ML19327C140
| ML19327C140 | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 11/13/1989 |
| From: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Campbell G ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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| ML19327C141 | List: |
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| EA-89-220, NUDOCS 8911200268 | |
| Download: ML19327C140 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000313/1989035
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ATTN: Gene Campbell, Vice President
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This mfers to the team inspection' conducted by Mesr.rs. W. F. Smith,
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J. E. Bess, and R. A. Kendall of this office'during the' period Septenter 18-22,
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Arkansas' Nuclear One, Units-1 and 2 respectively, and to the discussion of our
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findings with Mr. N. S. Carns and other members of your staff at the conclusion
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The purpose of this' inspection was to obtain an indepth understanding of the
extent and safety significance of' wiring discrepancies identified by an NRC
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' August 18 and September 15, 1989. Arkansas Power & Light's (AP&L) corrective-
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actions for these discrepancies were also examined during this inspection. The
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records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the NRC inspectors,
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The inspection findings are documented in the enclosed inspection report.
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in your office in Little Rock, Arkansas,' on November 30, 1989. During this
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1 conference, you will be given an opportunity to discuss your understanding of
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these apparent violations and to explain the circumstences surrounding the
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We are particularly interested in the electrical contacts found in
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during'this enforcement conference you should be prepared to discuss five
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Report 50-313/89-22; 50-368/89-22. These LERs appear to be further examples of
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failure to n=irtain plant or design configuration in the past.
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Appendix A - NRC Inspection-Report
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Appendix B - Description of Service
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Arkansat Nuclear One
ATTN:. Early Ewing, General Manager
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Technical Support and Assessment
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ATTN: . Charles B. Brinkman, Manager
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Honorable Joe W. Phillips
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Bishop. . Cook, Purcell & Reynolds
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1400 L Street, N.W.
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