ML19309D481

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-334/79-26 on 791126-29 & Notice of Violation
ML19309D481
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 01/18/1980
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Dunn C
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
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Download: ML19309D481 (2)


See also: IR 05000334/1979026

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Docket No. 50-334/79-26

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Duquesne Light Company

ATTN: Mr. C. N. Dunn

Vice President

Operations Division

435 Sixth Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection No. 50-334/79-26

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

November 26-29, 1979, at Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1, Shippingport,

Pennsylvania of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-66 and to the dis-

cussions of our findings held ny Mr. L. H. Thonus with Mr. J. Werling 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.

Our inspector also verified the steps you have taken to correct the item of non-

compliance brought to your attention in a letter dated February 8,1979.

We

have no further questions regarding your action at this time.

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

was not conducted in full ccmpliance 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

achieved.

The item, shown in the Notice of Violation enclosed with this letter, is a

recurrent or uncorrected item. An item of a similar nature was identified in

inspection number 50-334/78-32 conducted in November 1978.

In your response

please give this matter your particular attention.

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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

infonnation 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

accompanied 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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Enclosures:

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Appendix A. Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement

Inspection Report No. 50-334/79-26

cc w/ encl:

F. Bissert, Technical Assistant Nuclear

R. Washabaugh, QA Manager

J. Werling, Station Superintendent

G. Moore, General Superintendent, Power Stations Department

J. J. Carey, Nuclear Technical Assistant

R. Martin, Nuclear Engineer

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