ML19257B750
| ML19257B750 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 12/06/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Cavanaugh W ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19257B751 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8001180256 | |
| Download: ML19257B750 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000313/1979016
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December 6, 1979
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Arkansas Power and Light Company
ATTN:
Mr. William Cavanaugh III
Vice President of Generation
and Construction
P. O. Box 551
Little Rock, Arkansas 77203
Gentlemen:
'Ihis refers to the management inspection conducted by Messrs. J. E. Gagliardo,
W. D. Shafer, M. V. Sinkule, and J. D. Woessner of the NRC/IE Performance
Appraisal Branch on July 30 through August 10, 1979, of activities authorized
by NRC Operating License Nos. DPR-51 and NFP-6 for the Arkansas Nuclear One
facilities at Russellville, Arkansas, and Company offices in Little Rock,
Arkansas, and to the discussion of the findings held with Mr. W. Cavanaugh III
and others on August 10, 1979 at your general offices.
The enclosed copy of the inspection report (Enclosure 2) identifies the areas
examined during the inspection. Within these areas, the inspection consisted
of a coa.prehensive examination of your management controls over licensed
activities which included an examination of procedures and records plus exten-
sive interviews with many of your management and supervisory personnel.
This inspection was one of a series of management appraisal inspections con-
ducted by the NRC Performance Appraisal Branch. The results of this inspection
will be used to evaluate the performance of your management control systems
from a national perspective.
The enclosed inspection report addresses the
enforcement findings from this inspection and the observations which will
provide the basis for the subsequent performance appraisal. Paragraph 2 of
the enclosed report provides additional information regarding the findings and
how they will be utilized.
Eight new unresolved items which will require management attention for correc-
tion were identified during this inspection.
These items are discussed in the
enclosed report and your actions to correct these items will be reviewed
during subsequent inspections.
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December 6, 1979
During this inspection it was found that certain activities under your license
appear to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements. These items and references
to pertinent requirements are listed in the Notice of Violation enclosed here-
with as Enclosure 1.
This notice le sent to you pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practica," Part 2, Title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations.
Section 2.201 requires you te submit to this office,
within 20 days of your receipt of this notice, a i ritten statement or explana-
tion in reply including:
(1) corrective steps which have been taken by you
and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps waich will be taken to avoid
further noncomp1_iance; 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 inspec-
tion report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this report
contains any information that you or your contractors believe to be proprietary,
it is necessary that you make a written application within twenty (20) days to
this office to withhold such information from public disclosure. Any such
application must inulude a full statement of the reasons on the basis of which
it is claimed that the information is proprietary, and should be prepared so
that proprietary information identified in the application is contained in a
separate part of the document.
If we do not hear from you in this regard within
the specified period, the report will be placed f n the Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be glad to
discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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K. V. Seyfri
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Enclosures:
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2.
IE Inspection Report Nos.
50-313/79-16 and 50-368/
79-14
cc w/ enclosures:
James P. O'Hanlon, Plant Manager
P. O. Box 608
Russellville, Arkansas 72801
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