ML19290E480
| ML19290E480 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1980 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Counsil W NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8003140104 | |
| Download: ML19290E480 (1) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3
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KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 Docket Nos. 50-245 000 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:
The enclosed IE Information Notice No. 80-06 provides information with regard to an amendment to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations requiring the immediate reporting by telephone of significant events at operating nuclear power plants.
No written response is recuired.
Should you have any questions regarding this information notice, please contact this office.
Sincerely, A
A Boyce H. Grier G/ " Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 80-06 2.
List of Recently Issued IE Information Notices CONTACT:
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J. F. Opeka, Station Superintendent D. G. Diedrick, Manager of Quality Assurance J. R. Himmelwright, Licensing Safeguards Engineer 800314oroy
ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES SSINS No.:
6870 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Accession No.:
0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 7912190679 WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 IE Information Notice No. 80-06 Date:
February 27, 1980 Page 1 of 1 NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Description of Circumstances:
On February 29, 1980, an immediately effective amendment to the Nuclear Regula-tory Commission (NRC) regulations is to be published in the Federal Register that sets forth requirements for :.he recorting of significant events at operating reactors. A copy of the NRC Notice of Rulemaking is enclosed.
The reporting requirement in the new section 50.72, " Notification of significant events," to 10 CFR Part 50 will be effective immediately under the authority of GA0 clearance R0072 (Emergency Generic Clearance -Expires 7/31/80), and is being submitted to the General Accounting Office for review under the Federal Reports Act for permanent approval under NRC's existing GA0 clearance for 10 CFR Part 50
(#R0071).
Paragraph (a) of $50.72 requires, in part, that the licensee notify the NRC Operations Center as soon as possible and in all cases within one hour by telephone of the occurrence of any significant event listed in the paragraph.
Reports of events pursuant to 650.72 that are similarly required by Technical Specifications to be reported by telephone within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> are-considered to satisify the Technical Specification requirement for prompt telephone notifi-cation.
Technical Specification requirements for confirmation reports by telegraph, mailgram, or facsimile transmission still apply.
The primary channel for telephone notification of significant events should be through the dedicated telephone line established between the licensee and the NRC Operations Center.
An NRC Duty Officer is available, 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day, in the NRC Operations Center.
In case the licensee is unable to report a signif-icant event over the dedicated telephone line, the licensee should contact the NRC Operations Center directly by commercial line.
Attachment:
Notice of Rulemaking DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously enter 4d into s stem under:
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