ML20151T935

Informs of Change Being Implemented by Region II Re Administrative Processing of Licensee Responses to Novs. Licensee NOV Responses Which Accept Violations & Require No Addl Communication to Be Ack in Cover Ltr of Next Insp Rept

ML20151T935
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Site:	Surry, North Anna
Issue date:	08/27/1998
From:	Plisco L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Ohanlon J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
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NUDOCS 9809100215
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August 27, 1998 l

Virginia Electric and Power Company l ATTN: Mr. J. P. O'Hanlon Senior Vice President--Nuclear Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen. VA 23060

SUBJECT:

LICENSEE RESPONSES TO NOTICES OF VIOLATION AND NRC ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTERS

Dear Mr. O'Hanlon:

This letter is to inform you of a change being implemented by Region II regarding the administrative processing of licensee responses to Notices of Violation (NOV).

Licensees are required to respond to NOVs in accordance with 10 CFR 2.201 or l

as described in the Notice itself. Historically, upon receipt of ruch a response. Region II would review the response and provide a written letter to the licensee acknowledging the NOV response within approximately 30 days.

Many of the responses were routine and required little or no additional communications with the licensee to determine the licensee's position regarding the issues or to determine the adequacy of corrective actions.

Therefore, in most cases, the letters served only to document compliance with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, and 3rovided no additional substantive information regarding the issues. T1ese letters were then distributed similar to the original NOV.

In an overall effort to streamline processes and im) rove efficiency. Region II is beginning a process by which NOV responses will Je formally acknowledged as (  ;

part of periodically issued Integrated Inspection Reports. Specifically, '

licensee NOV responses which acce)t the violations and require no additional /0 correspondence or communications )etween the NRC and the licensee, will be acknowledged in the cover letter of the next Integrated Inspection Report following receipt of the response. This additional paragraph in the cover letter will reference the specific NOV. date of receipt of the licensee's response, and compliance with 10 CFR 2.201.

Notwithstanding the above, letters acknowledging licensee NOV responses which fail to comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201, involve denials or proposed impositions of civil penalties, or require additional communications or clarifying information from licensees will be reviewed and acknowledged by p correspondence separate from the routine Integrated Inspection Report.

This information is being provided to you to faci.litate any changes which may l be required in your tracking and administrative systems as a result of this

, change. If you should have any questions regarding this letter or the process i

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VEPC0 2 in general, please contact Anne T. Boland. Director. Enforcement and Investigations Coordination staff at 404-562-4421.

Sincerely.

Orig signed by Loren R. Plisco Loren R. Plisco. Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-338, 50-339, 72-16 License Nos.: NPF-4 NPF-7 Docket Nos.: 50-280. 50-281 License Nos.: DPR-32. DPR-37.

cc: J. H. McCarthy. Manager Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company 5000 Dominion Boulevard.

G1en Al1en. VA 23060 W. R. Matthews. Manager North Anna Power Station P. 0. Box 402 Mineral. VA 23117 E. S. Grecheck Site Vice President Surry Power Station-Virginia Electric and Power Company 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883 Executive'Vice President Old Dominion Electric Cooperative 4201 Dominion Boulevard

-Glen Allen. VA 23060 Chairman Surry County Board of Supervisors P. O. Box 130

-Dendron. VA 23839

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VEPC0 3 l cc: Continued l Virginia Cor) oration Commission l Division of Energy Regulation P. 0. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 County Administrator Louisa County i P. O. Box 160 l Louisa. VA 23093 Michael W. Maupin, Esq.  !

Hunton and Williams Riverfront Plaza. East Tower l 951 E. Byrd Street j Richmond. VA 23219 l l

Attorney General  !

Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street I

Richmond, VA 23219

l State Health Commissioner l Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health P. O. Box 2448 Richmond. VA 23218 i

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission  ;

1024 Haley Drive Mineral. VA 23117 NRC Resident Inspector  !

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Surry Nuclear Power Station 5850 Hog Island Road  ;

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