ML19318C929

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-282/80-06 & 50-306/80-07 on 800401-30 & Notice of Deviation
ML19318C929
Person / Time
Site: Prairie Island  Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 05/21/1980
From: Heishman R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Gilberts D
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML19318C930 List:
References
NUDOCS 8007070051
Download: ML19318C929 (2)


See also: IR 05000282/1980006

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Docket No. 50-282

Docket No. 50-306

Northern States Power Company

ATTN:

Mr. Dennis E. Gilberts

Vice President

Power Production and

System Operation

414 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN

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Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. C. D. Feierabend of this

office on April 1-30, 1980 of activities in your corporate office and at

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC

Operating Licenses No. DPR-42 and No. DPR-60 and to the discussion of our

findings with Mr. Tierney and others of your staff at the conclusion of

the inspection.

The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examined

during the inspection. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of a

selective examination of procedures and representative records, obscrva-

tions, and interviews with personnel.

Certain activities as set forth in the enclosed Appendix A to this

letter, appear to be a deviation from commitments which you have made in

previous correspondence with the Commission.

Please advise us in writing

within twenty days of the corrective action you have taken or plan to

take, showing the estimated date of completion with regard to this devia-

tion.

In addition, please describe your planned actions to address the

concerns identified in the areas of inspection of spare components and

control of safety-related material.

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 Regula-

tions. Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office within twenty

days of your receipt of this notice a written statement or explanation in

reply, including for each item of noncompliance: (1) corrective action

taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to

avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will

be achieved.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 cf the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal 'egulations, a copy of this

letter, the enclosures, and your res,2nse to this letter will be

placed in the NRC's Public Document Room, except as follows.

If

the enclosures contain information that you or your contractors

believe to be proprietary, you must apply in writing to this office,

within twenty days of your receipt of this letter, to withhold such

information from public disclosure. The application must include a

full statement of the reasons for which the information is considered

proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information

identified in the application is contained in an enclosure to the

application.

We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this

inspection.

Sincerely,

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R. F. Heishman, Chief

Reactor Operations and

Nuclear Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of

Deviation

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IE Inspection Report No.

50-282/80-06 and

50-306/80-07

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Mr. F. P. Tierney, Jr.,

Plant Manager

Central Files

Reproduction Unit NRC 20b

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Local PDR

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John W. Ferman, Ph.D. ,

Nuclear Engineer, MPCA