ML19269C653

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-282/78-19 & 50-306/78-19 on 781114-15.No Noncompliance Noted
ML19269C653
Person / Time
Site: Prairie Island  Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 01/08/1979
From: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Wachter L
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 7902080014
Download: ML19269C653 (2)


See also: IR 05000282/1978019

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Docket No. 50-282

Docket No. 50-306

Northern States Power Company

ATTN:

Mr. Leo Wachter

Vice President

Power Production and

System Operation

414 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. J. Hughes and

C. D. Feierabend of this office on November 14 and 15, 1978, of

activities at Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1

and 2, authorized by NRC Operating Licenses No. DPR-42 and No.

DPR-60 and to the discussion of our findings with Mr. Watz1 and

others of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas

examined during the. inspection. Within these areas, the

inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures

and representative records, observations, and interviews with

personnel.

In addition, our inspectors examined the circumstances relating

to the identification and replacement of pressurizer pressure

transmitters that had not been environmentally qualified to thc

level stated in the Prairie Island FSAR.

This matter was reported

by you, as LER 78-16.

Based on our findings which were also

reviewed by our headquarters, we have no further questions regard-

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No items of noncompliance with NRC requirements were identified

during the course of this inspection.

In accordance wich 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, except as follows. If this report

contains information that you or your contractors believe to be

proprietary, you must apply in writing to this office, within

twenty days of your receipt of this letter, to withhold such

information from public disclosure.

The application must includa

a full statement of the reasons for which the information is con-

sidered proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietery

information identified in the application is contained in an

enclosure to the application.

We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this

inspection.

Sincerely,

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James G. Keppler

Director

Enclosure:

IE Inspection

Reports No. 50-282/78-19

and No. 50-306/78-19

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Mr. F.

P. Tierney, Jr.,

Plant Manager

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