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{{#Wiki_filter:U.S.NRCUnited States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment BRIEFING BOOKFORCOMMISSIONER WILLIAM C. OSTENDORFF OCONEE NUCLEAR STATIONMarch 3, 2011r ............ A .... niacinUFFIUI.~L UUL ur:L: LLrXITr:h irii~nri~
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.4FACILITY PERFORMANCE Reactor Oversight Process Info ... 5Current Issues .6FACILITY MANAGEMENT DATAFacility Organization
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..8NRC OVERSIGHT DATAResumes of Resident Inspectors.
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INFeR,,;AT;1,0N TAB 1Agenda for Commissioner Ostendorff's Visit to Oconee Nuclear Station8:10 a~m. Depart Washington Dulles Airport9:35 a.m. Arrive at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport.
Travel to Oconee Nuclear Station viarental car.10:45 a.m. Arrive at the Oconee Nuclear Station Entrance Facility.
Commissioner will bemet by the Senior Resident Inspector and Deputy Regional Administrator.
11:00 a.m. Meet with the Oconee Resident office staff.11:45 a.m. Working lunch with the Oconee senior management.
1:00 p.m. Resident-conducted tour inside the Protected Area.2:30 p.m. Resident-conducted tour outside the Protected Area.4:00 p.m. Open discussion with Duke senior management on industry/regulatory issues.5:00 p.m. Travel to Greenville-Spartanburg Airport via rental car.OFFICIAL US~E ONLY -ENSITRAS RINIERNAIIAL INFORM AMIQN_
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" Meet the Oconee Resident office staff." Meet the Oconee senior management team.* Tour portions of the plant including ongoing tornado and HELB modifications.
" Observe the new digital RPS / ESPS equipment being installed at Oconee.Issues to be addressed (See TAB 6)* NFPA 805 transition
* Tornado and HELB mitigation
* Digital Reactor Protective System / Engineered Safeguards Protective system project* External floodingPersons to meetOconee Personnel (See TAB 8)* Bill Pitesa, Senior Vice President (if on-site)* Benjamin C. (Ben) Waldrep, Vice President
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* Preston Gillespie, Site VP* Scott Batson, Station Manager* Joel E. Bohlmann, Organizational Effectiveness Manager* Tom Ray, Engineering Manager* Terry Patterson, Safety Assurance ManagerRegion II Personnel (See TAB 9)* Andy Sabisch, Senior Resident Inspector
" Kevin Ellis, Resident Inspector
* Geoffrey Ottenberg, Resident Inspector
* Joyce Hamman, Resident Inspector Activities on site* Meet with Resident office staff.* Working lunch with Oconee senior management team.* Plant tour with the resident inspectors,
: licensee, and Deputy Regional Administrator.
Messages to be communicated (Reference TAB 6)* Continue to focus on safe plant operation
" Important to keep Tornado/HELB modifications on track" Recognize the challenge of managing multiple major projects* Seek opportunities to modify schedule based on risk reduction
-OFFIGIAL USE elllibk4 EFeIGHRE INTERNIAL INFORM1ATION OFFIC, AL USE ONLY -S.NS;'VE INTERNAL INFORMilTUN Licensee's briefing topics" The Duke Fleet is implementing actions to improve corporate governance and oversight
" Oconee Performance and Direction
* Major investments to enhance safety, improve reliability, resolve licensing basis issues, andreduce overall station risk profile are continuing.
Licensee Ownershio Information Duke Energy Carolinas owns and operates the three-unit Oconee Nuclear Station located nearSeneca, SC and the two-unit McGuire Nuclear Station located near Huntersville, NC. Inaddition, Duke Energy Carolinas operates and has a partial ownership interest in the two-unitCatawba Nuclear Station located in York, SC.Recent Oconee Management Changes (Reference TAB 7)The following management changes have been implemented over the past six months:* Bill Pitesa was named Senior Vice President
-Nuclear Operations on December 15, 2010,having responsibility for all three operating plants.* Ben Waldrep was selected as Vice President, Nuclear Corporate on December 15, 2010,over the General Office in downtown Charlotte, NC.* Preston Gillespie was named Site Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station on October 1,2010.* Scott Batson was named Oconee Nuclear Station Manager on October 1, 2010.* Tom Ray became Engineering Manager on October 1, 2010.* Joel Bohlmann was named as Manager, Organizational Effectiveness, Oconee NuclearStation.* Rich Freudenberger was reassigned from the Safety Assurance Manager position toManager, Regulatory Interface.
In this role he is responsible for management of siteprograms and processes related to regulatory compliance.
ROP Assessment
-Significant ROP Inspection Findinqs (Reference TAB 5)Plant performance for the period from the 1st quarter of 2010 to the 4t0 quarter of 2010 waswithin the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRC's Action Matrix for Oconee Units 1, 2, and3. This was a result of one Mitigating Systems Cornerstone finding of substantial significance (Yellow) for Units 1, 2, and 3, and one Mitigating Systems Cornerstone finding of moderatesafety significance (White) for Units 2 and 3, both originating in the 1 quarter of 2010. TheNRC performed a 95002 supplemental inspection the week of December 13, 2010, and thefindings were closed at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010. Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3 arecurrently in the Licensee Response Column.Potential Discussion Topics (Reference TAB 6)External Flood Action PlanAn issue related to the potential impact that external flooding would have on the OconeeNuclear Station is currently being addressed by both the licensee and NRC. The licenseehas developed Interim Compensatory Measures to address the external flooding concernsOFF'CU'4ASE,,
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A Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) was issued onJune 22, 2010.NFPA 805 Transition Oconee is one of two pilot plants that are in the process of transitioning to NFPA 805 for fireprotection.
The NRC staff completed its review of the License Amendment Requests (LAR)and issued the final licensee amendment on December 29, 2010.Tornado & HELB Mitigation As a result of a 95002 supplemental inspection of two White Mitigating System tornado-related findings in 2001, it was determined that Oconee has a number of tornado-related vulnerabilities that collectively represented a deficient tornado mitigation strategy.
Thelicensee is implementing a number of major modifications designed to minimize the riskexposure resulting from events such as tornado and a high-energy line break. The licenseesubmitted several LARs to update the UFSAR in June 2009. The staff has issued numerousRequests for Additional Information and the licensee is in the process of responding.
Digital Computer Based Reactor Protective System (RPS)/Engineered Safeguards Protective System (ESPS)The licensee is currently implementing a major modification to all three units' ReactorProtection System and Engineered Safeguards Features Actuation System (RPS/ESFAS).
Currently, the licensee is performing site acceptance testing on the digital upgrade to theRPS/ESFAS for Unit 1. This modification is anticipated to be installed during the next Unit 1refueling outage in Spring 2011.William States Lee III Nuclear Station Combined Operating License (COL) Application The licensee submitted a 10 CFR 52 application for a combined operating licensee to theNRC on December 12, 2007, which was docketed on February 25, 2008. This project is onthe site of the old Cherokee Nuclear Station project that was cancelled in the 1980's.TritiumElevated levels of tritium have been detected in a ground water monitoring well within theOwner Controlled Area.Approval for Additional Resident Inspector A temporary third resident has been authorized for the Oconee site due to the large numberof major plant modifications.
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* Ill I IIlI iI IVI!TAB 2Facility Location May and Directions Directions to Oconee Nuclear Station from AirportCDWaeT9Hnmiptwt..Greer.0~rrW-n415% fl( DUb"."Anal5'l .Ni Bereaparkerc rew~lippU-dwPlF1dm*nQjQ'' D'~1~NorliFowirilll SenecADt~meS.0 OdQ-*"- (9jt?W" WaPet.,z1. Head southwest on Jetport Rd toward Airport Rd/Gsp Dr2. Merge onto 1-85 S via the ramp to Greenville
: 3. Take exit 40 for S Carolina 153 toward Easley4. Turn right at S Carolina 1535. Take the ramp onto US-123 S/Calhoun Memorial Hwy. Continue to followUS-123 S6. Turn right at S Carolina 130 N/Rochester Hwy7. Turn right at S Carolina 183/E Pickens Hwy. Plant entrance is on the left.(See Oconee Site Map on next page)8. At the security checkpoint, show the officer your NRC badge. You will beparking at the "Discharge Lot" where there will be reserved parking spaces.(Follow green line on the map on next page.) After parking, come down thestairs at the west end to the admin building entrance and one of the Residents will process you into the protected area. The office number is 864-882-6927.
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-0.7 mi16.4 mi0.2 mi5.5 mi27.7 mi7.0 mi0.5 mi OFFICIAL-USE ONLY -SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION-Oconee Site Map[Follow the green line from Route 183 to assigned parkinq arealrI--% OFIA'- 'JSONL-y
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCLocation:
8 miles northeast of Seneca, SCCounty: Oconee County, SCUNIT 1UNIT 2UNIT 3Docket Nos.License Nos.Full Power License DateCommercial Operation DateOL Expiration DatePLANT CHARACTERISTICS 50-269DPR-3802/06/1973 07/15/1973 02/06/2033 50-270DPR-4710/06/1973 09/09/1974 10/06/2033 50-287DPR-5507/19/1974 12/16/1974 07/19/2034 All UnitsReactor TypeContainment TypePower LevelNSSS VendorPWRDry Ambient2568 MWt (900 MWe)B&WOFFICIAL USE ONLY -, ENSITIVE.
INTERNAL INFORMATO.N-OFFICIAL USE ONLY SENSFF$YE-NTERNAL TAB 4Facility Unique FeaturesEmergency Supply to 4160 Volt-AC Safety-Related BusesPower to the safety-related buses is provided from the two Keowee Hydro Station generating units. A single Keowee Hydro Unit (KHU) will supply all emergency power. This power issupplied to Oconee by two connections; an overhead transmission line and an underground line. Gas turbines at the Lee Steam Station can also be made available manually via aseparate overhead line to provide power if neither KHU is available.
