ML19270G595
| ML19270G595 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 03/28/1979 |
| From: | Moody D YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 7906140146 | |
| Download: ML19270G595 (2) | |
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Telephone 617 366-90ll twx 710-390-0739 YANKEE ATOMIC El.ECTRIC COMPANY B 4.1.1 20 Turnpike Road Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
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WYR 79-38 March 28, 1979 United States Nuclear Regulatory Con: mission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Attention: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Eldon J. Brunner, Chief Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch
Reference:
(a) License No. DPR-3 (Docket No. 50-29)
(b)
I&E 1etter to YAEC dated March 8, 1979 - I&E Inspection Report 79-02
Dear Sir:
Subject:
Response to I&E Inspection 50-29/79-02 Reference is made to I & E Inspection 50-29/79-02 which was conducted by your Mr. J. Higgins from February 13 to 16 of 1979 at the Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Yankee Rowe) in Rowe, Massachusetts. The report written subsequent to this inspection identified one item which the inspector fe1t was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements.
In accordance with the requirements of Section 2.201 of the NRC 's
" Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Ccde of Federa1 Regulations, we are submitting the fo11owing action taken on this item:
Apparent Item of Non-Compliance:
" Item 4.c.:
10 CFR 50.55a(g)(4) require.s that water cooled power reactors meet Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and paragraph IWV-3410(a) of Section XI which requires that Category A and B valves be exercised at least ence every 3 months.
Contrary to the above, the Category B valves listed in OP-4705, Revision 1, (e.g. CH--MOV-521, DW-MOV-655, EV-V-7 and DW-V-777) were not exercised from August 8, 1978, to February 16, 1979."
Response
1.
Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved:
This item was satisfactorily addressed in a telephone call to the inspector and is documented in the Inspection Report No. 50-29/79-02 (Ref.b).
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 28, 1979 Attention: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Page 2 2.
Corrective Steps Which Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Items of Non-Compliance:
The procedure for testing the referenced valves, OP-4705, has been included in the plant's " Surveillance Procedure Follow System."
This system provides management a means of tracking Surveillance procedures to ensure that they are completed on schedule.
3.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved:
This item was satisfactorily addressed in a telephone call to the inspector and is documented in the Inspection Report No. 50-29/79-02 (Ref. b).
We trust the above information is acceptable to you; however, should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Very truly yours, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY D. E. Moody Manager of Operations DEM/em 2270 131