ML19309C178

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-333/79-18 on 791212-14 & Notice of Violation
ML19309C178
Person / Time
Site: FitzPatrick Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 02/15/1980
From: Galen Smith
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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Download: ML19309C178 (2)


See also: IR 05000333/1979018

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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 50-333/79-18

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. L. H. Thonus of this office on

December 12-14, 1979 at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Scriba,

New York of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-59 and to the discussions

of our findings held by Mr. Thonus with Mr. J. Leonard 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, measurements made by the

inspector, and observations by the inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities

was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in the

Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

This item of noncompliance

has been categorized into the levels as described in our correspondence 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 statement 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

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achieved.

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

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that you make a written application within 20 days to this office to withhold

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such information from public disclosure. Any such application must be accompanied

by an affidavit executed by the owner of the information, which identifies the

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document or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons

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which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by the

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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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Ge ge . Smith, Chief

Fue F cility and Materials Safety

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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 50-333/79-18

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 Committee

V. J. Pratt, Assistant General Counsel

G. M. Wilverding, Licensing Supervisor

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