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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-289/77-32 on 771011-12 & Notice of Violation
ML19256D167
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Issue date: 10/31/1977
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Herbein J
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
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Download: ML19256D167 (2)


See also: IR 05000289/1977032

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OCT 311977

Docket No. 50-289

Metropolitan Edison Company

ATTN: Mr. J. G. Herbein

Vice President

P. O. Box 542

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Gentlemen:

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Subject:

Inspection 50-289/77-32

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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. T. Stetka of this office

on October 11-12, 1977, at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Middletown,

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Pennsylvania, of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-50 and to

the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Stetka with Mr. J. O'Hanlon and

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

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a subsequent telephone discussion between Mr. T. Stetka and Mr. J. O'Hanlon

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on October 13, 1977.

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k Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of

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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

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personnel, and observations by the inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your

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activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix

A.

This item of noncompliance has been categorized into the levels

as described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974.

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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.

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

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enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

If this

report contains any infonnation that you (or your contractor) believe to

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

within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from 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

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which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by

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the 0; mission as listed in subparagraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790.

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infon O icn sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as

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possiole into a separate part of the affidavit.

If we do not bear from

you in this regard within the specified period, the report wili be

placed in the Public Document Room.

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

pleased to discuss them with you.

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MEldonJ.Brunner, Chief

Reactor Operations and Nuclear

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Support Branch

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-289/77-32

cc w/ encl:

L. L. Lawyer, Manager, Generation Operations - Nuclear

G. P. Miller, Superintendent

J. P. O'Hanlon, Unit 1 Superintendent

R. W. Heward, Project Manager, GPUSC

Miss Mary V. Southard, Chairman, Citizens for a Safe Environment

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