ML19281B020
| ML19281B020 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 12/28/1978 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Groce R Maine Yankee |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19281B016 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-80-150 NUDOCS 7904200154 | |
| Download: ML19281B020 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000309/1978018
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Docket No. 50-309
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company
ATTN: Mr. Robert H. Groce
Licensing Engineer
20 Turnpike Road
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
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Subject: - Inspection 50-309/78-18, Enforcement Corporate Management
Meeting 50-309/78-21
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. G. Yuhas of this office
on September 25-29 and October 10-11, 1978, of activities authorized by
NRC License No. DPR-36, and to the discussions of our findings held by
Mr. Yuhas with Mr. E. Wood and other members of your staff at the con-
clusion of the inspection, and to the meeting held at your office on
October 27, 1978 between Mr. D. E. Vandenburgh and Mr. J. Allan and
other representatives of our staffs.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of
Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Reports which are enclosed with this
letter. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective
exar.inations of procedures and representative records, interviews with
personnel, measurements made by the inspector, and observations by the
inspector.
Our inspector also verified the steps you had taken to correct the Item
of Noncompliance brought to your attention in a letter dated March 1,
1978. The steps you took to correct this matter have not been adequately
implemented.
This matter will be reviewed in a subsequent inspection.
In addition, our inspector also examined those activities conducted
under your license relating to the subject covered in your letter to
Region I, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, dated July 26, 1978. We
have no further questions regarding this matter.
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
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Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company
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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 com-
pliance will be achieved.
With respect to Items C1 and D of Appendix A, we are particularly concerned
because in this occurrence the Plant Shift Superintendent, a licensed
Senior Reactor Operator, did not adhere to your procedures when entering
and permitting another individual to enter the containment on September
27, 1978. Although these individuals did not receive exposure to radiation
or radioactive materials in excess of regulatory limits, the real potential
for such exposure did exist at the time of entry and we emphasize that
required precautions to prevent exposures were not taken.
We expect
members of management, in particular, to stress the importance of and
set the example for following procedures and requirements.
Consequently,
in your reply, you should describe in detail, those actions taken or
planned to improve your management control systems to assure adherence
to procedures.
With respect to Item F of Appendix A, we note that you have corrected
this item, and therefore you need not address yourself to this matter in
your response.
With respect to Item B of Appendix A, we note that this is a recurrent
item.
In your response please give this matter your particular attention.
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
enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document
Room.
If this report contains any infonnation that you (or your con-
tractor) 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 ac-
companied 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 Conrnission as listed in subpara-
graph (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
If we do not hear from you in this regard within the speci-
fied period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be
pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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Bo ce H. Grier
Director
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number 50-
309/78-18 and 50-309/78-21
cc w/encis:
E. Wood, Plant Superintendent
E. W. Thurlow, President