ML18044A495

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-255/79-20 on 791022-26,29 & 30 & Notice of Violation
ML18044A495
Person / Time
Site: Palisades Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 01/02/1980
From: Heishman R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Dewitt R
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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See also: IR 05000255/1979020

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION Ill

Docket No. 50-255

Consumers Power Company

ATTN:

Mr. R. B. DeWitt

Vice President

Nuclear Operations

212 West Michigan Avenue

Jackson, MI

49201

Gentlemen:

799 ROOSEVELT ROAD

GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS60137

i_0 r.i .,

1980

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. K. R. Baker of this. office

on October 22-26, 29 and 30, 1979, of activities at Palisades Nuclear

Generating Plant authorized by NRC Operating License No. DPR-20 and to

the discussion of our findings with yourself, Mr. J. G. Lewis and others

of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examined

during the inspection.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

a selective examination of procedures and representative records, obser-

vations, and interviews with personnel.

During this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be in non-

compliance with NRC requirements, as described in the enclosed Appendix A.

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 days of

your receipt:of this notice a written statement or explanation in reply,

including for each item of noncompliance: (1) corrective action taken and

the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further

noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

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, the

enclosures, and your response to this letter will be placed in the NRC's

Public Document Room, except as follows.

If the enclosures contain in-

formation that you or your contractors believe to be proprietary, you

must apply in writing to this office, within twenty days of your receipt

of this letter, to withhold such information from public disclosure.

The

application must include a full statement of the reasons for which the

Consumer Power Company

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JAN 2

1980

information is considered proprietary, and should be prepared so that

proprietary information identified in the application is contained in an

enclosure to the application.

We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.

Enclosure:

IE Inspection

Report No. 50-255/79-20

cc w/encl:

Mr. J. G. Lewis,

Manager

Central Files

Reproduction Unit NRC 20b

PDR

Local PDR

NSIC

TIC

Ronald Callen, Michigan Public

Service Commission

Myron M. Cherry, Chicago

RIII

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12/10/79

Sincerely,

. F. Heishman, Chief

Reactor Operations and

Nuclear Support Branch