ML19339B968
| ML19339B968 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png |
| Issue date: | 09/24/1980 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Dewitt R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19339B969 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8011100515 | |
| Download: ML19339B968 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000155/1980004
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Docket No. 50-155
Consumers Power Company
ATTN: Mr. R. B. DeWitt
Vice President
Nuclear Operations
212 West Michigan Avenue
Jackson, MI 49201
Gentlemen:
This refers to your letters dated July 18 and August 11, 1980, and our
letters dated June 13 and August 26, 1980, regarding the Health Physics
Appraisal conducted by this office in March 1980. As stated in our
August 26, 1980 letter, your positions regarding Significant Appraisal
Finding No. 2 and Noncompliance Item No. I were forwarded to our Head-
quarters for resolution. The responses from our Headquarters are sum-
marized below.
Regarding Significant Appraisal Finding No. 2, our Headquarters concurred
with the Appraisal findings but noted the lack of specific regulatory
requirements for dedicated radiation protection personnel on off-shifts.
Our position remains, as stated in our June 13, 1980 letter, that
off-shif t radiation protection coverage should be upgraded to ensure
effective accident response. Note also that NRR is currently evaluating
shif t staffing requirements in conjunction with their review of licensee
emergency plans. No further action is planned by this office at this
time.
Regarding Noncompliance Item No. 1, our Headquarters agreed that the
noncompliance citation was valid. The following rationale was provided:
"The NRC provides information for the purpose of clarifying the
specific meaning and intent of regulatory requirements by numerous
means; some examples are Statements of Consideration, Regulatory
Guides, NUREG documents, Bulletins, Circultes, Branch Technical
Positions, and Generic Letters. These documents do not establish
regulatory requirements, but simply clarify the meaning and intent
of existing requirements or denote acceptable methods of imple-
menting the regulatory requirements. Consumers Power Company
acknowledges receipt of the clarifying information provided in the
letter from Ziemann to Bixel dated March 15, 1977 and did not pro-
pose or receive approval for implementing an alternative means of
complying with the subject technical specification."
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Inasmuch as your proposed corrective action for this noncompliance appears
acceptable, no further action is planned by this office at this time.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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JamesG.Kephfbr_
Director
cc:
Mr. D. P. Hoffman,
Nuclear Licensing
Administrator
Mr. C. J. Ilartman, Plant
Superintendent
cc w/ltrs dtd 7/18/80 and
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Central Files
Reproduction Unit NRC 20b
Resident Inspector, RIII
Local PDR
Ronald Callen, Michigan
Public Service Commission
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