ML19208C807

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-329/79-14 & 50-330/79-14 on 790612-14 & 0703 & Notice of Violation
ML19208C807
Person / Time
Site: Midland
Issue date: 08/01/1979
From: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Howell S
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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ML19208C808 List:
References
NUDOCS 7909270529
Download: ML19208C807 (2)


See also: IR 05000329/1979014

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Docket No. 50-329

Docket No. 50-330

Consumers Power Company

ATTN:

Mr. Stephen H. Howell

Vice President

1945 West Parnall Road

Jackson, MI 49201

Gentlemen:

This refers to the investigation conducted by Mr. J. R. Creed of this

office, on June 12-14, and July 3, 1979, of activities at the Midland

Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, authorized by CPPR-81 and CPPR-82 and

to the discussion of our findings with Messrs. D. Miller, T. Cooke, and

other members of your staff at the conclusion of the investigation.

This investigation concerned the reported plugging of a containment

building spray system pipe. The enclosed copy of our investigation

report identifies the areas examined during the investigation.

Within

these areas, the investigation consisted of observations, interviews with

personnel and a selective review of representative records.

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 thirty 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 and the

enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document

Room, except as follows.

If this report contains 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

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include a full statement of the reasons for which the information is

considered proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietarf.

information identified in the application is contained in an enclosure to

the application.

We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this

investigation.

Sincerely,

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James G. Keppler

Director

Enclosures:

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Appendix A,

Notice of

Violation

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IE Investigation Report

No. 50-329/79-14 and

No. 50-330/79-14

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