ML19320A135
| ML19320A135 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1977 |
| From: | Madsen G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Phillips J ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19320A129 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8004140732 | |
| Download: ML19320A135 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000313/1977005
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March 11, 1977
Docket No. 50-313
Arkansas Power and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. J. D. Phillips
Senior Vice President
Sixth and Pine Streets
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601
Gentlemen:
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This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. M. W. Dickerson and
R. G. Spangler of this office on February 28 - March 4,1977, of
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activities authorized by NRC Operating License No. DPR-51 for the
Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 facility, and to the discussion of our
findings held with Mr. J. W. Anderson and other members of your staff
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at the conclusion of the. inspection.
Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in
the enclosed inspecti.on report. Within these areas, the inspection
consisted of selective examinations of procedures'and representative
records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.
During this inspection it was found that certain of your activities were
not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in
the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Enclosure (1). 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 20 days of
your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply
including:
(1)correctivestepswhichhavebeentakenbyyou,andthe
results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid
further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be
achieved.
In addition to the need for corrective action regarding the specific
noncompliance, we are concerned about your management control system
that permitted this to occur.
Particularly since this is a problem'
which was called to your attention as a result of an internal audit on
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December 3 and December 6,1976 and our inspection on December 6-10,
1976.
Consequently, in your reply, you should describe in particular,
those actions taken or planned to improve the effectiveness of your
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management control system.
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 enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document
Room.
If this report contains any information that you or your contractors
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 include a full state-
ment of the reasons why it is claimed that the information is proprietary.
The application should be prepared so that proprietary information
identified in the application.is contained in a separate part of the
document.
If we do not hear from you in-this regard within the specified
period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
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Should you have'any questions conce'rning this inspection we will' be pleased
to discuss them with you.
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Sincerely,
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G. L. Madsen, Chief,
Reactor Operations and
Nuclear Support Branch
Enclosures:
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation
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IE Inspection Report No. 50-313/77-05
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