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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-029/80-08 on 800505-16 & Notice of Violation
ML19340B354
Person / Time
Site: Yankee Rowe
Issue date: 08/14/1980
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Kay J
YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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Download: ML19340B354 (2)


See also: IR 05000029/1980008

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Docket No. 50-29

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Yankee Atomic Electric Company

ATTN: Mr. James A. Kay

Senior Engineer - Licensing

25 Research Drive

Westborough, flassachusetts 01581

Gentlemen:

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Inspection 50-29/80-08

This refers to the routine inspection conducted by Mr. T. Foley of this office

on May 5-16, 1980 at Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Yankee Rowe, Rowe, Massachusetts

of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-3 and to the discussions of our

findings held by Mr. Foley with Mr. H. Autio of your staff at the conclusion of

the inspection.

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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, measurements made by the

inspector, and observations by the inspector.

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Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities

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was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in the

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Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

This item of noncompliance

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has been categorized into the levels as described in our correspondence to you

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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. Although Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this

office,' withir. 20 days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement of

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explanation, we note that this item of noncompliance was corrected prior to the

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completion of our inspection, and therefore, no response with respect to this

matter is required.

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-

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mation 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

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such information 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

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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.

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Additionally, and in accordance with Section 2.790(d) of the NRC's " Rules of

Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, documentation of.

findings of your control and accounti.ng procedures for" safeguarding special

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nuclear materials and your facility security procedures are exempt from disclosure;

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therefore, the pertinent section of the inspection report and Appendix A, will

not be placed.in the Public Document Room and will receive limited distribution.

Should you' have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to

discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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Eldon J. Brunner, Chief

Reactor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation (Contains 2.790 Information)

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Office q,f Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-29/80-08 (Contains 2.790 Information)

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H. Autio, Plant Superintendent (with enclosures)*

J. E. Tribble, President (without Appendix A and Page 6 of Report)*

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