ML19276H259
| ML19276H259 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/31/1978 |
| From: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Herbein J METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19276H251 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910150881 | |
| Download: ML19276H259 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000289/1978001
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Metropolitan Edison Company
ATTN: Mr. J. G. Herbein
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P. O. Box 542
Reading, Pennsylvania 19603
Gentlemen:
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Subject: Inspection 50-289/78-01
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. L. Sjostrom of this
office on January 10-11 and 16,1978, at Three Mile Island Nuclear
Station, Middletown, Pennsylvania, of activities authorized by NRC
License No. OPR-50 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr.
Sjostrom with Mr. R. Barley of your staff at the conclusion of the
inspection, and to a subsequent telephona discussion between Mr. L.
Sjostrom and Mr. J. O'Hanlon on January 17, 1978.
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Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of
Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this
letter. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective
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examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with
personnel, and observations by the inspector.
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
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) 'cerrective steps which have been taken by you
and the results achieved; (2) corrective steos which will be taken to
avoid further items of noncompliance; and ('3) the date when full conpliance
will be achieved.
In addition to the need for corrective action regarding
this specific item of noncompliance, we are concerned about the implementation
of your management control systems that permitted it to occur.
Consequently,
in your reply, you should describe in particular, those actions taken or
planned to imorove the effectiveness of your management control systems.
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The Item of Noncompliance, shown in the Notice of Violation enclosed
witn this letter, is a recurrent 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
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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 te 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
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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
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pleased to discuss them with you.
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Sincerely,
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El
n J. Brunner, Chief
Reactor Operations and Nuclear
Support Branch
Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report
Number 50-289/78-01
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L. L. Lawyer, Manager, Generation Operations - Nuclear
G. P. Miller, Superintendent
J. P. O'Hanlon, Unit 1 Su::erintendent
R. W. Heward, Project Manager, GFUSC
Mis: Mary V. Southard, Chairman, Citi:: ens for a Safe Environment
(',lithout Repert)
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