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Forwards Insp Repts 50-269/92-18,50-270/92-18 & 50-287/92-18 on 920726-0822 & Notice of Violation.Nrc Concerned About Violation Because of Indication That Problems Continue in Area of Procedural Compliance
ML16148A673
Person / Time
Site: Oconee  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/16/1992
From: Herdt A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Hampton J
DUKE POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9209220197
Download: ML16148A673 (4)


See also: IR 05000269/1992018

Text

SEP 16 1992

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. J. W. Hampton

Vice President

Oconee Site

P.O. Box 1439

Seneca, SC 29679

Gentleman:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-269/92-18, 50-270/92-18

AND 50-287/92-18)

This refers to the inspection conducted by P. E. Harmon during

the period July 26 - August 22, 1992.

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). We are concerned

about this violation because it indicates that problems continue

in the area of procedural compliance.

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 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.

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Duke Power Company

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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,

Alan R. Herdt, Chief

Reactor Projects Branch 3

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. Notice of violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

cc w/encls:

M. E. Patrick

O Compliance

Duke Power Company

P. 0. Box 1439

Seneca, SC 29679

A. V. Carr, Esq.

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

1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525

Rockville, MD 20852

J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.

1400 L Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

Office of Intergovernmental Relations

116 West Jones Street

Raleigh, NC 27603

cc: continued see page 3

SEP 16 1992

Duke Power Company

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cc: continued

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

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

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Duke Power Company

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L. Wiens, NRR

W. Miller, RII

G. A. Belisle, RII

A. R. Herdt, RII

Document Control Desk

NRC Resident Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Route 2, Box 610

Seneca, SC 29678

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