ML19289F630
| ML19289F630 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 03/20/1979 |
| From: | Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Counsil W NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19289F624 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906150209 | |
| Download: ML19289F630 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000245/1979003
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UNITED STATES
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$31 PARK AVENUE
KING OF PRUSSIA. PENNSYt.VANI A 19408
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Docket Nos. 50-245
50-336
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
ATTN:
Mr. W. G. Counsil
Vice President - Nuclear
Engineering and Operations
P. O. Box 270
Hartford, Connecticut
06101
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Combined Inspection 50-245/79-03 and 50-336/79-03
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. G. P. Yuhas of this
office on February 12-15, 1979 of activities authorized by NRC License
Nos. DPR-21 and DPR-65 and to the discussions of our findings held by
Mr. Yuhas with Mr. J. F. Opeka and other members of your staff at the
conclusion of the inspection, and to a subsequent telephone discussion
between Mr. Yuhas and Mr. J. F. Opeka on February 21, 1979.
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
examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with
personnel. measurements made by the inspector, 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 letters dated June
14, 1978 and August 11, 1978. We have no further questions regarding
your action at this time.
In addition, our inspector examined those activities conducted under
your licenses relating to the subject covered in your letter to Mr.
Boyce H. Grier, Director, USNRC, Region 1, dated December 18, 1978. We
have no further questions regarding this matter.
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
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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) 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.
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 infonnation
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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George H. Smith, Chief
Fuel Facility and Materials Safety
Branch
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A. Notice of Violation
2.
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Combined Inspection
Report Numbers 50-245/79-03 and 50-336/79-03
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cc w/encls:
J. F. Opeka, Station Superintendent
D. G. Diedrick, Manager of Quality Assurance
J. R. Himelwright, Licensing Safeguards Engineer
A. Z. Roisman, Natural Resources Defense Council (Without Report)
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