ML19249E560
| ML19249E560 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 08/23/1979 |
| From: | Heishman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wachter L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19249E561 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910010729 | |
| Download: ML19249E560 (13) | |
See also: IR 05000282/1979018
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Docket No. 50-282
Docket No. 50-306
Northern States Power Company
ATTN:
Mr. Leo Wachter
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Vice President
Power Production and
System Operation
414 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection condu:ted by Mr. C. D. Feierabend of this
office on July 1-31, 1979, of activities at Prairie Island Nuclear Gen-
erating Plant, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC Operating Licenses No.
DPR-42 and No. DPR-60 and to the discussion of our findings with
Mr. Tierney 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, observa-
tions, 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.
This not ice is sent to you pursuant to the provisians 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 days of
your receipt of this notice a written statement or explanation in reply,
including for each item of noncompliancc: (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," Part
2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the
enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document
Room, except as follows.
If this report contains information that you or
your contractors believe to be 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
application.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Sincerely,
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R. F. Heishman, Chief
Reactor Operations and
Nuclear Support Branch
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Notice
of Violation
2.
IE Inspection Reports
No. 50-282/79-18 and
No. 50-306/79-15
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Mr. F. P. Tierney, Jr.,
Plant Manager
Central Files
Reproduction Unit NRC 20b
Local PDR
John W. Ferman, Ph.D.,
Nuclear Engineer, MPCA
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