ML19322B787

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-269/77-11,50-270/77-11 & 50-287/77-11 on 770620-21 & Notice of Violation
ML19322B787
Person / Time
Site: Oconee  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 07/22/1977
From: Thompson D
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Parker W
DUKE POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML19322B780 List:
References
NUDOCS 7912050777
Download: ML19322B787 (2)


See also: IR 05000269/1977011

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In Reply Refer To:

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50-269/77-11

50-270/77-11

50-287/77-11

Duke Power Company

Attn:

Mr. William O. Parker, Jr.

Vice President, Steam

Production and Transmission

P. O. Box 2178

422 South Church Street

Charlotte, North Carolina

28242

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. A. L. Cunningham of this

office on June 20-21, 1977, of activities authorized by NRC Operating

License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55 for the Oconee facilit.y, and to

the discussion of our findings held with Mr. J. E. Smith at the con-

clusion of the inspection.

This also refers to the discussion of

inspection findings with licensee management representatives held by

Mssrs. N. C. Moseley and D. Thompson on July 15, 1977 at the Region II

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Areas examined during this inspection included review of reportable

occurrences (and respective corrective actions) of April 18, 1977, and

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May 1, 1977, involving station discharge pH limits, audit of station

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discharge pH monitoring records and data, review of makeup demineralizer

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regeneration procedures and followup on previously identified items.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations

of procedures and representative trends, interviews with personnel, and

observations by the inspector.

We have examined actions you have taken with regard to previously

identified inspection findings.

These are discussed in the attached

inspection report.

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on, it was found that certain activities under your

license appear to

in noncompliance with NRC requirements. This item

and references to pertinent requirements are listed in the attached

Notice of Violation to this letter. This notice is sent to you pursuant

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to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Section 2.201 requires

you to submit to this office, within 20 days of your receipt of this

notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:

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corrective steps which have been taken by you, and the results achieved;

(2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliances;

and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

In addition to the need for corrective action regarding this specific

item of noncompliance, we are concerned about the implementation of your

management control systems that permitted its occurrence.

Consequently,

in your reply, you should describe in particular, those actions taken or

planned to improve the effectiveness of your management control systems,

as was discussed in the July 15, 1977 management meeting.

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

attached inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document

Room.

If this report contains any information that you believe to be

proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written application to

this office requesting that such information be withheld from public

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disclosure.

If no proprietary information is identified, a written

statement to that effect should be submitted.

If an application is

submitted, it must fully identify the bases for which information is

claimed to be proprietary. The application should be prepared so that

information sought to be withheld is incorporated in a separate paper

and referenced in the application since the application will be placed

in the Public Document Room. Your application, or written statement,

should be submitted to us within 20 days.

If we are not contacted as

specified, the attached report and this letter may then be placed in the

Public Document Room.

Should ycu have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to

discuss them with you.

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Attachments:

Notice of Violation

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RII Inspection Report Nos.

50-269/77-11, 50-270/77-11

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and 50-287/77-11