Standby Shutdown Facility (SSF)The SSF provides an alternate and independent means to achieve and maintain a hot standbycondition for all three units following postulated turbine building flood, fire, and sabotage events.It consists mainly of one diesel generator, an auxiliary service water pump, and supporting equipment (in a seismically qualified building) and three standby makeup pumps (one in eachunit's reactor building).
Powered by the SSF diesel generator, the standby makeup pumpsdeliver water at approximately 26 gpm from the associated spent fuel pool to the reactor coolantpump seals. In support of primary decay heat removal, the SSF auxiliary service water pumpsupplies water from the condenser circulating water (CCW) system to the once-through steamgenerators.
The SSF is able to maintain all three units in Mode 3 (525 degrees) for 72 hours.The proposed Tornado/HELB mitigation strategies also take credit for the SSF.Low Pressure Service Water (LPSW)As originally
: designed, long-term decay heat removal has relied on the non-safety, non-seismically qualified CCW piping system and its pumps to provide water to the safety-related LPSW pumps located in the turbine building basement.
During loss of offsite power events, theCCW pumps lose power; therefore, decay heat removal and cooling water for safety-related pumps rely on the use of a siphon effect (between the lake and the CCW system) to providewater to the safety-related LPSW system.Emergency Feedwater (EFW)The safety-related EFW pumps (two per unit) are located in the turbine building basement.
Each unit's EFW system must rely on the limited source of water in its seismically qualified upper surge tank and on the water contained in the condenser hotwell.
: However, cross-connect valves are provided between all three units' EFW systems.
Identified EFW single failurevulnerabilities have been addressed through plant modifications and licensing basischanges/clarifications.
Containment Isolation Several piping systems penetrating containment were designed without isolation valves (MainSteam), or redundant, reliable (QA-1) isolation devices (Main Feedwater).
In 2002, a newautomatic feedwater isolation system (AFIS) modification was installed that secures/isolates both main and emergency feedwater to the affected steam generator.
Supplemental diesel aircompressors are used to compensate for the expected bleed off of valve operating air pressureshould a coincident loss of offsite power occur.-elFF IL--ISE-et&Y---SENSlT1VE IINTER?4AL-INFORMANTIN-
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-SENSITIVE INTERNAL INI-- :RONTAB 5Reactor Oversight Process InfoThe following URLs are for the Oconee Nuclear Station (Units 1, 2 and 3) ROP Performance Summary web pages.http://www.n rc. ov/NRR/OVERSI GHT/ASSESS/OC01/ocol chart.html http ://www. nrc.qov/N RR/OVERSI G HT/ASSESS/OC02/oco2 chart. htmlhttp://www.nrc.,ov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/0C03/oco3 chart.html http://www.nrc.qov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/pi summary.html ROP Performance Status 01st Quarter 2010 -4th Quarter 2010)Plant performance for the period from the 1,t quarter of 2010 to the 41h quarter of 2010 forOconee Units 1, 2, and 3 was within the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRC's ActionMatrix. This was a result of a Yellow Mitigating Systems Cornerstone finding for Units 1, 2, and3, and a White Mitigating Systems Cornerstone finding for Units 2 and 3, both originating in the1st quarter of 2010. The 95002 supplemental inspection was successfully completed onDecember 17, 2010, and both findings were closed as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2010.Therefore, all three units will transition to the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's ActionMatrix in the 1s' quarter of 2011. At the End of Cycle performance review, a substantial cross-cutting issue was identified regarding management expectations on procedure use and staffusing procedures.
Many of these procedure use examples have been by contractors related tothe tornado and HELB modifications.
The licensee failed to address this condition in theircorrective action program and previous efforts were not been fully effective.
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TAB 6Current IssuesA. EXPECTED DISCUSSION TOPICSExternal FloodAn issue related to the potential impact that external flooding would have on the OconeeNuclear Station has been raised and is currently being addressed by both the licensee andNRC. The licensee has developed Interim Compensatory Measures to address the damconcerns and is working on permanent actions to ensure the station is not adversely affected bypotential external flooding.
Regional inspection of the Interim Compensatory Measures wascompleted in June 2010. On June 22, 2010, the NRC issued a CAL which documented that thelicensee would submit a final inundation study by August 2, 2010 (completed),
submit a list ofmodifications by November 30, 2010 (licensee extended until April 2011), and complete thosemodifications by November 30, 2011.Tornado & HELB Mitigation As a result of a 95002 supplemental inspection of two White Mitigating System tornado-related findings in 2001, it was determined that Oconee has a number of tornado-related vulnerabilities that collectively represented a deficient tornado mitigation strategy.
Duke notified the NRC inJanuary 1999 that it was initiating a project to reconstitute the design and licensing basis forHELBs outside the reactor building.
The licensee is implementing a number of majormodifications designed to minimize the risk exposure resulting from events such as tornado anda high-energy line break, as well as add equipment that had not been part of Oconee's initialdesign; i.e., main steam isolation valves. The schedule for completion of these activities hasbeen adversely impacted by factors including changes to the design as work is proceeding, quality issues tied to the vendors performing the work, and fabrication issues. The licenseesubmitted LAR's to update the UFSAR in June 2009. The staff has issued numerous RAI's andthe licensee is in the process of responding to them. By letter dated December 6, 2010, thelicensee updated the Tornado and HELB license amendments.
Digital Computer Based Reactor Protective System (RPS)/Engineered Safeguards Protective System (ESPS)The licensee is implementing a major modification to all three units' Reactor Protection Systemand Engineered Safeguards Features Actuation System (RPS/ESFAS).
Currently the licenseeis performing site acceptance testing on the digital upgrade to the RPS/ESFAS for Unit 1. Thismodification is scheduled to be installed during the Unit 1 Spring 2011 refueling outage.Following installation of the digital upgrade on Unit 1, the system will be installed on Units 3 and2 during subsequent scheduled refueling outages.
The Division of Reactor Safety is currently leading the NRC inspection effort supported by the resident inspectors.
William States Lee III Nuclear Station Combined Operating License (COL) Application By letter dated December 12, 2007, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) tendered a COLapplication for two Westinghouse AP1000 advanced passive pressurized water reactorsdesignated as Units 1 and 2 of the William States Lee III Nuclear Station.
The proposed site iseFfICIAL USE-ONLY-SENSITIVE4NTERNALI INFORMATION
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-OFFICIAL USE ONLY -SENSFIIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION-located in the eastern portion of Cherokee County in north central South Carolina, approximately 35 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, and approximately 7.5 milessoutheast of Gaffney, South Carolina.
TritiumElevated levels of tritium have been detected in a ground water monitoring well within theOwner Controlled Area. In February 2010, one well exceeded the 20,000 pCi/I threshold whichinitiated the NEI Groundwater Communication plan. The local media outlets carried the story forseveral days and additional interest was indicated during the annual public meeting for 2009.The licensee has installed additional monitoring wells and is conducting sampling
& analysis todetermine if the source is an active leak or a legacy issue. The latest sample values indicatethat the tritium levels in the well remains above the 20,000 pCi/I threshold.
Approval for Additional Resident Inspector A temporary third resident has been authorized for the Oconee site due to the large number ofpermanent plant modifications associated with Tornado/HELB issues, NFPA 805implementation, conversion to a digital Reactor Protection System/Engineered Safeguards Protective System, and the addition of Main Steam Isolation Valves. These modifications areboth complex and important to safety. The third resident will provide additional oversight of themodification work and will coordinate inspection efforts of specialist inspectors from Region II.B. OTHER TOPICS OF INTERESTLabor/Management IssuesNoneLicense Renewal Activities The Oconee Site-Specific Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) license wasrenewed on May 29, 2009, for 40 additional years. This included a 20 year renewal plus anexemption which allows for an additional 20 years. The license will now expire on January 31,2050.Escalated Enforcement, Non-Green Findings and Non-Green Performance Indicators A self-revealing Yellow violation of Technical Specification 3.10.1 was identified when theStandby Shutdown Facility (SSF) Reactor Coolant Makeup (RCM) subsystem letdown linefailed to pass the required flow. As a result, the SSF RCM subsystem was renderedinoperable for greater than the seven days allowed by technical specifications.
No cross-cutting aspect was identified because the most significant contributor to this finding was notindicative of current licensee performance.
" A NRC-identified White violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, Corrective Action,was identified for the licensee's failure to promptly identify and correct a condition adverse toquality associated with a degraded condition on Unit 2 and Unit 3 Standby Shutdown Facility(SSF) Reactor Coolant Makeup (RCM) subsystem letdown lines. This finding directlyinvolved the cross-cutting area of Human Performance under the Conservative Assumptions and Safe Actions aspect of the "Decision Making" component (H.1(b)).
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---OFFICIAL-USNONLY-TERNL A licensee-identified SL-111 violation of 10 CFR 50.9(a) was identified when the licenseedetermined that information contained in the "Oconee Nuclear Station SSF RC LetdownAction Plan" was inaccurate.
