ML20147E633

Forwards IE Inspec Repts 50-460/78-07 & 50-513/78-07 on 781010-13 & Notice of Violation

ML20147E633
Person / Time
Site:	Washington Public Power Supply System
Issue date:	11/08/1978
From:	Spencer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Strand N WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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See also: IR 05000460/1978007

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Docket Nos. 50-460

50-513

Washington Public Power Supply System

P. O. Box 968

Richland, Washington 99352

Attention: Mr. N. O. Strand, Managing Director

Gentlemen:

Subject:

NRC Inspection - WNP 1 and 4

This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. W. Albert, D. Kirsch,

J. Eckhardt and T. Hutson of this office on October 10-13, 1978 of

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activities authorized by NRC Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-134 and CPPR-

174, and to the discussion of our findings held by Mr. Albert with

Mr. Renberger and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the

inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the enclosed

inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of prc 3dures and representative records, in-

terviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain of your

activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requ.rements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

These items of noncompliance have been categorized into a level as

described in our correspondence to all NRC licensees dated December 31,

1974.

This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201,

of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal

Regulations.

Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office,

within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this notice, a written state-

ment or explanation in reply including (1) corrective steps which have

been taken by you and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which

will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full

compliance will be achieved.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and

the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public

Document Room.

If this report contains any information that you believe

to be proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written application

to this office, within 30 days of the date of this letter, requesting

that such information be withheld from public disclosure.

The application

must include a full statement of the reasons why it is claimed that the

information is proprietary.

The application should be prepared so that

any proprietary information identified is contained in an enclosure to

the application, since the application without the enclosure will also

be placed in the Public Document Room.

If we do not hear from you in

this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in

the Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

glad to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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G. S. S encer, Chief

Reactor Construction and

Engineering Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A - Notice of Violation

B.

IE Inspection Report

Nos. 50-460/78-07

50-513/78-07

cc w/o enclosure B:

M. E. Witherspoon, Division Manager, WPPSS

J. P. Thomas, Project Manager, WPPSS

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