ML16148A698
| ML16148A698 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 11/16/1992 |
| From: | Merschoff E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hampton J DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16148A699 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-92-211, NUDOCS 9212020060 | |
| Download: ML16148A698 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000269/1992024
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NOV 16 1992
Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270,
50-287 and 72-4
EA 92-211
Duke Power Company
ATTN: MR.-J. W. Hampton
Vice President
Oconee Site
P.O. Box 1439
Seneca, SC 29679
Gentleman:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-269/92-24, 50-270/92-24
AND 50-287/92-24
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. P. E. Harmon of
this office on September 26 -
November 3, 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 report (Enclosure 1).
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, one apparent violation
was identified and is being considered for escalated enforcement
action in accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and
Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), 10
CFR Part 2, Appendix C (57 FR 5791, February 18, 1992).
The
apparent violation involves failure to take adequate corrective
actions pertaining to the reduced Low Pressure Service Water flow
condition through the 3B Low Pressure Injection Coolers.
Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is presently being issued for
this inspection finding. 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 enforcement conference to discuss this apparent violation has
been scheduled for November 24, 1992. This enforcement
conference will be open to public observation in accordance with
the Commission's trial program as discussed in the enclosed
Federal Register notice (Enclosure 2).
The purposes of this
conference are to discuss the apparent violation, its cause and
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safety significance; to provide you the opportunity to point out
any errors in our inspection report; and to provide an
opportunity for you to present your proposed corrective actions.
In addition, this is an opportunity for you to provide any
information concerning your perspective on 1) the severity of the
issue, 2) 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) the
possible basis for exercising discretion in accordance with
Section VII of the Enforcement Policy. You will be advised by
separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on
this matter. No response regarding the apparent violation 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,
Ellis W. Merschoff, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
1. NRC Inspection Report
2. Federal Register Notice
cc w/encls:
M. E. Patrick
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
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J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
Winston and Strawn
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
R. L. Gill
Nuclear Production Department
Mail Stop ECO50
P. 0. Box 1006
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
Karen E. Long
Assistant Attorney General
N. C. Department of Justice
P. 0. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
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Document Control Desk
NRC Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Route 2, Box 610
Seneca, SC 29678
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