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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-309/82-06 on 820419-23 & Notice of Violation
ML20053D348
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Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 05/21/1982
From: Martin T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Garrity J
Maine Yankee
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See also: IR 05000309/1982006

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Docket No. 50-309

Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company

ATTN: Mr. John H. Garrity

Senior Director

Nuclear Engineering and Licensing

83 Edison Drive

Augusta, Maine 04336

Subject:

Inspection No. 50-309/82-06

Gentlemen:

This refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by Mr. N. Blumberg of

this office on April 19-23, 1982 at Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station, Wiscasset,

Maine of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-36 and to the discussions

of our findings held by Mr. Blumberg with Mr. E. Wood and other members of your

staff at the conclusion of the inspection, and to a subsequent telephone discussion

between Mr. C. Frizzle of your staff and Mr. Blumberg on April 28, 1982.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I 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 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 violation has been

categorized by severity level in accordance with thc NRC Enforcement policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C) published in the Federal Register Notice (47 FR 9987) dated

March 9, 1982. You are required to respond to this letter and in preparing your

response, you should follow the instructions in Appendix A.

The responses directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice are not subject

to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosures

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room unless you notify this office, by

telephone, within ten days of the date of this letter and submit written appli-

cation to withhold information contained therein within thirty days of the date

of this letter. Such application must be consistent with the requirements of

2.790(b)(1). The telephone notification of your intent to request withholding,

or any request for an extension of the 10 day period which you believe necessary,

should be made to the Supervisor, Files, Mail and Records, USNRC Region I, at

(215) 337-5223.

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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NRC Region I Inspection Report Number 50-309/82-06

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E. C. Wood, Plant Manager

E. W. Thurlow, President

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