ML050480597

Letter to NRC from Commissioner O'Brien Dtd January 26, 2005, NRC IR 05000271-04-008 Timeline for RCIC Inservice from Alternate Shutdown Panels

ML050480597
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Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	01/26/2005
From:	O'Brien D State of VT, Dept of Public Service
To:	Lanning W Division of Reactor Safety I
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d Ln January 26,2005 Wayne D. Lanning, Director Division of Reactor Safety Region I A 475 Allendale Road v3 King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 ..-. . . .-

Re: NRC Inspection Report 05000271/2004008 Timeline for RCIC in service fiom alternate shutdown panels

Dear Mr. Lanning:

In the inspection report of December 2,2004 ;your team found that Entergy "did not adequately coordinate between the operations department and the engineering organization regarding procedure revisions that increased the length of time required to place the reactor core isolation cooling system in senice from the alternative shutdown panels." In a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission dated December 8, 2004, Entergy provided summary information to the NFX regarding verifications performed to show that Entergy could meet the timelines required for a safe shutdown for a postulated Appendix R fire. At the Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel public meeting of December 16,2004, an NRC representative stated that NRC inspectors would review Entergy's corrective actions for the items found in the inspection.

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l a v Lllb StlbjECt of an accepted vem,,ont csntenticr. Sefcre the A%rnic Safety and Licensing Board. Please identify if inspectors have reviewed Entergy's corrective actions for this item, and whether the corrective actions conform to the agency's requirements. Thank you for your assistance.

If you have questions, please contact me or call Bill Sherman at 802-828-3349.

Sincerely, David J. O'Brien, Commissioner State Liaison Officer

January 26, 2005 cc: Jay Thayer, Entergy Sen. Patrick Leahy Sen. James Jeffords Rep. Bernard Sanders