ML20147J434

Emphasizes Importance of Submitting Accurate & Complete Info to NRC by Licensee & Applicants.Info Submitted Must Be Substantiated by Data & Calculations.Licensee Must Notify NRC of Any Inaccuracies or Enforcement Action Will Result

ML20147J434
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	12/06/1978
From:	Jennifer Davis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Kelley W ILLINOIS POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 7812280166
Download: ML20147J434 (2)

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1 50-461/462 Illinois Power Company ATTN: Mr. Wendell G. Kelley President 500 South 27th Street Decatur, Illinois 62525 t Gentlemen:

The purpose of tihis letter is to direct your attention to our continuing

" concern for the accuracy and completeness of information submitted to ~

the NRC by licensees and applicants. Our statutory responsibilities require that information received as part of the regulatory process be accurate and complete. This includes information provided in license applications, responses to licensing questions, enforcement letter responses, event reports, and IE Bulletin responses.

i As you know,10 CFR 50.30 requires that an application for a license, or amendment thereto, be provided under oath or affirmation. While other i information is not required to be provided under oath or affirmation, j this in no way detracts from the necessity that all information submitted i to the NRC be accurate. The information submitted should be substan- The p tiated by data, records, calculations and sound technical judgment.

i required promptness of reply may, under certain circumstances, contribute

> to an inadvertent submittal of incomplete or inaccurate information.

I Under such circumstances, we expect your prompt detection and irnmediate f NRC notification of any inaccuracies and incompleteness in the informa-I tion supplied to the NRC.

f You are no doubt aware that failure to meet the expected standards of

[ accuracy and completeness has resulted in enforcement action. Enforce-y

t ment action will continue to be considered for inaccurate or incomplete e information amounting to material false statements. Such action is 5 necessary, as inaccurate or incomplete information could lead to deci-Wns which adversely affect the health and safety of the public.

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l It is imperative that licensees and applicants meet their responsibility of positively assuring the accL.acy and completeness of all information provided to the NRC. It is expected that each licensee and' applicant will have an active program to assure an awareness at all levels in their organization that nothing less than complete and eccurr.ce information is acceptable.

Sincerely, l

Harold R. Denton ohn G. Davis Director I,cting Director Office of Nuclear Office of Inspection Reactor Regulation and Enforcement 4

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