ML20127M160
| ML20127M160 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/22/1993 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20127M163 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9301280125 | |
| Download: ML20127M160 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000271/1991099
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JAN 2 21993
Docket No. 50-271
Mr. Warren P. Murphy
Senior Vice President, Operations
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
RD 5, Box 169
Ferry Road
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
Dear Mr. Murphy:
SUBJECT:
SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE (SALP)
FINAL REPORT FOR VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER
STATION FOR TIIE PERIOD MARCII 17,1991 TO AUGUST 1,1992
This letter forwards the final SALP Report (Enclosure 1) for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Power Station for the period March 17, 1991 through August 1,1992. The initial report was
forwarded by our October 13,1992 letter (Enclosure 2). The SALP evaluation was discussed
with you and your staff at a meeting held at the Vernon Town Hall located in Vernon, Vermont
on October 29,1992 (see Enclosure 3 for attendees and Enclosure 4 for slides used by the NRC
at the meeting).
This SALP Board noted continued superior performance in the functional areas _ of: Plant
Operations; Maintenance aed Surveillance; and Emergency Preparedness. Good performance
was observed with respect to Radiological Controls (improving trend), Engineering / Technical
Support, and Safety Assessment / Quality Verification. Security performance was evaluated as
acceptable. The performance decline in three of the seven functional areas from the previous
SALP is of concern, in that your self-assessment programs have not been fully effective.
We reviewed your response of November 18,1992 (Enclosure 5) and acknowledge the
improvements either already made or underway, that you have outlined. I encourage you to
continue your efforts in these areas, as well as the on-going self assessment activities emphasized
in your response.
After evaluating your comments on the initial SALP Board Report, we made several changes
to the Security evaluation (Section llI.E). The SALP Board was reconvened on December 14,
1992, and carefully considered your response, but concluded that no change to the rating in this
area was warranted. Our detailed evaluation of your response is attached (Enclosure 6).
Additionally, changes were made to the Safety Assessment / Quality Verification evaluation
(Section III.G) and Engineering and Technical Support evaluation (Section III.F) for the reasons
stated in Enclosure 7. However, the SALP ratings in these two areas remain unchanged. No -
other changes to the initial SALP Report were considered necessary based on your reply.
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Enclosures:
1.
Final Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance Report 50-271/91-99
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USNRC, Region I Letter, T. T. Martin to W. P. Murphy dated October 13, 1992
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List of Attendees at the October 29,1992 SALP Management Meeting
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SALP Presentation Slides
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Letter, Vermont Yankee to T. T. Martin dated November 18,1992
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Assessment of Additional Security information Provided by Vermont Yankee
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SALP Board Report Revision Sheet
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D. Reid, 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
R. Gad, Esquire
G. Bisbee, Esquire
R. Sedano, Vermont Department of Public Service
T, Rapone, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
The Chairman
Commissioner Rogers
Commissioner Curtiss
Commissioner Remick
Commissioner de Planque
Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
K. Abraham, PAO (31 copies)
NRC Resident Ins;metor
State of New Hampshire, SLO Designee
State of Vermont, SLO Designec
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee
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J. Taylor, EDO
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J. Lieberman, OE
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J. Linville, DRP
E. Kelly, DRP
H. Eichenholz, SRI - Vermont Yankee (w/ concurrences and IFS Forms)
N. Perry, SRI - Yankee Rowe
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J. Douglas, DRh1A (SALP Reports Only)
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W. Kane, DRA
C. Hehl, DRP
J. Wiggins, DRP
R. Cooper, DRSS
W. Hodges. DRS
W. Lanning, DRS
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