ML082190553

Response to NRC Inspection Report No. 050-397-08-007; 072-035-08-001 and Notice of Violation

ML082190553
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	08/06/2008
From:	Spitzberg D NRC/RGN-IV/DNMS/RSFSB
To:	Parrish J Energy Northwest
References
IR-08-001, IR-08-007
Download: ML082190553 (4)

See also: IR 05000397/2008007

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UNITED STATES

NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400

AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125

August 6, 2008

J. V. Parrish

Chief Executive Officer

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023)

Richland, Washington 99352-0968

SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS 050-397/08-007;

072-035/08-001 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Parrish:

Thank you for your letter dated July 16, 2008, in response to our letter and Notice of Violation

dated June 17, 2008. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to our concerns.

Your letter concluded that full compliance was achieved on April 25, 2008. Following corrective

actions made to the welding process, the Resident Inspector observed the welding operations on

canister serial numbers 169 and 170, which occurred without further incident on April 26 and

May 1, 2008, respectively.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its

enclosures, and your response will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC

Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible

from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely,

/RA/

D. Blair Spitzberg, Ph.D., Chief

Repository and Spent Fuel Safety Branch

Docket Nos.: 50-397

72-035

License No.: NPF-21

Energy Northwest -2-

cc:

Chairman

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council

P.O. Box 43172

Olympia, WA 98504-3172

Gregory V. Cullen

Manager, Regulatory Programs

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968, Mail Drop PE20

Richland, WA 99352-0968

Chairman

Benton County Board of Commissioners

P.O. Box 190

Prosser, WA 99350-0190

William A. Horin, Esq.

Winston & Strawn

1700 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006-3817

Matt Steuerwalt

Executive Policy Division

Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 43113

Olympia, WA 98504-3113

Lynn Albin

Washington State Department of Health

P.O. Box 7827

Olympia, WA 98504-7827

Technical Services Branch Chief

FEMA Region X

130 228th Street S.W.

Bothell, WA 98201-9796

Ken Niles

Assistant Director

Nuclear Safety and Energy Siting Division

Oregon Department of Energy

625 Marion Street NE

Salem, OR 97301-3742

Energy Northwest -3-

Special Hazards Program Manager

Washington Emergency Management Division

127 W. Clark Street

Pasco, WA 99301

Mike Hammond

Department of Homeland Security

FEMA/REP

130 228th Street S.W.

Bothell, WA 98201-9796

Energy Northwest -4-

DISTRIBUTION:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

DRA (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

RC/ACES TL (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

SES (Michael.Vasquez@nrc.gov)

DNMS Director (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrg.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Zachary.Dunham@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Ronald.Cohen@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Claude.Johnson@nrc.gov)

RSFS Inspector (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)

SFST Senior Project Manager (Randy.Hall@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Columbia Site Secretary (Crystal.Myers@nrc.gov)

Alexander.Sapountzis@nrc.gov

Nick.Hilton@nrc.gov

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