Information Notice 1987-15, Compliance with the Posting Requirements of Subsection 223B of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, As Amended

Compliance with the Posting Requirements of Subsection 223B of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, As Amended

ML031140518
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Site:	Beaver Valley, Millstone, Hatch, Monticello, Calvert Cliffs, Dresden, Davis Besse, Peach Bottom, Browns Ferry, Salem, Oconee, Nine Mile Point, Palisades, Palo Verde, Perry, Indian Point, Fermi, Kewaunee, Catawba, Harris, Wolf Creek, Saint Lucie, Point Beach, Oyster Creek, Watts Bar, Hope Creek, Grand Gulf, Cooper, Sequoyah, Byron, Pilgrim, Arkansas Nuclear, Three Mile Island, Braidwood, Susquehanna, Summer, Prairie Island, Columbia, Seabrook, Brunswick, Surry, Limerick, North Anna, Turkey Point, River Bend, Vermont Yankee, Crystal River, Haddam Neck, Ginna, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Vogtle, Waterford, Duane Arnold, Farley, Robinson, Clinton, South Texas, San Onofre, Cook, Comanche Peak, Yankee Rowe, Maine Yankee, Quad Cities, Humboldt Bay, La Crosse, Big Rock Point, Rancho Seco, Zion, Midland, Bellefonte, Fort Calhoun, FitzPatrick, McGuire, LaSalle, 05000000, Zimmer, Fort Saint Vrain, Shoreham, Satsop, Trojan, Atlantic Nuclear Power Plant, Skagit, Marble Hill
Issue date:	03/25/1987
Revision:	0
From:	Jordan E L NRC/IE
To:
References
IN-87-015, NUDOCS 8703230112
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---SSINS No.: 6535IN 87-15UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENTWASHINGTON, D.C. 20555March 25, 1987IE INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 87-15: COMPLIANCE WITH THE POSTING REQUIREMENTSOF SUBSECTION 223b OF THE ATOMIC ENERGYACT OF 1954. AS AMENDED

Addressees

All nuclear power reactor facilities holding a construction permit and allfinms supplying components or services to such facilities.

Purpose

This notice is provided to call attention to the posting requirements ofSubsection 223b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Act).

Description of Circumstances

Reports by NRC resident inspectors suggest that the provisions of Sub-section 223b may not have been prominently posted at some reactor constructionsites, contrary to the specific requirement of the Act.Discussion:Public Law No.96-295 odds subsection b to Section 223 of the Atomic Energy Act.This subsection extended the criminal penalty provisions of the Act to anydirector, officer, or employee of a firm constructing or supplying the componentsof a utilization facility required to be licensed under Section 103 or 104b ofthe Act who by act or omission knowingly and willfully violates or causes tobe violated any section of the Act, or any NRC regulation or order issuedthereunder, or license condition that results or could result in significantimpairment of a facility's basic component. Subsection 223b, among other things,also provides that the provisions of the subsection shall be prominently postedat each site where a utilization facility required to be licensed under Section103 or 104b of the Act is under construction and on the premises of each plantwhere components for such a facility are fabricated. This posting requirementtook effect on June 30, 1980.No specific written response Is required by this information notice. If youhave any questions about this Matter, please contact the Regional Administratorof the appropriate NRC regional office or this office.` 71rwa7 Jordan, DlrectorDivisio jf Emergency Preparednessand En ineering ResponseOffice of Inspection and Enforcement

Technical Contact:

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