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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-358/79-13 on 790411-13,18 & 26-27 & Notice of Violation
ML19247B233
Person / Time
Site: Zimmer
Issue date: 06/12/1979
From: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Borgmann E
CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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ML19247B234 List:
References
NUDOCS 7908080212
Download: ML19247B233 (2)


See also: IR 05000358/1979013

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JUN 121979

Docket No. 50-358

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ATTN:

Mr. Earl A. Borgmann

Vice President

139 East 4th Street

Cincinnati, OH 45201

Gentlemen:

This refers to the investigation conducted by Messrs. J. E. Foster

and K. R. Naidu of this office on April 11-13, 18, and 25-27, 1979,

of activities at the Wm. H. Zimmer Unit I construction site, autho-

rized by NRC Construction Permit No. CPPR-88 and to the discussion

of our findings with Messrs. B. K. Culver and W. W. Schwiers and

others of your staff at the conclusion of the investigation.

This investigation concerned allegations of improper construction,

inspection, and quality control rela *ive to heating, ventilating,

and air conditioning systems at the Zimmer Unit I site.

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enclosed copy o-

our investigation report identifies those areas

examined during the investigation.

Within these areas, the inves-

tigation consisted of a selective examination of procedures and

representative records, observations, and interviews with personnel.

During this investigation certain of your activities appeared to be

in noncompliance with NRC requirements, as described in the enclosed

Appendix A.

With respect to item 1, example a, the investigation

showed that action had been taken to correct the identified noncom-

pliance ano tc prevent recurrence.

Consequently, nc reply to this

example is required.

Your contractor, the Waldinger Corporation, committed to remove and

re-evaluate all engineering decisions made by the Individual "A"

noted in the enclosed report. Please confirm this action in your

letter of response.

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 ta this

of fice within thirty days of your receipt of this notice a written

statement or explanation in reply, including for each item of non-

compliance:

(1) corrective action 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.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

copy of t'-is

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations,

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letter, the enclosures, and your r.

,anse to this letter will be

placed in the NRC's Public Document Room, except as follows.

If the

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enclosures contain information that you or your contractors believe

to be proprietary, you must apply in writing to this of fice, 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 prenared ro that proprietary information identified in

c uiained in an enclosure to the application.

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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this

investigation.

Sincerely,

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James G. Keppler

Director

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice

of Violation

2.

IE Investigation Report

No. 50-358/79-13

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Mr. J. R. Schott, Plant

Superintendent

Central Files

Reproduction Unit NRC 20b

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Local PDR

NSIC

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Harold W. Kohn, Power

Sitius Commission

Citizens Against a Radioactive

Environment

Helen W. Evans, State

of Ohio

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