This information was material to NRC because it was used, inpart, as the basis for determining if the licensee's response to the degraded condition wasadequate and if any additional compensatory actions or NRC review would be necessary.
Open Investigations Two issues are under Office of Investigations (01) review. The investigations are in the areas ofdiscrimination and health physics.Open Allegations Four allegations are open involving a total of five concerns.
The concerns involve the areas ofcivil/structural, discrimination, falsification, health physics, and quality assurance.
Congressional InterestNoneHarassment and Intimidation IssuesNone2.206 Petitions NoneRecent News ArticlesThe Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail (2/1) reports, "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffhas approved a license amendment request from Duke Energy Carolinas to install an up-to-date computer upgrade of major safety-related systems at the Oconee Nuclear Station, located eightmiles north of Seneca on Lake Keowee."
The amended license will allow Duke to upgrade"1970s-era analog, solid-state controls for the plant's Reactor Protection System (RPS) andEngineered Safeguard Protection System (ESPS)" with "Teleperm XS (TXS) digital computer-based equipment,"
according to an NRC news release.
The "NRC staff approved the Oconeeamendment after confirming the new system's ability to meet both safety requirements and NRCcyber-security regulations that isolate the systems and prevent cyber attacks."
According to the Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail (2/10), "Samples from two monitoring wells atOconee Nuclear Station indicate that tritium in groundwater has exceeded the nuclear industry's voluntary reporting level." The "two monitoring wells are on the station's property near the mainplant buildings.
There are 54 wells on the site and only the two wells had tritium levels abovethe reporting level of 20,000 picocuries per liter." The sample results showed levels of 24,400and 35,400 picocuries per liter, according to Sandra Magee, a spokeswoman for Duke Energy'sOconee Nuclear Station" and Tom Clements, Southeastern Nuclear Campaign Coordinator Friends of the Earth in Columbia, said the levels of tritium found in monitoring wells near theOconee nuclear plant are of concern."
OFFICIA11 USE ONLY -SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORAMAfON OFFICI.L 1S=- ONLY -SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATVION The Greenville (SC) News (3/30, Simon) reports, "The source of radioactive tritium in monitoring wells at Oconee Nuclear Station remains a mystery, and area residents are waiting for answerswhile workers are digging new test wells to narrow down the possibilities."
Small amounts "oftritium within allowable federal limits are released from every nuclear power plant as part of thenormal process, said Roger Hannah, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman."
Up to"this point, the leaks have been below regulatory limits and are deemed to be of 'low safetysignificance,'
Hannah said. 'All available information shows no threat to the public,'
according toa statement posted on the NRC Web site." The News notes that "two Oconee samples [were]'just above the reporting threshold,"'
said Duke spokeswoman Sandra Magee. The two Oconeesamples came from monitoring wells between the turbine building and the switch yard atOconee and showed tritium levels at 24,400 picocuries and 35,400 picocuries, Magee said."The Greenville (SC) News (6/29, Simon) reports, "Oconee Nuclear Station has been called onthe carpet by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over blocked waterlines for emergency use, afour-month delay in checking two reactors for the problem and an inaccurate technical report --a situation a Duke Energy spokeswoman said never compromised public safety and has beencorrected."
The News adds the "matter will be hashed out on July 13 at" NRC's "regional officein Atlanta,"
and "could lead to added federal oversight at Oconee. The situation involves astandby shutdown facility procedure that would be used to drain water from the reactors only incertain highly unlikely emergency situations such as sabotage or turbine building
: flooding, saidAddie Bradshaw, a Duke spokeswoman."
The facility "could still have been used if needed, shesaid." NRC said it was "highly unlikely" that the facility, "would have been used," said JonathanBartley, chief for Reactor Projects Branch.The AP (7/15) reports, "Nuclear power plant officials in South Carolina admit they missedopportunities to discover issues that led to blockages in the plant's emergency water lines."Even so, according to the Greenville News, "Oconee Nuclear Station officials told the NuclearRegulatory Commission in Atlanta on Tuesday the missed observations shouldn't lead to moreoversight,"
for the incident in April of 2008 during which an Oconee reactor "lost power andcooling for two seconds during a scheduled maintenance" outage. NRC regulators "citedOconee for failing to check other units for blockages."
WSPA-TV Greenville, SC (8/16, 11:07 p.m. EDT) broadcast that the NRC "says an upstate plantcommitted a 'substantial' safety violation last winter. Duke Energy operates the Oconee nuclearstation near Seneca. After an inspection in February and a hearing in July, the NuclearRegulatory Commission came out with its final ruling today, finding two safety violations..,
oneclassified as 'white,'
or 'low to moderate,'
and one 'yellow,'
the second-most serious on the NRCscale. The issue: an obstruction in a pipe that drains water from the reactor.
The pipe is usedonly in rare emergencies that call for a plant shutdown.
The NRC tells us there was 'very little'risk to public safety."
Duke says there is "no risk, because it has other methods of draining thewater."'OFFIC IAL LISE ONLY -SENSMXWI-iN3ZRNAL IMQN
&JCAL, USE ONLY -SENSITIVEIN-TERNA-I4NFORM'ATION TAB 7Facility Orqanization OVERVIEW OF DUKE ENERGYDuke Energy Carolinas Duke Energy Carolinas operations include nuclear, coal-fired, natural gas, and hydroelectric generation.
This diverse fuel mix provides nearly 21,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity tomore than 2.3 million electric customers in a 24,000 square-mile service area of NorthCarolina and South Carolina.
Duke Energy Carolinas generates energy primarily from threenuclear generating stations with a combined net capacity of 6,996 MW, eight coal-fired stations with a combined capacity of 7,699 MW, 31 hydroelectric stations with a combinedcapacity of 2,693 MW, and six combustion turbine stations with a combined capacity of2,861 MW. Duke Energy Carolinas owns and operates the two-unit McGuire and the three-unit Oconee nuclear stations.
In addition, Duke Energy Carolinas operates and has a partialownership interest in the two-unit Catawba Nuclear Station.Duke Energy submitted a 10 CFR 52 application for a combined operating licensee to theNRC on December 13, 2007, which was docketed on February 25, 2008. A public scopingmeeting was also held on May 1, 2008, near the proposed site location.
The licenseapplication references the Westinghouse AP1000 as the reactor type and two reactors areplanned for the site. The location is just south of the North Carolina/South Carolina bordernear Gaffney, S.C.OFFICIAL-USEO
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O0FFICIAL4XSE-NLY EN~lFIVE INTERNAL4NFORMATIGN-TAB 8Biographical Data of Principal MananersJohn W. (Bill) PitesaSenior Vice President
-Nuclear Operations Bill provides oversight for the safe and reliable operation of all threeDuke operating nuclear stations.
He is also responsible for the majorprojects groups and the fleet centers of excellence group. Bill wasnamed to his current position in December 2010. Bill has over 29years of experience in the nuclear field.Bill joined the company in 1980 as an engineer at McGuire NuclearStation.
He was named senior reactor operator in 1986 and laterserved as a nuclear fuel handling supervisor and operations staff lead.In 1992, he served two years as a loaned employee for the Institute ofNuclear Power Operations.
Bill returned to McGuire Nuclear Station in 1995 as an independent oversight manager.
In2000, he moved to Catawba Nuclear Station as an engineering supervisor.
After a series ofpromotions, including operations training
: manager, Bill was named as the station's operations manager in 2004 and station manager in 2005. In 2009, Bill was named vice president ofnuclear support for Duke Energy. He was responsible for corporate nuclear engineering, majorprojects, licensing and regulatory
: support, fleet outage management and other plant supportfunctions.
Bill earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University.
He isa registered professional engineer in North Carolina.
In support of the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) and the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), Bill hasserved on nuclear plant review teams in the United States, Korea, France, South Africa, andUkraine..OFFICIA&-USE ONE"-ENSITtVE-iNTE-RAL-INFQRMAATION--
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-Benjamin C. (Ben) WaldrepVice President
-Nuclear Corporate Ben is responsible for improving fleet performance in operations, maintenance, work management,
: training, human performance/personal safety, and radiation protection/chemistry.
He has more than 25 years ofexperience in the nuclear field. He joined Duke Energy in January 2010 fromProgress Energy, where he served as vice president of Brunswick NuclearStation.
Prior to joining Progress Energy, he was employed by Florida Powerand Light Co. in the engineering and maintenance department at TurkeyPoint Nuclear Station.Ben graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering and holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
He is a member of the American NuclearSociety and has served on the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Academy Council.T. Preston Gillespie Jr.Site Vice President
-Oconee Nuclear StationPreston is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of Oconee NuclearStation, a three-unit, pressurized water-reactor nuclear generating facility.
Hedirects station and facilities management, operations, maintenance, chemistry and radiation protection, engineering, nuclear and industrial safety,and business operations.
