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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-333/79-16 on 790918-21 & Notice of Violation
ML19290D963
Person / Time
Site: FitzPatrick Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/09/1979
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Leonard J
POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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See also: IR 05000333/1979016

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Docket No. 50-333

Power Authority of the State of New York

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

ATTN: Mr. J. D. Leonard

Resident Manager

P. O. Box 41

Lycoming, New York 13093

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection P0-333/79-16

Thh refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. C. Cowgill of this office on

September 18-21, 1979, of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-59 and to

the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Cowgill with Mr. R. Pasternak and

other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

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, 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 May 1, 1978 and August

10, 1978. We have no further questions regarding your action at this time.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain of your activi-

ties were not conducted in full compliance with MRC requirements, as set forth

in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

These items of

noncompliance have been categorized into the levels as described in our corres-

pondence 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 state-

ment 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 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 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 to withhold such information from puolic 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 Comission 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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Reactor Operations and Nuclear

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number

50-333/79-16

cc w/encls:

George T. Berry, Executive Director

P. W. Lyon, Manager - Nuclear Operations

A. Klausmann, Director, Quality Assurance

M. C. Cosgrove, Quality Assurance Supervisor

J. F. Davis, Chairman, Safety Review Comittee

V. J. Cassan, Assistant General Counsel

G. M. Wilverding, Licensing Supervisor