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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-333/78-28 on 781204-07 & Notice of Violation
ML19224C595
Person / Time
Site: FitzPatrick 
Issue date: 01/31/1979
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Leonard J
POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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See also: IR 05000333/1978028

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Docket No. 50-333

Power Authority of the State of New York

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

ATTN: Mr. J. D. Leonard

Resident Manager

P. O. Box 41

Lyccming, New York 13093

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-333/78-28

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. K. Plumlee of this office

on December 4-7, 1978, at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant,

of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-59, and to the discussions

of our findings held by Mr. Plumlee with Mr. J. Leonard of your staff at

the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined 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 procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, measurements made by the inspector, and observations by the

inspector.

Our inspector also verified the steps you had taken to correct the Items

of Noncompliance brought to your attention in a letter dated October 30,

1978. We have no further questions regarding your action at this time.

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

activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix

A.

These items of noncompliance have 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 m)tice, 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 com-

pliance will be achieved.

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With respect to Appendix A, we note that you have corrected Items No. A,

E and F and, therefore you need not address yourself to these matters in

your response.

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) believe to

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

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

discicsure. Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit

'xecuted by the owner of the information, which identifies the document

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

sich 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 pos-

sible 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

.ased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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H. Smith, Chief

F el Facility and Materia's Safety

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Office cf Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number

50-333/78-28

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cc w/ encl:

George T. Berry, General Manager and Chief Engineer

P. W.- Lyon, Mar.2ger - Nuclear Operations

A. Klausmann, Director, Quality Assurance

M. C. Cosgrove, Quality Assurance Si:7 arvisor

J. F. Davis, Chairr.an, Safety Review Comittee

L. R. Bennett, Assistant General Manager - General Counsel

G. M. Wilverding, Licensing Supervisor

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