ML19336A615

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-320/80-09 on 800427-0531 & Notice of Violation
ML19336A615
Person / Time
Site: Crane 
Issue date: 08/05/1980
From: Grier B
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Arnold R
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
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Download: ML19336A615 (2)


See also: IR 05000320/1980009

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Docket No. 50-320

Metropolitan Edison Company

ATTN: Mr. R. C. Arnold

Senior Vice P"esident

100 Int'erpace Parkway

Parsippany, New Je sey 07054

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-320/80-09

This refers to the inspection cond.icted by Messrs. R. Conte and M. Shanbaky of

this office on April 27 - May 31,1980, at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,

Unit 2, Middletown, Pennsylvania, of activities authorized by NRC License No.

OPR-73 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Conte with Mr. G.

Hovey and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection period 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 proce-

dares and representative records, interviews with licensee and contractor personnel,

measurements made by the inspectors, and observations by the inspectors.

Based on the results of this inspectio'n, it appears 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 Appendix A.

These items of noncompliance

have 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.

With respect to items B and C in the Notice of Violation, enclosed with this

letter, we are concerned about your. management control system that permitted the

subject procedures to be approved and implemented.

Consequently in your reply,

you should describe in particular those actions taken or planned to improve the

effectiveliess of your management control system in this area.

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

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information 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 whM cc-tains a

statement of reasons which addresses with specificity tne items which will be

considered by the Commission as listed in 5ubparagraph (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.

Sincerely,

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yce H. Grier

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Director

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection-and Enforcement Inspection Report

Nunber 50-320/80-09

cc w/encls:

G. K. Hovey, Director, TMI-2

J. J. Barton, Manager Site Operations, TMI-2

J. W. Brasher, Radiological Controls Manager, TMI-2

B. Elam, Plant Engineering Manager, TMI-2

R. F. Wilson, Director, Technical Functions, TMI-2

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L. W. Harding, Supervisor of Licensing

E. G. Wallace, Licensing Manager

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I. R. Finfrock, Jr.

R. W. Conrad

J. B. Lieberman, Esquire

G. F. Trowbridge, Esquire

Ms. Mary V. Southard, Chairperson, Citizens for a Safe Environment (Without Report)

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