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Forwards Insp Repts 50-070/98-201,50-073/98-201 & 50-183/98-201 on 980209-13 & Notice of Violation
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Site:	Vallecitos Nuclear Center, Vallecitos File:GEH Hitachi icon.png
Issue date:	03/18/1998
From:	Weiss S; NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Stimmell G; GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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ML20217C121	List: ML20217C117; ML20217C128; ML20217C149;
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	50-070-98-201, 50-073-98-201, 50-183-98-201, 50-70-98-201, 50-73-98-201, NUDOCS 9803260313
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P.O. Box 460

Pleasanton, California 54566

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-73/98-201; 50-70/98 201; 50-183/98 201

AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Stimmell:

This refers to the inspection conducted on February 913,1998, at your Nuclear Test

Reactor facility. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your facility.

The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

Various aspects of your safety and security pro;.yW5 wr e inspected including selective

examinations of procedures and representative i w *s, kiterviews with personnel, and

observation of activities in progress.

As a result of the inspection, three vlotations were identified. The NRC is concerned

because the violations appear to have resulted from a lack of attention to detall. The

violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and tha circumstances

surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and

its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Should you have any questiens concerning this inspection, please contact us.

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Seymour H. Weiss, Director

^ Non Power Reactors and Decommissioning

Project Directo ate

Division of Resuor Programs Management

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket Nos.: 50-73, 50 70, and 50-183

License Nos.: R-33 TR-1, and DR 10

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report No. 50-73/98-201,

50 70/98-201, 50-183/98-201

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- Mr.' Chuck Bassett, Manager

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Pleasanton, CA . 94566

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