He joined Duke Power in 1986 as an assistant engineer at Oconee Nuclear Station.
He served in a variety of positions whileat the station, including nuclear operations shift manager, shift operations
: manager, and nuclear engineering manager.
He moved to Catawba NuclearStation in 2007 to serve as the station's operations superintendent.
He wasnamed Oconee Station Manager in October 2008 and moved to his current position inDecember 2010.Preston graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
He is a registered professional engineer in South Carolina.
He held a seniorreactor operator license at Oconee Nuclear Station.
He is also a past recipient of the company's Robinson Award, which recognized employees for their outstanding contributions to thecompany's operations.
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-$F nRM A.TIONJoel E. BohlmannOrganizational Effectiveness ManagerJoel is responsible for managing station support functions including
: training, site services,
: security, emergency preparedness, performance improvement, environmental and safety, and regulatory compliance.
Heis on loan from INPO where he has worked as an evaluation team leaderfor over 4 years. Joel graduated from the Naval Academy and served ina variety of positions.
He was assigned to four different attacksubmarines, one ballistic missile submarine, and to one nuclear poweredaircraft carrier.
He commanded the nuclear submarine USS Hartfordfrom 1995 to 1998 and the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command from2000 to 2003. His final position in the Navy was director of tactical systems and tactical trainingfor the submarine force.Joel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering from the United States NavalAcademy.
He also earned a master of engineering management degree from Old DominionUniversity.
Scott L. BatsonStation Manager* Scott is responsible for all aspects of operation, maintenance, work control,radiation protection, and chemistry activities at the station to provide safe,reliable, and efficient electrical service.
He has over 22 years of experience in..plant operation and engineering.
He joined the company in January 1985 as* a junior engineer at Oconee Nuclear Station in and has held various positions including most recently as Operations Superintendent responsible formanaging all aspects of operations activities at Oconee and at Keowee HydroStation.
He was named Engineering Manager in January 2008 and moved tohis current position in December 2010.Scott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and is a registered professional engineer in South Carolina.
He received a senior reactoroperator license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a senior nuclear plantmanagement certification from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.
He has alsocompleted the Duke Energy Advanced Leadership Program.--E[CUNL-SENSm-IENT-ERNALANeROMA-1IO Thomas (Tom) D. RayEngineering ManagerTom is responsible for managing and directing activities at the station relatedto system, component, and design engineering.
He joined the company in1989 as an associate engineer in the nuclear generation department inCharlotte.
He was named senior engineer of reactor engineering at McGuireNuclear Station in 1994; engineering supervisor in 1999; maintenance manager in 2002; and outage manager in 2003. He was named safetyassurance manager at Catawba Nuclear Station in 2004, maintenance superintendent in 2005, and most recently engineering manager.
Ray wasnamed engineering manager of Oconee Nuclear Station in September 2010.Before joining the company, Ray was an engineer for Bechtel Power Corporation, from 1987 to1989.Ray earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering from North Carolina StateUniversity.
He is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and has a technical nuclear certification.
He also serves as a Duke Energy management committee representative for the Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group.Terry L. Patterson Safety Assurance Manager -Oconee Nuclear StationTerry is responsible for the management of site programs and processes related to environmental health and safety, regulatory compliance, performance improvement, emergency planning and security.
He filled thisposition in October 2010 coming from Constellation Energy Nuclear Group(CENG). Terry has over 30 years of commercial nuclear power experience.
Prior to joining Duke Power, Terry spent five years in the nuclear submarine service where he served as the Main Propulsion Assistant on a nuclearballistic missile submarine.
He also spent three years with Combustion Engineering, Inc., fifteen years at Omaha Public Power District's (OPPD) FortCalhoun Station and thirteen years at Florida Power and Light's (FPL) St. Lucie Nuclear Station.Terry earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the U. S. Naval Academy,Annapolis, Maryland and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska.
-OFIALUS OL S,-SlTIV-EINTERN.AL TAB 9Resumes of Oconee Resident Inspectors Andrew T. SabischSenior Resident Inspector Mr. Sabisch joined the NRC in 2003. He is al(b)(6)[(b)(6) Mr. Sabisch attended SUNY Maritime College and receivedhis Bachelor degree in Nuclear Science with a minor in ComputerScience.Mr. Sabisch joined MetEd at the Three Mile Island Generating Stationin Middletown, PA and worked in both the Operations department andthe Unit 1 Recovery Group. He served as Shift Test Director in 1982during hot functional testing conducted to support the restart of Unit 1following the 1979 Unit 2 accident.
Mr. Sabisch worked for Louisiana Power & Light from 1982to 1984 as a Plant Engineering section manager supporting the construction and turnover ofplant systems during startup of the Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station.
In this role, he also wasresponsible for the development of the plant technical specifications and worked with the NSSSvendor, architect engineering firm and the NRC to obtain final approval to support licenseissuance.
Mr. Sabisch worked for Public Service Electric
& Gas at the Salem and Hope CreekGenerating stations from 1984 to 1988 in the Operations, Start-up
& Test and Licensing departments supporting restart of Salem following the ATWS event and initial startup of theHope Creek 1 reactor.
Mr. Sabisch worked for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) from 1988 to 2000 conducting plant inspections, technical assistance visits and eventfollow-up reviews at 42 U.S. reactor sites and 12 international sites. During this period, Mr.Sabisch served as the Refueling Coordinator at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station andteam leader for the international Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System (NPRDS) project withWANO as a loaned employee while at INPO. Mr. Sabisch worked for Pennsylvania Power &Light Corporation at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station from 2000 to 2002 as a UnitSupervisor in the Operations Department.
Mr. Sabisch's career with the NRC began in 2003 with his assignment to the Catawba NuclearStation as the Resident Inspector following a 5-month period in Region II as a Project Engineerfor Branch I. He was promoted to the Catawba Senior Resident Inspector in 2006 and wastransferred to the Oconee Nuclear Station as Senior Resident Inspector in September 2009. Inaddition to baseline inspection program activities associated with Catawba, Mr. Sabisch hasparticipated in or led PI&R inspections, 95-001 and 95-003 inspections, Augmented and SpecialInspections, a Component Design Basis Inspection and a B.5.b inspection.
Mr. Sabisch hasreceived ten awards in his 6 years with the NRC including a Regional Administrator's EmployeeExcellence Award.Mr. Sabisch received honorable discharges from the U.S. Navy and the Pennsylvania ArmyNational Guard.--F-ornGIALv$SE-oLYý--
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'1 6(b)(6)nnoined the NRC in 2007. He is aI(b)6) IHe has been a resident inspector at the Oconee Nuclear Stationsince July 2009. Kevin began his career in 2002 as a nuclear engineerfor Norfolk Naval Shipyard where he qualified as a shift refueling engineer.
Kevin was initially hired as a project engineer in Region II,Division of Reactor Projects.
He acted as the resident inspector at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant and then worked as the project engineer forBranch 4, Division of Reactor Projects.
He graduated Cum Laude from Florida Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Mechanical Engineering ifGeoffrey K. Ottenberg Resident Inspector (b)(6)Geoff joined the NRC in 2004. He is aHe has been a resident inspector at the Oconee Nuclear Stationsince September 2008. Previously, he worked as a researcher atArgonne National Laboratory on a fellowship assignment.
In theNRC, Geoff was initially hired as a reactor engineer in Region I,Division of Reactor Projects.
After qualifying as an inspector, Geoffworked in Region I, Division of Reactor Safety, as a reactor inspector doing primarily Component Design Basis Inspections, and alsocompleted a 6-month rotation as resident inspector at theSusquehanna Steam Electric Station.Geoff receivy 1hk bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Florida StateUniversity i(b)nd is a registered engineer intern in the State of Florida.-OFFGALUSE ONLY-- SENS1tWC/E4NERNAL-I4NF0RhWTtVt
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Joyce B. HammanResident Inspector Joyce ijojed the NRC in April 2006. She is a1(b)(6) I She joined the resident inspector start at the OconeeNuclear Station in early May 2010. Joyce worked at the V. C.Summer Nuclear Station as a Quality Engineer.
While with V. C.Summer, she was an American Nuclear Standards Institute andNuclear Utilities Procurement Issues Committee approved auditor.In this position, she was a member of and led teams of utility" .* (b)(6)I(b)(6) Joye loIea ine NHU; in April zuut) as a rrojecT E-ngineer al ine rNheadquarters office- Shortly thereafter, she accepted the position of Reactor Inspector at theRegion II office as a reactor inspector where she participated in or led engineering inspections.
Ms. Hamman began her assignment as Oconee Resident Inspector and Oconee NuclearStation Major Modifications Project Manager in May 2010.She received a Rachainr of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University ofSouth Carolina i bO!At-tJSE-ONL-Y-SEN4SITVE-IN1'!RNAL-INFOMAT4ON-}}

