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Forwards Safety Insp Rept 50-282/87-11 on 870618-0702. Apparent Violation Re Inoperability of Safety Injection Pump 11 Being Reviewed for Escalated Enforcement Action.Meeting Re Safety Significance of Event Will Be Held on 870715
ML20236A924
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Site: Prairie Island Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 07/10/1987
From: Norelius C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Larson C
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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See also: IR 05000282/1987011

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Docket No. 50-282

Northern States Power Company

ATTN:

Mr. C. E. Larson

Vice President, Nuclear

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International Centre Building

920 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Gentlemen:

This refers to the special safaty inspection conducted by Messrs. J. E. Hard

and M. M. Moser of this office on June 18 through July 2, 1987, of activities

at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, authorized by NRC

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Operating License No. DPR-42 and to the discussion of our findings 'dith

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Mr. E. Watzl and other members of your staff at the conclusion of f he

inspection.

The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examined during

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the inspection which relate to the inoperability of the No. 11 safety injection

pump and to an apparent violation of NRC requirements.

This violation is being

reviewed for potential escalated enforcement action.

You will be notified in

subsequent correspondence as to the resolution of this finding.

We wish to meet with you and your representatives in the Region III office,

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Glen Ellyn, Illinois to discuss the conditions surrounding the above issue

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and your assessment of the safety significance of the event.

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will be at 10:00 a.m. (CDT) on July 15, 1987.

We will provide a meeting

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notice confirming this date and time and providing the specific meeting

location.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a) of the Commission's regulations, a copy of

this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.

Sincerely,

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ORIGINAL SIGNED BY C. E. NORELIUS

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Charles E. Norelius, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: Inspection Report

No. 50-282/87011(DRP)

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