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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-029/80-12 on 800714-0806 & Notice of Violation
ML19345D105
Person / Time
Site: Yankee Rowe
Issue date: 09/22/1980
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Kay J
YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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Download: ML19345D105 (2)


See also: IR 05000029/1980012

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SEP 2 21989

Docket No. 50-29

Yankee Atomic Electric Company

ATTN: Mr. James A. Kay

Senior Engineer - Licensing

25 Research Drive

L'estborough, Massachusetts 01581

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-29/80-12

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

on July 14 - August 6,1980 at Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Yankee Rowe, Rowe,

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

discussions cf our findings held by fir. Foley with Mr. H. Autio of your staff at

the conclusion of the inspection.

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

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.

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

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

Not.ce of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

This item of noncompliance

has 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 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

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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 Secticn 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

that you make a written application within 20 days to this office to withholo

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.

In accordance with Section 2.790(d) of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10, Ccde of Federal Regulations, documentation of findings of your control

and accounting procedures for safeguarding special nuclear materials and your

facility security measures for physical protection are deemed to be commercial

or financial information within the meaning of 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4) and shall be

subject to disclosure only in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 9.12;

therefore, the pertinent section of the enclosed 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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5 on J. Brunner, Chief

Reactor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation *

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspect. ion

Report Nuaber 50-29/80-12*

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cc:

H. Autio, Plant Superintendent (w/cy of encis)

J. E. Tribble, President (w/o Appendix A and Page 6 of Report)*

K. Kniskern, Manager of Security (w/cy of encis)

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