ML19296E038
| ML19296E038 | |
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| Site: | Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1980 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Counsil W CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8003140087 | |
| Download: ML19296E038 (1) | |
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KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 FEB 2 71980 Docket No. 50-213 Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power 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 required.
Should you have any questions regarding this information notice, please contact this office.
Sincerely, 44 Boyce H. Grier Director
Enclosures:
1.
IE Information Notice No. 80-06 2.
List of Recently Issued IE Information Notices CONTACT:
D. L. Caphton (215-337-5308) cc w/encls:
R. Graves, Plant Superintendent D. G. Diedrick, Manager of Quality Assurance J. R. Himmelwright, Licensing Safeguards Engineer 8003uoofy
ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES SSINS No.:
6870 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Accession No.:
OFFICE 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 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 t,eing 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 S50.72 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 $50.72 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 requiremen_ts for confirmation reports by telegraph, mailgram, or facsimile transmission nill apply.
The primary channel for telephone notific.ation of significant events should be through the dedicated telephone line er ablished between the licensee and the NRC Operations Center.
An NRC Duty Crficer 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 dedicatad te'.ephone line, the licensee should contact the NRC Operations Center directly Fy commercial line.
Attachment:
Notice of Rulemaking DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously entered into system under:
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