ML20009B166

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-220/81-01 on 810116-0216 & Notice of Violation
ML20009B166
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point 
Issue date: 05/07/1981
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Lempges T
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
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See also: IR 05000220/1981001

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Docket No. 50-220

MAY 0 71981

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

ATTN:

Mr. T. E. Lempges

Vice President-Nuclear Generation

300 Erie Boulevard West

Syracuse, New York

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Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection No. 50-220/81-01

This refers to tae routine, safety inspection conducted by Mr. S. Hudson and

Mr. R. McBrearty of this office on January 16, 1981 - February 16,1981,

at Nine Mile Point Unit 1, Scriba, New York of activities authorized by NRC

License No. DPR-63 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. S. Hudson

and Mr. R. McBrearty with Mr. T. Roman of your staff at the conclusion of the

inspection.

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 consisted of selective examinations of procedures

and representative records, interviews with personnel, measurements made by the

inspectors, and observations by the inspectors.

Our inspectors also verified the steps you had taken to correct the items of

noncompliance brought to your attention in our letters dated February 6,1979,

October 15, 1980, and December 15, 1980. We have no further questions regarding

your action at this time.

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 noncompliance 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 A.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC't " 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 e.ny

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 pe t sought to be withheld, and which contains a

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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 infonnation sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible

into 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,

Eldon J.

runner, Chief,

Projects Branch #1, Division

of Resident and Projects

Inspection

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Office of Inspection and Enforcement

Inspection Report Number 50-220/81-01

cc w/ enc 1:

T. J. Perkins, General Superintendent, Nuclear Generation

T. Roman, Station Superintendent

R. Abbott, Operations Supervisor

E. B. Thomas , Jr. , Esquire

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