ML19344D520
| ML19344D520 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/28/1980 |
| From: | Carroll D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wright G ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 8003120596 | |
| Download: ML19344D520 (2) | |
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GLEN ELLYN. ILLINOIS 60137 FEB 2 81980 State of Illinois Department of Public Health ATTN:
Mr. Gary N. Wright, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety 535 West Jeffe son Street Springfield, IL 62761 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Information Notice No. 80-06 titled " Notification of Sig-nificant Events" was sent to the following licensees on on February 27, 1980.
American Electric Power Service Corporation Indiana and Michigan Power Company D. C. Cook 1, 2 (50-315, 50-316)
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company Zimmer (50-358)
Commonwealth Edison Company Dresden 1, 2, 3 (50-10, 50-237, 50-249)
La Salle 1, 2 (50-373, 50-374)
Quad-Cities 1, 2 (50-254, 50-265)
Zion 1, 2 (50-295, 50-304)
Consumers Power Company Big Rock Point (50-155)
Palisades (50-255)
Dairyland Power Cooperative LACBWR (50-409)
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Duane Arnold (50-331)
Northern States Power Company Prairie Island 1, 2 (50-282, 50-306)
Toledo Edison Company Davis-Besse 1 (50-346)
Wisconsin Electric Power Company Point Beach 1, 2 (50-266, 50-301) l 80031en 5 %
n State of Illinois FEB 2 81980 Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Kewaunee (50-305)
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IE Information Notice No. 80-06 cc w/ enc 1:
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February 27, 1980 IE Information Notice No. 80-06 NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Description of Circumstances:
On February 29, 1980, an immediately effective amendment to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations is to be published in the Federal Register that sets forth requirements for the reporting of significant events
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at operating reactors. A copy of the NRC Notice of Rulemaking is enclosed.
The reporting requirement in the new section 50.72, " Notification of significant events," to 10 CFR Part 50 will be effective immediately under the authority of GA0 clearance R0072 (Emergency Generic Clearance -Expires 7/31/80), and is being submitted to the General Accounting Office for review under the Federal Reports Act for permanent approval under NRC's existing GAO clearance for 10 CFR Part 50
(#R0071).
Paragraph (a) of 50.72 requires, in part, that the licensee notify the NRC Operations Center as soon as possible and in all cases within one hour by telephone of the occurrence of any significant event listed in the paragraph.
Reports of events pursuant to 650.72 that are similarly required by Technical Specifications to be reported by telephone within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> are considered to satisify the Technical Specification requirement for prompt telephone notifica-tion.
Technical Specification requirements for confirmation reports by telegraph, mailgram, or facsimile transmission still apply.
1 The primary channel for telephone notification of significant events should be through the dedicated telephone line established between the licensee and the NRC Operations Center.
An NRC Duty Officer is available, 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day, in the NRC Operations Center.
In case the licensee is unable to report a significant i
event over the dedicated telephone line, the licensee should contact the NRC Operations Center directly by commercial line.
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