ML19276H243
| ML19276H243 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/05/1978 |
| From: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Herbein J METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19276H238 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910150869 | |
| Download: ML19276H243 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000289/1978007
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Metropolitan Edison Company
ATTN:
Mr. J. G. Herbein
Vice President
P. O. Box 542
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Reading, Pennsylvania 19603
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection 50-289/78-07
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. J. C. Higgins of this
office on April 6 and April 10-15, 1978, at Three Mile Island Nuclear
Station, Unit 1, Middletown, Pennsylvania, of activities authorized by
NRC License No. DPR-50 and to the discussions of our findings held by
Mr. Higgins with Mr. J. P. O'Hanlon of your staff at the conclusion of
the inspection, and to subsequent telechone discussions between Mr.
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Higgins and Mr. R. Sumers on April 17 and 18,1978.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in Mihe Office of
Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this
letter. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective
examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with
personnel, observations by the inspector and independent calculations by
the inspector.
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Our inspector also reviewed the circumstances surrounding the Item of
Noncompliance brougnt to your attention in a letter dated January 31,
1978.
This Item has been dcwngraded from an infraction to a deficiency.
Your corrective and preventive acticns will be further examined in a
subsequent inspection.
Based on the rasults of this inspection, it appears that one of your
activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,
as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enciesed herewith as Appendix -
A.
This item of noncompliance has been categorized into the levels as
described in our correspondence to you dated Decemcer 31, 197;.
This
notice is sent to you pursuant to the crevisicrs of Section 2.201 of the
"RC's " Rules Of ?ractice," Part 2, Title 10, Ccde of Federal Regulations.
Sec:icn 2.2:1 recuires you to submi- to :nis cf# ice, wi-hin -. enty (2C)
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in reply including:
(1) corrective steps wnich have been taken by you
and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to
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avoid further items of noncompiiance; and (3) the date when full ccmpliance
will be achieved.
The item shown in the Notice of Violation enclosed with this letter, is
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a_ recurrent item.
In your response please give this matter your particular
attention.
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Inaccordancewit$Section2.790oftheNRC's"RulesofPractice,"Part
2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the
enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this
report contains any information that you (or your centractor) believe to
be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application
within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public
disclosure. Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit
executed by the owner of the information, which identifies the document
or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons
which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by
the Cormission as listed in subparagraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790.
The
information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible
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into a separate part of the affidavit.
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
pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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Support Branch
Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection
Report Number 50-289/78-07
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L. L. Lawyer, Manager, Geners;
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G. P. Miller, Superintender:c
J. P. O'Hanlon, Uni: 1 Superintendent
R. W. Heward, Project Manager, GF'JSC
I. R. Finfrock, Jr.
Miss Mary V. Southard, Chairman, Citizens for a Safe Environment
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