ML19210E000
| ML19210E000 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 10/09/1979 |
| From: | Heishman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wachter L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19210E001 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911290149 | |
| Download: ML19210E000 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000282/1979021
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Docket No. 50-282
Docket No. 50-306
Northern States Power Company
ATTN:
Mr. Leo Wachter
Vice President
Power Production and
System Operation
414 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. W. S. Little, I. N. Jackiw,
F. T. Daniels and M. D. Riden of this office on July 9-13, 17-18, August 1-3
and 9, 1979, of activities at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating
Plant, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC Operating License No. DPR-42 and
No. DPR-60 and to the discussion of our findings 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, observations,
and interviews with personnel.
During this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be in
noncompliance with NRC requirements, as described in the enclcsed Appendix A.
Certain other activities, set forth in the enclosed Appendix B of this
letter, appear to be deviations from commitments which you have made in
previous correspondence with the Commission. Please advise us in writing
within twenty days of the corrective actions you have taken or plan to
take, showing the estimated date of completion with regard to these
deviations.
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 actica 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.~
As discussed with you, this was a special inspection to review the
effectiveness of your QA program in selected areas for both past and
ongoing activities. While the items of noncompliance, deviations and
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unresolved inspection items identified during this inspection, taken
individually, are not considered significant, the number of examples
indicate that further management attention in these areas is needed. We
will continue to review the effectiveness of your QA program during
future inspections.
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.
Sincerely,
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R. F. Heishman, Chief
Reactor Operations and
Nuclear Support Branch
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Notice
of Violr. tion
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Appendix B, Notice
of Deviation
3.
IE Inspection Reports
No. 50-282/79-21 and
No. 50-306/79-18
cc w/encls:
Mr. F. P. Tierney, Jr.,
Plant Manager
John W. Ferman, Ph.D.,
Nuclear Engineer, MPCA
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Reproduction Unit NRC 20b
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