ML20003D994
| ML20003D994 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 12/15/1980 |
| From: | Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| NUDOCS 8104010811 | |
| Download: ML20003D994 (2) | |
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Wisconsin Electnc row counv 231 W. MICHICAN, P O. 801 20 4. MILYdAUKIE. wt 53201 December 15, 1980 -.-
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W:. J. G. 'Acppler, Regional Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement, Region III U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Attention: Mr. C. J. Paperiello Gentlemen:
DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301 PHYSICS NE""dORK EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND HEALTH 1 AND 2 POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS Your letter dated November 19, 1980 notified us of your intention to have lamps installed on the Emergency Notification System (E"S) and Health Physics Network telephones at our Point You also said the NRC would have output Beach *:uclear Plant. adding jacks installed on one extension of each systen to permit one-way speakers to these systems and requested we notify you which location should be so modified.
Stello, copy to the As discussed in my letter to Mr.to which we have received Resident Inspector, dated June 23, 1980 no reply, we requested the installation of a two-way speaker Your letter phone states on the ENS in our Technical Suncert C e n te_r .
that two-way speaker systems will not ce permitted because they
" add additional and unnecessary parties to the conversation which could cause some confusion and possibly hinder the transmission -'
We do not agree such needs to be the case. The of plant data". benefits of an optional two-way speaker phone are significant under I many circumstances and would actually reduce the potentia k I
simultaneous communications access.
several parties to have direct,could always request non-use of the I Since the NRC communicator (s) adding confusion in a specific speaker if it were, in fact, circumstance, we cannot understand the Commission's resistance toThepr this enhanced communications mode.and imposes an increased burden on the p not as efficient staff.
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0 aL Mr. J. G. Keppler December 15, 1980 We do not intend to purchase any equipment which would facilitate a one-way speaker system. Accordingly, it is our recommendation that the extensions in the NRC Resident Inspector's office be modified as you see fit.
Very truly yours,
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C. W. Fay, Director Nuclear Power Department i
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