IR 05000213/1998006

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Insp Rept 50-213/98-06 on 981103-990118.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Aspects of Licensee Activities in Preparation for Dismantlement & Decommissioning of Facility. Security Program Was Also Inspected
ML20207B711
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Site: Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date: 02/26/1999
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NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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50-213-98-06, 50-213-98-6, NUDOCS 9903080219
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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REGION I

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License No.:

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50-213/98-06 Licensee:

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company P. O. Box 270

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Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Facility.

Haddam Neck Station Location:

Haddam, Connect! cut Dates:

November 3,1998 - January 18,1999

Inspectors:

Marie Miller, Senior Health Physicist

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John Wray, Decommissioning Health Physicist

Joseph Nick, Decommissioning Health Physicist

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Paul Frechette, Safeguards Specialist i

William J. Raymond, Senior Resident inspector (Lead Inspector)

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Approved by:

Ronald Bellamy, Chief, Decommissioning and Laboratory Branch

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Division of Nuclear Materials Safety

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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NRC Inspection Report No. 50-213/98-06

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This routine inspection included aspects of licensee activities in preparation for dismantlement i

and decommissioning of the facility. The report covers a three-month period of inspection by j

resident and regional NRC personnel, and includes reviews and assessments of spent fuel

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safety, engineering and plant support activities, and management effectiveness.

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j The licensee procedures and controls were adequate to protect important plant systems,

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including the spent fuel pool and systems containing radioactive fluids, from freezing. Licensee performance was very good to implement the nuclear island modifications per its commitments

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and administrative controls.

Y Enaineerina and Suonort Activities:

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Licensee corrective actions following an inadvertent discharge of radioactive waste water on

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June 20,1998 were not fully effective to preclude a similar vulnerability in another waste l

processing system.

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Plant Suonort and Radioloalcal Controls:

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The licensee applied good radiological controls for normal activities; however, they were i

challenged by two events involving locked high radiation area doors. These two events

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involved the same labor force and the licensee took immediate corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Radiation protection was effective in keeping workers' radiological exposures

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ALARA throughout 1998.

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The licensee's corrective actions associated with preventative maintenance activities for the l

plant security program were reasonable, complete and effective.

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SUMMARY (continued}

CY's Safety Conscious Work Environment Fosters Self Critical Evaluation

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