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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-458/80-07 on 800715-18 & Notices of Violation & Deviation
ML19332B092
Person / Time
Site: River Bend 
Issue date: 08/11/1980
From: Seidle W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Draper E
GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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See also: IR 05000458/1980007

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August 11, 1980

In Reply Refer To:

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Docket No. 50-458/Rpt. 80-07

Gulf States Utilities

ATTN:

Dr. E. Linn Draper, Jr.

Vice President-Technology

Post Office Box 2951

Beaumont, Texas 77704

Gentl'emen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. A. B. Beach and J. I. Tapia

of our staff during the period July 15-18, 1980, of activities authorized by

NRC Construction Permit No. CPPR-145 for River Bend, Unit No.1, and to the dis-

cussion of our findings with Mr. T. C. Crouse and other members of your staff

at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the

enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examination of procedures and representative records, interviews

with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under yo r license

appear to be in noncompliance with Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 of the NRC Regula-

tions, " Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants." The items of non-

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compliance and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the

enclosed Notice of Violation.

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 30 days of your

receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:

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corrective steps which have been taken by you, and the results achieved;

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corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and

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the date when full compliance will be achieved.

During this inspection, it was also found that certain of your activities

appeared to deviate from commitments in the PSAR. The items and references to

the specific commitments are identified in the enclosed Notice of Deviation.

In your reply, please include your comments concerning the items, a description

of any steps that have been or will be taken to correct them, a description of

any steps that have been or will be taken to prevent recurrence, and the date

all corrective actions or preventive measures were or will be completed.

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We have examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identified

inspection findings.

The status of these items is identified in paragraph 2

of the enclosed report.

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 the

report contains any information that you believe to be proprietary, it is

necessary that you submit a written application to this office, within 20 days

of the date of this latter, requesting that such information be withheld from

public disclosure.

The application must include a full statement of the reasons

why it is claimed that the information is proprietary.

The application should

be prepared so that any proprietary information identified is contained in an

enclosure to the application, since the application without the enclosure will

also be placed in the Public Document Room.

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' hav$ any questions concerning this inspection we will be pleased

to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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Engineering Support Branch

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Appendix B, Notice of Deviation

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IE Inspection Report No. 50-458/80-07

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