ML19284A460
| ML19284A460 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 01/10/1979 |
| From: | Heishman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wachter L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19284A461 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903060502 | |
| Download: ML19284A460 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000306/1978021
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Docket No. 50-306
Northern States Power Company
ATTN:
Mr. Leo Wachter
Vice President
Power Production and
System Operation
414 Nicollet Fbil
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. K. D. Ward of this
office on November 28 and 29, December 5 and 6, 1978, of activities
at Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 2, authorized by
SRC Operating License No. DPR-60 and to the discussion of our find-
ings with Messrs. F. P. Tierney, E. Watzl, and others of your staf f
at the conclusion of the inspection.
The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examined
during the inspeccion. Within these areas, the inspection consisted
of a selective examination of procedures and representative records,
observations, and interviews with personnel.
During this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be in
noncompliance with NRC requirements, as described in the enclosed
Appendix A.
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 thirty days of your receipt of this notice a
written statement or explanation in reply, including for each
item of noncompliance: (1) corrective o; tion taken and the results
achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further non-
compliance; and (3) the Jate when full compliance will be achieved.
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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, the enclosures, and your response to this letter will be
placed in the NRC's Public Document Room, except as follows.
If
the enclosures contain information that you or your contracte '
believe to be proprietary, you must apply in writing to this ..fice,
within twenty days of your receipt of this letter, to withhold such
information from public disclosure. The application must include a
full statement of the reasons for which the information is considered
proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information
identified in the application is contained in an enclosure to the
application.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this
inspection.
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Sincerely,
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UR. F. He shma
Chief
Reactor Construction and
Engineering Support Branch
Enclosures:
1. Appendix A, Notice
of Violation
2. IE Inspection Report
No. 50-306/78-21
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Mr. F. P. Tierney, Jr.
Plant Manager
Central Files
Reproduction Unit NRC 20b
Local PDR
Mr. John W. Ferman, Ph.D.,
Nuclear Engineer, MPCA
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