ML082040628

G20080493/EDATS: OEDO-2008-0549 - Thomas Gurdziel Ltr. 2.206 - Entergy/Vermont Yankee

ML082040628
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	07/17/2008
From:	Tom Gurdziel - No Known Affiliation
To:	Borchardt R NRC/EDO
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ML083100712	List: ML082040628 ML083100679
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2.206, EDATS: OEDO-2008-0549, G20080493, OEDO-2008-0549
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 08/20/08 EDO CONTROL: G20080493 DOC DT: 07/17/08 FINAL REPLY:

Thomas Gurdziel Oswego, New York TO:

Borchardt, EDO FOR SIGNATURE OF : ** GRN ** CRC NO:

Leeds, NRR DESC: ROUTING:

2.206 - Entergy/Vermont Yankee Borchardt (EDATS: OEDO-2008-0549) Virgilio Mallett Ash Ordaz Cyr/Burns DATE: 07/22/08 Collins, RI

• Cyr, OGC ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT: Mensah, NRR Marco, OGC NRR Leeds SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:

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EDATS Number: OEDO-2008-0549 Source: OEDO GenralInfomaio Assigned To: NRR OEDO Due Date: 8/20/2008 5:00 PM Other Assignees: SECY Due Date: NONE

Subject:

2.206 - Entergy/Vermont Yankee

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CC Routing: Region 1; OGC ADAMS Accession Numbers - Incoming: NONE Response/Package: NONE Cross Reference Number: G20080493 Staff Initiated: NO Related Task: Recurring Item: NO File Routing: EDATS Agency Lesson Learned: NO Roadmap Item: NO Prcs Informai Action Type: 2.206 Review Priority: Medium Sensitivity: None Signature Level: NRR Urgency: NO OEDO Concurrence: NO OCM Concurrence: NO OCA Concurrence: NO Special Instructions:

Originator Name: Thomas Gurdziel Date of Incoming: 7/17/2008 Originating Organization: Citizens Document Received by OEDO Date: 7/21/2008 Addressee: R. William Borchardt, EDO Date Response Requested by Originator: NONE Incoming Task Received: Letter Page 1 of I

9 Twin Orchard Drive Oswego, NY 13126 July 17, 2008 Mr. R. William Borchardt Executive Director for Operations US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Mr. R. William Borchardt:

A week is over and the Entergy/Vermont Yankee mechanical draft cooling tower investigation is apparently done. You know the result but I have to wait 45 more days. I am getting a very bad feeling about the result. You know: the Entergy person does not say that their workers did not make a mistake. So, rather than wait 45 days to write this, I decided to send it now.

IF, (a big IF), it turns out that Entergy tradesmen did not install a third bracket, (or anything else), that they were instructed to do either by written plans and instructions or by verbal instructions, then I am making a Section 2.206 request that you immediately have the Entergy/Vermont Yankee nuclear plant shutdown cold and I am requesting that you instruct Entergy to have the reactor mode switch key(s) delivered to you in person by both the foreman or general foreman who did NOT follow those instructions and the senior site person, (probably the site vice president.)

Separately, I am also making a Section 2.206 request to have FEMA review and accept, (as they are for Entergy/Indian Point) the existing Entergy/Vermont Yankee emergency siren system for population density' coverage and sound level. Based on my assessment of the current plant material condition, I feel this is prudent.

(My assessment considers the 2007.mechanical draft cooling tower failure which resulted in much bad nuclear plant publicity; an electrical contactor failure one day after being repaired; turbine trip/reactor scram while trouble shooting turbine valve control linkage with sledge hammers; dropping (however softly) a loaded nuclear spent fuel cask onto the reactor building refuel floor; and a repeat repair failure of the mechanical draft cooling tower in 2008. If you count them up, there are about 5 significant events in about 1 year or approximately one every three months. I have not counted the drugged brownie incident or the Fitness for Duty supervisor incident,)

Thank you, Thomas Gurdziel 4 9 3 EDO -- G20080