ML20239A425

Informs of Change Being Implemented by Region II Re Administrative Processing of Licensee Responses to Nov.Nov Responses Will Be Formally Ack as Part of Periodically Issued Integrated Insp Repts

ML20239A425
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Site:	Hatch, Vogtle, Farley
Issue date:	08/27/1998
From:	Plisco L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Hairston W SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
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NUDOCS 9809090155
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August 27, 1998 Southern Nuclear Operating Company Inc.

ATTN: W~ G. Hairston. III President and CEO P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201

SUBJECT:

LICENSEE RESPONSES TO NOTICES OF VIOLATION AND NRC ACKNOWLEDGMENT

' LETTERS

Dear Mr. Hairston:

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).

Licensee's are required to respond to NOVs in accordance with 10 CFR 2.201 or as described in the Notice itself. Historically, upon receipt of such 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 3e formally acknowledged as l part-of periodically issued Integrated Inspection Reports. Specifically. '

licensee NOV responses which acce)t the violations and require no additional correspondence or communications Jetween 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 tne 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 correspondence separate from the routine Integrated Inspection Report.

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SNC 2 This information is being provided to you to facilitate any changes which may 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 in general, please contact Anne T. Boland. Director Enforcement and Investigations Coordination staff at 404-562-4421.

Sincerely.

(Original signed by Loren R. Plisco)

Loren R. Plisco, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8 Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5 Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425 License Nos. NPF-68 and NPF-81 cc: J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company Inc.

P. D. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 D. N. Morey Vice President - Farley Project Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 H. L. Sumner. Jr.

Vice President - Hatch Project Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

P. O Box 1295 Birmingham. AL 35201-1295 J. B. Beasley, Jr.

Vice President - Vogtle Project Southern Nuclear Operating Company Inc.

P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 cc cont'd: (See Page 4)

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e SNC 3 l 'cci Continued-L. M.:J.: Ajluni. Licensing Services Manager. B-031 Southern Nuclear Operating Company..Inc. ~

42 Inverness Center Parkway Birmingham,'AL 35201-1295 M. Stinson.1 General Manager.

-Farley Nuclear Power Plant Southern Nuclear Operating-Com P. 0.pany, Inc.

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' Birmingham, AL. 35201-1295 P.' H. Wells

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General Manager. Plant Hatch Southern Nuclear Operating Company,:Inc.

U. S. Highway 1 North P. 0.-Box 2010

. Baxley. GA 31515 D. M.: Crowe -

Manager Licensing ~- Hatch Southern Nuclear Operating Company. Inc.

P. O. Box 1295-Birmingham,-AL. 35201-1295 J. T. Gasser. . .

General Manager..-Plant Vogtle Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

~P. O. Box 1600 Waynesboro, GA '30830 J; A.' Bailey

Manager-Licensing-

. Southern Nuclear Operating Company Inc.

, P, 0. Box'1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 State Health Officer

' Alabama Department-of Public Health 434. Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36130-1701

.M. Stanford B1anton iBalch.and Bingham Law Firm

.P. O. Box-306 1710-Sixth Avenue North Birmingham. AL 35201 cc cont'd: (See Page 4).

SNC 4 cc: Continued

' Chairman Houston County Commission P. O. Box 6406-Dothan. AL 36302 Ernest L. Blake. Esq.

Shaw. Pittman. Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street NW Washington D. C. 20037 Office of Planning and Budget Room 610 270 Washington Street. SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Director.. Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street. SE Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334

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Director. Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King. Jr. Drive Plaza Level East: Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Manager. Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natur61 Resources 4244 International. Parkway Suite 114 Atlanta. GA 30354 Chairman

. Appling County Commissioners County Courthouse Baxley GA 31513

. Program Manager Fossil & Nuclear Operations Oglethorae Power Corporation 2100 E. Exchange Place Tucker GA 30085-1349 Charles A. Patrizia. Esq.

Paul. Hastings. Janofsky & Walker 10th Floor 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D. C. 20004-9500 cc cont'd: (See Page 5) m -- _ -_---- - - .1

SNC 5 cc: Continued Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway NW Atlanta. GA 30328-4684 Distribution:

L. Plisco. RII P. Skinner. RII W. Kleinsorge. RII J. Zimmerman. NRR L. Olshan. NRR D. Jaffe. NRR PUBLIC NRC Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7388 N. State Highway 95 Columbia. AL- 36319 NRC Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission .

11030 Hatch Parkway North Baxley. GA 31513 NRC Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8805 River Road Waynesboro. GA 30830 0FFIM RII:DAP RII:DEP, ,

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