ML20059B997

Forwards Insp Repts 50-369/93-24 & 50-370/93-24 on 931017- 1120 & Notice of Violation.Violation of Concern Because Adequate Exam of Welds Be Performed to Detect Defects

ML20059B997
Person / Time
Site:	McGuire
Issue date:	12/16/1993
From:	Herdt A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Mcmeekin T DUKE POWER CO.
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ML20059C000	List: IR 05000369/1993024 ML20059B997 ML20059C026
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NUDOCS 9401040327
Download: ML20059B997 (3)

See also: IR 05000369/1993024

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DEC 161993

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Docket Nos.

50-369, 50-370

License Nos. NPF-9, NPF-17

Duke Power Company

ATTN: Mr. T. C. McHeekin

Vice President

McGuire Nuclear Station

12700 Hagers Ferry Road

Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-369/93-24 AND 50-370/93-24)

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. G. F. Maxwell of this office on

October 17, 1993 - November 20, 1993. The inspection included a review of

activities authorized for your McGuire facility. At the conclusion of the

inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff

identified in the enclosed report.

Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within

these areas, the inspection consisted of examinations of selected procedures

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and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of

activities in progress.

Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared

to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of

Violation (Notice). The violation is of concern because it is important that

adequate examinations of welds be performed to detect defects.

Because of an

inadequate examination of a Unit 1 Steam Generator tube plug , weld, a primary

to secondary leak occurred during startup on October 5, forcing the unit to

shutdown for repairs.

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 if further NRC enforcement action is

necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

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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.

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice (s) 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.

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Enclosures:

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G. A. Copp

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Duke Power Company

P. O. Box 1006

Charlotte, NC 28201-1006

A. V. Carr, Esq.

Duke Power Company

422 South Church Street

Charlotte, NC 28242-0001

J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.

Winston and Strawn

1400 L Street, NW

Washington, D. C.

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Dayne H. Brown, Director

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N. C. Department of Environment,

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