ML20151T918

Informs of Change Being Implemented by Region II Re Administrative Processing of Licensee Responses to Novs. Licensee NOV Responses Which Accept Violations & Require No Addl Communication to Be Ack in Cover Ltr of Next Insp Rept

ML20151T918
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	08/27/1998
From:	Plisco L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Barron H DUKE POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9809100207
Download: ML20151T918 (3)

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l August 27, 1998 Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. H. B. Barron Vice President McGuire Site 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT:

LICENSEE RESPONSES TO NOTICES OF VIOLATION AND NRC ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTERS

Dear Mr. Barron:

This letter is to inform you of a change being implemented by Region II regarding the administrative processing of licensee responses to Notices of Violation (NOV).

Licensees are required to respond to NOVs in accordance with 10 CFR 2.201 or as described in the Notice itself. Historically. upon receipt of such a response. Region II would review the response and provide a written letter to the licensee acknowledging the NOV response within approximately 30 days.

Many of the responses were routine and required little or no additional communications with the licensee to determine the licensee's position regarding the issues or to determine the adequacy of corrective actions. l Therefore, in most cases, the letters served only to document compliance with  :

the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, and 3rovided no additional substantive information regarding the issues. T1ese letters were then distributed similarly to the original NOV. 1 In an overall effort to streamline processes and im) rove efficiency. Region II is beginning a process by which NOV responses will )e formally acknowledged as part of periodically issued Integrated Inspection Reports. Specifically. ,

licensee NOV responses which acce)t the violations and require no additional -

correspondence or communications aetween the NRC and the licensee, will be l acknowledged in the cover letter of.the next Integrated Inspection Report following receipt of the response. This additional paragraph in the cover ';

letter will reference the specific NOV, date of receipt of the licensee's response, and compliance with 10 CFR 2.201, i Notwithstanding the above, letters acknowledging licensee NOV responses which  ;

fail to-comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201. involve denials or -

proposed impositions of civil penalties, or require additional communications or clarifying information from licensees will be reviewed and acknowledged by separate correspondence from the routine Integrated Inspection Report.

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~ This information .is being provided to you to facilitate any changes which may '

be required-in your tracking and administrative systems as a result of this  ;

change. If you should have any questions regarding this letter or the process ,

.in' general please contact Anne T. Boland. Director. Enforcement and ~i Investigations Coordination staff at 404-562-4421~. i

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Sincerely.

Original signd by:

Loren R. Plisco. Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-369. 50-370 License Nos. NPF-9. NPF-17 cc: Michael T. Cash Regulatory Compliance Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 L. A. Keller Licensing -'EC050 Duke Energy Corporation P O. Box 1006 Charlotte. NC 28201-1006 Paul R. Newton Duke Energy Cor) oration 422 South Churc1 Street Charlotte. NC 28242-0001 Mr.. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director -i Public Staff - NCUC P. O. Box 29520 Raleigh. NC '27626-0520

'J. Michael McGarry. III. Esq.

Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street. NW -1 Washington. D. C. 20005 l i

Mel Fry. Acting Director-

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N.Health C. Dep& Natural-Resources i

3825 Barrett Drive L Raleigh. NC 27609-7721 cc' cont'd: .( See ; ige 3). ,

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Paul R. Newton F Rinaldi. NRR Duke Energy Cor) oration E. Lea. RII  !

422 South Churc1 Street C. Ogle. RII ,

Charlotte NC 28242-0001 C. Payne, RII PUBLIC Mr. Robert P. Gruber NRC Resident Inspector Executive Director Public ~ Staff - NCUC P. O. Box 29520  ;

Raleigh. NC 27626-0520 J. Michael McGarry. III. Esq.

Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street. NW Washington. DC 2005 Mel Fry. Acting Director Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environmental i Health & Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh. NC 27609-7721 l County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte. NC 28202 i'

Steven P. Shaver Senior Sales Engineer Westinghouse Electric Company 5925 Carnegie Boulevard. Suite 500 Charlotte, NC 28209 ,

Dr. John M. Barry. Director Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection 700 North Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28203 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General N. C. Department of Justice P. O. Box 629 l

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