ML19338E505

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-334/80-18 on 800731 & Notice of Violation.Notice Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)
ML19338E505
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 07/31/1980
From: Grier B
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Dunn C
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
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Download: ML19338E505 (2)


See also: IR 05000334/1980018

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Decket No. 50-334

Duquesne Light Company

ATTN:

Mr. C. N. Dunn

Vice President

Operations Division

435 Sixth Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-334/80-18

This refers to the routine inspection conducted by Mr. G. C. Smith of this

office on June 16-20, 1980 at Beaver Valley Power Station, Shippingport, Pen-

nsylvania of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-66 and to the discus-

sions of our findings held by Mr. G. C. Smith with Mr. J. A. Werling of your

staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

This also refers to the meeting

held at Region I on July 18, 1980 and attended by you and Mr. James Allan,

Deputy Director, Region I.

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Areas examined during this inspection 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 procedures

and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the

inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, 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.

In addition to the need for corrective

action regarding these specific items of noncompliance, we are concerned about

the implementation of your management control systems that permitted them to

occur.

Consequently, in your reply, you should describe in particular, those

actions taken or planned to improve the effectiveness of your management

control systems.

In accordance with Section 2.790(d) of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, documentation of findings of your

control and accounting procedures for safeguarding special nuclear materials

and your facility security measures for physical protsction are deemed to be

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commercial or financial information within the meaning of 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4) and

shall be subject to disclosure only in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 9.12; therefore, the enclosures to this letter will not be placed in the

Public Document Room and will receive limited distribution.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased

to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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Bo ce H. Grier

Director

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation (Contains 2.790(d) Information)

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number

50-334/80-18 (Contains 2.790(d) Information)

cc w/o encls:

F. Bissert, Technical Assistant Nuclear

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R. Washabaugh,'QA Manager

J. Werling, Station Superintendent

G. Moore, General Superintendent, Power Stations Department

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J. J. Carey, Director of Nuclear Operations

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R. Martin, Nuclear Engineer

J. Sieber, Superintendent of Licensing and Compliance, BVPS

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