ML20062F603

Forwards IE Inspec Repts 50-282/78-12 & 50-306/78-13 on 780905-08,11-14,20-22 & 25-29 & Notice of Violation

ML20062F603
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	11/09/1978
From:	Fiorelli G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Wachter L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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ML20062F607	List: IR 05000282/1978012 ML20062F603 ML20062F608
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NUDOCS 7812200091
Download: ML20062F603 (2)

See also: IR 05000282/1978012

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Docket No. 50-282

Docket No. 50-306

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2 Northera dtn es Power Company

ATTN: Mr. Leo Wachter

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414 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN 53401

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Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. C. D. Feierabend of

this office on September 5-8, 11-14, 20-22 and 25-29, 1978, of activ-

ities at your corporate office and at Prairie Island Nuclear Generating

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Plant, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC Operating Licenses No. DPR-42 l

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and No. DPR-60 and to the discussion of our findings with Mr. Tierney

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The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examinta

during the inspection. Within these areas, the inspection consisted

of a selective examination of procedures and representative records,

observations, and interviews with personnel.

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During this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be

in noncompliance with NRC requirements, as described in'the enclosed

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Appendix A.

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 te submit to

this office within twenty days of your reeipt of this notice a

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wrfteen statement or explanation in reply, including for each

ite~ of nonce =pliance: (1) corrective action taken and the results

achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further non-

! coupliance; and (3) the date when full compliates 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, the enclosures, and your response to this letter will be

placed in the NRC's Public Document Room, except as follows. If

the enclosures contain infor=ation that you or your contractors

believe to be proprietary, you must apply in writing to this of fice,

within twenty days of your receipt of this letter, to withhold such

nformation from public disclosure. The application must include a

full statement of the reascns for which the information is considered

proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information

identified in the application is contained in an enclosure to the

application.

We vill gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this

inspection.

Sincerely,

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Gaston Fiorelli, Chief

Reactor Operations and

Nuclear Support Branch

Enclosures:

1. Appendix A. Notice

of Violation

2. IE Inspection Reports

No. 50-262/76-12

and No. 50-306/76-13

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Mr. F. P. Tierney, Jr.,

Plant Manager

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John W. Terman, Ph.D.,

Nuclear Engineer

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