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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-334/79-08 on 790716-18 & 23-26 & Notice of Violation
ML19256F152
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 09/20/1979
From: Robert Carlson
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Dunn C
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
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Download: ML19256F152 (2)


See also: IR 05000334/1979008

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Docket No. 50-334

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Duquesne Light Company

ATTN: Mr. C. N. Dunn

Vice President

Operations Division

435 Sixth Avuue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-334/79-08

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. W. F. Sanders of this office on

July 16-18 and 23-26, 1979 at Beaver Valley Power Station, No.1, Shippingport,

Pennsylvania of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-66 and to the

discussions of our findings held by Mr. Sanders with Mr. J. J. Carey of your

staff at the conclusion of the inspection, and to a subsequent telephone discus-

sion between Mr. A. C. Mazukna and Mr. Sanders on July 31, 1979.

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, and observations by the

inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain of your activi-

ties were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth

in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

These items of

noncompliance have been categorized into the levels as described in our corres-

pondence 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 state-

ment or explanation in reply including:

(1) corrective steps which have been

taken by you and the results achieved; (2) corrective steos 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 enclosed inspection

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

If this report contains

any information that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is

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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

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statement of reasons which addresses with specificity the items which will be

considered by the Conmission 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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Robert T. Car'lson, Chief

Reactor Construction and Engineering

Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-334/79-08

cc w/encis:

F. Bissert, Technical Assistant Nuclear

R. Washabaugh, QA Manager

J. Werling, Station Superintendent

G. Moore, General Superintendent, Power Stations Department

J. J. Carey, Nuclear Technical Assistant

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