ML20199F959

Advises of Planned Insp Effort Resulting from McGuire Nuclear Station PPR Review & General Time Frame of Planned Insps Plus Exact Dates of Team Insps.Followup Insps of Fire Barrier Penetration Seal to Be Conducted in Six Months

ML20199F959
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Site:	McGuire, Mcguire
Issue date:	11/10/1997
From:	Ogle C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Barron H DUKE POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9711250052
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November 10, 1997

-Duke Energy Corporation ATIN: Mr. H. B. Barron Vicc President McGuire Nuclear Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville NC 28078-8985 F'%)ECT:

PLANT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (PPR) - MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Barron:

On October 15. 1997, the regional staff completed the semiannual Plant Performance Review (PPR) of McGuire Nuclear Station.

The staff conducts these reviews for all operating nuclear power plants to develop an integrated understanding of safety performance. The results are used by regional management to facilitate planning and allocation of inspection resources. The PPR for McGuire Nuclear Station involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating inspection results and safety performance information for the period March - September 1997.

PPRs provide regional management with a current summary of licensee performance and serve as inputs to the NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) and senior management meeting (SMM) reviews.

This letter advises you of our planned inspection effort resulting from the McGuire Nuclear Station PPR review and the general time frame of planned inspections-plus the exact dates of team inspections.

It is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. The enclosure details our inspection plan for the next six months.

Individual' inspections are identified by the month (s) in which we intend to conduct the inspection.

Exact dates are not provided for non-team inspections because experience has proven that we must often ch q e dates as the result of higher priority requirements and conflicts at your site or other sites. You will be contacted three-six weeks prior to individual inspections to confirm dates.

Tne rationale or basis for each inspection outside the core ins)ection program is provided so that you are aware of the reasons for emplasis in these program areas.

Resident inspections are not listes due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The NRC's general policy for reactor inspections is that each ins)ection shall be announced, except when announcing the inspection could reasona)ly i

compromise the. objectives of the inspectors. Therefore, some specific

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not be announced.

I As part of the regional initiative inspection program, we plan to conduct followup ins six months. pections of fire barrier penetration seal issues during the next The issues are discussed in Information Notice (IN) 88-04.

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Inspection of the McGuire Nuclear Station has been planned for March 1998.

We will inform you of any changes to the inspection plan.

If you have-any questions, please contact me ?t 404-562-4510 Sincerely.

Original signed by:

Charles R. Ogle. Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos, 50-369, 50-370 License Nos. NPF-9.-NPF-17

Enclosure:

Inspection Plan cc w/ encl:

Michael T. Cash Regulatory Compliance Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 G. A. Copp Licensing - EC050 Duke Energy Corporation P, O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 Paul R. Newton Legcl Department (PB05E)

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MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION INSPECTION PLAN INSPECTION PLANNED-PROCEDURE /

' NUMBER OF INSPECTION TYPE OF INSPECTION - COMENTS TITLE TEMPORARY INSPECTORS DATES INSTRUCTION IP 40500 EFFECTIVENESS OF LICENSEE 4

2/23-27/98 Core - a multi-disciplined team CONTROLS IN IDENTIFYING.

3/2-6/98 to assess licensee corrective RESOLVING. AND PREVENTING action /self assessment.

PROBLEMS IP 71714 COLD WEATHER PREPARATIONS 1 (RI) 12/97 Regional Initiative - seasonal region-wide initiative IP 62700 MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION 1

1/98 Regional Initiative - determine if equipment material condition is being maintained.

specifically that equipment used for reactor operations.

IP 50001 STEAM GENERATOR REPLACEMENT 1

11/97 Regional Initiative - continued-INSPECTION 12/97 inspection of Unit 2 SGRP activities.

IP 50001 STEAM GENERATOR REPLACEMENT 1

12/97 Regional Initiative - continued INSPECTION inspection of Unit 2 SGRP activities.

(As-Built Mod Review)

IP 37550 ENGINEERING 1

12/97 Core - focus on the resolution of FWST design issues (including wide range level indication) and open items.

IP 84750 RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE SYSTEMS. WATER 1

4/98 Core CHEMISTRY. CONFIRMATORY MEASUREMENTS AND RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ENCLOSURE Page 1 of 2

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INSPECTION PLANNED PROCEDURE /

NUMBER OF INSPECTION TiPE OF INSPECTION - C0 K NTS TITLE TEMPORARY INSPECTORS DATES INSTRUCTION IP 86750 SOLID RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE 1

4/98 Core MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIALS IP 83750 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE 1

1/98 Core

'IP 81700 PHYSICAL SECURITY PROGRAM FOR 1

(1) 12/97 Core - (1) vehicle barriers (TI POWER REACTORS (2) 1/98 2515-132) and (2) safeguards ing:.:.Mn IP 64704 FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM 1

3/98 Regional Initiative - generic fire barrier penetration seal issues IP 64704 FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM 1

12/97 Regional Initiative - review auxiliary building fire protection system flow test.

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