ML18044B025

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Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted on IE Insp Rept 50-312/79-20.Addl Action Required to Correct Violation
ML18044B025
Person / Time
Site: Rancho Seco
Issue date: 12/31/1979
From: Engelken R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Mattimoe J
SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
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Download: ML18044B025 (6)


See also: IR 05000312/1979020

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ISHAM, LINCOLN & BEALE

COUNSELORS AT LAW

ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA FORTY-SECOND FLOOR

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603

TELEPHONE 312-SSS-7500

TELEX: 2-5288

January 8, 1979(/'ttO)

Mr. Victor Stello,. Jr., Director

Office of.Enforcement and Inspection

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C.

20555

Re:

Consumers Power Company

Docket 50-255 - License DPR-20

Palisades Nuclear Power Facility

Dear Mr. Stello:

WASHINGTON OFFICE

1050 171'~ STRC£T, N. W.

SEVENTH F'LOOR

WASHINGTON, 0. C.20036

202-833-9730

This refers to your letter of December 20, 1979,

to Mr. R. c. Youngdahl and the enclosed "Order Imposing

Civil Monetary Penalties" of the same date.

Pursuant to

paragraph V of the Order and the provisions of. 10 CFR §2.205,

Consumers Power Company requests a hearing on the Order.

Please direct all correspondence and serve all papers on the

Company as shown on the attached list.

We will file a

formal notice of appearance upon receipt of an order or

other notification that the requested hearing has been

initiated.

MIM/sag

Attachment

cc w/att.: J. Bacon

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Michael I. Miller

Isham, Lincoln & Beale

Attorneys for

Consumers Power Company

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ATTACH.."1ENT

Judd Bacon, Esq.

212 West Michigan Avenue

Jackson, Michigan

49201

Michael I. Miller, Esq.

Isham, Lincoln & Beale

One First National Plaza

Suite 4200

Chicago, Illinois

60603

Paul H. Murphy, Esq.

Isham, Lincoln & BeaJ.e

One First National Plaza

Suite 4200

Chicago, Illinois

60603

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DRAFT

In the Matter of

CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

(Palisades Nuclear Power Facility)

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Docket No. 50-255

License No. DPR-20

NOTICE OF HEARING

Consumers Power Company, Jackson, Michigan is the holder of License No.

DPR-20, which authorizes the company to operate the Palisades Nuclear Power

Facility. The Facility consists of a pressurized light water moderated and cooled

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reactor (PWR), located at the Licensee's site in Covent Township, Van Buren

County, Michigan .

. On November 9, 1978, the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement,

pursuant to section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C.

2282) and 10 CFR 2.205 of the Commission's regulations, served on the Licensee

a Notice of Violation together with a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil

Penalties. The Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties, incorporating

by reference the Notice of Violation, alleged that the Licensee was responsible

for 426 separate items of noncompliance which were violations of the Commission's**

license conditions and set forth the civil penalty to be assessed for each viola-

tion. The alleged violations related to the operation of the facility for an

extended period of tim~ with containment violated.

The Licensee sent an answer dated November 29, 1979 to the Notice of Proposed

Imposition of Civil Penalties.

Aft~r consideration of the Licensee's response,

the Director issued an Order Imposing Civil Penalties on December 20, 1979, in the

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total amount of $450,000.00.

By letter dated January 8, 1980 the Licensee

requested a hearing.

Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the regulations

in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2, notice is hereby given that a

hearing will be held before Honorable

, Administrative Law

Judge, at a time and place to be set by the Administrative Law Judge.

The issues before the Administrative Law Judge to be considered and decided

shall be:

(a)

Whether the Licensee committed the violations of the technical specifi-

cations of License No. DPR-20 set forth in the November 9, 1979

Notice of Violation issued to Licensee; and

(b)

Whether the December 20, 1979 Order Imposing Civil Penalties should

be sustained.

A prehearing conference will be held by the Administrative Law Judge, at

a date and place to be set by the Administrative Law Judge, to consider pertinent

matters in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice. The date and

place of hearing will be set at or after the prehearing conference and noticed

in the Federal Register.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.705, an answer to this Notice may be filed by the

Licensee not later than twenty (20) days from the date of publication of this

Notice in the Federal Register.

Required papers may be filed by mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary

of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555,

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Attention: Chief, Public Proceedings Staff, or by delivery to the Commission's

Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555.

A copy of

papers filed should also be sent to the Director and Chief Counsel, Rulemaking

and Enforcement Division, Office of the Executive Legal Director, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555.

Pending further order of the Administrative Law Judge, parties are required

to file, pursuant to the provisions*of 10 CFR 2.708, an original and twenty (20)

copies of each such paper with the Commission.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.785, the

Commission authorizes an Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board to exercise

the authority and perform the review functions which would otherwise be exercised

and performed by the Commission.

The Appeal Board will be designated pursuant

to 10 CFR 2.787, and notice as to membership will be published in the Federal

Register.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Samuel J. Chi l k

Secretary to the Conmission

Dated in Washington, D.C.

this __ day of _____ , 1980.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

In the Matter of

CONSUMERS

Pm~ER COMPANY

(Palisades Nuclear Power Facility)

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Docket No. 50-255

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License No. DPR-20

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that copies of NOTICE OF HEARING in the above-captioned

proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States

mail, first class, or, as indicated by an asterisk, through deposit in the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, this_ day of ___ _

1980.

Administrative Law Judge*

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C. 20555

James P. Murray *

James Lieberman

Stephen G. Burns

Counsel for NRC Staff

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C.

Docketing and Service Section *

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C. 20555

Mr. Judd Bacon

212 West Michigan Avenue

Jackson, Michigan

49201

Michael I. Miller

Paul M. Murphy

Isham, Lincoln and Beale

One First National Plaza

Suite 4200

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Office of the Secretary of the Commission