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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-293/78-27 on 781128-1201 & Notice of Violation
ML19269D222
Person / Time
Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 01/03/1979
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Andognini G
BOSTON EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 7903070496
Download: ML19269D222 (2)


See also: IR 05000293/1978027

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Docket No. 50-293

Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear

ATTN:

Mr. G. Carl Andognini, Manager

Nuclear Operations Department

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts

02199

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-293/78-27

This refers to the inspection conducted by Dr. M. Shanbaky of this

office on November 28 - December 1,1978 at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station,

Plymouth, Massachusetts, and at the Boston Edison Corporate Offices in

Boston, Massachusetts of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-35

and to the discussions of our findings held by Dr. Shanbaky with Messrs.

McGuire, Rosen, and other members of Mr. Rosen's and your staffs at the '

conclusicn of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of

Inspection and Enforcement Ir.spection 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.

Our inspector also verified the steps you have taken to correct the

items of noncompliance brought to your attention in a letter dated

November 7, 1977. We have no further questions regarding the steps you

took to correct items A, B, and C.

With regard to item D, we note that

corrective action to prevent recurrence was not fully implemented.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your

activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix

A.

This item of noncompliance has been categorized into the levels as

described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974.

This

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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 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 items of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compli-

ance will be achieved.

The item shown in the Notice of Violation enclosed with this letter, is

a recurrent or uncorrected item.

In your response please give this

matter your particular attention.

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

enclosures 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 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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GergiH. Smith, Chief

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-293/78-27

cc w/encls:

P. J. McGuire, Pilgrim Station Manager

A. Z. Roisman, Natural Resources Defense Council (Without Report)