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U.S.NRCUnited States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment BRIEFING BOOKFORCOMMISSIONER WILLIAM C. OSTENDORFF OCONEE NUCLEAR STATIONMarch 3, 2011r ............ A .... niacinUFFIUI.~L UUL ur:L: LLrXITr:h irii~nri~

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... 2Facility Data ... 3Facility Unique Features

.4FACILITY PERFORMANCE Reactor Oversight Process Info ... 5Current Issues .6FACILITY MANAGEMENT DATAFacility Organization

... 7Biographical Data of Principal Managers

..8NRC OVERSIGHT DATAResumes of Resident Inspectors.

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INFeR,,;AT;1,0N TAB 1Agenda for Commissioner Ostendorff's Visit to Oconee Nuclear Station8:10 a~m. Depart Washington Dulles Airport9:35 a.m. Arrive at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport.

Travel to Oconee Nuclear Station viarental car.10:45 a.m. Arrive at the Oconee Nuclear Station Entrance Facility.

Commissioner will bemet by the Senior Resident Inspector and Deputy Regional Administrator.

11:00 a.m. Meet with the Oconee Resident office staff.11:45 a.m. Working lunch with the Oconee senior management.

1:00 p.m. Resident-conducted tour inside the Protected Area.2:30 p.m. Resident-conducted tour outside the Protected Area.4:00 p.m. Open discussion with Duke senior management on industry/regulatory issues.5:00 p.m. Travel to Greenville-Spartanburg Airport via rental car.OFFICIAL US~E ONLY -ENSITRAS RINIERNAIIAL INFORM AMIQN_

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" Meet the Oconee Resident office staff." Meet the Oconee senior management team.* Tour portions of the plant including ongoing tornado and HELB modifications.

" Observe the new digital RPS / ESPS equipment being installed at Oconee.Issues to be addressed (See TAB 6)* NFPA 805 transition

  • Tornado and HELB mitigation
  • Digital Reactor Protective System / Engineered Safeguards Protective system project* External floodingPersons to meetOconee Personnel (See TAB 8)* Bill Pitesa, Senior Vice President (if on-site)* Benjamin C. (Ben) Waldrep, Vice President

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  • Preston Gillespie, Site VP* Scott Batson, Station Manager* Joel E. Bohlmann, Organizational Effectiveness Manager* Tom Ray, Engineering Manager* Terry Patterson, Safety Assurance ManagerRegion II Personnel (See TAB 9)* Andy Sabisch, Senior Resident Inspector

" Kevin Ellis, Resident Inspector

  • Joyce Hamman, Resident Inspector Activities on site* Meet with Resident office staff.* Working lunch with Oconee senior management team.* Plant tour with the resident inspectors,
licensee, and Deputy Regional Administrator.

Messages to be communicated (Reference TAB 6)* Continue to focus on safe plant operation

" Important to keep Tornado/HELB modifications on track" Recognize the challenge of managing multiple major projects* Seek opportunities to modify schedule based on risk reduction

-OFFIGIAL USE elllibk4 EFeIGHRE INTERNIAL INFORM1ATION OFFIC, AL USE ONLY -S.NS;'VE INTERNAL INFORMilTUN Licensee's briefing topics" The Duke Fleet is implementing actions to improve corporate governance and oversight

" Oconee Performance and Direction

  • Major investments to enhance safety, improve reliability, resolve licensing basis issues, andreduce overall station risk profile are continuing.

Licensee Ownershio Information Duke Energy Carolinas owns and operates the three-unit Oconee Nuclear Station located nearSeneca, SC and the two-unit McGuire Nuclear Station located near Huntersville, NC. Inaddition, Duke Energy Carolinas operates and has a partial ownership interest in the two-unitCatawba Nuclear Station located in York, SC.Recent Oconee Management Changes (Reference TAB 7)The following management changes have been implemented over the past six months:* Bill Pitesa was named Senior Vice President

-Nuclear Operations on December 15, 2010,having responsibility for all three operating plants.* Ben Waldrep was selected as Vice President, Nuclear Corporate on December 15, 2010,over the General Office in downtown Charlotte, NC.* Preston Gillespie was named Site Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station on October 1,2010.* Scott Batson was named Oconee Nuclear Station Manager on October 1, 2010.* Tom Ray became Engineering Manager on October 1, 2010.* Joel Bohlmann was named as Manager, Organizational Effectiveness, Oconee NuclearStation.* Rich Freudenberger was reassigned from the Safety Assurance Manager position toManager, Regulatory Interface.

In this role he is responsible for management of siteprograms and processes related to regulatory compliance.

ROP Assessment

-Significant ROP Inspection Findinqs (Reference TAB 5)Plant performance for the period from the 1st quarter of 2010 to the 4t0 quarter of 2010 waswithin the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRC's Action Matrix for Oconee Units 1, 2, and3. This was a result of one Mitigating Systems Cornerstone finding of substantial significance (Yellow) for Units 1, 2, and 3, and one Mitigating Systems Cornerstone finding of moderatesafety significance (White) for Units 2 and 3, both originating in the 1 quarter of 2010. TheNRC performed a 95002 supplemental inspection the week of December 13, 2010, and thefindings were closed at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010. Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3 arecurrently in the Licensee Response Column.Potential Discussion Topics (Reference TAB 6)External Flood Action PlanAn issue related to the potential impact that external flooding would have on the OconeeNuclear Station is currently being addressed by both the licensee and NRC. The licenseehas developed Interim Compensatory Measures to address the external flooding concernsOFF'CU'4ASE,,

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,FflCIAL USE ONY--SENS'nVE INTERNAL NF0'RMA1,ON and is working on permanent actions to ensure the station is not adversely affected by apotential external flooding scenario.

A Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) was issued onJune 22, 2010.NFPA 805 Transition Oconee is one of two pilot plants that are in the process of transitioning to NFPA 805 for fireprotection.

The NRC staff completed its review of the License Amendment Requests (LAR)and issued the final licensee amendment on December 29, 2010.Tornado & HELB Mitigation As a result of a 95002 supplemental inspection of two White Mitigating System tornado-related findings in 2001, it was determined that Oconee has a number of tornado-related vulnerabilities that collectively represented a deficient tornado mitigation strategy.

Thelicensee is implementing a number of major modifications designed to minimize the riskexposure resulting from events such as tornado and a high-energy line break. The licenseesubmitted several LARs to update the UFSAR in June 2009. The staff has issued numerousRequests for Additional Information and the licensee is in the process of responding.

Digital Computer Based Reactor Protective System (RPS)/Engineered Safeguards Protective System (ESPS)The licensee is currently implementing a major modification to all three units' ReactorProtection System and Engineered Safeguards Features Actuation System (RPS/ESFAS).

Currently, the licensee is performing site acceptance testing on the digital upgrade to theRPS/ESFAS for Unit 1. This modification is anticipated to be installed during the next Unit 1refueling outage in Spring 2011.William States Lee III Nuclear Station Combined Operating License (COL) Application The licensee submitted a 10 CFR 52 application for a combined operating licensee to theNRC on December 12, 2007, which was docketed on February 25, 2008. This project is onthe site of the old Cherokee Nuclear Station project that was cancelled in the 1980's.TritiumElevated levels of tritium have been detected in a ground water monitoring well within theOwner Controlled Area.Approval for Additional Resident Inspector A temporary third resident has been authorized for the Oconee site due to the large numberof major plant modifications.

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  • Ill I IIlI iI IVI!TAB 2Facility Location May and Directions Directions to Oconee Nuclear Station from AirportCDWaeT9Hnmiptwt..Greer.0~rrW-n415% fl( DUb"."Anal5'l .Ni Bereaparkerc rew~lippU-dwPlF1dm*nQjQ D'~1~NorliFowirilll SenecADt~meS.0 OdQ-*"- (9jt?W" WaPet.,z1. Head southwest on Jetport Rd toward Airport Rd/Gsp Dr2. Merge onto 1-85 S via the ramp to Greenville
3. Take exit 40 for S Carolina 153 toward Easley4. Turn right at S Carolina 1535. Take the ramp onto US-123 S/Calhoun Memorial Hwy. Continue to followUS-123 S6. Turn right at S Carolina 130 N/Rochester Hwy7. Turn right at S Carolina 183/E Pickens Hwy. Plant entrance is on the left.(See Oconee Site Map on next page)8. At the security checkpoint, show the officer your NRC badge. You will beparking at the "Discharge Lot" where there will be reserved parking spaces.(Follow green line on the map on next page.) After parking, come down thestairs at the west end to the admin building entrance and one of the Residents will process you into the protected area. The office number is 864-882-6927.

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-0.7 mi16.4 mi0.2 mi5.5 mi27.7 mi7.0 mi0.5 mi OFFICIAL-USE ONLY -SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION-Oconee Site Map[Follow the green line from Route 183 to assigned parkinq arealrI--% OFIA'- 'JSONL-y

.SrNSiT:i"jF INTERNAL-U'WORMAXION-OFFICI.A.L USE ONLY -SENSITIV.-E INTERNAFacility Data1=-INFORlMATION TAB 3Utility:

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCLocation:

8 miles northeast of Seneca, SCCounty: Oconee County, SCUNIT 1UNIT 2UNIT 3Docket Nos.License Nos.Full Power License DateCommercial Operation DateOL Expiration DatePLANT CHARACTERISTICS 50-269DPR-3802/06/1973 07/15/1973 02/06/2033 50-270DPR-4710/06/1973 09/09/1974 10/06/2033 50-287DPR-5507/19/1974 12/16/1974 07/19/2034 All UnitsReactor TypeContainment TypePower LevelNSSS VendorPWRDry Ambient2568 MWt (900 MWe)B&WOFFICIAL USE ONLY -, ENSITIVE.

