ML19246B778
| ML19246B778 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Zimmer |
| Issue date: | 05/16/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Borgmann E CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
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| ML19246B779 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907180598 | |
| Download: ML19246B778 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000358/1979006
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MAY 161979
Docket No. 50-358
Cincinnati Gas and Electric
Company
ATTN:
Mr. Earl A. Borgmann
Vice President
Engineering Services
and Electrical Production
139 East 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH
45201
Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. F. A. Maura,
R. W. Dettenmeier and B. M. K. Wong of this office on February 27-28,
March 1-2, 19-23 and April 9-11, 1979, of activities at the
Wm. H. Zimmer Nuclear Power Station authorized by NRC Construction
Permit No. CPPR-88 and to the discussion of our findings with Messrs.
Schott and Schwiers on March 23 and Messrs. Culvert and Schwiers on
April 11, 1979, 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 enclosed
Appendix A.
Regarding items 1.c, and 3, the inspection showed that
action was taken to correct the identified noncompliance and to
prevent recurrence.
Consequently, no reply to these items of nor-
compliance is required and we have no further questions regarding
these items at this time.
Recognizing that the Zimmer preoperational test program is in the
beginning stages, we are becoming increasingly concerned with certain
elements of your test program controls and the discipline of opera-
tions associated with the testing. The thrust of our concern is the
continuing finding of runerous examples of procedure violations and
inadequate communications, some of which have resulted in equipment
degradation and damage. We believe prompt management action is
needed to strengthen the overview and discipline of your preopera-
tional test program.
In this regard, please include in your response
to this letter what actions you plan to take to assure test procedures
are followed. Your response and our subsequent inspection of these
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activities will be considered in determining whether additional
enforcement action is needed.
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 tc 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 action taken and the results achieved;
(2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further noncemn11ance;
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 Pagulatians, 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 Ne
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 tpplication.
We will gladly discuss any questions ycu have concerning this
inspection.
Sincerely,
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,/ James G. Keppler
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Director
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Notice
of Violation
2.
IE Inspection Rpt
No. 5 0-358/79-06
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J. R. Schott, Plant
Superintendent
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Harold W. Kohn, Power
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Citizens Against a Radioactive
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