ML19345D196
| ML19345D196 | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1980 |
| From: | Madsen G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Cavanaugh W ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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| ML19345D197 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8012120224 | |
| Download: ML19345D196 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000313/1980017
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Docket Nos. 50-313/80-17
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Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted under the Resident Inspection Program
by Messrs. W. D. Johnson and L. J. Callan, of this office cevering the period
of August 22 through September 21, 1980, of activities aut' orized by NRC
Facility Operating License No. DPR-51 and No. NPF-6 of the Arkansas Nuclear
One, Units 1 and 2, and to discussion of the findings by the inspectors with
members of your staff at the conclusion of each segment of the inspection.
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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 last two years in which NRC has been inspect ing the two operating-
reactors at the Arkansas Nuclear One site, a large number of-infractions and
-deviations have been identified in a broad scope of quality program areas.
These inspection results indicate to us that your Quality Assurance program
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and related Quality Assurance procedures have been inadequately implemented.
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Our inspection results demonstrate a significant failure by management to
devote sufficient attention to the implementation of an effective quality
program.
It is our view that prompt, vigorous corrective actions are nececoary.
During this inspection it was found that certain of your activities were not
conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in the
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Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Enclosure (1).
This notice is sent
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to you -2rsuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of'the NRC's " Rules of
Practic ," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
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requires you to submit to this office, within 20 days of your receipt of this
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notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:
(1) corrective
steps which have been taken by you, and.the result nhieved;-(2) corrective
steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date
when full compliance will be achieved.
Our inspection covered only limited' programmatic areas, but deficiencies
identified in those areas are indicative of larger progrr.:a problems.
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your response should describe actions you plan to take to correct the broad
deficiencies in implementation of your Quality Ass :rance Program. Dates
should be provided on which individual 9**pa of your overall upgrading action
will be completed. We plan to reinspect your facilities in the near future
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and expect to be able to make positive findings.
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 letter, requesting that such information be with-
held from public disclosure.
This application must include a full statement
of the reasons why it is claimed that the information-is proprietary.
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application should be prepared so that any proprietary information identified
is contained in an enclosure to the applicatic : , since the application with-
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out 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 have any questions .concerning this inspection, we will be pleased
to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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G. L. Madsen,. Chief
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Enclosures:
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Notice'of Violation
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IE I.ispection Report Nos.-50-313/80-07
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Arkansas Nuclear One
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J. P. O'Hanlon, General Manager
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