ML19339A898

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-029/77-11 on 770610-17 & Notice of Violation
ML19339A898
Person / Time
Site: Yankee Rowe
Issue date: 07/13/1977
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Groce R
YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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Download: ML19339A898 (2)


See also: IR 05000029/1977011

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Yankee Atomic Electric Company

ATTil: Mr. Robert H. Grace

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Gentlemen:

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Subject:

Inspection 50-29/77-11

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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. J. Higgins of this' office

on June 10-17, 1977, at the Yankee fluclear Power Station, Rowe, Massachusetts,

of activities authorized by NRC License tio. OPR-3, and to the discussions

of our findings held by Mr. Higgins with Mr. H. Autio and other members

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of your staff at .the conclusion of the inspection, and to a subsequent

telephone discussion between Mr. Higgins and Mr. Autio on June 20, 1977.

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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.

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Ba' sed on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain 'of your

activities were not conducted in full compliance with ?!RC requirements,

as set forth in the tiotice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix

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These items of noncompliance have been categorized into the levels

as described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974.

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notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisiens of Section 2.201 of the

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f4RC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

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Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within twenty (20)

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days of your receipt of this notice, a written statament or explanation

in reply including:

(1) corrective steps which ha a been taken by you

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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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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 frcm 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.

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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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Reapor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement

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Inspection Report Number 50-29/77-11

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H. Autio, Plant Superintendent

Donald G. Allen, President

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