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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-289/78-24 & 50-320/78-37 on 781212-14 & Notice of Violation
ML19224A554
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Issue date: 01/05/1979
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Herbein J
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
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TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 7903080146
Download: ML19224A554 (2)


See also: IR 05000289/1978024

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Metropolitan Edison Ccmpany

ATTN: Mr. J. G. Herbein

Vice President - Generation

P. O. Box 542

Reading, Pennsylvania 19640

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Conbined Inspection 50-289/78-24 and 50-320/78-37

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. T. Foley of this office

on December 12-14, 1978, at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Units 1

and 2, Middletown, Pennsylvania, of activities authorized by NRC License

No. OPR-50 and DPR-73, and to the discussions of our findings held by

Mr. J. Higgins with Mr. M. Ross of your staff at the conclusion of the

inspection, and to a subsequent telephone discussion between Mr. Higgins

and Mr. C. Hartman on December 20, 1978.

Areas rxamined during this inspection are described in the Office of

Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this

letter. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective

examinations of proc -dures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, and observations by the inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your

activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

as set forth in the Nor. ice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix

A.

This item of nonconpliance has been categorized into the levels as

described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974.

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 (20)

days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation

in reply including:

(1) corrective steps which have been taken by you

and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to

avoid further items of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance

will be achieved.

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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 and the

enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

If this

report contains any information that you (or your contractor) bel.ieve to

be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application

within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public

disclosure. Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit

executed by the owner of the information, which identifies the document

or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons

which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by

the Commission as listed in subparagraph (b) (4) of Section 2.790.

The

information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible

into a separate part of the affidavit.

If we do not hear from you in

this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in

the Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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Eldon J. Brunner, Chief

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violatinn

2.

Office of Inspection and Enforcement Combined Inspection Report

Numbers 50-289/78-24 and 50-320/78-37

cc w/encls:

E. G. Wallace, Licensing Manager

J. J. Barton, Project Manager

R. C. Arnold, Vice President - Generation

L. L. Lawyer, Manager - Generation Operations - Nuclear

G. P. Miller, Superintendent

J. L. Seelinger, Unit 1 Superintendent

J. B. Logan, Unit 2 Superintendent

G. A. Kunder, Unit 2 Superintendent - Technical Support

I. R. Finfrock, Jr.

Mr. R. Conrad

G. F. Trowbridge, Esquire

Miss Mary V. Southard, Chairman, Citizens for a Safe Environment

(Without Report)

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