IR 05000269/2006018

01/17/2007 Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss the Risk Significance of the Inspection Finding Documented in Inspection Report 05000269, 270, 287/200618

ML063530477
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	12/19/2006
From:	Moorman J NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB1
To:	Brandi Hamilton Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co
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IR-06-018
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December 19, 2006Duke Power Company LLCd/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC ATTN:Mr. Bruce H. HamiltonVice President Oconee Nuclear Station7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672SUBJECT: MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING - REGULATORYCONFERENCE - OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - DOCKET NOS. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

This letter confirms the telephone conversation between Mr. Graham Davenport of your staffand Mr. Robert Carroll of this office on November 29, 2006, concerning a Regulatory Conference, being conducted at your request, which has been scheduled for January 17, 2007, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The meeting notice, which provides additional details, is enclosed. The purpose of the Regulatory Conference is to discuss the risk significance of the inspection finding documented in Inspection Report 05000269,270,287/2006018. This finding involved the apparent failure to implement adequate foreign material exclusion controls for the Unit 3 reactor building emergency sump. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).Should you have any questions concerning this conference, please contact me at 404-562-4647.

Sincerely,

/RA/James H. Moorman III, ChiefReactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor ProjectsDocket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55 Enclosure: As stated

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Duke Power Company LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail DistributionLisa F. VaughnAssociate General Counsel and Managing Attorney Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 South Church Street-EC 07H Charlotte, NC 28202Kathryn B. NolanSenior Counsel Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 South Church Street -EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202David A. RepkaWinston & Strawn LLP Electronic Mail DistributionBeverly Hall, Chief RadiationProtection Section N. C. Department of Environmental Health & Natural Resources Electronic Mail DistributionHenry J. Porter, Assistant DirectorDiv. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail DistributionR. Mike GandyDivision of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail DistributionCounty Supervisor of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145Lyle Graber, LISNUS Corporation Electronic Mail DistributionR. L. Gill, Jr., ManagerNuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Power Company LLC.

d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 S. Church Street Charlotte, NC 28201-0006Charles BrinkmanDirector, Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852Distribution w/encl: (See page 3)

DEC3Distribution w/encl

Hard Paper CopyPUBLIC E-MailK. Clark, Public Affairs Officer, RIIJ. Coleman, Chief, Financial Management Branch, RII C. Evans, RII R. Hannah, Public Affairs Officer, RII L. Olshan, NRR L. Trocine, Senior Enforcement Specialist, NRR Region II Regional Coordinator, OEDO Region II Administrator's Secretary DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Receptionist Headquarters Operations Officer PMNS RIDSRIDSNRRDIPMLIPB OEmail SUBJECT:REGULATORY CONFERENCE WITH DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONFACILITY:Oconee Nuclear Station

DOCKETS: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287DATE & TIME: Wednesday, January 17, 200710:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm (EST)LOCATION:NRC Region II OfficeSam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center (Suite 24T20)

61 Forsyth Street, S.W.

Atlanta, GA 30303-3415PURPOSE:The purpose of the Regulatory Conference is to discuss the risksignificance of the inspection finding documented in Inspection Report 05000269,270,287/200618 regarding the apparent failure to implement adequate foreign material exclusion controls for the Unit 3 reactor building emergency sump. This finding was preliminarily characterized as Greater than Green (i.e., an issue having more than very low safety significance). 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, www.nrc.gov, and contains information regarding visitors and security.CATEGORY:This is a Category 1 meeting: The public is invited to observe thismeeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with theNRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.NRC OFFICE(S)PARTICIPATING:Region II (RII)Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

Office of Enforcement (OE)OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:NonePARTICIPANTS:

NRCR. Carroll, Senior Project Engineer, RIIC. Casto, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII C. Evans, Legal Counsel / Enforcement Officer, RII R. Lewis, Reactor Inspector, RII J. Moorman III, Chief, DRP Branch 1, RII C. Ogle, Acting Deputy Director, DRS, RII L. Olshan, Project Manager, NRR D. Rich, Oconee Senior Resident Inspector W. Rogers, Senior Reactor Analyst, RII S. Sparks, Senior Enforcement Specialist, RII 2W. Travers, Regional Administrator, RIIL. Trocine, Office of Enforcement S. Unikewicz, Senior Mechanical Engineer, NRR LICENSEEM. Barrett, Duke PRA Principle Engineer S. Capps, Oconee Mechanical/Civil Engineering Supervisor G. Davenport, Oconee Regulatory Compliance Manager M. Glover, Oconee Engineering Manager B. Hamilton, Oconee Site Vice President B. Meixell, Oconee Regulatory Compliance S. Nader, Duke PRA Engineering Supervisor L. Nicholson, Oconee Safety Assurance Manager A. Parks, Senior Civil EngineerMEETING CONTACT: James H. Moorm an III, NRC, RII (404)562-4647

JHM2@nrc.gov