IR 05000413/1997300

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-413/97-300 & 50-414/97-300 Issued on 980202.Response Found to Meet Requirements of 10CFR2.201

ML20216H994
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	04/14/1998
From:	Jaudon J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Gordon Peterson DUKE POWER CO.
References
50-413-97-300, 50-414-97-300, EA-98-216, NUDOCS 9804210278
Download: ML20216H994 (3)

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Duke Energy Corporation-ATTN: Mr..G. Site Vice President Catawba Site 4800 Concord Road' <

York. SC 29745-9635

Dear Mr. Peterson:

SUBJECT: NRC~ INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-413 AND 50-414/97-300 Thank you for your response of March 4,1998, to our Notice of Violation (NOV)

issued on February 2. 1998, concerning activities conducted at your Catawba facility. We have evaluated your response and found that it meets the requirenents of 10 CFR 2.201. Your' corrective action associated with Violation B of the Notice will be reviewed during future inspections.

After reviewing your letter, we agree with your conclusion that ViolatioI) A of the February.2. 1998. Notice did not constitute a violation. Accordingly, we will adjust our records to reflect that no violation of regulatory requirements occurred with respect to this issue.

However. Technical Specification 3.7.13 requires the Standby Shutdown Facility

.(SSF) to be operable. - The security officers are the primary method of starting and operating-the SSF and the qualifications of the security officers

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l -to perform these tasks ~should have been continuously assured. You found the necessary knowledge and skills to operate the SSF properly and reliably in an emergency were not evident when the security officers were tested at the end-of one year. Therefore, a:more conservative approach, by retraining g quarterly, as described in your reply to Notice of Violation. would have been L appropriate until experience was gained with security officer retention of h requisite knowledge, skills and abilities. Your response to this. violation describes actions taken in accordance with your systems approach to training -

process.to address problems identified with the security officer SSF training program. Your plans appear to be appropriate and adequately address our i previous concerns. No further response regarding this issue is required.

, _ Your cooperation .in this matter is appreciated.

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cc: M. S. Kitlan Michael Hirsch Regulatory Compliance Manager Federal Emergency Management

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Duke Energy Corporation Agency 4800 Concord Road 500 C Street. SW, Room 840 York. SC 29745-9635 Washington D. C. 20472 Paul R. Newton North Carolina Electric Duke Energy Cor) oration Membership Corporation 422 South Churc1 Street P. O. Box 27306 Charlotte. NC 28242-0001 Raleigh. NC 27611 Robert P. Gruber Karen E. Long Executive Director Assistant Attorney General Public Staff - NCUC N. C. Department of Justice P. O. Box 29520 P. Box 629 Raleigh. NC 27626-0520 Raleigh. NC 27602 J. Michael McGarry. III. Esq. Saluda River Electric ,

Winston and Strawn Cooperative. Inc.  !

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North Carolina MPA-1 County Manager of York County Suite 600 York County Courthouse ,

P. O. Box 29513 York. SC 29745

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Raleigh, NC 27626-0513 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency

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Max Batavia. Chief 121 Village Drive Bureau of Radiological Health Greer. SC 29651 S. C. Department of Health l and Environmental Control G. A. Copp 2600 Bull Street Licensing - EC050 i Columbia. SC 29201 Duke Energy Corporation

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P. O. Box 1006 Richard P. Wilson. Esq. Charlotte. NC 28201-1006 Assistant Attorney General S. C. Attorney General's Office Peter R. Harden IV P. O. Box 11549 Account Manager Columbia SC 29211 Energy Systems Sales Westinghouse Electric Corporation P. O. Box 7288 '

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