INTERNAL INFORMATO.N-OFFICIAL USE ONLY SENSFF$YE-NTERNAL TAB 4Facility Unique FeaturesEmergency Supply to 4160 Volt-AC Safety-Related BusesPower to the safety-related buses is provided from the two Keowee Hydro Station generating units. A single Keowee Hydro Unit (KHU) will supply all emergency power. This power issupplied to Oconee by two connections; an overhead transmission line and an underground line. Gas turbines at the Lee Steam Station can also be made available manually via aseparate overhead line to provide power if neither KHU is available.

Standby Shutdown Facility (SSF)The SSF provides an alternate and independent means to achieve and maintain a hot standbycondition for all three units following postulated turbine building flood, fire, and sabotage events.It consists mainly of one diesel generator, an auxiliary service water pump, and supporting equipment (in a seismically qualified building) and three standby makeup pumps (one in eachunit's reactor building).

Powered by the SSF diesel generator, the standby makeup pumpsdeliver water at approximately 26 gpm from the associated spent fuel pool to the reactor coolantpump seals. In support of primary decay heat removal, the SSF auxiliary service water pumpsupplies water from the condenser circulating water (CCW) system to the once-through steamgenerators.

The SSF is able to maintain all three units in Mode 3 (525 degrees) for 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />.The proposed Tornado/HELB mitigation strategies also take credit for the SSF.Low Pressure Service Water (LPSW)As originally

designed, long-term decay heat removal has relied on the non-safety, non-seismically qualified CCW piping system and its pumps to provide water to the safety-related LPSW pumps located in the turbine building basement.

During loss of offsite power events, theCCW pumps lose power; therefore, decay heat removal and cooling water for safety-related pumps rely on the use of a siphon effect (between the lake and the CCW system) to providewater to the safety-related LPSW system.Emergency Feedwater (EFW)The safety-related EFW pumps (two per unit) are located in the turbine building basement.

Each unit's EFW system must rely on the limited source of water in its seismically qualified upper surge tank and on the water contained in the condenser hotwell.

However, cross-connect valves are provided between all three units' EFW systems.

Identified EFW single failurevulnerabilities have been addressed through plant modifications and licensing basischanges/clarifications.

Containment Isolation Several piping systems penetrating containment were designed without isolation valves (MainSteam), or redundant, reliable (QA-1) isolation devices (Main Feedwater).

In 2002, a newautomatic feedwater isolation system (AFIS) modification was installed that secures/isolates both main and emergency feedwater to the affected steam generator.

Supplemental diesel aircompressors are used to compensate for the expected bleed off of valve operating air pressureshould a coincident loss of offsite power occur.-elFF IL--ISE-et&Y---SENSlT1VE IINTER?4AL-INFORMANTIN-

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-SENSITIVE INTERNAL INI-- :RONTAB 5Reactor Oversight Process InfoThe following URLs are for the Oconee Nuclear Station (Units 1, 2 and 3) ROP Performance Summary web pages.http://www.n rc. ov/NRR/OVERSI GHT/ASSESS/OC01/ocol chart.html http ://www. nrc.qov/N RR/OVERSI G HT/ASSESS/OC02/oco2 chart. htmlhttp://www.nrc.,ov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/0C03/oco3 chart.html http://www.nrc.qov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/pi summary.html ROP Performance Status 01st Quarter 2010 -4th Quarter 2010)Plant performance for the period from the 1,t quarter of 2010 to the 41h quarter of 2010 forOconee Units 1, 2, and 3 was within the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRC's ActionMatrix. This was a result of a Yellow Mitigating Systems Cornerstone finding for Units 1, 2, and3, and a White Mitigating Systems Cornerstone finding for Units 2 and 3, both originating in the1st quarter of 2010. The 95002 supplemental inspection was successfully completed onDecember 17, 2010, and both findings were closed as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2010.Therefore, all three units will transition to the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's ActionMatrix in the 1s' quarter of 2011. At the End of Cycle performance review, a substantial cross-cutting issue was identified regarding management expectations on procedure use and staffusing procedures.

Many of these procedure use examples have been by contractors related tothe tornado and HELB modifications.

The licensee failed to address this condition in theircorrective action program and previous efforts were not been fully effective.

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TAB 6Current IssuesA. EXPECTED DISCUSSION TOPICSExternal FloodAn issue related to the potential impact that external flooding would have on the OconeeNuclear Station has been raised and is currently being addressed by both the licensee andNRC. The licensee has developed Interim Compensatory Measures to address the damconcerns and is working on permanent actions to ensure the station is not adversely affected bypotential external flooding.

Regional inspection of the Interim Compensatory Measures wascompleted in June 2010. On June 22, 2010, the NRC issued a CAL which documented that thelicensee would submit a final inundation study by August 2, 2010 (completed),

submit a list ofmodifications by November 30, 2010 (licensee extended until April 2011), and complete thosemodifications by November 30, 2011.Tornado & HELB Mitigation As a result of a 95002 supplemental inspection of two White Mitigating System tornado-related findings in 2001, it was determined that Oconee has a number of tornado-related vulnerabilities that collectively represented a deficient tornado mitigation strategy.

Duke notified the NRC inJanuary 1999 that it was initiating a project to reconstitute the design and licensing basis forHELBs outside the reactor building.

The licensee is implementing a number of majormodifications designed to minimize the risk exposure resulting from events such as tornado anda high-energy line break, as well as add equipment that had not been part of Oconee's initialdesign; i.e., main steam isolation valves. The schedule for completion of these activities hasbeen adversely impacted by factors including changes to the design as work is proceeding, quality issues tied to the vendors performing the work, and fabrication issues. The licenseesubmitted LAR's to update the UFSAR in June 2009. The staff has issued numerous RAI's andthe licensee is in the process of responding to them. By letter dated December 6, 2010, thelicensee updated the Tornado and HELB license amendments.

Digital Computer Based Reactor Protective System (RPS)/Engineered Safeguards Protective System (ESPS)The licensee is implementing a major modification to all three units' Reactor Protection Systemand Engineered Safeguards Features Actuation System (RPS/ESFAS).

Currently the licenseeis performing site acceptance testing on the digital upgrade to the RPS/ESFAS for Unit 1. Thismodification is scheduled to be installed during the Unit 1 Spring 2011 refueling outage.Following installation of the digital upgrade on Unit 1, the system will be installed on Units 3 and2 during subsequent scheduled refueling outages.

The Division of Reactor Safety is currently leading the NRC inspection effort supported by the resident inspectors.

William States Lee III Nuclear Station Combined Operating License (COL) Application By letter dated December 12, 2007, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) tendered a COLapplication for two Westinghouse AP1000 advanced passive pressurized water reactorsdesignated as Units 1 and 2 of the William States Lee III Nuclear Station.

The proposed site iseFfICIAL USE-ONLY-SENSITIVE4NTERNALI INFORMATION

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-OFFICIAL USE ONLY -SENSFIIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION-located in the eastern portion of Cherokee County in north central South Carolina, approximately 35 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, and approximately 7.5 milessoutheast of Gaffney, South Carolina.

TritiumElevated levels of tritium have been detected in a ground water monitoring well within theOwner Controlled Area. In February 2010, one well exceeded the 20,000 pCi/I threshold whichinitiated the NEI Groundwater Communication plan. The local media outlets carried the story forseveral days and additional interest was indicated during the annual public meeting for 2009.The licensee has installed additional monitoring wells and is conducting sampling

& analysis todetermine if the source is an active leak or a legacy issue. The latest sample values indicatethat the tritium levels in the well remains above the 20,000 pCi/I threshold.

Approval for Additional Resident Inspector A temporary third resident has been authorized for the Oconee site due to the large number ofpermanent plant modifications associated with Tornado/HELB issues, NFPA 805implementation, conversion to a digital Reactor Protection System/Engineered Safeguards Protective System, and the addition of Main Steam Isolation Valves. These modifications areboth complex and important to safety. The third resident will provide additional oversight of themodification work and will coordinate inspection efforts of specialist inspectors from Region II.B. OTHER TOPICS OF INTERESTLabor/Management IssuesNoneLicense Renewal Activities The Oconee Site-Specific Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) license wasrenewed on May 29, 2009, for 40 additional years. This included a 20 year renewal plus anexemption which allows for an additional 20 years. The license will now expire on January 31,2050.Escalated Enforcement, Non-Green Findings and Non-Green Performance Indicators A self-revealing Yellow violation of Technical Specification 3.10.1 was identified when theStandby Shutdown Facility (SSF) Reactor Coolant Makeup (RCM) subsystem letdown linefailed to pass the required flow. As a result, the SSF RCM subsystem was renderedinoperable for greater than the seven days allowed by technical specifications.

No cross-cutting aspect was identified because the most significant contributor to this finding was notindicative of current licensee performance.

