ML19264B516
| ML19264B516 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 07/20/1977 |
| From: | Stello V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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Docket No. 50-29 l
Secretary The Alternative Energy Coalition 31 Federal Street Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301
Dear Secretary:
Thank you for the draft copy of a press release in which the Alternative Energy Coalition ( AEC) of Greenfield states its demand for a Franklin County investigation of concerns relating to the current refueling opera-tions and conditions leading up to the recent strike of guards at the Yankee-Rowe nuclear power station.
We have noted the AEC's concerns in these matters a:id offer the following clarifying comments without prejudice to the investigation demanded by the AEC as indicated in the draf t press release.
In accordance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements, Yankee Atomic Electric Company (the licensee) promptly notified the NRC's regional Of fice of Inspection and Enforcement on June 9,1977, that shutdown of the Yankee-Rowe reactor had been initiaced that date and indicated the reasons for the earlit r than anticipated shutdown. On June 22, 1977, the licensee submitted to the NRC the required vrittcn follow-up report on this occurrence in the prescribed format of a Licensee Event Report (LER).
A copy of this LER is enclosed. The specific conditions resulting in the earlier shutdown of Yankee-Rowe, and the actions required of the licensee to obtain NRC approval to return the reactor to operation with the new core loading are su= arized in our June 22, 1977 minutes of teeting with the licensee's staff.
A copy of the minutes are also enclosed.
We would like to point out that the enclosed documents are part of the public record and are on file under Docket No. 50-29 at the local public document room at the Greenfield Public Library.
During the recent strike of guards at Yankee-Rowe an NRC inspector was dispatched to the site to assess the impact of the strike on plant security.
The inspector confimed that regulatory requirements for maintaining plant security had been maintained.
The matters relating to the guards demands which apparently caused the strike, as indicated in your press release, are outside NRC's jurisdiction.
We therefore cannot ccr=ent on these aspects of your concerns.
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I trust that our cunments are responsive to the concerns expressed I
in the AEC's draf t press release.
Sincerely, J
f Yi.or Stello, Or.
Director Division of,06erating Reactors Office of KDclear Reactor Regulation j
Enclosures:
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Licensee Event Report dated June 22, 1977 2.
Meeting Minutes dated June 22,1977 l
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