ML20036B063
| ML20036B063 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/12/1993 |
| From: | Hodges M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Reid D VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 9305180121 | |
| Download: ML20036B063 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000271/1993010
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Docket No. 50-271
Mr. Donald A. Reid
Vice President, Operations
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
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Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
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Dear Mr. Reid:
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SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-271/93-10)
This refers to the on-site inspection conducted by Mr. William H. Ruland and
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Mr. M. Eugene I mrowitz of this office on April 6-8,1993, and subsequent in-office
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review and telephone call with your staff on April 12 and 13,1993. The inspection included
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a review of activities authorized for your Vermont Yankee facility. At the conclusion of the
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on-site inspection, the inspectors discussed the findings with those members of your staff
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identified in the enclosed report. Mr. Ruland also confirmed the initial f~mdings with you
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during a telephone call on April 28,1993, with Mr. R.J. Wanczyk, Plant Manager.
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Areas important to nuclear safety examined during the inspection are identified in the report.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures,
equipment and representative records, and interviews with personnel. The purpose of the
inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the license were conducted
safely and in accordance with NRC requirements. In particular, this inspection focused on
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your maintenance and surveillance programs for your emergency diesel generators.
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Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities violate NRC requirements,
as specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). This violation is a concern because
Vermont Yankee failed to provide adequate records for engineering reviews when you
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changed the cylinder liners in the "A" emergency diesel generator and Vermont Yanize
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failed to provide adequate records for other engineering and maintenance reviews.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the
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specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. Also,
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please inform us what actions Vermont Yankee plans to improve the documentation,
evaluation and correction of trends and deficiencies associated with the emergency diesel
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generators. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective
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actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further hTC
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enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and
its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the clearance
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procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction
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Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
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Marvin W. Hodges, Director
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Enclosures:
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2. Inspection Report 50-271/93-10
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R. Wanczyk, Plant Manager
J. Thayer, Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
L. Tremblay, Senior Licensing Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
J. Gilroy, Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.
D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire
Chief, Safety Unit, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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R. Gad, Esquire
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G. Bisbee, Esquire
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R. Sedano, Vermont Department of Public Service
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T. Rapone, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
Public Document Room (PDR)
IAcal Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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K. Abraham, PAO (2)
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NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Hampshire, SLO Designee
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee
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