ML031010402
| ML031010402 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/2003 |
| From: | Martin R NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Tuckman M Duke Energy Corp |
| Martin R, NRR/DLPM, 415-1493 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML031010402 (7) | |
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April 4, 2003 Mr. Michael S. Tuckman Executive Vice President Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church St Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
SUBJECT:
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION NUCLEAR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Tuckman:
By letter dated December 18, 2002, the Duke Energy Corporation submitted amendment number 32 to its Duke Energy Corporation Topical Report, Duke-1-A, on the Quality Assurance (QA) Program for the Oconee, McGuire, and Catawba Nuclear Stations. We have reviewed the amendment to your QA Program and have identified a need for additional information as discussed in the Enclosure. We discussed these issues with your staff and your staff has indicated that a response can be submitted by April 30, 2003.
Please contact Bob Martin at (301) 415-1493, if you have any other questions on these issues.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-413, 50-414, 50-369, and 50-370
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information cc/w encl: See next page
ML031010402 OFFICE PDII-1PM PDII-1/LA PDII-1/SC NAME RMartin:
CHawes JNakoski DATE 4/4/03 4/3/03 4/4/03
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN REVISION DUKE POWER COMPANY MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-369, 50-370, CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-413, 50-414, OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-269, 50-270 AND 50-287 1.
Discuss examples of activities that are representative of the types of maintenance covered by "routine maintenance." Provide more clarification of the definition of "routine maintenance". Provide additional reference to industry guides and standards used to develop the definition and how this definition is implemented in Duke administrative and maintenance procedures. Does "routine maintenance" apply only to preventive maintenance?
2.
List the industry standards and regulatory guides that establish the policy that Duke currently applies to establishment of hold points, (i.e.; Regulatory Guide 1.30, "Quality Assurance Requirements for the Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Instrumentation and Electric Equipment," Regulatory Guide 1.1 16, "Quality Assurance Requirements for Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Mechanical Equipment and Systems," etc.)
3.
Discuss in more detail how the selection process for the proposed inspection methodology will determine 1) safety significance/importance to safety and 2) performance-based trending.
4.
Will the proposed inspection methodology be based on existing industry or consensus standards or regulatory guides?
5.
Provide a discussion of how the maintenance program will transition from the current methods for establishing hold points to the new risk-informed, performance-based methods. Include proposed text for inclusion in the Topical Report summarizing this commitment. What is the expected timeline for transition to the proposed inspection methodology?
6.
Will the proposed inspection method incorporate equipment performance standards that represent a feedback loop? For example, will the methodology be based on a set of minimal performance measures for determining the transition to the new inspection framework? Conversely, is there an established threshold recognizing declining performance and a need to return to the previous inspection methodology?
7.
Provide the administrative procedures that would be used to implement the new inspection methodology and the procedures that would be used to ensure that inspectors are qualified to implement and execute the new inspection methodology.
McGuire Nuclear Station cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Legal Department (PBO5E)
Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Michael T. Cash Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation McGuire Nuclear Site 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005 Senior Resident Inspector c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 Dr. John M. Barry Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection 700 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P. O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 NCEM REP Program Manager 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Mr. H. B. Barron Vice President, McGuire Site Duke Energy Corporation 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985
Catawba Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. Gary Gilbert Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Legal Department (ECIIX)
Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard P. O. Box 29513 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 County Manager of York County York County Courthouse York, South Carolina 29745 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 121 Village Drive Greer, South Carolina 29651 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P. O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 NCEM REP Program Manager 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4713 North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation P. O. Box 27306 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4830 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Virgil R. Autry, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Saluda River Electric P. O. Box 929 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
Oconee Nuclear Station cc:
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Legal Department (ECIIX)
Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Anne W. Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2650 McCormick Drive, 3rd Floor Clearwater, Florida 34619-1035 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Highway Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Mr. Henry Porter, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 Mr. Michael A. Schoppman Framatome ANP 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive Suite 705 Rosslyn, VA 22209 Mr. L. E. Nicholson Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation Oconee Nuclear Site 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, South Carolina 29672 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P. O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Mr. Ronald A. Jones Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Energy Corporation P.O. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679