ML20043G561
| ML20043G561 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/1990 |
| From: | Charemagne Grimes Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | William Cahill, Ellis J Citizens Association for Sound Energy, TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| References | |
| EA-90-020, EA-90-20, NUDOCS 9006200430 | |
| Download: ML20043G561 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000445/1990005
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Docket Nos. 50-445
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Mrs, Juanita Ellis,4 President
Citizens Association for Sound: Energy
1426 South Polk
Dallas, Texas 75224
Mr. William G. Counsil, Vice C'iairman
Texas Utilities Electric Company
- 400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81
Dallas, Texas 75201
Dear Mrs. Ellis and Mr. Counsil:
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This is in response to the dispute between the Citizens Association for
Sound Energy (CASE) and TU Electric regarding the documentation of dimen-
sional deficiencies-identified during the receipt inspections of materials-
supplied by Thermal Science, Incorporated.
In the related letter dated
November 29, 1989, CASE requested that the NRC independently conduct an
inspection or investigation into issues associated with an incident which.
occurred on November 2 and 3,1989 related to deficiencies identified
during the' receipt inspections for " Therm-A-Lag" materials and the procedural
controls for documenting these non-conforming conditions.
The results of the NRC's review of these issues is documented in inspection
report 50-445/90-05; 50-446/90-05, dated January 31, 1990.
Our inspection
identified two apparent violations, which were the subject of a subsequent
escalated enforcement action.
During an enforcement conference on
February 7,1990, TU Electric described the corrective actions that had been
taken in . response to the' apparent violations. The NRC staff concluded that
those corrective actions were sufficient for the purpose of the issuance of
the low-power operating license.
Subsequently, the staff completed its deliberations on the enforcement-action
and, on by 17, 1990, issued EA 90-020 which proposed a $25,000 Civil Penalty
for a Severuy Level III violation associated with the atmosphere of intimi-
dation created during the November 1989 incident. The staff also concluded
that the ambiguity in the procedure for documenting receipt inspection non-
conformance is a Severity Level IV violation, and likely was a contributing
factor in the foregoing violation.
Although TV Electric has not yet responded to the proposed Civil Penalty, the
staff concludes that action requested by CASE has been satisfied. The staff
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will follow up in accordance with our routine practices for escalated enforce-
ment actions.
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If you have any questions regarding the decision on this matter I would be
pleased to discuss them with you.
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Christopher I. Grimes, Director
Comanche Peak-Project Division .
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Assistant Director
Jack R. Newman, Esq.
for Inspection Programs
Newman & Holtzinger
' Comanche Peak Project Division
1615 L Street, NW
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Suite 1000
P. O. Box 1029
Washington, D.C.
20036
Granbury, Texas 76048
Chief, Texas Bureau of Radiation Control-
Regional Administrator, Region IV
Texas Department of Health
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1100 West 49th Street
611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000
Arlington, Texas 76011
Honorable George Crump
Ms. Billie Pirner Garde, Esq.
County Judge
Robinson, Robinson, et al.
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
103 East College Avenue
Appleton, Wisconsin 54911
Mr. William J. Cahill, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Nuclear
E. F. Ottney
Texas Utilities Electric Company
P. O. Box 1777
400 No. Olive Street, L.B. 81
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
Dallas, Texas 75201
Mr. Roger D. Walker
Manager, Nuclear Licensing
Texas Utilities Electric Company
400 North Olive Street, L. B. 81
Dallas,-Texas 75201
Texas Utilities Electric Company
c/o Bethesda Licensing
3 Metro Center, Suite 610
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
William A. Burchette, Esq.
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Counsel for Tex-La Electric
Cooperative of Texas
Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
GDS ASSOCIATES, INC.
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Suite 720
1850 Parkway Place
Marietta, Georgia 30067-8237
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