IR 05000309/1986006

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Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-309/86-06
ML20212K035
Person / Time
Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 08/06/1986
From: Martin T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Randazza J
Maine Yankee
References
NUDOCS 8608190029
Download: ML20212K035 (2)


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AUG 0 61986 Docket No. 50-309 Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company ATTN: Mr. J. B. Randazza Vice President Nuclear Operations 83 Edison Drive Augusta, Maine 04336 Gentlemen:

Subject: 50-309/86-0 This refers to your letter dated July 22, 1986, in response to our letter dated June 23, 198 Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed progra Your cooperation with us is appreciate

Sincerely, Original Signed By: ,

Ab Thnmac T. Martin, Direc or Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards

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C. E. Monty, President C. D. Frizzle, Assistant Vice President / Manager of Operations J. H. Garrity, Plant Manager P. L. Anderson, Project Manager G. D. Whittier, Licensing Section Head J. A. Ritsher, Attorney (Ropes and Gray)

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July 28, 1986 MN-86-99 GDH-86-182 Region I United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcoinent 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Attention: Dr. Thomas E. Hurley, Regional Administrator .

References: (a) License No. DPR-36 (Docket No. 50-309)

(b) USNRC Letter to MYAPCo dated June 23, 1986 - Inspection Report 86-06 (c) USNRC Low Level Haste Licensing Branch Technical Position on Radioactive Haste Classification, Hay,1983 (Rev. 0)

Subject: Response to Notice of Violation in Inspection Report 86-06 Gentlemen:

This letter is in response to the Notice of Violation (NOV) contained in Appendix A of Reference (b). The Notice of Violation has been repeated below for completeness.

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Notice of Violation 10 CFR 20.311(b) requires, in part, that the manifest accompanying radioactive waste shipments indicate as completely as practicable the radionuclide identity and quantity, and the total radioactivity of the shipmen Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to identify the radionuclide iron-55, its activity, and by the omission of iron-55, the total radioactivity on the manifests for the radioactive waste shipments made on July 24, 1985 (No. 0785-257-A) and March 4, 1986 (No. 0386-151-A).

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).

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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page Two Attention: Dr. Thomas E. Murley, Regional Administrator MN-86-99 Maine Yankee Resoonse Corrective steos taken and results achieve Maine Yankee's criterion governing radioactive waste shipments now requires all radionuclides determined by gamma spectroscopy or scaling to non gamma emitters which contribute 1% or greater to the total activity of the shipment to be individually listed on the shipment manifest. Shipments made subsequent to the inspection have used this criterion for determining total activity and the list of

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radionuclides recorded on the shipment manifes Corrective steos which will be taken to avoid further violation . Maine Yankee's procedure governing radioactive waste shipments will be revised by August 31, 1986 to include our present criterion of listing on the shipment manifest all radionuclides which contribute 1% or greater to the total activity of the shipmen Date when full como11ance will be achieve Full compliance will be achieved by August 31, 198 Very truly yours, HAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY

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