ML19259B685
| ML19259B685 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/08/1979 |
| From: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Groce R VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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| ML19259B681 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 7903130542 | |
| Download: ML19259B685 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000271/1978029
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Docket No. 50-271
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
ATTN:
Mr. Robert H. Groce
Licensirg Engineer
20 Turnpike Road
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection 50-271/78-29
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. W. Baunack of this office
on December 12-15, 1978, at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Vernon,
Vermont, of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-28 ar,d to the
discussions of our findings held by Mr. Baunack with Mr. Conway and
other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection, and to
a subsequent telephone discussion between Mr. Baunack of this office and
Mr. Conway on December 19, 1975.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of
Inspection 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.
Our inspector also verified the steps you have taken to correct the item
of nc1 compliance brought to your attention in a letter dated January 12,
1978. We have no further questions regarding your action at tlis the.
Based on the results of this inspection, it appears th'.t certain of your
activities were not conducted in full compliance with NP.C 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 Decenber 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 '.201 requ'res you to submit to this office, within twenty (20)
days of four 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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Corporation
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 information that you (or your contractor) believe to
be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application
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 part sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons
which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by
the Commission 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 specified 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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Eldon J. Brunner, Chief
Reactor Operations and Nuc'aar
Support Branch
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number
50-271/78-29
cc w/encls:
W. F. Conway, Plant Superintendent
S. D. Karpyak, Manager, Administrative and Technical Liaison
A. Z. Roisman, Natural Resources Defense Council (Without Report)