steps which have been taken by you, and the results achieved;

(2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance;

and .(3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. 790118c>70

NOV

5 !978

Duke Power Company

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter

and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public

Document Room.

If this report contains any information that you (or

your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you

make a written application within 20 days to this office to withhold

such information from public disclosure. Any such application must

include a full statement of. the reasons on the basis of which it is

claimed that the information is proprietary, and should be prepared so

that proprietary information identified in the application is contained

in a separate part of the document.

If we do not hear from you in this

regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the

Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to

discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

F. J. Long, Chie

Reactor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

1.

Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Inspection Report Nos. 50-269/78-25,

50-270/78-24 and 50-287/78-25

cc w/encl:

Mr. J. E. Smith, Station Manager

Oconee Nuclear Plant

P. 0. Box 1175

Seneca, South Carolina

29678