ML101740124

Notice of Category 1 Conference Meeting with Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Oconee, to Discuss on Regulatory and Enforcement Safety Significance

ML101740124
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Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	06/22/2010
From:	Bartley J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 22, 2010 Mr. David A. Baxter Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY AND ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE MEETING - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NOS. 50-269, 50-270 AND 50-287

Dear Mr. Baxter:

This letter is to inform you of a Category 1 public meeting which has been scheduled for July 13, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The enclosed meeting notice provides additional details. The purpose of this Regulatory/Enforcement Conference is to discuss the safety significance of two preliminary greater than Green findings with two associated Apparent Violations (AV) and the severity level of one AV considered for potential Escalated Enforcement that were documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000269,05000270,05000287/2010007. All of these findings dealt with degradation of the standby shutdown facility.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC=s document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4607.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jonathan H. Bartley, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: (See page 2)

DEC 2 cc w/encl: Charles Brinkman Kent Alter Director Regulatory Compliance Manager Washington Operations Oconee Nuclear Station Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution County Supervisor of Oconee County Scott L. Batson 415 S. Pine Street Engineering Manager Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC David A. Repka Electronic Mail Distribution Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Philip J. Culbertson Oconee Nuclear Station R. Mike Gandy Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Electronic Mail Distribution S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Preston Gillespie Electronic Mail Distribution Station Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Susan E. Jenkins Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Director, Division of Waste Management Electronic Mail Distribution Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and R. L. Gill, Jr. Environmental Control Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC W. Lee Cox, III Electronic Mail Distribution Section Chief Radiation Protection Section Dhiaa M. Jamil N.C. Department of Environmental Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Commerce & Natural Resources Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202

SUBJECT:

REGULATORY AND ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE FACILITY: OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION DOCKET: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 DATE & TIME: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT LOCATION: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave. NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303 PURPOSE: The purpose of this Regulatory/Enforcement Conference is to discuss the safety significance of two preliminary greater than Green findings with two associated Apparent Violations (AV) and the severity level of one AV considered for potential Escalated Enforcement that were documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000269,05000270,05000287/2010007. All of these findings dealt with degradation of the standby shutdown facility. The NRC's Policy Statement, "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC Web site, www.nrc.gov and contains information regarding conduct of NRC meetings.

CATEGORY: This is a Category 1 meeting: Public participation is actively sought for this meeting to fully engage the public in a discussion of regulatory issues.

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., braille, large print), please notify the NRC=s meeting contact listed below. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

NRC OFFICE Region II PARTICIPATING:

OTHER None ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:

PARTICIPANTS: NRC (partial list)

J. Bartley, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 1 A. Sabisch, Senior Resident Inspector, Oconee Nuclear Station L. Wert, Division Director, Division of Reactor Projects V. McCree, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region II C. Christensen, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety C. Evans, Regional Council, Office of Enforcement and Investigation Coordination W. Rogers, Senior Reactor Analyst, Division of Reactor Safety LICENSEE (partial list)

B. Pitesa, Senior VP, Nuclear Operations D. Baxter, Oconee Site VP Enclosure

P. Gillespie, Oconee Station Manager S. Batson, Oconee Engineering Manager R. Freudenberger, Oconee Safety Assurance Manager J. Kammer, Oconee RES Manager P. Fisk, Oconee MCE Manager S. Nader, Manager, PRA Plant Support L. Kanipe, Senior Engineer, PRA MEETING Jonathan H. Bartley CONTACT: 404-997-4607 Jonathan.Bartley@nrc.gov AUDIO TELE- 888-677-6519 CONFERENCING Pass Code: 43040 VIDEO TELE- Not Available CONFERENCING Enclosure