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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-334/79-17 on 790820-24 & Notice of Violation
ML19262A682
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 10/01/1979
From: Grier B
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Dunn C
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
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See also: IR 05000334/1979017

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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 Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-334/79-17

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. D. Beckman of this office on

August 20-24, 1979 at Beaver Valley Power Station, Shippingport, Pennsylvania of

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

findings held by Mr. Beckman with Messrs. G. Moore, H. Williams, and other

members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection, and to a subsequent

telephone discussion between Mr. R. Balcerek of your staff and Mr. Beckman on

August 31, 1979.

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

and Enforccment Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within

these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures

and representative records, Mterviews with personnel, and observations by the

inspector.

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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 ir

the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

These items of noncom-

pliance 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 state-

(1) corrective steps which have been

ment or explanation in reply including:(2) corrective steps which will be taken

taken by you and the results achieved;

to avoid further items of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance

will be achieved.

In addition to the need for corrective action regarding these

specific items of noncompliance, we are concerned about the implementation of

your management control systems that permitted them to occur.

Consequently, in

your reply, you should describe in particular, those actions taken or planned to

improve the effectiveness of your management control systems.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title

10, Code of fcderal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosures will

be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

If this report contains any infor-

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mation that you (7r 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

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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Boyce H. Grier

Director

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-334/79-17

cc w/encls:

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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