ML20058F616
| ML20058F616 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 10/26/1990 |
| From: | Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Tucker H DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20058F622 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9011090033 | |
| Download: ML20058F616 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000413/1990028
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October 26, 1990,
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Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414
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Duke Power Company
ATTN: Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President
Nuclear Production Department
P. O. Box 1007
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-413/90-28 AND 50-414/90-28
This refers to the inspection conducted by J. Ennis ,of this office on
October 1-4, 1990.
The inspection included a review of activities authorized
for your Catawba facility.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings
were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed
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report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report.
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these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
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activities in progress.
In addition, an apparent violation was identified and is being considered for
escalated enforcement action in accordance with the " General Statement of
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Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy),10 CFR
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Part 2, Appendix C (1990).
The apparent violation pertains to your corrective.
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actions, which appear to have been ineffective in preventing recurrence of a
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similar violation identified in NRC Inspection Report 413,414/89-23.
Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is presently being issued .for these
inspec+1on findings.
Please be advised that the characterization of the
apparent violation described in the enclosed inspection report may change
as a result of further NRC review,
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An enforcement conference to discuss this apparent violation has been scheduled
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for November 5,1990.
The purposes of this conference are to discuss the
apparent violation, its cause and safety significance; to provide you the
opportunity to point out any errors in our inspection report; to. provide an
opportunity for you to present your proposed corrective actions; and to discuss
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any other information that will help us determine the appropriate enforcement
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action in -accordance with the Enforcement Policy. In particular, we expect you
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to address the problem involving a licensed operator initialling steps of a
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safety-related procedure as being completed when in fact they were not.- You
will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations-
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on this matter.
No response regarding the apparent violation .is required at
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Also included in this report is.another example of a vio1a' tion identified in
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NRC Inspection Report 50-413,414/90-24, involving licensed operators verifying
safety-related procedural requirements as being comr'ste, when in fact they
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were not.
In.your response to that violation (414/, J4-02), please include
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this example in your evaluation for root cause detevination and corrective
actions, to preclude recurrence.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice a copy of
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this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.-
Should you have any questions concerning this'1etter, please contact us.
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Sincerely,
Original Signed by
Luis A. Reyes
Luis A. Reyes, Director
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Division of Reactor Projects
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Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report
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J. W. Hampton, Station Manager
Catawba Nuclear Station
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P. O. Box 256
Clover, SC 29710
cc w/ inspection Summary:
A. V. Carr, Esq.
Duke Power Company
P. O. Box 1007
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007
J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
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Bishop Cook,
Purcell and Reynolds
1400 L Street, NW
Washington, D. C.
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North Carolina MPA-1
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3100 Smoketree Ct., Suite 600
P.-0. Box 29S13
Raleigh, NC 27626-0513
Heyward G. Shealy, Chief
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Bureau of Radiological ' Health
South Carolina Department of Health'
and Environmental Control
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2600 Bull-Street-
Columbia,'SC' 29201
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Richard P. Wilson, Esq.-
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Saluda River Electric'
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