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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-309/81-02 on 810127-30 & Notice of Violation.Notice of Violation Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)
ML19352A836
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Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 03/10/1981
From: Martin W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Groce R
Maine Yankee
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See also: IR 05000309/1981002

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Docket No. 50-309

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Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company

ATTN:

Mr. Robert H. Groce

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1671 Worcester Road

Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

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Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection No. 81-02

This refers to the routine Safeguards inspection conducted by Mr. R. H. Ladun

of this office on January 27 - 30, 1981 at the Maine Yankee Atomic Power

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Station, Wiscasset, Maine of activities authorized by NRC License No. OPR-

36 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Ladun with Mr. P.

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Anderson 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 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.

Our inspector also verified the steps you have taken to correct the items

of noncompliance brought to your attention in the enclosure to our letter

dated June 25, 1980. We have no further questions regarding your action at

this time.

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 Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

This item of

noncompliance has been categorized into the levels described in the Federal

Register Notice (45 FR 66754) dated October 7, 1980.

You are required to

respond to this letter and in preparing your response, you should follow

the instructions in Appendix A.

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 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 enclosures to this letter, and your response

to this letter will not be placed in the Public Document Rocm and will

receive limited distribution.

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

to discuss them with you.

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Walter G. Martin, Chief

Safeguards Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation (2.790(d))

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-309/81-02 (2.790(d))

cc:

K. Kniskern, Manager of Security (with report cover sheet only)

E. Wood, Plant Superintendent (w/cy of encis)

E. W. Thurlow, President (with report cover sheet only)