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Forwards Insp Rept 50-397/91-18 on 910513-0623 & Notice of Violation
ML17286A958
Person / Time
Site: Columbia 
Issue date: 07/18/1991
From: Richards S
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Sorensen G
WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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See also: IR 05000397/1991018

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION V

1450 MARIALANE, SUITE 210

WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596

JUL 18 tegl

Docket No.

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Washington Public Power Supply System

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Box 968

Richland,

Washington

99352

Attention:

Hr.

G.

C.

Sorensen

Hanager,

Regulatory

Programs

Gentlemen:

Subject:

NRC Inspection

This refers to the inspection

conducted

by Hessrs.

R.

C. Sorensen

and

D. L. Proulx of this office on Hay

13 - June

23,

1991 of activities

authorized

by NRC Operating

License

No. NPF-21,

and to the discussions

of

findings held by the inspectors

with Hr. J.

Baker

and other members of the

Supply System staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas

examined during this inspection

are described

in the enclosed

inspec-

tion report.

Within these

areas,

the'nspection

consisted of selective

examinations of procedures

and representative

records,

interviews with

personnel

and observations

by the inspectors.

Based

on the results of this inspection,

certain of your activities appeared

to be in violation of NRC requirements,

as specified in the enclosed

Notice

of Violation (Notice).

You are required to respond to this letter

and should follow the instructions

in the enclosed

Notice when preparing your response.

In your response,

you

should document the specific actions-taken

and'any additional

actions you

plan to prevent recurrence.

After reviewing your response

to this Notice,

including your proposed corrective actions

and the results of future inspec-

tions, the

NRC will determine

whether further

NRC enforcement

action is

necessary

to ensure

compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

Also,

as

documented

in paragraph

4 of the enclosed

report,

we note that the

plant manager

has

committed to identify and evaluate,

prior to plant restart,

the source of leakage

in the residual

heat

removal

(RHR) system,

Train "C",

which was discovered

during your recent

containment

integrated

leak rate

test.

In accordance

with 10

CFR 2.790 of the

NRC',s "Rules of Practice,"

a copy of

this letter, its enclosures,

and your response will be placed in the

NRC

Public Document

Room.

The response

directed

by this letter and the accompanying

Notice are not

subject to the clearance

procedures

of th'e Office of Management

and Budget

as

required

by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980,

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any questions

concerning this inspection,

we will be pleased

to discuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

k S.

Richards,

Chief

Rea

or Projects

Branch

Enclosures:

1.

Notice of Violation

2.

Inspection

Report

No. 50-397/91-18

cc:

A. L. Oxsen,

Deputy Managing Director

G.

D. Bouchey, Director, Assurance

& Licensing

J.

W. Baker,

WNP-2 Plant Manager

A. G. Hosier,

WNP-2 Licensing Manager

G.

E.

Doupe,

Esq.,

WPPSS

M. H. Philips,

Esq,

Winston

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