" A NRC-identified White violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, Corrective Action,was identified for the licensee's failure to promptly identify and correct a condition adverse toquality associated with a degraded condition on Unit 2 and Unit 3 Standby Shutdown Facility(SSF) Reactor Coolant Makeup (RCM) subsystem letdown lines. This finding directlyinvolved the cross-cutting area of Human Performance under the Conservative Assumptions and Safe Actions aspect of the "Decision Making" component (H.1(b)).

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---OFFICIAL-USNONLY-TERNL A licensee-identified SL-111 violation of 10 CFR 50.9(a) was identified when the licenseedetermined that information contained in the "Oconee Nuclear Station SSF RC LetdownAction Plan" was inaccurate.

This information was material to NRC because it was used, inpart, as the basis for determining if the licensee's response to the degraded condition wasadequate and if any additional compensatory actions or NRC review would be necessary.

Open Investigations Two issues are under Office of Investigations (01) review. The investigations are in the areas ofdiscrimination and health physics.Open Allegations Four allegations are open involving a total of five concerns.

The concerns involve the areas ofcivil/structural, discrimination, falsification, health physics, and quality assurance.

Congressional InterestNoneHarassment and Intimidation IssuesNone2.206 Petitions NoneRecent News ArticlesThe Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail (2/1) reports, "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffhas approved a license amendment request from Duke Energy Carolinas to install an up-to-date computer upgrade of major safety-related systems at the Oconee Nuclear Station, located eightmiles north of Seneca on Lake Keowee."

The amended license will allow Duke to upgrade"1970s-era analog, solid-state controls for the plant's Reactor Protection System (RPS) andEngineered Safeguard Protection System (ESPS)" with "Teleperm XS (TXS) digital computer-based equipment,"

according to an NRC news release.

The "NRC staff approved the Oconeeamendment after confirming the new system's ability to meet both safety requirements and NRCcyber-security regulations that isolate the systems and prevent cyber attacks."

According to the Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail (2/10), "Samples from two monitoring wells atOconee Nuclear Station indicate that tritium in groundwater has exceeded the nuclear industry's voluntary reporting level." The "two monitoring wells are on the station's property near the mainplant buildings.

There are 54 wells on the site and only the two wells had tritium levels abovethe reporting level of 20,000 picocuries per liter." The sample results showed levels of 24,400and 35,400 picocuries per liter, according to Sandra Magee, a spokeswoman for Duke Energy'sOconee Nuclear Station" and Tom Clements, Southeastern Nuclear Campaign Coordinator Friends of the Earth in Columbia, said the levels of tritium found in monitoring wells near theOconee nuclear plant are of concern."

OFFICIA11 USE ONLY -SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORAMAfON OFFICI.L 1S=- ONLY -SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATVION The Greenville (SC) News (3/30, Simon) reports, "The source of radioactive tritium in monitoring wells at Oconee Nuclear Station remains a mystery, and area residents are waiting for answerswhile workers are digging new test wells to narrow down the possibilities."

Small amounts "oftritium within allowable federal limits are released from every nuclear power plant as part of thenormal process, said Roger Hannah, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman."

Up to"this point, the leaks have been below regulatory limits and are deemed to be of 'low safetysignificance,'

Hannah said. 'All available information shows no threat to the public,'

according toa statement posted on the NRC Web site." The News notes that "two Oconee samples [were]'just above the reporting threshold,"'

said Duke spokeswoman Sandra Magee. The two Oconeesamples came from monitoring wells between the turbine building and the switch yard atOconee and showed tritium levels at 24,400 picocuries and 35,400 picocuries, Magee said."The Greenville (SC) News (6/29, Simon) reports, "Oconee Nuclear Station has been called onthe carpet by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over blocked waterlines for emergency use, afour-month delay in checking two reactors for the problem and an inaccurate technical report --a situation a Duke Energy spokeswoman said never compromised public safety and has beencorrected."

The News adds the "matter will be hashed out on July 13 at" NRC's "regional officein Atlanta,"

and "could lead to added federal oversight at Oconee. The situation involves astandby shutdown facility procedure that would be used to drain water from the reactors only incertain highly unlikely emergency situations such as sabotage or turbine building

flooding, saidAddie Bradshaw, a Duke spokeswoman."

The facility "could still have been used if needed, shesaid." NRC said it was "highly unlikely" that the facility, "would have been used," said JonathanBartley, chief for Reactor Projects Branch.The AP (7/15) reports, "Nuclear power plant officials in South Carolina admit they missedopportunities to discover issues that led to blockages in the plant's emergency water lines."Even so, according to the Greenville News, "Oconee Nuclear Station officials told the NuclearRegulatory Commission in Atlanta on Tuesday the missed observations shouldn't lead to moreoversight,"

for the incident in April of 2008 during which an Oconee reactor "lost power andcooling for two seconds during a scheduled maintenance" outage. NRC regulators "citedOconee for failing to check other units for blockages."

WSPA-TV Greenville, SC (8/16, 11:07 p.m. EDT) broadcast that the NRC "says an upstate plantcommitted a 'substantial' safety violation last winter. Duke Energy operates the Oconee nuclearstation near Seneca. After an inspection in February and a hearing in July, the NuclearRegulatory Commission came out with its final ruling today, finding two safety violations..,

oneclassified as 'white,'

or 'low to moderate,'

and one 'yellow,'

the second-most serious on the NRCscale. The issue: an obstruction in a pipe that drains water from the reactor.

The pipe is usedonly in rare emergencies that call for a plant shutdown.

The NRC tells us there was 'very little'risk to public safety."

Duke says there is "no risk, because it has other methods of draining thewater."'OFFIC IAL LISE ONLY -SENSMXWI-iN3ZRNAL IMQN

&JCAL, USE ONLY -SENSITIVEIN-TERNA-I4NFORM'ATION TAB 7Facility Orqanization OVERVIEW OF DUKE ENERGYDuke Energy Carolinas Duke Energy Carolinas operations include nuclear, coal-fired, natural gas, and hydroelectric generation.

This diverse fuel mix provides nearly 21,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity tomore than 2.3 million electric customers in a 24,000 square-mile service area of NorthCarolina and South Carolina.

Duke Energy Carolinas generates energy primarily from threenuclear generating stations with a combined net capacity of 6,996 MW, eight coal-fired stations with a combined capacity of 7,699 MW, 31 hydroelectric stations with a combinedcapacity of 2,693 MW, and six combustion turbine stations with a combined capacity of2,861 MW. Duke Energy Carolinas owns and operates the two-unit McGuire and the three-unit Oconee nuclear stations.

In addition, Duke Energy Carolinas operates and has a partialownership interest in the two-unit Catawba Nuclear Station.Duke Energy submitted a 10 CFR 52 application for a combined operating licensee to theNRC on December 13, 2007, which was docketed on February 25, 2008. A public scopingmeeting was also held on May 1, 2008, near the proposed site location.

The licenseapplication references the Westinghouse AP1000 as the reactor type and two reactors areplanned for the site. The location is just south of the North Carolina/South Carolina bordernear Gaffney, S.C.OFFICIAL-USEO

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O0FFICIAL4XSE-NLY EN~lFIVE INTERNAL4NFORMATIGN-TAB 8Biographical Data of Principal MananersJohn W. (Bill) PitesaSenior Vice President

-Nuclear Operations Bill provides oversight for the safe and reliable operation of all threeDuke operating nuclear stations.

He is also responsible for the majorprojects groups and the fleet centers of excellence group. Bill wasnamed to his current position in December 2010. Bill has over 29years of experience in the nuclear field.Bill joined the company in 1980 as an engineer at McGuire NuclearStation.

He was named senior reactor operator in 1986 and laterserved as a nuclear fuel handling supervisor and operations staff lead.In 1992, he served two years as a loaned employee for the Institute ofNuclear Power Operations.

Bill returned to McGuire Nuclear Station in 1995 as an independent oversight manager.

In2000, he moved to Catawba Nuclear Station as an engineering supervisor.

After a series ofpromotions, including operations training

manager, Bill was named as the station's operations manager in 2004 and station manager in 2005. In 2009, Bill was named vice president ofnuclear support for Duke Energy. He was responsible for corporate nuclear engineering, majorprojects, licensing and regulatory
support, fleet outage management and other plant supportfunctions.

Bill earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University.

He isa registered professional engineer in North Carolina.

In support of the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) and the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), Bill hasserved on nuclear plant review teams in the United States, Korea, France, South Africa, andUkraine..OFFICIA&-USE ONE"-ENSITtVE-iNTE-RAL-INFQRMAATION--

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-Benjamin C. (Ben) WaldrepVice President

-Nuclear Corporate Ben is responsible for improving fleet performance in operations, maintenance, work management,

training, human performance/personal safety, and radiation protection/chemistry.

He has more than 25 years ofexperience in the nuclear field. He joined Duke Energy in January 2010 fromProgress Energy, where he served as vice president of Brunswick NuclearStation.

