ML081680731

NRC Inspection Report 05000323/2008002 - Response to Noncited Violation

ML081680731
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	06/16/2008
From:	Shannon M P Plant Support Branch Region IV
To:	Becker J R Pacific Gas & Electric Co
References
EA-08-182, IR-08-002
Download: ML081680731 (4)

See also: IR 05000323/2008002

Text

June 16, 2008

EA-08-182

James R. Becker Site Vice President - Station Director Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56

Avila Beach, CA 93424

SUBJECT: DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000323/2008002 - RESPONSE TO NONCITED VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Becker:

This refers to your letter dated June 2, 2008, submitted in response to Noncited Violation 05000323/2008002-03, "Failure to Follow Procedures," issued in the NRC Integrated Inspection Report 05000275/20008002 and 05000323/2008002 dated May 1, 2008. In your letter, you denied the violation cited in the NRC Integrated Inspection Report. The violation identified the site's failure to implement Procedure RCP D-430, "Plant Airborne Radioactivity Surveillance," Revision 18.

The NRC staff is currently reviewing your letter. You will be notified in writing when our evaluation has been completed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and your letter dated June 2, 2008, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (817) 860-8215 or Mr. Chris Graves, Health Physicist, at (817) 860-6542.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael P. Shannon, Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

Pacific Gas and Electric Company - 2 - EA-08-182

Docket No.: 50-275; 50-323 License No.: DPR-80; DPR-82

cc w/enclosure: Sierra Club San Lucia Chapter ATTN: Andrew Christie P.O. Box 15755

San Luis Obispo, CA 93406

Nancy Culver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace P.O. Box 164 Pismo Beach, CA 93448

Chairman San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430

San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

Truman Burns\Robert Kinosian California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Ave., Rm. 4102

San Francisco, CA 94102

Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee Attn: Robert R. Wellington, Esq. Legal Counsel

857 Cass Street, Suite D Monterey, CA 93940

Director, Radiological Health Branch State Department of Health Services

P.O. Box 997414 (MS 7610) Sacramento, CA 95899-7414

City Editor The Tribune 3825 South Higuera Street P.O. Box 112

San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112

James D. Boyd, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street (MS 31)

Sacramento, CA 95814

Pacific Gas and Electric Company - 3 - EA-08-182

John T. Conway Senior Vice President - Station

Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 770000 San Francisco, CA 94177-0001

Jennifer Tang Field Representative United States Senator Barbara Boxer 1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240 San Francisco, CA 94111

Chief, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Section National Preparedness Directorate Technological Hazards Division Department of Homeland Security 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200

Oakland, CA 94607-4052

Pacific Gas and Electric Company - 4 - EA-08-182

Electronic distribution by RIV: Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov) DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov) DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov) Senior Resident Inspector (Michael.Peck@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRP/B (Vincent.Gaddy@nrc.gov) Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (Rick.Deese@nrc.gov) Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov) RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov) DRS STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov) J. Adams, OEDO RIV Coordinator (John.Adams@nrc.gov) P. Lougheed, OEDO RIV Coordinator (Patricia.Lougheed@nrc.gov) ROPreports

DC Site Secretary (Agnes.Chan@nrc.gov) OE (John.Wray@nrc.gov) OE Mail Resource

SUNSI Review Completed: __MPS___ ADAMS: Yes No Initials: _MPS_ Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive

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