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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-397/79-03,50-460/79-04 & 50-513/79-04 on 790201-02 & 14-15 & Notice of Violation
ML17272A466
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Site: Columbia, Washington Public Power Supply System  Energy Northwest icon.png
Issue date: 03/21/1979
From: Spencer G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Strand N
WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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See also: IR 05000397/1979003

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION V

SUITE 202, WALNUTCREEK PLAZA

1990 N. CALIFORNIA 8OULEVARD

WALNUT CREEK> CALIFORNIA 94596

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MAR 21 !Jig

Docket Nos.

50.-397

50-460

50-513

Washington Public

Power Supply System

P. 0.

Box 968

Richland, l<ashington

99352

Attention:

Nr. N. 0. Strand

Managing Director

Gentlemen:

Subject:

NRC Investigation of Improper Document Sign-offs at tJNP-2

and

HNP-1/4

This refers to the investigation conducted

by Nessrs.

T. Il. Bishop and

0.

C. Shackleton of this office on February 1-2, and 14-15,

1979, of

activities authorized

by

NRC Construction

Permit

No. CPPR-93,

134,

and

174.

The investigation

was initiated to determine the circumstances

surrounding reported

improper document sign-offs at the kiNP-2 and

>JNP-1/4 sites

and to examine the actions

being taken

by, washington

Public Power Supply System

and the affected contractors. 'reas

examined during this investigation are described

in the enclosed

investigation report.

Based

on the results of this inspection, it appears

that certain of

your activities were not conducted

in full compliance with NRC require-

ments,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed

herewith as

Appendix A.

These

items of noncompliance

have

been categorized into

a level as described

in our correspondence

to all

NRC licensees

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 thirty (30) days of your receipt of this notice,

a written state-

ment 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 violations;

and

(3) the date

when full

compliance will be achieved.

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In accordance

with Section 2.790 of the

NRC 's

"Rules of Practice, "

Part 2, Title 10,

Code of Federal

Regulations,

a copy of this letter

and the enclosed

inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public

Document

Room. If this report contains

any information that you

believe to be proprietary, it is necessary

that you submit

a written

application to this office, within 30 days of the date of this letter,

requesting that such information be withheld from public disclosure.

The application must include a full statement of the reasons

why it is

claimed that the information is proprietary.

The application should

be prepared

so that any proprietary information identified is contained

in an enclosure

to the application,

since the application without the

enclosure will also

be placed in the Public Document

Room.

If we do

not hear from you in this regard within the sp'ecified period, the

report will be placed in the Public Document

Room.

Should you have any questions

concerning this inspection,

we will be

glad to discuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

I

G. S. Spencer,

Chief

Reactor Construction

and

Engineering Support

Branch

Enclosures:

Appendix A - Notice of Violation

2.

IE Inspection Report

Nos. 50-397/79-03

50-460/79-04

50-513/79-04

cc

w/o enclosure

2:

L. L. Grumme,

WPPSS

A. D. Kohler,

WPPSS