ML19289D069

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Forwards Insp Rept 50-348/78-27 on 781002-06 & Notice of Violation
ML19289D069
Person / Time
Site: Farley 
Issue date: 12/01/1978
From: Long F
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Barton A
ALABAMA POWER CO.
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ML19289D065 List:
References
NUDOCS 7901290194
Download: ML19289D069 (2)


See also: IR 05000348/1978027

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In Reply Refer To:

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50-348/78-27

Alabama Power Company

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ATTN:

Mr. A. R. Barton

Executive Vice President

Post Office Box 2641

Birmingham, Alabama 35291

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Gentlemen:

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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. V. Ruhlman and others of this

office on October 2-6,

1978, of activities authorized by NRC License No.

NPF-2 for the Farley I' nit 1 and APC0 Corporate Offices and to the discussion

of our findings held with Mr. W. G. Hairston on site and Mr. H. O. Thrash at

the corporate offices at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the

enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews

with personnel, and observati

by the inspectors.

Ten new unresolved items resulted from this inspection and are discussed in

the enclosed report. sThese items will be examined during subsequent

inspections.

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During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your

license appear to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements. These items

and references to pertinent requirements are listed in the Notice of

Violation enclosed herewith as 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 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 =teps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and

(3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

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Alabama Pcwer Company

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DEC 1

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With respect to item D in Appendix A, your immediate corrective actions were

completed and verified by an inspector prior to comp 1>. tion of the inspection.

Therefore, your response for this item need only address actions taken and

scheduled to prevent recurrence.

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 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 include a full statement of the reasons on the

basis of which it is claimed that the information is proprietary, and should

be prepared so that 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 Roon.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to

discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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F. J. Long, Chi (

Reactor Operation and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

1.

Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Inspection Report No. 50-348/78-27

cc w/ encl:

Mr. W. G. Hairston, III, Plant Manager

Drawer 470

Ashford, Alabama 36312

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