ML17249A513

Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-244/79-11 on 790723-27 & 0731-0803. Notice of Violation Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)

ML17249A513
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	10/26/1979
From:	Martin W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	White L ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
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See also: IR 05000244/1979011

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cket No. 50-244

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

631 PARK AVENUE

KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA19406

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OCT

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Rochester

Gas

and 'Electric Corporation

ATTN:

Mr.

Leon

D. White, Jr.

Vice President

Electric and

Steam Production

89 East Avenue

Rochester,

New York: 14649

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-244/79-11

This refers to the inspection

conducted

by Mr.

E.

W. Jones of this office on

July 23-27 and July

31 - August 3,

1979 at the

R;

E. Ginna Nuclear

Power

Plant, Ontario,

New York of activities authorized

by

NRC License

No.

DPR-18

and to the discussions

of our findings held by Mr. Jones with Messrs.

Noon and

Dillon of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas

examined during this inspection

are described

in the Office of Inspection

and Enforcement

Inspection

Report which is enclosed with this letter.

Within

these

areas,

the'inspection

consisted of selective

examinations

of procedures

and representative

records,

interviews with personnel,

and observations

by the

inspector.

Based

on the results of this inspection, it appears

that certain of your

activities were not cond..cted

in full compliance with NRC requirements

as set

forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed

herewith

as Appendix A.

These

items of noncompliance

have

been categorized

into the levels

as described

in

our correspondence

to you dated

December

31,

1974.

This notice is sent to you

pursuant to the provisions of Section

2.201 of the

NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10,

Code of Federal

Regulations.

Section

2.201 requires

you to

submit to this office, within twenty (20) days of your receipt of this notice,

a written statement

or explanation in reply including:

(1) corrective steps

which have

been taken

by you and the results

achieved;

(2) corrective steps

which will be taken to avoid further items of noncompliance;

and (3) the date

when full compliance will be achieved.

In addition to the

need for corrective

action regarding

these specific items of noncompliance,

we are concerned

about

the implementation of your management

control

systems that permitted

them to

occur.

Consequently,

ih your reply, you should describe

in particular,

those

actions

taken or planned to improve the effectiveness

of your management

control systems.

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In accordance

with Section 2.790(d) of the

HRC's "Rules of Practice,"

Part 2,

Title 10,

Code of Federal

Regulations,

documentation

of findings of your control

and accounting

procedures

for safeguarding

special

nuclear materials

and your

facility security procedures

are

exempt from disclosure;

therefore,

the en-

closures

to this letter,

and your response

to this letter will not be placed in

the Public Document

Room and will receive limited distribution.

Should you have

any questions

concerning this inspection,

we will be pleased

to

discuss

them with yo0.

Sincer ely,

Malter G. t1artin, Chief

Safeguards

Branch

Enclosures:

l. Appendix A, Notice of Violation (Contains 2.790(d) Information)

2. Office of Inspection

and Enforcement

Inspection

Report

Humber 50-244/79-11

(Contains 2.790(d) Information)

cc w/report cover sheet only:

B.

A. Snow, Plant Superintendent

S. Bullock, gC Engineer

Lex K. Larson,

Esquire

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