ML20138J507

Forwards Insp Repts 50-413/97-04 & 50-414/97-04 on 970106- 23.No Violations Noted.Apparent Violation Identified Being Considered for Escalated Enforcement Action

ML20138J507
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	01/31/1997
From:	Jerrica Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Mccollum W DUKE POWER CO.
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ML20138J512	List: IR 05000413/1997004 ML20138J507
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See also: IR 05000413/1997004

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January 31, 1997

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Duke Power.Com)any  !

l ATTN: Mr. W. 1. McCollum

Site Vice President  !

Catawba Nuclear Station l

4800 Concord Road i

York. SC 29745

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-413/97-04 AND 50-414/97-04 i

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Dear Mr. McCollum:

On January 23. 1997, the NRC completed a special inspection at your Catawba  !

Nuclear Station. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. l

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Based on the results of this inspection, a'n 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). NUREG-1600. The apparent violation is of concern

because the Unit 1 and 2 Auxiliary Feedwater Systems (required to mitigate a  ;

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design basis event) would have been unable to perform their intended safety

function under certain conditions since original construction. The design t

deficiency involved a-single failure vulnerability resulting from the absence

of auxiliary feedwater assured suction source train se)aration. The problem '

had apparently resulted from an initial design oversigit. although a root

cause investigation was still in progress at the end of this special

inspection. No Notice of Violation is presently being issued for this

finding. In addition, please be advised that the number and characterization

of the apparent violation described in the enclosed inspection report may

change as a result of further NRC review.

l You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our

deliberations on this matter. No response regarding the apparent violation is

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l In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice." a copy of

this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely.

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original signed by: l

Jon R. Johnson. Director ,

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414

License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 i

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Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report

50-413/97-04, 50-414/97-04

cc w/ encl:

M. S. Kitlan .

Regulatory Compliance Manager

Duke Power Company

4800 Concord Road .

York. SC 29745-9635

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Paul R. Newton

Legal Department (PB05E)

Duke Power Company ,

422 South Church Street

Charlotte. NC 28242-0001 -

Robert P. Gruber '

Executive Director

Public Staff - NCUC

P. O. Box 29520

Raleigh NC 27626-0520

J. Michael McGarry. III. Esq.

Winston and Strawn

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1400 L. Street. NW

Washington. D.C. 20005

North Carolina MPA-1

Suite 600

P.O. Box 29513

Raleigh. NC 27626-0513

Max Batavia. Chief

Bureau of Radiological Health

S. C. Department of Health

and Environmental Control

2600 Bull Street

Columbia. SC 29201

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Richard P. Wilson, Esq. G. A. Copp

Assistant Attorney General Licensing - EC050

S. C. Attorney General's Office Duke Power Company ,

P. O. Box 11549 P. O. Box 1006 ,

Columbia, SC 29211 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006

Michael Hirsch T. Richard Puryear

Federal Emergency Management Agency Owners Group

500 C Street, SW, Room 840 North Carolina Electric

Washington D. C. 20472 Membership Corporation

'4800 Concord Road

North Carolina Electric York, SC 29745

Membership Corporation

P. O. Box 27306 Distribution w/ encl:

Raleigh. NC 27611 J. Lieberman, OE

P. Tam, NRR

R. Carroll . RII

Karen E. Long C. Casto. RII

Assistant Attorney General PUBLIC

N. C. Department of Justice

P. O. Box 629 NRC Resident Inspector

Raleigh, NC 27602 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

4830 Concord Road

Saluda River Electric York. SC 29745

Cooperative. Inc.

P. O. Box 929

Laurens, SC 29360

Pet e R. Harden IV

Account Sales Manager

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

P. O. Box 7288

Charlotte NC 28241

County Manager of York County

York County Courthouse

York, SC 29745

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