ML19224D513
| ML19224D513 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Washington Public Power Supply System |
| Issue date: | 04/03/1979 |
| From: | Spencer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Strand N WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19224D514 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907120396 | |
| Download: ML19224D513 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000460/1979002
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Washington Public Power Supply System
P. O. Box 968
Richland, Washington 99352
Attention: Mr. fl. O. Strand
Managing Director
Gentlemen:
Subject: t1RC Inspection of Wr1P 1 and 4
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This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. W. Albert, T. Bishop,
J. Eckhardt and D. Kirsch of this office on February 12-16, 1979 of
activities authorized by llRC Construction Permits Nos. CPPR-134 and 174,
anc' to the discussion of our findings held by Mr. W. Albert with
Messrs. F. McElwee, D. Renberger and other members of your staff at the
conclusion of the inspection.
The inspection was an examination of your quality assurance program as
modified since the issuance of Amendment 24 to the PSAR.
The inspection
also included an examination of commitments made by WPPSS to strengthen
the WNP 1 and 4 quality assurance program as a result of the WPPSS-NRC
enforcement conference in May 1978.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations
of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and
observations by the inspectors.
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Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certi.in of your
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activities were not conducted in full compliance with flRC requirements,
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as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
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These items of noncompliance have been categorized into a level as
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described in our correspondence to all NRC licensees dated December 31,
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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 yau to submit to this office,
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within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this notice, a written state-
ment or explanation in reply including (1) corrective steps which have
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been taken by you and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which
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will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full
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compliance will be achieved.
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We also found during this inspection that up to seven months elapsed in
reaching your decisica on the reportability of nonconfermances pursuant
to 10 CFR 50.55(e). We understand that corrective action will be taken
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to shorten this process. A discussion of those actions should be in-
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cluded in your reply to this letter.
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the f1RC's " Rules of Practice,"
Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a ccpy of this letter and
the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the f1RC's Public
Document Room.
If this ieport contains any information that you believe
to be proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written application
to this office, within 30 days of the date of this letter, requesting
that such information be withheld from public disclosure.
The application
must include a full statement of the reasons why it is claimed that tne
information is proprietary. The application should be prepared so that
any proprietary information identified is contained ir. an enclosure to
the application, since the application without the enclosure will also
be placed in the Public Document Room.
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
glad to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
amor
G. S. Spencer, Chief
Reactor Construction and
Engineering Support Branch
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M. E. Witherspoon, Division Manager, WPPSS
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