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Responds to Re Item of Noncompliance Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-029/79-05.Util Position Is That Tech Spec Does Not Apply to Valve DW-V-608 Because Valve Position Is Normally Locked Open
ML19209A276
Person / Time
Site: Yankee Rowe
Issue date: 09/07/1979
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Moody D
YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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50-29-79-05, 50-29-79-5, NUDOCS 7910030265
Download: ML19209A276 (1)


See also: IR 05000029/1979005

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Docket No. 50-29

Yankee Atomic Electric Company

ATTN: Mr. D. E. 11oody

Manager of Operations

20 Turnpike Road

Westborough, Massachusetts 01581

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-29/79-05

This is in response to your letter dated July 6,1979, regarding an item of

noncompliance which was forwarded to you by our letter dated June 21, 1979.

With respect to the subject item of noncompliance, it is our understanding,

based on a telephone conversation between yourself, fir. J. K. Thayer, and Mr.

D. V. Kehoe of this office on July 16, 1979, that your position is that Technical Specification 4.7.1.2.a.4 applies only to those manual valves in the flow path

of the Emergency Boiler Feedwater System which are not normally locked open.

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further understand that the valve in question, DW-V-608, is a normally locked

open valve and therefore the subject technical specification does not apply.

Please be advised that your position with respect to this matter is being

forwarded to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for resolution.

Your

request that the subject item of noncompliance be withdrawn will be addressed

subsequent to resolution of this matter as stated above.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

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Eld n J. Brunner, Chief

Reactor Operations an>! Nuclear

Support Branch

CC:

H. Autio, Plant Superintendent

L. E. Minnick, President

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