IR 05000280/2001008

Reply to Denial of Non-Cited Violation - NRC Inspection Report 50-280/01-08, 50-281/01-08 & Reply to Claim of Backfit

ML020910713
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	03/27/2002
From:	Reyes L NRC/RGN-II
To:	Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
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EA-01-318 IR-01-008
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rch 27, 2002

SUBJECT:

SURRY NUCLEAR STATION - REPLY TO DENIAL OF NON-CITED VIOLATION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-280/01-08, 50-281/01-08; AND REPLY TO CLAIM OF BACKFIT

Dear Mr. Christian:

Thank you for your response of December 13, 2001, to our Non-Cited Violation (NCV) issued on November 15, 2001, in NRC Inspection Report 50-280/01-08, 50-281/01-08. In your response, you stated your basis for disputing the violation and provided your views in support of your claim of a backfit.

We have reviewed your response in detail. An NRC backfit review panel considered your backfit claim. The backfit review panel was chaired by Mr. Loren Plisco, Director, Division of Reactor Projects, and included members from NRC Region II and from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). Given the relationship between the NCV denial and backfit claim, the panel also reviewed the response to your denial.

Your bases for disputing the violation and supporting your claim of a backfit are restated in the enclosure to this letter. After careful consideration of the bases for your denial of the violation, we have concluded, for the reasons presented in the enclosure, that the violation occurred as stated in the inspection report. In addition, it was determined that no backfit was involved. The basis for this conclusion is also presented in the enclosure. Should you wish to appeal this denial of your claim of a backfit, your appeal should be submitted in writing, within 30 days of the date of this letter, to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. A copy of the appeal should also be sent to the Executive Director for Operations. VEPCO 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter without the safeguards information will be 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/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Anne T. Boland at (404) 562-4653.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Luis A. Reyes Regional Administrator Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281 License Nos. DPR-32, DPR-37 Enclosure: Evaluation and Conclusion (Contains Safeguards Information)

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Stephen P. Sarver, Director Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Virginia Electric & Power Company 6000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 Richard H. Blount, II Site Vice President Surry Power Station Virginia Electric & Power Company 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883 cc w/o encl:

Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P. O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Nuclear Counsel Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

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