Prior to joining Progress Energy, he was employed by Florida Powerand Light Co. in the engineering and maintenance department at TurkeyPoint Nuclear Station.Ben graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering and holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

He is a member of the American NuclearSociety and has served on the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Academy Council.T. Preston Gillespie Jr.Site Vice President

-Oconee Nuclear StationPreston is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of Oconee NuclearStation, a three-unit, pressurized water-reactor nuclear generating facility.

Hedirects station and facilities management, operations, maintenance, chemistry and radiation protection, engineering, nuclear and industrial safety,and business operations.

He joined Duke Power in 1986 as an assistant engineer at Oconee Nuclear Station.

He served in a variety of positions whileat the station, including nuclear operations shift manager, shift operations

manager, and nuclear engineering manager.

He moved to Catawba NuclearStation in 2007 to serve as the station's operations superintendent.

He wasnamed Oconee Station Manager in October 2008 and moved to his current position inDecember 2010.Preston graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.

He is a registered professional engineer in South Carolina.

He held a seniorreactor operator license at Oconee Nuclear Station.

He is also a past recipient of the company's Robinson Award, which recognized employees for their outstanding contributions to thecompany's operations.

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-$F nRM A.TIONJoel E. BohlmannOrganizational Effectiveness ManagerJoel is responsible for managing station support functions including

training, site services,
security, emergency preparedness, performance improvement, environmental and safety, and regulatory compliance.

Heis on loan from INPO where he has worked as an evaluation team leaderfor over 4 years. Joel graduated from the Naval Academy and served ina variety of positions.

He was assigned to four different attacksubmarines, one ballistic missile submarine, and to one nuclear poweredaircraft carrier.

He commanded the nuclear submarine USS Hartfordfrom 1995 to 1998 and the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command from2000 to 2003. His final position in the Navy was director of tactical systems and tactical trainingfor the submarine force.Joel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering from the United States NavalAcademy.

He also earned a master of engineering management degree from Old DominionUniversity.

Scott L. BatsonStation Manager* Scott is responsible for all aspects of operation, maintenance, work control,radiation protection, and chemistry activities at the station to provide safe,reliable, and efficient electrical service.

He has over 22 years of experience in..plant operation and engineering.

He joined the company in January 1985 as* a junior engineer at Oconee Nuclear Station in and has held various positions including most recently as Operations Superintendent responsible formanaging all aspects of operations activities at Oconee and at Keowee HydroStation.

He was named Engineering Manager in January 2008 and moved tohis current position in December 2010.Scott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and is a registered professional engineer in South Carolina.

He received a senior reactoroperator license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a senior nuclear plantmanagement certification from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.

He has alsocompleted the Duke Energy Advanced Leadership Program.--E[CUNL-SENSm-IENT-ERNALANeROMA-1IO Thomas (Tom) D. RayEngineering ManagerTom is responsible for managing and directing activities at the station relatedto system, component, and design engineering.

He joined the company in1989 as an associate engineer in the nuclear generation department inCharlotte.

He was named senior engineer of reactor engineering at McGuireNuclear Station in 1994; engineering supervisor in 1999; maintenance manager in 2002; and outage manager in 2003. He was named safetyassurance manager at Catawba Nuclear Station in 2004, maintenance superintendent in 2005, and most recently engineering manager.

Ray wasnamed engineering manager of Oconee Nuclear Station in September 2010.Before joining the company, Ray was an engineer for Bechtel Power Corporation, from 1987 to1989.Ray earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering from North Carolina StateUniversity.

He is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and has a technical nuclear certification.

He also serves as a Duke Energy management committee representative for the Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group.Terry L. Patterson Safety Assurance Manager -Oconee Nuclear StationTerry is responsible for the management of site programs and processes related to environmental health and safety, regulatory compliance, performance improvement, emergency planning and security.

He filled thisposition in October 2010 coming from Constellation Energy Nuclear Group(CENG). Terry has over 30 years of commercial nuclear power experience.

Prior to joining Duke Power, Terry spent five years in the nuclear submarine service where he served as the Main Propulsion Assistant on a nuclearballistic missile submarine.

He also spent three years with Combustion Engineering, Inc., fifteen years at Omaha Public Power District's (OPPD) FortCalhoun Station and thirteen years at Florida Power and Light's (FPL) St. Lucie Nuclear Station.Terry earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the U. S. Naval Academy,Annapolis, Maryland and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska.

-OFIALUS OL S,-SlTIV-EINTERN.AL TAB 9Resumes of Oconee Resident Inspectors Andrew T. SabischSenior Resident Inspector Mr. Sabisch joined the NRC in 2003. He is al(b)(6)[(b)(6) Mr. Sabisch attended SUNY Maritime College and receivedhis Bachelor degree in Nuclear Science with a minor in ComputerScience.Mr. Sabisch joined MetEd at the Three Mile Island Generating Stationin Middletown, PA and worked in both the Operations department andthe Unit 1 Recovery Group. He served as Shift Test Director in 1982during hot functional testing conducted to support the restart of Unit 1following the 1979 Unit 2 accident.

Mr. Sabisch worked for Louisiana Power & Light from 1982to 1984 as a Plant Engineering section manager supporting the construction and turnover ofplant systems during startup of the Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station.

In this role, he also wasresponsible for the development of the plant technical specifications and worked with the NSSSvendor, architect engineering firm and the NRC to obtain final approval to support licenseissuance.

Mr. Sabisch worked for Public Service Electric

& Gas at the Salem and Hope CreekGenerating stations from 1984 to 1988 in the Operations, Start-up

& Test and Licensing departments supporting restart of Salem following the ATWS event and initial startup of theHope Creek 1 reactor.

Mr. Sabisch worked for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) from 1988 to 2000 conducting plant inspections, technical assistance visits and eventfollow-up reviews at 42 U.S. reactor sites and 12 international sites. During this period, Mr.Sabisch served as the Refueling Coordinator at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station andteam leader for the international Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System (NPRDS) project withWANO as a loaned employee while at INPO. Mr. Sabisch worked for Pennsylvania Power &Light Corporation at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station from 2000 to 2002 as a UnitSupervisor in the Operations Department.

Mr. Sabisch's career with the NRC began in 2003 with his assignment to the Catawba NuclearStation as the Resident Inspector following a 5-month period in Region II as a Project Engineerfor Branch I. He was promoted to the Catawba Senior Resident Inspector in 2006 and wastransferred to the Oconee Nuclear Station as Senior Resident Inspector in September 2009. Inaddition to baseline inspection program activities associated with Catawba, Mr. Sabisch hasparticipated in or led PI&R inspections,95-001 and 95-003 inspections, Augmented and SpecialInspections, a Component Design Basis Inspection and a B.5.b inspection.

Mr. Sabisch hasreceived ten awards in his 6 years with the NRC including a Regional Administrator's EmployeeExcellence Award.Mr. Sabisch received honorable discharges from the U.S. Navy and the Pennsylvania ArmyNational Guard.--F-ornGIALv$SE-oLYý--

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'1 6(b)(6)nnoined the NRC in 2007. He is aI(b)6) IHe has been a resident inspector at the Oconee Nuclear Stationsince July 2009. Kevin began his career in 2002 as a nuclear engineerfor Norfolk Naval Shipyard where he qualified as a shift refueling engineer.

Kevin was initially hired as a project engineer in Region II,Division of Reactor Projects.

He acted as the resident inspector at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant and then worked as the project engineer forBranch 4, Division of Reactor Projects.

He graduated Cum Laude from Florida Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Mechanical Engineering ifGeoffrey K. Ottenberg Resident Inspector (b)(6)Geoff joined the NRC in 2004. He is aHe has been a resident inspector at the Oconee Nuclear Stationsince September 2008. Previously, he worked as a researcher atArgonne National Laboratory on a fellowship assignment.

In theNRC, Geoff was initially hired as a reactor engineer in Region I,Division of Reactor Projects.

After qualifying as an inspector, Geoffworked in Region I, Division of Reactor Safety, as a reactor inspector doing primarily Component Design Basis Inspections, and alsocompleted a 6-month rotation as resident inspector at theSusquehanna Steam Electric Station.Geoff receivy 1hk bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Florida StateUniversity i(b)nd is a registered engineer intern in the State of Florida.-OFFGALUSE ONLY-- SENS1tWC/E4NERNAL-I4NF0RhWTtVt

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Joyce B. HammanResident Inspector Joyce ijojed the NRC in April 2006. She is a1(b)(6) I She joined the resident inspector start at the OconeeNuclear Station in early May 2010. Joyce worked at the V. C.Summer Nuclear Station as a Quality Engineer.

While with V. C.Summer, she was an American Nuclear Standards Institute andNuclear Utilities Procurement Issues Committee approved auditor.In this position, she was a member of and led teams of utility" .* (b)(6)I(b)(6) Joye loIea ine NHU; in April zuut) as a rrojecT E-ngineer al ine rNheadquarters office- Shortly thereafter, she accepted the position of Reactor Inspector at theRegion II office as a reactor inspector where she participated in or led engineering inspections.

Ms. Hamman began her assignment as Oconee Resident Inspector and Oconee NuclearStation Major Modifications Project Manager in May 2010.She received a Rachainr of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University ofSouth Carolina i bO!At-tJSE-ONL-Y-SEN4SITVE-IN1'!RNAL-INFOMAT4ON-

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