ML112970089

Notice of Category One Regulatory Conference Meeting Regarding the Oconee Nuclear Power Plant

ML112970089
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Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	10/24/2011
From:	Bartley J NRC/RGN-II/DCI/CIB3
To:	Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

October 24, 2011 Mr. T. Preston Gillespie, Jr.

Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY CONFERENCE MEETING - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NOS.

50-269, 50-270 AND 50-287

Dear Mr. Gillespie:

This letter is to inform you of a Category 1 public meeting which has been scheduled for November 16, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The enclosed meeting notice provides additional details. The purpose of this Regulatory Conference is to discuss the safety significance of two preliminary greater than Green findings with two associated Apparent Violations (AV) that were documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000269,05000270, 05000287/2011018 (ML11277A253). Both of these findings dealt with the inoperability of the standby shutdown facility (SSF) pressurizer heater breakers.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (Public Electronic Reading Room). Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4607.

Sincerely,

/RA/

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

Enclosure:

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Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Charles J. Thomas Fleet Licensing Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Baxter Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Cummings Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Judy E. Smith Licensing Administrator Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Kent Alter Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Lara S. Nichols Vice President-Legal Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Luellen B. Jones Fleet Licensing Engineer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution M. Christopher Nolan Fleet Safety Assurance Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Scott L. Batson Station Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Terry L. Patterson Safety Assurance Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Charles Brinkman Director Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Tom D. Ray Engineering Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution County Supervisor of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

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Letter to T. Preston Gillespie, Jr. from Jonathan H. Bartley dated October 24, 2011

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY CONFERENCE MEETING - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, DOCKET NOS.

50-269, 50-270 AND 50-287 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMOconee Resource

Enclosure

SUBJECT:

REGULATORY CONFERENCE FACILITY:

OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION DOCKETS:

50-269, 50-270, 50-287 DATE & TIME:

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST LOCATION:

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave. NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303 PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Regulatory/Enforcement Conference is to discuss the safety significance of two preliminary Greater than Green findings with two associated Apparent Violations that were documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000269,05000270, 05000287/2011018 (ML11277A253). Both of these findings dealt with the inoperability of the standby shutdown facility (SSF) pressurizer heater breakers. The NRC's Policy Statement, "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, and contains information regarding conduct of NRC meetings.

CATEGORY:

This is a Category 1 meeting: The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

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

NRC OFFICE PARTICIPATING:

Region II OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:

None

2 Enclosure PARTICIPANTS:

NRC (partial list)

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

B. Pitesa, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations P. Gillespie, Site Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS)

T. Ray, Engineering Manager, ONS B. Guy, Organizational Effectiveness Manager, ONS T. Patterson, Safety Assurance Manager, ONS T. Saville, Nuclear Engineering Manager, Nuclear General Office (NGO)

C. Nolan, Safety Assurance Manager, NGO J. Klinginfus, AREVA MEETING CONTACT:

Jonathan H. Bartley 404-997-4607 Jonathan.Bartley@nrc.gov AUDIO TELE-CONFERENCING:

Available upon request from Meeting Contact VIDEO TELE-CONFERENCING:

Not Available