IR 05000269/2006018

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, 2006

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - PUBLIC MEETING - REGULATORY CONFERENCE - 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 staff and 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 its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (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, 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: As stated

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B. G. Davenport Compliance Manager (ONS)

Duke Power Company LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel and Managing Attorney Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 South Church Street-EC 07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 South Church Street -EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 David A. Repka Winston & Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Beverly Hall, Chief Radiation Protection Section N. C. Department of Environmental Health & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Henry J. Porter, Assistant Director Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution County Supervisor of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Lyle Graber, LIS NUS Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Power Company LLC.

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

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Hard Paper Copy PUBLIC E-Mail K. Clark, Public Affairs Officer, RII J. 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 CORPORATION FACILITY:

Oconee Nuclear Station

DOCKETS:

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

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm (EST)

LOCATION:

NRC Region II Office Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center (Suite 24T20)

61 Forsyth Street, S.W.

Atlanta, GA 30303-3415 PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Regulatory Conference is to discuss the risk significance 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 NRCs 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 this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC 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:

None PARTICIPANTS:

NRC R. Carroll, Senior Project Engineer, RII C. 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

W. Travers, Regional Administrator, RII L. Trocine, Office of Enforcement S. Unikewicz, Senior Mechanical Engineer, NRR LICENSEE M. 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 Engineer MEETING CONTACT: James H. Moorman III, NRC, RII (404)562-4647 JHM2@nrc.gov