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Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-424/96-12 & 50-425/96-12

ML20135F079
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	02/28/1997
From:	Skinner P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Mccoy C GEORGIA POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9703110173
Download: ML20135F079 (3)

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February 28, 1997 i Georgia Power Com)any ATTN: Mr. C. K. icCoy Vice President Nuclear Vogtle Project P. O. Box 1295 ,

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-424/96-12 AND 50-425/96-12 I Gentlemen:

Thank you for your response of February 13. 1997, to our Notices of Violation issued on January 17, 1997, concerning activities conducted at your Vogtle facilit Your response did not completely address the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201. As a result of discussions with Mr. S. Chestnut. Manager of Operations, Mr. M. Sheibani. Nuclear Safety and Compliance Supervisor, and Mr. C. Tippins, Nuclear Specialist I. of your staff held on February 21 and February 24, 1997.,

we understand that: your inspection of latches on all other 1E motor control centers and 1E switchgear panels resulted in the verification that all such latches were pro)erly secured: maintenance personnel, as well as operations personnel, were ]riefed on the importance of properly securing the latches to 1E motor control centers and 1E switchgear panels, although the briefing of the maintenance 3ersonnel did not begin until January. 1997: and during the i period prior to 3riefing maintenance 3ersonnel, walkdowns were done by operations personnel to verify that tie panels were properly secure We will examine your corrective action during a future inspectio Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.

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., l GPC 2 cc: Continued J. B. Beasley General Manager. Plant Vogtle Georgia Power Company P. O. Box 1600 Waynesboro. GA 30830 J. A. Bailey Manager-Licensing Georgia Power Company P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham. AL 35201 Jim Hurt. Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King Jr. Drive Plaza Level - East: Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Office of Planning and Budget Room 615B 270 Washington Street. SW Atlanta. GA 30334 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Waynesboro. GA 30830 Harold Reheis. Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street. SE. Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 Thomas Hill Manager Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources 4244 International Parkway Suite 114 Atlanta. GA 30354 Attorney General Law Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta GA 30334 cc cont'd: (See page 3)

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Thomas P. Mozingo Manager of Nuclear Operations Oglethor)e Power Corporation 2100 E. Exchange Place

. Tucker. GA 30085-1349

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