ML19281A691
| ML19281A691 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 02/13/1979 |
| From: | Madsen G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Pilant J NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
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| ML19281A693 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903300022 | |
| Download: ML19281A691 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000298/1979002
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February 13, 1979
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In Reply Refer To:
Docket No. 50-298/79-02
Nebraska Public Power District
ATTN: Mr. J. M. Pilant, Director
Licensing and Quality Assurance
P. O. Box 499
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. E. H. Johnson and
G. L. Constable of this office during the period January 29 - February 1,
1979, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License DPR-46, and to the
discussions of the findings with Mr. L. C. Lessor.
Principal areas examined during the inspection included:
(1) procurement
and storage activities; (2) calibration of safety-related instrumentation;
(3) procedures; (4) review of plant operations; (5) review of spent fuel
storage pool modifications; and (6) followup on spent fuel storage rack
weld cracks. Within these areas, the incpection consisted of selective
examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with
personnel, and observations by the inspectors.
Based on the results of this inspection it appears that certain of your
activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,
as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Enclosure
(1). This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201
of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Code of Federal Regulations.
Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office within 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 noncompliance; and
(3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
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 this report contains any information that you or your contractors believe
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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 include a full statement of reasons
on the basis of which it is claimed that the information is proprietary
and should be prepared so that the proprietary information identified in
the application is contained in a separate part of the document.
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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G. L. Madsen, Chief,
Reactor Operations and
Nuclear Support Branch
Enclosures:
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IE Inspection Report No. 50-298/79-02
cc w/ enclosures:
L. C. Lessor, Superintendent
Cooper Nuclear Station
P. O. Box 98
Brownville, Nebraska 68321