ML19318B517

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-271/79-14 on 791001-04 & Notice of Violation
ML19318B517
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 04/03/1980
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Rich Smith
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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Download: ML19318B517 (2)


See also: IR 05000271/1979014

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APR 0 31980

Docket No. 50-271

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

ATTN: Mr. Robert L. Smith

Licensing Engineer

25 Research Drive

Westborough, Massachusetts 01581

Gentlemen:

Sub3ct:

Inspection 50-271/79-14

This refers to the inspection conducted by L. M. Thonus of this office on

October 1-4, 1979, at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Vernon, Vennont, of

activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-28 and to the discussions of our

findings held by Mr. Thonus with Mr. W. F. Conway and other members of your

staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of Inspection

and Enforcement Intoection Report which is enclosed with this letter.

Within

these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures

and representative records, interviews with personnel, measurements made by the

inspector, and observations by the inspector.

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

ties 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 corres-

pondence 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 state-

ment 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.

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 infor-

mation that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary

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tnat you make a written application within 20 days to this office to withhold

such infomation 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

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-271/79-14

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W. F. Conway, Plant Superintendent

Ms. J. Abbey, Technical Secretary

Mr. J. E. Griffin, President

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