ML15261A377
| ML15261A377 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 12/23/1998 |
| From: | Casto C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Mccollum W DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML15261A378 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-269-98-15, 50-270-98-15, 50-287-98-15, EA-98-552, NUDOCS 9901200354 | |
| Download: ML15261A377 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000269/1998015
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DOC.DATE: 98/12/23
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ACIL:50-269 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Duke Power Co.
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50-287 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Duke Power Co.
05000287
AUTH.NAME
AUTHOR AFFILIATION
CASTO,C.H.
Region 2 (Post 820201)
RECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
MCCOLLUM,W.R.
Duke Power Co.
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SUBJECT: Forwards insp repts 50-269/98-15,50-270/98-15 & 50-287/98-15
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December 23, 1998
EA 98-552
Duke Energy Corporation
ATTN: Mr. W. R. McCollum
Vice President
Oconee Site
P. 0. Box 1439
Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-269/98-15, 50-270/98-15, 50-287/98-15, AND
Dear Mr. McCollum:
This refers to the inspection conducted on November 2-6, November 16-20, and December 11,
1998, at the Oconee facility. The purpose of the inspection was to follow up on open items
regarding potential design basis issues with the emergency feedwater system and inaccurate
statements in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) about the emergency
feedwater system. The enclosed report presents the results of this inspection.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that a violation of NRC
requirements occurred. This violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and
the circumstances surrounding the violation are described in detail in the enclosed inspection
report. The violation is of concern because the NRC identified failures to update your UFSAR
that your 1998 UFSAR Review Project failed to identify.
Although you implemented corrective actions to update the FSAR on November 18, 1998, the
safety evaluation for the first example of the violation may have failed to identify an unreviewed
safety question. Therefore, because your initial corrective actions appear to be inadequate, you
are required to respond to this letter in accordance with the instructions specified in the enclosed
Notice.
Two apparent violations were also 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
involves an inadequate procedure for manually connecting alternate emergency electrical power
to a high pressure injection pump. The second apparent violation involves three examples of
the failure to perform or inadequate 10 CFR 50.59 safety evaluations for changes to procedures
affecting the ability to supply alternate emergency electrical power to a high pressure injection
pump. 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.
An open predecisional enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations will be held
with you during January 1999. We will contact you to arrange a specific date. The decision to
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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 violation
sooner, corrective actions, significance of the issues and the need for lasting and effective
corrective action. In particular, we expect you to address the past safety significance of the
inadequate procedures (when different versions of procedures were in place and different
equipment was installed). We also expect you to address the safety significance of the
inadequate procedures with regard to various potential initiating events during which they would
be relied upon, including high energy line break and tornado. 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
VII.
You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on this matter.
No response regarding 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
enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Charles A. Casto
Charles A. Casto, Deputy Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287
License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
Enclosures:
2. NRC Inspection Report 50-269/98-15,
50-270/98-15, 50-287/98-15
3. Enforcement Policy (excerpt)
cc w/encls: (See page 3)
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cc w/encls:
J. E. Burchfield
Compliance
County Supervisor of
Duke Energy Corporation
Oconee County
P. 0. Box 1439
Walhalla, SC 29621
Seneca, SC 29679
Manager, LIS
Paul R. Newton
NUS Corporation
Legal Department (PB05E)
2650 McCormick Drive
Duke Energy Corporation
Clearwater, FL 34619-1035
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28242
L. A. Keller, Manager
Nuclear Regulatory Licensing
Rick N. Edwards
Duke Energy Corporation
Framatome Technologies
526 S. Church Street
1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525
Charlotte, NC 28201-0006
Rockville, MD 20852
Karen E. Long
J. Michael McGarry, Ill, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General
Winston and Strawn
N. C. Department of Justice
1400 L Street, NW
P. 0. Box 629
Washington, D. C. 20005
Raleigh, NC 27602
Mel Fry, Director
Steven P. Shaver
Division of Radiation Protection
Senior Sales Engineer
N. C. Department of Environmental
Westinghouse Electric Company
Health & Natural Resources
5929 Carnegie Boulevard, Suite 500
3825 Barrett Drive
Charlotte, NC 28209
Raleigh, NC 27609-7721
(Distribution w/encls - See page 4)
Virgil R. Autry, Director
Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S. C. Department of Health and
Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
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Seneca, SC 29672
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