ML18045A455
| ML18045A455 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 07/01/1980 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Dewitt R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18045A456 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8008070537 | |
| Download: ML18045A455 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000255/1980008
Text
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, ILLINOIS 60137
- JUL
1 1980
CENTRAL FILES
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. B .. L. Jorgensen and
J~ K. Heller of this office during May,
1~80; of activities at the Pali-
sades Nuclear Generating Plant authorized by NRC Provisional Operating
License No. DPR-20 and to the discussion of our findings with
Mr.J. G. Lewis and others of your staff at the conclusion of the inspec-
tion.
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, observa-
tion*s, 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.
While the item of noncompliance associated with "operating with suffi-
cient instrumentation" did not have serious direct s*afety implications,
the fact that members of your staff, for a sustained period of time,
overlooked the technical specifications pertaining to this matter, is of
great concern to this office.
We will be most interested in the correc-
tive actions taken to strengthen your plant review function to preclude a
repeat of this type of oversight.
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 Regula-
tions.
Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office within 20
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.
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Consumers Power Company
-2-
1 1980
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
information 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
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. 50-255/80-08
cc w/encl:
Mr. D. P. Hoffman, Nuclear
Licensing Administrator
Mr. J. G. Lewis, Manager
Central Files
Reproduction Units NRC 20b
Local PDR
Ronald Callen, Michigan
Public Service Commission
Myron M. Cherry, Chicago
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Jorg~~en/ cs
6/19/80
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Sincerely,
James G. Keppler
Director
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