ML19208A038

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-373/79-24 & 50-374/79-17 on 790530-31 & 0604 & Notice of Violation
ML19208A038
Person / Time
Site: LaSalle  
Issue date: 07/19/1979
From: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
Shared Package
ML19208A039 List:
References
NUDOCS 7909120446
Download: ML19208A038 (2)


See also: IR 05000373/1979024

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Docket No. 50-373

Docket No. 50-374

Commonweilt.i Edison Company

ATIN: Mr . llyron I.ee, Jr.

Vice President

P. O. Box 767

Chicago, Illinois 60690

Gentlemen:

This refers to the investigation conducted by Mr. C. C. Williams of this

office on May 30 and 31; and June 4, 1979, of activities at La Salle

County Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 authorized by NRC Construction

Permits No. CPPR-99 and No. CPPR-100 and to the discussion of our findings

with Mr. R. L. Scott and others of your staff at the conclusion of the

investigation.

The enclosed copy of our investigation report identifies areas examined

during the investigation. Within these areas, the investigation consisted

of a selective examination of procedures and representative records,

observations, and interviews with personnel.

In addition to the item of noncompliance identified in Appendix A, we

have serious concern regarding the correctness of " Certified" statements

by your representatives as manifested on the Feedwater Piping System N-5

Data Report.

This concern will be further addressed during a subsequent

portion of this investigation.

During this investigation, certain of your activities appeared to be in

noncompliance 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 b2 taken to a, void further

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

Based on discussions with members of your station nuclear engineering

staff, it is our understanding that the actions outlined in Paragraph 4

of the Details section of this report will be immediately implemented.

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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 investigation

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Director

Enclosures:

1. Appendix A, Notice of

Violation

2. IE Inspection Reports

No. 50-373/79-24 and

No. 50-374/79-17

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Mr. L. J. Burke, Site

Project Superintendent

Mr. T. E. Quaka, Quality

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Mr. R. H. Holyoak, Station

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