ML20059D629
| ML20059D629 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1993 |
| From: | Joyner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Thayer J YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
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| ML20059D632 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9401100023 | |
| Download: ML20059D629 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000029/1993007
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DEC 2 I 993
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Docket No. 50-29
Mr. Jay K. Thayer
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Vice President and Manager of Operations
Yankee Atomic Electric Company
580 Main Street
Bolton, Massachusetts 01740-1398
Dear Mr. Thayer:
SUBJECT: NRC Inspection No. 50-29/93-07
An unannounced safety inspection was conducted at your facility, by Mr. J. Nick of this office,
on August 26 - 27,1993 and September 23,1993 of activities including the radiological controls
program authorized by NRC License No. DPR-03. The inspection was continued on Novert:
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15 - 18, 1993 by Mr. Nick and Mr. J. Furia of this office. The inspection findings were
discussed via telephone with Mr. Babineau of your staff on November 24,1993.
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Areas reviewed during the inspection are important to health and safety and are discussed in
the enclosed inspection report. Our findings were based upon inspector observation, interviews
of personnel, and review of records. Areas reviewed included posting of radiological areas and
other radiological controls observed during facility tours, organization and staffing, your
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program for maintaining exposures as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA), radiological
information available to workers, and radiological controls for radiological work activities. The
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preparation work for shipment of the steam generators and irradiated hardware was also
reviewed.
Your health physics staff was adequately trained and qualified for their assigned positions. The
radiological areas toured in your facility were maintained in good condition and proper
radiological controls were implemented in most cases. Based on the activities observed, your
staff provided good health physics controls to protect the health and safety of the radiological
area workers.
Within the scope of this inspection, one violation of NRC regulations was identified regarding
the control of personnel access to high radiation areas to prevent inadvertent entry, and is
described in the attached inspection report and Notice of Vioiation. You are required to respond
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to thia letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing
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your response. We note that your staff took immediate corrective actions concerning this
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violation which were verified by the inspector during the period of this inspection. Therefore,
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in your response, you should document any additional specific actions taken and any longer term
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actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including
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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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Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By:
James H. Joyner
James H. Joyner, Chief
Facilities Radiological Safety
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Division ci Itadiation Safety
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Enclosures:
1. Inspection Report No. 50-29/93-07
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A. Kadak, President and Chief Executive Officer
N. St.12urent, Plant Superintendent
R. Hallisey, Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
T. Dignan, Esquire
J. Grant, Senior Licensing Engineer
R. Sedano, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service
T. Rapone, Massachusetts Ext ative Office of Public Safety
R. Gelder, New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners, Inc.
Citizens Awareness Network
Public Document Room (PDR)
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