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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-146/79-01 on 790920-22,1019 & 800325 & Notice of Violation
ML20008D921
Person / Time
Site: Saxton File:GPU Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 09/05/1980
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Cindy Montgomery
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP., SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL CORP.
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Download: ML20008D921 (2)


See also: IR 05000146/1979001

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Dacket No. 50-146

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Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation /

General Public Ui.ilities Corporation

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Mr. C. Montgomery

President and General Manager

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260 Cherry Hill Road

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Parsippany, New Jersey 07054

Gentlemen:

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Subject:

Inspection 50-146/79-01

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This refers to the routine inspection conducted by Mr. K. Plumlee of this

office on September 20-22, 1979, October 19, 1979, and March 25, 1980 at the

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Saxton Nuclear Experimental Facility, Saxton, Pennsylvania of activi ies

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authorized by NRC License No. DPR-4 and to the discussions of our findings

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held by Mr. Plumlee with you at the conclusion of the inspection, and to a

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subsequent telephone discussion between Mr. Plumle

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1980.

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Our inspector also verified the steps you have taken to correct the item of

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noncompliance brought to your attention in the enclosure to our letter dated

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June 3, 1977.

We have no further questions regarding your action at this

time.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities

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was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in

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the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

This item of noncompliance

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has been categorized into the levels as described in our correspondence to you

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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

explanatR n 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.

As discussed by telephone on September 5, 1980, our review of correspondence

received from you indicates that we have not received your annual facility

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status report covering the calendar year 1979, and the reports necessary to

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comply with 10 CFR 20.407, " Personnel Monitoring reports", due within the

first calendar quarter of calendar years 1979 and 1980.

In your reply to this

letter, please include these reports.

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B.ised on the referenced telephone conversation we understand that your corrective

action on the Control and Auxiliary Building roof drains has been completed;

and that your review of the following two items indicated that the scheduled

completion dates, shown below for each item, will properly protect the facility.

control the water level in the Containment Building sump, by December 31,

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repair the RWDF Building roof hatch cover, by December 31, 1980.

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If this understanding is incor art please inform us in your reply to this

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iatter.

Information contained within the enclosed inspection report has been discussed

with you during the referenced telephone conversation and it was concluded

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that the inspection report contained no information that you considered proprietary.

Therefore a copy of this letter and its enclosures are being placed in the

Public Document Room.

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

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to discuss them with you.

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Enclosures

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-146/79-01

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