ML15238B278
| ML15238B278 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 02/20/1981 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Parker W DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8103090018 | |
| Download: ML15238B278 (4) | |
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FEBRUARY 2 0 1981 Dockets Nos. 50-269, 270 & 287 Mr. William 0. Parker, Jr.
N, Vice president - Steam Production Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 2178, 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242
Dear Mr. Parker:
By letter dated July 1, 1980, we notified you of the discovery of Fuel Assembly (FA) Holddown Spring failures at the Davis-Besse facility, and requested information regarding these springs at the Oconee Nuclear Station. We have reviewed your response of December 8, 1980, and consider that the matter of failed springs has been addressed satisfactorily in all respects except for future surveillance. In our review of all-Babcock
&%Wilcox licensee submittals, at least one spring failure (at Crystal River 3) appears not to be related to material of improper metallurgical condition as in the case of the Davis-Besse spring failures.
We request that you provide a commitment to perform the surveillance on the holddown springs presently in the Oconee Units Nos. 1 and 2 cores during your next refueling outage and to report any spring failures noted. We are aware you inspected the springs in Oconee Unit No. 3 during the recent Cycle 6 reload. This commitment should be forwarded to us within 30 days.
Upon receipt of this commitment, we will consider this matter closed.
Sincerely, Original signed by t Robert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Licensing cc:
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RE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 February 20, 1981 Dockets Nos. 50-269, 270 & 287 Mr. William 0. Parker, Jr.
Vice president - Steam Production Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 2178, 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242
Dear Mr. Parker:
By letter dated July 1, 1980, we notified you of the discovery of Fuel Assembly (FA) Holddown Spring failures at the Davis-Besse facility, and requested information regarding these springs at the Oconee Nuclear Station. We have reviewed your response of December 8, 1980, and consider that the matter of failed springs has been addressed satisfactorily in all respects except for future surveillance. In our review of all Babcock
& Wilcox licensee submittals, at least one spring failure (at Crystal River 3) appears not to be related to material of improper metallurgical condition as in the case of the Davis-Besse spring failures.
We request that you provide a commitment to perform the surveillance on the holddown springs presently in the Oconee Units Nos..1 and 2 cores during your next refueling outage and to report any spring failures noted. We are aware you inspected the springs in Oconee Unit No. 3 during the recent Cycle 6 reload. This commitment should be forwarded to us within 30 days.
Upon receipt of this commitment, we will consider this matter closed.
Sincerely, olbert
.Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Licensing cc:
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Duke Power Company cc w/enclosure(s):
Mr. William L. Porter Duke Power Company P. 0. Box 2178 422 South Church Street Office of Intergovernmental Relations Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolino 27603 Oconee County Library 501 West Southbroad Street Walhalla, South Carolina 29691 Honorable James M. Phinney County Supervisor of Oconee County Walhalla, South Carolina 29621 Director, Criteria and Standards Division Office of Radiation Programs (ANR-460)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D. C. 20460 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IV Office ATTN: EIS COORDINATOR 345 Courtland.Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Mr. Francis Jape U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 2, Box 610 Seneca, South Carolina 29678 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2536 Countryside Boulevard Clearwater, Florida 33515 J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
DeBevoise & Liberman 1200 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C..20036