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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-219/79-23 on 800104 & 791209-14 & 18-19 & Notice of Violation
ML19305C459
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 02/05/1980
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Finfrock I
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.
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See also: IR 05000219/1979023

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Jersey Central Power and Light Company

ATTN: Mr. Ivan R. Finfrock, Jr.

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Madison Avenue at Punch Bowl Road

Morristown, New Jersey 07960

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Subject:

Inspection 50-219/79-23

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. R. Nimitz of this office on

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December 9-14, 18-19, 1979 and January 4,1980, at Oyster Creek Nuclear Genera-

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ting Station, Forked River, New Jersey of activities authorized by NRC License

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No. DPR-16 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Nimitz with Mr. J.

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Carroll, Jr., and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection,

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and to subsequent telephone discussions between Mr. J. Stohr of this office and

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Mr. Carroll on Decenber 21, 1979; and between Mr. J. Allan of this office and

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Mr. D. Ross of your staff on December 21, 1979.

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Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of Inspection

and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within

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these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures

and representative records, interviews with personnel, measurements made by the

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inspector, and observations by the inspector.

In addition, our inspector examined those activities conducted under your license

relating to the subjects covered in Immediate Action Letter (IAL) No'. 79-21,

dated December 26, 1979. We have no further questions regarding your immediate

actions taken.

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Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain of your act,1vi-

ties were not conducted in full compliance with NRC 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-

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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

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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.

In addition to the need for corrective action regarding these

specific items of noncompliance, we are concerned about the implementation of

your quality assurance program that permitted them to occur.

Consequently, in

your reply, you should describe in particular, those actions taken or planned to

improve the effectiveness of your quality assurance program.

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 infor-

mation 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 public disclosure. Any such application must be accom-

panied 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.

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GeorgeH.fSmth, Chief

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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 50-219/79-23

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J. T. Carroll, Station Superintendent