IR 05000805/2009020
| ML20198C589 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee, 05000805 File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/05/1985 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20198C559 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-271-85-25, NUDOCS 8511120123 | |
| Download: ML20198C589 (2) | |
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Vennont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Docket No. 50-271 l
Vennont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License No. OPR-28 Vernon, Vermont As a result of the inspection conducted on August 5 - September 20, 1985, and in i
accordance with the revised NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), published in the Federal Register on March 8,1984 (49 FR 8583), the violations discussed below were identified.
A.
Technical Specification (TS) 6.5.A requires that detailed written surveillance
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procedures be prepared, implemented and followed. Procedure OP 4382 was
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written pursuant to the above and requires test personnel to verify that the
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recorder for Stack Gas Chennel I meets the acceptance criteria of 2% accuracy
at full scale output during quarterly calibration checks.
Contrary to the above, during calibration checks on Stack Gas Channel I on February 4 and April 30, 1985, the stack gas recorder did not meet the i
acceptance criteria of 2% accuracy, in that it indicated 9.0X10+5 counts per
l minute (cpm) when an output value of 1.0X10+6 cpm was required. Further, j
technicians and supervisory personnel who reviewed the completed tests failed i
to detect the discrepant test results and initiate corrective actions.
I This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement I.E).
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10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, Corrective Action, requires that measures be established to identify and correct conditions adverse to quality.
Section XVI.C.1.a of the Operational Quality Assurance Program, YOQAP-I-A, implements the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B and requires the licensee
to implement corrective actions to preclude recurrence of a condition that is adverse to quality.
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Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to implement corrective actions to preclude recurrence of deficiencies in the onsite QC Peer Inspection Program.
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Deficiencies in the peer inspection-program were identified in Item A of the l
Notice of Violation transmitted to the licensee in NRC Region I Inspection i
Report (IR) 83-22 dated September 30, 1983. By letters FVY 83-114 dated October 26, 1983 and FVY 84-42 dated May 1,1984, the licensee reported that
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corrective actions would be taken by November 1, 1984 to assure the proper
performance and documentation of QC inspection of maintenance activities com-leted under procedure AP 0021. A licensee audit completed in March,1985 l
p(0QA Audit Report 85-11, dated April 5,1985) identified several deficiencies in the onsite peer inspection process. Deficiency Items 1 through 4 of Audit 85-11 represent a recurrence of NRC identified deficiencies that resulted in j
the above violation.
This is a S werity Level IV Violation (Supplement I.0).
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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation of Vernon, Vermont, is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement of explanation in reply, including for each violation-(1) corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2)
corrective steps that will be taken to avoid fur ther violations; and (3) the date when corrective actions will be completed. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extend your response time.
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