ML19316A158
| ML19316A158 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 03/22/1978 |
| From: | Parker W DUKE POWER CO. |
| To: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| NUDOCS 7911280698 | |
| Download: ML19316A158 (1) | |
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March 22, 1978 Vec t Dets.og%t TC.E *=C N C-Aa g a 70 4 Straea pocouc+'on 2?34:53 Mr. J. P. O'Reilly, Director U. S. Nuclear Regslatory Commission Suite 1217 230 Peachtree Street, Northwest Atlanta, Georgia 30303 RE: RII:ALC 50-269/73-2 50-270/78-2 50-287/78-2
Dear Sir:
With regard to your letter of March 10, 1978 which transmitted OIE Inspec-i tion Report 50-269, -270, -287/78-2, Duke Power Company does not consider this information to be proprietary.
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice",
Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a writtan application within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure.
Any such application must include a full statement of the reasons on the basis of which it is claimed that the information is proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information identified in the application is contained in a separate part of the document.
If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to discuss them with you.
4 Sincerely,
.A J. T. Sutherland, Chief Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch
Enclosure:
Inspection Report Nos.
50-269/78-2, 50-270/78-2 and 50-287/78-2 1
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j RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-2, 50-270/78-2 and 50-287/78-2 I-2 3.
Unresolved Items Unresolved items are matters about which more information is required in order to ascertain whether they are acceptable items, items of noncompliance, or deviations.
The unresolved item disclosed during inspection is discussed in paragraph Sc.
4.
Administrative and Management Controls Appendix B Technical Specifications define no administrative or management control requirements for assuring implementation of conditions imposed by the specifications.
The inspector's discussions with cognizant licensee representatives and review of surveillance, monitoring, special study and effluent limits progra=s, disclosed that management controls appeared consistent with accepted industry practices.
5.
Procedures a.
The inspector reviewed detailed written procedures and the respective revisions developed by the licensee to i=plement Appendix B Technical Specifications and related commitments.
The findings are discussed below.
b.
The inspector audited procedures for implementation of synoptic water quality and aquatic biological surveillance defined in Appendix B specifications 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, and 1.3.5, respectively. Biological surveillance parameters included the following, viz.: (1) fish population dynamics and reproduc-tion; (2) periphyton; (3) plankton; (4) benthos.
Fish impinge =ent, icthyoplankton entrainment, plankton entrainment mortality, thermal plume -dissolved oxygen mapping, and gas bubble disease procedures (Specifications 1.4 through 1.7) were also audited.
Inspection disclosed that the above procedures and their respective revisions appeared to meet accepted industry practice.
c.
The inspector audited revised procedures involving corrective action commitments implemented pursuant to previous inspection findings referenced in paragraph 2 herein.
Procedures involved included the following: (1) operation of makeup demineralizers; (2) off-loading of acid and caustic to makeup water treatment system; (3) pH adjustment of collection basins and operation of wastewater treatment system; (4) operation, maintenance and
('s periodic calibration of oil collection basin pH monitor; l_)
(5) operation of control room Hi/Lo pH alarm.
Inspection disclosed however, that no procedure was developed for periodic testing of the station control room pH alarm.
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i informed licensee representatives that a commitment was made by the station chemist in a telephoca conversation with NRC-Region II Environmental and Special Projects Section Chief on June 28, 1977, to implement a procedural change requiring a monthly check of the subject monitor with buffers <6 and
>9.0 pH.
The licensee stated that the above was included in maintenance procedures and was implemented as required.
Inspection disclosed that monthly check of the pH alarm was indeed implemented; however, the alleged procedure was a brief comment defining the pH parameters and recommended time interval between high and low pH tests.
The inspector informed licensee representatives that the procedure appeared inadequate and that failure to implement the above cited commitment constituted a deviation.
This finding was later discussed by the inspector with his Section Chief and the NRC Project Inspector for Oconee Nuclear Station.
It was agreed that the above finding would be changed to an unresolved item.
The inspector immediately contacted tha cogn'zant licensee representative and informed him of this change.
The licensee representative stated that the procedure in question would be reviewed.
6.
Nonradiological Effluent Releases Thermal and chemical release limits are defined in Appendix B Technical Specifications 1.1 and 1.2.
Inspection involved detailed review and audit of thermal discharge and physioche=ical (pH, hydrazine, boron) records for the period June, 1977 through January 23, 1978.
The inspector had no questions regarding this item.
7.
Special Studies Special Study requirements of Appendix B are defined in Technical Specifications 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, and include icchyoplankton entrain =ent, plankton entrainment mortality, plume mapping for temperature and dissolved oxygen, and gas bubble disease respectively.
Review and audit of procedure check lists, field data sheets and annual report confirmed that each of the above studies were implemented as required. Procedures for each specification listed were discussed in paragraph 3.
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Environmental Surveillance General aquatic environmental surveillance requirement of Appendix B are defined in Technical Specifications 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.5, l
1.4 and include water quality, fish population dynamics and reproduc-
', i tion, periphyton, benthos and fish impingement, respectively.
Review and audit of procedures, check lists, field data sheets and l
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RII Rpt. Nos. 50-269/78-2, 50-270/78-2 and 50-287/78-2 I-4 annual report for each requirement confirmed that the surveillance program was implemented as defined in Appendix B Technical Specifi-c a t io r.s.
9.
Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on January 26, 1978.
The inspector summarized the scope of the inspection and discussed the findi:gs listed herein.
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