ML19290E704
| ML19290E704 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/1980 |
| From: | Carroll D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8003140410 | |
| Download: ML19290E704 (3) | |
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FEB28last MEMORANDUM FOR: Those on Attached List FROM:
Dorothy E. Carroll, Acting Chief, Administrative Branch
SUBJECT:
IE INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 80-06 The attached IE Information Notice No. 80-06 titled " Notification of Sig-nificant Events" was sent to the following licensees on February 27, 1980.
American Electric Power Service Corporation Indiana and Michigan Power Company D. C. Cook 1, 2 (50-315, 50-316)
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company Zimmer (50-358)
Commonwealth Edison Company Dresden 1, 2, 3 (50-10, 50-237, 50-249)
La Salle 1, 2 (50-373, 50-374)
Quad-Cities 1, 2 (50-254, 50-265)
Zion 1, 2 (50-295, 50-304)
Consumers Power Company Big Rock Point (50-155)
Palisades (50-255)
Dairyland Power Cooperative LACBWR (50-409)
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Duane Arnold (50-331)
Northern States Power Company Monticello (50-263)
Prairie Island 1, 2 (50-282, 50-306)
Toledo Edison Company Davis-Besse 1 (30-346)
Wisconsin Electric Power Company Point Beach 1, 2 (50-266, 50-301)
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Those on Attached List F C! 2 3 193c Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Kewaunee (50-305) u,1 cM-t & ll Dorothy E.
roll, Acting Chief Administrative Branch
Attachment:
IE Information Notice No. 80-06
Addressees - Memorandum dated February 27, 1980 IE Files MPA/DTS Central Files Reproduction Unit NRC 20b 9
UNITED STATES SSINS No.:
6870 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Accession No.:
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 7912190679 WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 February 27, 1980 IE Information Notice No. 80-06 NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Description of Circumstances:
On February 29, 1980, an immediately effective amendment to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations is to be published in the Federal Register that sets forth requirements for the reporting 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 notifica-tion.
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 significant event over the dedicated telephone line, the licensee should contact the NRC Operations Center directly by commercial line.
Enclosure:
Notice of Rulemaking DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously enteredintoskstemunde 79/o1/ G 67
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