ML20050A747
| ML20050A747 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 03/18/1982 |
| From: | Haynes R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Staszesky F BOSTON EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20050A748 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8204020229 | |
| Download: ML20050A747 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000293/1981037
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Docket No. 50-293
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Dear Mr. Staszesky:
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By letter dated January 18, 1982 you were informed of the Notice of Violation
and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties regarding the failure of Pilgrim
Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) to comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.44
(Standards for Combustible Gas Control System in Light Water Cooled Power
Reactors).
In this letter we stated that an investigation was ongoing into
the circumstances surrounding certain aspects related to this matter.
This investigation, conducted by Mr. R. Keith Christopher of the NRC Region I
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Office, has been completed. The purpose of the investigation was to determine
the circumstances surrounding the material false statement contained in the
BECo letter to the NRC dated October 19, 1979 regarding compliance with 10 CFR
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50.44 and to determine why the NRC was not promptly notified of the information
subsequently developed by the BECo staff which identified that some of the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.44 had not been met.
Areas examined during this investigation are described in the NRC Region I
Investigation Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within these areas
the investigation consisted of selective examinations of procedures and documents
relevant to this issue, interviews of both present and former BECo employees,
and the obtaining of sworn statements.
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Based on our review of the facts, information, and sworn statements obtained
during this investigation, we found that this evidence indicates that the
false statement was not deliberately made and that the contrary information
subsequently developed by the BECo staff was not intentionally withheld from
the NRC.
Rather, these items resulted from a lack of effective management of
BECo communications and notifications to the NRC. This finding does not
mitigate the seriousness of this incident nor lessen our concern about the
problems in the PNPS management and control of NRC regulated activities which
were previously addressed in the Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalties dated January 18, 1982.
The information developed as a
result of this investigation provided further insight into these problems.
While a specific response to this investigation report is not required, we
expect that the information contained in this report will be examined and
considered when implementing the corrective actions you are taking in response
to the Order Modifying License Effective Immediately dated January 18, 1982.
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MAR 18 1982
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosure
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room unless you notify this
office, by telephone, within ten days of the date of this letter and submit
written application to withhold information contained therein within thirty
days of the date of this letter.
Such application must be consistent with
the requirements of 2.790(b)(I).
Sincerely,
Origiual oi.;ned Sy s
Ronald C. Haynes
Regional Administrator
Enclosure: NRC Investigation Report No. 50-293/81-37
cc w/ encl:
W.D. Harrington, Senior Vice President, Nuclear
J.E. Howard, Vice President, Nuclear
A.V. Morist , Manager, Nuclear Operations Support
R.D. Machon, Nuclear Operations Manager - Pilgrim Station
Public Document Room (PDR)
local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2)
bcc w/ encl:
V. Stello, EDO
R.C. DeYoung, IE
J.H. Sniezek, IE
J. Lieberman, IE
R. Fortuna, IE
J.P. Murray, El.D
K. Cyr, ELD
J.J. Cummings, OIA
M.E. Resner, 0IA
D.G. Eisenhut, NRR
Regional Administrators, RII-RV
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R.C. Haynes, RI
R.W. Starostecki, RI
E.J. Brunner, RI
T.C. Elsasser, RI
R.T. Carlson, RI
R.K. Christopher, RI
K. Abraham, RI
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Chief, Operational Support Section (w/o enc 1)
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