ML20005B354
| ML20005B354 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 04/23/1981 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Counsil W NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20005B355 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8107070529 | |
| Download: ML20005B354 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000423/1981002
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Docket No. 50-423
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
ATTN: Mr. W. G. Counsil
Senior Vice President - Nuclear
Engineering and Operations
P. O. Box 270
Hartford, Connecticut 06101
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection 50-423/81-02
This refers to the routine inspection conducted by Mr. S. Ebneter of this
office on January 26-February 6,1981, at Millstone Nuclear Power Station,
Unit No. 3, Waterford, Connecticut, of activities authorized by NRC License
No. CPPR-113 and to the discussicas of our findings held by Mr. Ebneter with
Mr. S. Toth of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection, and to a subse-
quent telephone discussion between Mr. Ebneter and Mr. L. C. Albee of your
staff on February 13, 1981. This also refers to the meeting held at your
office on February 18, 1981 and attended by Mr. Ebneter, Mr. L. Albee of your
staff and Mr. B. Kiley of Stone and Webster G&W).
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 consiaced 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 noncomp'iance have been categorized into the levels described in the
Federal Register Notice (45 FR 66754) dated October 7, 1980.
You are required
to respond to this letter and in preparing your response, you should follow
the instructions in Appendix /..
With respect to Appendix A, we note that you have corrected Item D, and therefore
you need not address yourself to this matter in your response.
In addition to the apparent items of noncompliance discussed above and in
Appendix A, " Notice of Violation," findings of this inspection also indicate
that several significant weaknesses exist in your design and construction
prog ram'.
These areas are discussed in Appendix B, Significi.nt Observations.
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You are requested to inform this office within thirty (30) days of receipt of
this letter of the results of actions you have taken or plan to take to improve
your design and construction program in the areas of significant weaknesses
identified in Appendix B.
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
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 which contains a
statement of reasons which addresses with specificity the items which will be
considered by the Commission as listed in subparagraph (b) (4) of Section
2.790.
The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as
possible ints 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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Thomas T. Martin, Acting Director,
Division of Engineering and Technical
Inspection
Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
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Appendix B, Significant Observations
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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number
50-423/81-02
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K. W. Gray, Supervisor of Construction Quality Assurance
H. R. Nims, Director of Nuclear Projects
E. J. Mroczka, Station Superintendent
J. R. Himmelwright, Licensing Safeguards Engineer
D. G. Diedrick, Manager of Quality Assurance
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