ML20058Q413
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/20/1993 |
| From: | Joyner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Reid D VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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See also: IR 05000271/1993022
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Docket No. 50-271
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Dear Mr. Reid:
Subject:
NRC Inspection No. 50-271/93-22
An announced safety inspection of the radiation protection program at your facility was
conducted by Mr. J. Nick on September 20-24, 1993. The results of this inspection were
discussed with your staff on September 24,1993.
Areas reviewed during this inspection were important to health and safety and are discussed in
the enclosed inspection report. These areas included review of: organization and staffing levels,
staff qualifications and training, external exposure control, internal exposure control, radioactive
and contaminated material controls, radiological surveys, radiation protection logs and records,
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and' planning to maintain personnel radiation exposure as low as reasonably achievable
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.Your radiological controls program was generally effective in protecting the safety of work.ers
in radiological areas.' Areas toured in your facility were well maintained and exhibited good
housekeeping with the exception of some contaminated areas. The radiation protection group
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was staffed by qualified individuals with documented training and qualifications. Improvements
were noted in the automation of access control, staffing levels for radiation protection
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' technicians, and lower overall radiation dose rates. Weaknesses were noted in the identification
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of poor housekeeping in contaminated areas, attention to detail in training records, and control
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- Within the scope of this inspection, one violation was identified regarding the control of
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- ' personnel access to high radiation' areas to prevent inadvertent entry, and is described in the
attached inspection report and Notice of Violation. You are required to respond to this letter
and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your
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response. In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including
your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine
whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory
requirements.
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2. Inspection Report No. 50-271/93-22
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J. Thayer, .Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
L. Tremblay, Senior Licensing Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
J.lGilroy, 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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APPENDIX A
. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
Docket No. 50-271
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Generating Station
License No. DPR-28
During an NRC inspection' conducted on September 20-24, 1993, a violation of NRC
requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure
for NRC Enforcement Actions",10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1993), the violation is listed
below:
(A)
' 10 CFR 20.1601(b) states in part that "in place of the controls required by paragraph (a)
of this section for a high radiation area, the licensee may substitute continuous direct or
electronic surveillance that is capable of preventing unauthorized entry."
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Technical Specification (TS) 6.5.B.1 states, in part, that "In lieu of the " control device"
or " alarm signal" required by paragraph 20.1601(a)(1) of 10 CFR 20, each high radiation
area in which the intensity of radiation is greater than 100 mrem /hr at 30 cm, but less
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than 1000 mrem /hr at 30 cm, shall be barricaded and conspicuously posted as a high
radiation area and entrance thereto shall be controlled by requiring issuance of a
Radiation Work Permit (RWP)."
' Contrary to (A) and (B) above, on September 21 and 22,1993, the inspector found two
. examples of high radiation areas (one also a contamination area) which did not properly control
access to prevent inadvertent 'or unauthorized entry. The high radiation areas without proper
access controls were found at the personnel entrance to the drywell and on the lower elevation
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of the torus room. The duration of this condition was indeterminable.
- The examples listed above constitute a Severity Level W violation. (Supplement IV)
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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation is
hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commi_ssion,- ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the
Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that
is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of
Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation"
- and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis
for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved,.
(3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full
compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in
this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued to show cause why the license
should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper
should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the
. response time.
~ Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
thisponday of October,1993
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