IR 05000309/1998001

Forwards Insp Rept 50-309/98-01 on 980308-0502 & Nov. Violation Re Poor Implementation of Spent Fuel Pool Foreign Matl Exclusion Program.Vague Procedure & Poor Worker Training Noted

ML20247P113
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	05/20/1998
From:	Mark Miller NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Meisner M Maine Yankee
Shared Package
ML20247P120	List: IR 05000309/1998001 ML20247P133
References
50-309-98-01, 50-309-98-1, NUDOCS 9805270329
Download: ML20247P113 (3)

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May 20, 1998 Mr. Michael Meisner President -

Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company -

Bailey Point Road Wiscasset, Maine 04578 SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-309/98-01 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Meisner:

On May 2,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Maine Yankee reactor facility.

The results of that inspection were discussed with you and others of your staff at an exit meeting held on May 11,1998. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

During the two-month period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of activities at the Maine Yankee facilities was safety focused. The stop work order and subsequent corrective actions taken in response to workers cutting through energized electrical wires were appropriate. The evaluation and corrective actions for general worker performance and supervision issues was noted as a positive initiative. However, the appropriate oversight of contractors by Maine Yankee remains as one of the primary areas of NRC concern during the decommissioning process.

Poor implementation of the spent fuel pool foreign material exclusion (FME) program is a violation of NRC requirements. A vague procedure, poor worker training, and a lack of program oversight were noted by the NRC.

The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances surrounding the violation are described in detailin the' enclosed report. Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

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. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. ,

Sincerely, Original Signed by:

Marie T. Miller Chief, Decommissioning and Laboratory Branch.

Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Docket No: 50-309 License No: DPR-36 Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation 2. NRC Inspection Report No. 50-309/98-01 cc w/encia:

R. Fraser, Director - Engineering J. M. Block, Attomey at Law P. L Anderson, Project Manager (Yankee Atomic Electric Company)

L. Diehl, Manager of Public and Govemmental Affairs T. Dignan, Attomey (Ropes and Gray)

G. Zinke, Director, Regulatory Affairs W. Odell, Director, Operations M. Ferri, Director, Decommissioning M. Lynch, Esquire, MYAPC P. Dostie,' State Nuclear Safety inspector P. Brann, Assistant Attomey General U. Vanags, State Nuclear Safety Advisor C. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering, Inc.

W. D. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer First Selectmen of Wiscasset Maine State Planning Officer - Nuclear Safety Advisor

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State of Maine, SLO Designee State Planning Officer - Executive Department Friends of the Coast -

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