ML16148A557
| ML16148A557 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 09/17/1991 |
| From: | Merschoff E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Tuckman M DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16148A558 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9110080008 | |
| Download: ML16148A557 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000269/1991018
Text
SEP 1 7 1991
Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287
and 72-4
License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
and SNM-2503
Duke Power Company
ATTN: Mr. M. S. Tuckman, Vice President
Nuclear Operations
P. 0. Box 1007
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-269/91-18, 50-270/91-18 AND 50-287/91-18)
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. P. E. Harmon of this office on
July 28 - August 24,
1991.
The inspection included a review of activities
authorized for your Oconee facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the
findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the
enclosed inspection report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report.
Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel,
and observation of
activities in progress.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain activities appeared to be in
violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation
(Notice).
The violations are of concern because they involve
failures to
operate the station in accordance with approved procedures.
The first violation described in the enclosed Notice is similar to a violation
contained in the Notice sent to you by our letter dated November 21,
1990.
Recurring violations are of particular concern because the NRC expects
licensees to learn from their past failures and to take effective corrective
actions.
Although the NRC does not normally consider monetary civil penalties
for Severity Level IV violations, the "General
Statement of Policy and
Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions:
(Enforcement Policy), 10 CFR Part 2,
Appendix C (1991),
states that such penalties may be considered for Severity
Level IV violations which could have been reasonably expected to have been
prevented by corrective action for the previous violation.
In this case,
escalation of this event is not deemed appropriate because of the low safety
significance.
9110080008 910917
ADOCK 05000269
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Duke Power Company
2
SEP 17 1991
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your
response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this
Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future
inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Ellis W. Merschoff, Acting Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
2. NRC Inspection Report
cc w/encls:
H. B. Barron
Station Manager
Oconee Nuclear Station
P. 0. Box 1439
Seneca, SC
29679
A. V. Carr, Esq
Duke Power Company
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28242-0001
County Supervisor of Oconee County
Walhalla, SC 29621
Robert B. Borsum
Babcock and Wilcox Company
Nuclear Power Generation Division
Suite 525, 1700 Rockville Pike
.
Rockville, MD 20852
(cc w/encls cont'd -
see page 3)
Duke Power Company
3
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(cc w/encls: Continued)
J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
Bishop, Cook, Purcell and Reynolds
1400 L Street, NW
Washington, D. C. 20005
Office of Intergovernmental Relations
116 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Heyward G. Shealy, Chief
Bureau of Radiological Health
South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Manager, LIS
NUS Corporation
2650 McCormick Drive
Clearwater, FL 34619-1035
.Stephen
Benesole
Duke Power Company
P. 0. Box 1007
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007
R. L. Gill
Nuclear Production Department
Duke Power Company
P. 0. Box 1007
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007
Karen E. Long
Assistant Attorney General
N. C. Department of Justice
P. 0. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
H. B. Tucker
Senior Vice President-Nuclear
Duke Power Company
P. 0. Box 1007
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007
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Duke Power Company
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W. Miller, RII
G. A. Belisle, RH
A. R. Herdt, RII
Def1iment Control Dpk
J. Johnson, RII
NRC Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Route 2, Box 610
Seneca, SC 29678
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