ML20008E146
| ML20008E146 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 09/15/1980 |
| From: | Conway W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
| To: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20008E143 | List: |
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| WVY-80-129, NUDOCS 8010240262 | |
| Download: ML20008E146 (3) | |
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VERMONT YAN KEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION SEVENTY SEVEN GROVE STREET B.4.1.1 RUU.AND, VEFD10N r 05701 WVY 80-129 REPLY Tom ENGINEERING OFFICE TURNPIKE RO AD WESTBORO. M ASS ACHUSETTS 01581 TELEPHON E S t 7-34 4-90 81 September 15, 1980 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 ATIENTION:
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Mr. Eldon J. Brunner, Chief Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch
REFERENCES:
(a) License No. DPR-28 (Docket No. 50-271)
(b) USNRC Letter to VYNPC, dated June 10, 1980 (Inspection Report 50-271/80-05)
Dear Sir:
SUBJECT:
Response
.o I&E Inspection No. 80-05 This letter 4 written in rasponse to Reference (b) which indi-cates that one of our activities was not conducted in full compliance with Nuclear Regulatory requirements.
This alleged item of noncom-pliance was noted during an inspection conducted on April 28 -
May 16, 1980, at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vermont.
Information is submitted as follows in answer to the alleged infraction item contained in the enclosure to your letter.
Item:
Technical Specification 6.5.B.1 requires, in part, that
"...each high radiation area in which the intensity of radiation is 1000 mrem /hr or less shall be barricaded and conspicuously posted as a high radiation area and entrance thereto shall be' controlled by requiring is-suance of a Radiation Work Permit. Any individual or
. group of individuals permitted to enter such areas shall be provided with one or more of the following:...a radi-ation monitoring device that continuously indicates the radiation dose rate;...a radiation monitoring device which continuously integrates the radiation dose rate in the area and alarms when a present integrated dose is received;
...a health physics qualified individual
...who is responsible for providing positive control over activities in the area."
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Plant Procedure, A.P. 0503, required under Procedure Section 3.B, that all accesses to a High Radiation Area be barricaded and entry thereto be permitted only to properly antherized personnel with a Radiation Work Permit.
Contrary to the above, on May 6, 1980, at 11:30 am, the inspector observed two individuals on the 280' eleva-tion of the Jeactor Building working inside an area posted and barricaded as a High Radiation Area, without a Radiation Work Permit to cover their activities.
Ad-ditionally, neither a radiation dose rate device, a radiation dose integrating device, nor a health physics qualified individual was present to control activities in the area. Radiation dose rates in the area, as meas-ured by the inspector, varied from 1200 mrem /hr on con-tact with a process line within the barricaded area to 80 mrem /hr at 3 feet from the process line.
Re:sonse:
The subject High Radiation Area is a process line running ver-tically from floor to ceiling.
The observed individuals were lastalling conduit in the ceiling area and failed to identify their entrance into the High Radiation Area.
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Proper radiological controls were established and more conspicuous posting and barricading was provided around the process line.
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Its workers were reinformed of proper radiological con-trols to be taken within the radiological control area.
In addition, the following subsequent actions were taken to minimize the possibility of a recurrence of this type of situation.
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All plant personnel were informed that any work within the radiological control area that requires work in an overhead area (via ladders, -staging, etc.) will require Health Physics review prior to initiation of work.
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This same instruction was also incorporated into the in-doctrination program for all new employees or contractors.
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VCRMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATIOZ United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 15, 1980 Page 3 We trust this information to be satisfactory.
Should additional information be required, please feel free to contact us.
Very truly yours, VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION W
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William F. Conway Vice President and Manager of Operations DCG/jh i
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