ML20117B472
| ML20117B472 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/05/1993 |
| From: | Sedano R VERMONT, STATE OF |
| To: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 9302110071 | |
| Download: ML20117B472 (1) | |
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ll@1JJ l'~s u STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE 120 STATE STREET MONTPELIER, Yr 0 % 20-2601 TEL: (802) 828-2811 FAX: (802) R&2342 TTY /rDD (VT): 1 4 00-734-8300 January 5,1993 Mr. Thomas T. Martin, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406
Dear Tim:
I am writing to encourage your review of the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution (NECNP) letter to Chairman Selin dated December 16, 1992. Although not sharply focused, the letter appears to allege that plant safety at Vermont Yankee is being affected by economics and " cost-cutting."
The NECNP letter summarizes a series of reportable events which have occurred-at Vermont Yankee over the last eight years. We believe that each of these events has been evaluated by your staff independently. However, NECNP believes it sees a trend related to challenges to safety as a result of " cost-cutting."
Subsequent to the NECNP letter, on December 23, 1992, Vermont Yankee notified the Region of faulty fire barriers in cases where pipes with asbestos insulation penetrate walls. The first penetration was discovered in May,1992; other penetrations were not inspected for nine months until December,1992.
We believe Vermont Yankee should be operated safely first and economically second. Both are important. Yet we are concerned that it took nine months after finding the first faulty fire barrier to determine that many similar fire barriers were also faulty. I am asking that you include this fire barrier event as part of your review of the NECNP letter.
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Richard P. Sedano Commissioner cc:
Howard Dean, Governor J. Gary Weigand, VY 9302110071 930128 PDR ADOCK 05000271
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