IR 05000309/1981022
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 09/15/1981 |
| From: | Gallo R, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20011A352 | List: |
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| 50-309-81-22, NUDOCS 8110090349 | |
| Download: ML20011A356 (2) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No.
50-309/81-22 Docket No.
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Licerise No.
DRP-36 Priority Category C
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Licensee:
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Comoany 1671 Worcester Road
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Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Facility Name:
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Station Meeting at:
USNRC, Region I, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Meeting conducted:
September 2,1981 NRC Personnel: _
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[ R. M. Gallo, Chief, Reac' tor Projects date signed Section lA Meeting Summary:
Enforcement Conference on Sentember 2,1981 (Recort_ No. 50-309/81-22)
Summary: Snecial enforcement conference convened by NRC Reaion I to discuss NRC concerns regardinq a recent insnection (50-309/81-20) which identified that the facility was operated on July 19, 1981 without satisfyina the Technical Specification Limiting Condition for Oneration for containment integrity.
Senior licensee and NRC Region I management attended the meetina in the Reqion I office.
The meeting was of two hours duration.
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Region I Form 12-1
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8110090349 810922 PDR ADOCK 05000309 G
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Attendees.
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company
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'J. H. Randazza,'Vice Presiden't-Manager of Operations-E. C. Wood, Plant Manager
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C. D. Frizzle, Manager, Nuclear Support
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R. Arsenault', Operations Department Head f-U.S.' Nuclear Regulatory Commission R. C.'Haynes, Director,' Region I
J. M. Allan, Deputy Director i
R. R. Keimig, Chief, Projects Branch No. 2, DRPI R. M. Gallo, Chief, Projects Section lA i
W. J. Lazarus, Acting Senior Resident Inspector, Maine Yankee l
P. D. Swetland, Resident Inspector, Maine Yankee
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H. W. Crocker, Chief, FFPS, DRPI l
G. Barber, Enforcement Specialist, IE Headquarters l
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Discussion and Results
NRC.hgion I management opened the meeting by reviewing the chronology of events and summarizing their concerns regarding the operation of the facility on July 19, 1981, without meeting the Limiting Condition for Operation for Containment Integrity established in Technical Specifications.
(An automatic containment isolation valve was open and inoperable and a non-automatic containment isolation valve was open
with the reactor at 2 percent power and coolant temperature at 540 F.)
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requirements of the Technical Specifications and to an alleged lack of l
clarity of the containment integrity Limiting Condition for Operation.
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l Review the current Technical Specifications and forward a proposed
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change to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation by November 15, f
1981 for those areas identified as potentially unclear or confusing to the plant operators.
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Publish Philosophy.of Operations by September 22, 1981, to clarify
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operators' responsibilities in compliance with Technical Specifi-
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I cations, and actions necessary when compliance is not possible.
Region I h,anagement acknowledged and commented on the licensee's pro-posed corrective actions.
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