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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-334/78-32 on 781105-09 & Notice of Violation
ML19256A514
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 12/01/1978
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Dunn C
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
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See also: IR 05000334/1978032

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Docket No. 50-334

Duquesne Light Company

ATTN: Mr. C. N. Dunn

Vice President

Operations Division

435 Sixth Avenue

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Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-334/78-32

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. L. Thonus of this office

on November 5-9, 1978, at Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1, Shippingpart,

Pennsyivania, of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-66 and to

the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Thonus with Mr. L. Schad and

other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection, and to

a subsequent telephone discussion between Mr. Thonus and Mr. H. Williams

of your staff on November 15, 1978.

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.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certz.in 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 itens 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 notice, 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 compliance

will be achieved.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the flRC'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 flRC's Public Document Room.

If this

report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe tc

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

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

disclosure. Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit

executed by the owner of the information, which identifies the document

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

which 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 possible

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

pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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GerglH. Smith, Chief

F el Facility and Materials Safety

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, flotice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report flumber

S0-334/78-32

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F. Bissert, Technical Assistant fluclear

R. Washabaugh, QA Manager

J. Werling, Station Superintendent

G. Moore, General Superintendent, Power Stations Department

J. J. Carey, fluclear Technical Assistant

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