ML18043A561
| ML18043A561 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Youngdahl R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
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| NUDOCS 7903230333 | |
| Download: ML18043A561 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000255/1978030
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION 111
799 ROOSEVELT ROAD
GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS 60137
MAR. -9. 1979
Consumers Power Company
ATTN-:
~ R. C. Youngdahl
Executive Vice President
Energy Supply
212 West Michigan Avenue
Jackson, MI
49201
Gentlemen:
This will acknowledge your letter dated February 15, 1979, describing
your response to items of noncompliance identified in our letter
dated January 23, 1979. Your actions to correct Items A and B will
be examined during a future inspection.
We have reviewed the additional information provided concerning Item
C and conclude Item C is not an item of noncompliance with Technical
Specification 6.5.2. Certain concerns remain, however, and were
discussed in a telephone conversation on February 27, 1979, between
Mr. B. Jorgensen of this off ice and Mr. D. B.ixel of your staff,
as follows.
Sub Item 2 -
We are concerned that the Safety and Audit Review Board
(SARB) may be ineffective in having additional or special
audits initiated at its behest, since the SARB Charter
does not contain explicit provisions for this initiative.
We understand you maintain two mechanisms whereby SARB
could recommend initiation of audits, through recommenda-
tion for such to the Vice President - Production and
- transmission either by a vote of the SARB or by a minority
- -::report from any SARB member *
- sub Item 4 - We are concerned that SARB members with specific technical
expertise may not be kept.informed and involved in voting
on technical issues within their specific area of expertise,
since this is not explicitly controlled in your balloting
procedure.
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Ve understand you have provided Eld vill,eontinue
to provide all SARB members with copies of routed
documents for each ballot, and you will Uspositi.on
comments from all SARB aembers in the same manner.
If oar underst:anding of these .. tters, as *tated above, 1s uot
corTect, please let us know.
We Will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning these
matters.
Sincerely,
.James G. hppler
Di.rector
ec: David P. Hoffman
Assistant Nuclear
Licensing Administrator
- Mr * .1. G. Lewis, Plant
Superintendent
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