ML15261A200

Informs of Change Being Implemented by Region II Re Administrative Processing of Licensee Responses to Novs. Licensee NOV Responses Which Accept Violations & Require No Addl Communication to Be Ack in Cover Ltr of Next Insp Rept

ML15261A200
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	08/27/1998
From:	Plisco L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Mccollum W DUKE POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9809100209
Download: ML15261A200 (4)

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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9809100209 DOC.DATE: 98/08/27 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET #

FACIL:50-269 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Duke Power Co.

05000269 50-270 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Duke Power Co.

05000270 50-287 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Duke Power Co.

05000287 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION PLISCO,L.R.

Region 2 (Post 820201)

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION MCCOLLUM,W.R.

Duke Power Co.

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Informs of change being implemented by Region II re administrative processing of licensee responses to NOVs..

Licensee NOV responses which accept violations & require no addl communication to be ack in cover ltr of next insp rept.

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August 27, 1998 Duke Energy Corporation ATTN.:

Mr. W. R. McCollum Vice President Oconee Site P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679

SUBJECT:

LICENSEE RESPONSES TO NOTICES OF VIOLATION AND NRC ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTERS

Dear Mr. McCollum:

This letter is to inform you of a change being implemented by Region II regarding the administrative processing of licensee responses to Notices of Violation (NOV).

Licensees are required to respond to NOVs in accordance with 10 CFR 2.201 or as described in the Notice itself. Historically, upon receipt of such a response, Region II would review the response and provide a written letter to the licensee acknowledging the NOV response within approximately 30 days.

Many of the responses were routine and required little or no additional communications with the licensee to determine the licensee's position regarding the issues or to determine the adequacy of corrective actions.

Therefore, in most cases, the letters served only to document compliance with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, and provided no additional substantive information regarding the issues. These letters were then distributed similarly to the original NOV.

In an overall effort to streamline processes and improve efficiency, Region II is beginning a process by which NOV responses will be formally acknowledged as part of periodically issued Integrated Inspection Reports. Specifically.

licensee NOV responses which accept the violations and require no additional correspondence or communications between the NRC and the licensee, will be acknowledged in the cover letter of the next Integrated Inspection Report following receipt of the response. This additional paragraph in the cover letter will reference the specific NOV. date of receipt of the licensee's response, and compliance with 10 CFR 2.201.

Notwithstanding the above, letters acknowledging licensee NOV responses which fail to comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201, involve denials or proposed impositions of civil penalties, or require additional communications or clarifying information from licensees will be.reviewed and acknowledged by separate correspondence from the routine Integrated Inspection Report.

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This information is being provided to you to facilitate any changes which may be required in your tracking and administrative systems as a result of this change. If you should have any questions regarding this letter or the process in general, please contact Anne T. Boland, Director, Enforcement and Investigations Coordination staff at 404-562-4421.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Loren R. Plisco, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket NOS. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55 cc:

J. E. Burchfield Compliance Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679 Paul R. Newton Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242-0001 Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC P. 0. Box 29520 Raleigh, NC 27626-0520 Robert B. Borsum Framatome Technologies 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 Rockville, MD 20852 J. Michael McGarry, III. Esq.

Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street. NW Washington, D. C. 20005 Mel Fry, Acting Director Division of Radiation.Protection N. C. Department of Environmental.

Health & Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh. NC 27609-7721 cc cont'd:

(See page 3)

DEC cc cont'd:

Distribution:

Robert B. Borsum C. Casto, Ru Framatome Technologies D. LaBarge, NRR 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 R. Carroll, Ru Rockville, MD 20852 C. Ogle, Ru C. Payne, RII J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.

PUBLIC Winston and Strawn NRC Resident Inspector 1400 L Street. NW Wasingon D. C.ret 2000 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.

Washington, D. C. 20005Highway Mel Fry. Acting Director Seneca, SC 29672 Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environmental Health & Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC.27609-7721 Max Batavia, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health S. C. 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 L. A. Keller Licensing - ECO50 Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 1006 Charlotte. NC 28201-1006 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General N. C. Department of Justice P. 0. Box 629

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