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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-271/79-12 on 790813-17 & Notice of Violation
ML19256F112
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Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 09/14/1979
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Groce R
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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See also: IR 05000271/1979012

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Docket No. 50-271

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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

ATTN: Mr. Robert H. Groce

Licensing Engineer

20 Turnpike Road

Westborough, Massachusetts 11581

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-271/79-12

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. T. Stetka of this office on

August 13-17, 1979, at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Vernon, Vermont,

of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-28 and to the dir Jssions

of our findings held by Mr. Stetka with Mr. L. Heider, Mr. D. Mr

y, Mr. W.

Conway and other members of the Pacility staff at the conclusion of the

inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of Inspec-

tion and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of

procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and

observations by the inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain of your

activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as

set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

These items of noncompliance have been categorized into the levels as

described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974. This

notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the

NRC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within twenty (20)

days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in

reply including:

(1) corrective steps which have been taken by you and the

results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further

items of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be

achieved.

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SEP 141979

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the

enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

If this

report contains any infomation that you (or your contractor) believe to be

proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written applicatior within 20

days to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure.

Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit executed by the

owner of the information, which identifies the document or parc sought to

be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons which addresses with

specificity the items which will be considered by the Comission as listed

in subparagraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790. The information sought to be

withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible into a separate part of

the affidavit.

If we do not hear from you in this regard within the spec-

ified period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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El

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Re ctor Operations and Nuclear

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upport Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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2.

Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number

50-271/79-12

cc w/encls:

W. F. Conway, Plant Superintendent

Ms. J. Abbey, Technical Secretary

A. Z. Roisman, Natural Resources Defense Council (Without Report)

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