ML033570173
| ML033570173 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 12/23/2003 |
| From: | Luehman J NRC/OE |
| To: | |
| Nelson D | |
| References | |
| EA-03-145 EN-03-145 | |
| Download: ML033570173 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION December 23, 2003 EN-03-054 OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee:
Duke Energy Corporation (EA-03-145)
(Oconee)
Docket No. 50-269, 270, 287
Subject:
ISSUANCE OF FINAL SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION This is to inform the Commission that a WHITE Significance Determination Process (SDP) finding and associated Notice of Violation will be issued on or around December 30, 2003, to Duke Energy Corporation (DEC) as a result of inspections at the Oconee Nuclear Station. This WHITE finding, an issue with low to moderate increased importance to safety, which may require additional NRC inspections, involved pressurizer ambient heat losses in all three Oconee Units that exceeded the capacity of those pressurizer heaters powered from the Standby Shutdown Facility (SSF). This condition represented a violation of the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criteria XVI, Corrective Action, in that DEC failed to promptly identify and correct this condition adverse to quality. Evidence of this condition, which may have existed from the time the SSF was put into service in 1986 until it was discovered in March 2002, included pressurizer insulation problems (since pre-operational testing) and numerous Problem Investigation Process reports (since 1996) identifying pressurizer heater capacity concerns. Accordingly, a Notice of Violation associated with a WHITE finding is being issued.
It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of this action. The schedule of issuance and notification are:
Mailing of Final Significance Determination and Notice of Violation December 30, 2003 Telephone Notification of licensee December 30, 2003 The State of South Carolina will be notified.
Contacts:
D.J. Nelson, OE, 415-3280 J. Luehman, OE, 415-2741 Distribution:
OWFN Chairman Diaz Comm. McGaffigan Comm. Merrifield SECY OCA PA IP OWFN EDO DEDR DEDE OE OGC NRR NSIR OI SP TWFN OCFO OP CENTER NMSS OIG OCIO RES ACRS Regional Offices RI RII RIII RIV MAIL ADAMS OE:ES OE:DD DJNelson JLuehman 12/23/2003 12/23/2003 ADAMS ACCESSION NO. ML033570173 C:\\ORPCheckout\\FileNET\\ML033570173.wpd