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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-309/80-18 on 801103-28 & Notice of Violation
ML20003G325
Person / Time
Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 01/29/1981
From: Brunner E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Groce R
Maine Yankee
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Download: ML20003G325 (2)


See also: IR 05000309/1980018

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Docket No. 50-309

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Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company

ATTN:

Mr. Robert H. Groce

Senior Engineer - Licensing

25 Research Drive

Westborough, Massachusetts 01581

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-309/80-18

This refers to the routine inspection conducted by Mr. W. Lazarus and Mr. P.

Swetland of this office on November 3-28, 1980, of activities authorized by

NRC License No. DPR-36 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr.

Lazarus with Mr. E. Wood 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.

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

activities 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 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 "Rulos 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 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

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 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

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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 discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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J. Brunner, Chief

Repctor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Jopendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number

50-309/80-18

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E. Wood, Plant Superintendent

E. W. Thurlow, President

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