ML19260D736

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-458/79-05 on 791029-1101 & Notice of Violation
ML19260D736
Person / Time
Site: River Bend 
Issue date: 12/19/1979
From: Seidle W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Weigand J
GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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See also: IR 05000458/1979005

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Docket No. 50-458/Rpt. 79-05

Gulf States Utilities Company

Attn:

Dr. J. G. Weigand, General Manager

Nuclear Projects

Post Office Box 2951

Beaumont, Texas

77704

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. C. R. Oberg of our staff

during the period October 29 - November 1, 1979, of activities authorized by

NRC Construction Permit No. CPPR-145 for River Bend, Unit No. 1, and to the

discussion of our findings with Mr. T. L. Crouse and other members of your

staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the

enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted

of selective examination of procedures and representative records, interviews

with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your license

appear to be in noncompliance with Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 of the NRC

Regulations, " Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants." The

items of noncompliance and references to the pertinent requirements are

identified in the enclosed Notice of Violation.

We have also examined actions you have taken with regard to a previously

identified inspection finding. The status of this item is identified in

paragraph 2 of the enclosed report.

Two new unresolved items are identified in paragraphs 5 and 7 of the enclosed

report.

This notice is sent to you pursuat.

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 30 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

noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

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December 19, 1979

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 the

report contains any information that you telieve to be proprietary, it is

necessary that you submit a written application to this office, within 20 days

of the date of this letter, requesting that such information be withheld from

public disclosure.

The application must include a full statement of the reasons

why it is claimed that the information is proprietary.

The application should

be prepared so that any proprietary information identified is contained in an

enclosure to the application, since the application without the enclosure will

also be placed in the Puclic Document Room.

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,

W. C. Seid , Chief

Reactor Construction and

Engineering Support Branch

Enclosures:

Appendix A, Notice of Violation

IE Inspection Report No. 50-458/79-05

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