ML20128P231
| ML20128P231 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/28/1985 |
| From: | Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Conway W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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| ML20128P236 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8506030491 | |
| Download: ML20128P231 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000271/1984025
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MAY 2 81985
Docket No. 50-271
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
ATTN: Mr. W. F. Conway, President
and Chief Executive Officer
RD 5, Box 169
Ferry Road
Brattleboro, Vermont
05301
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) and Mr. W. P Murphy's
Letter, FVY 85-22, March 1, 1985
This refers to the SALP for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, conducted
by_this office on December 11, 1984 and discussed with you and your staff at a
meeting on January 25, 1985. The list of meeting attendees is attached as Enclo-
sure 1.
The NRC Region I SALP Report as amended is provided as Enclosure 2 and
covers the period May 1, 1983 through October 31, 1984.
Mr. Murphy's response
date.d March -1,1985, submitted pursuant to our letter of December 21, 1984, pro-
vided comments on the SALP Report. These letters are provided as Enclosures 3
and 4.
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Our overall assessment of your performance of NRC licensed activities at the Ver-
mont Yankee facility is that there is a generally conservative approach taken to
assure safety in plant operations.
Additional strengths in your management con-
trols were_found in the planning and control of outage activities and design
changes, implementation of effective housekeeping and security programs, completion
of licensing actio1s, and in your preventive maintenance and operational surveil-
lance programs.
Significant improvements were evident in the emergency prepared-
ness area.
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Some performance shortcomings were observed, however, in the areas of radiation
protection, fire protection and maintenance.
There were numerous personnel errors
noted during the performance of routine operations.
Increased management attention
is warranted to assure the personnel error trend does not continue.
Additionally,
the policy for_ operation under apparent anomalous conditions should be reviewed
and strengthened as necessary to assure that conservatism in plant operations is
maintained at previously observed levels.
Based on our discussions, continued NRC
and Vermont Yankee management attention will be directed to these areas to assure
identified weaknesses have been corrected.
In the meeting of January 24, 1985, we discussed our assessment of your regulatory
performance and received your comments on the SALP Program and our assessment.
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We have considered your letter of March 1, 1985 and found that there are some dif-
ferences of opinion.
Accordingly, we are providing you our detailed evaluation
in Enclosure 5.
Our SALP conclusions have not been effected.
However, for the
purposes of clarification of the SALP report, we have added the fifth sentence on
Page 26.
In response to your letter comment Item (2) on the Appendix R violation,
we do not agree with your comments in general and, in particular, with your posi-
tion that your response to the findings has been timely.
However, we do recognize
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deficiencies: identified in the violation._ We consider that our meeting and sub-
sequent interchange of information were beneficial and improved mutual understand-
ing of-your activities and our regulatory program.
-In accordance with 10LCFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and'its enclosures will
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be'placed-in'the.NRC.Public Document Room.
No reply to 'this letter is required.
Your actionsEin response to the NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee' Performance
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will be reviewed during future inspections of your licensed activities.
.Your cooperation.is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Thoens F. Wurley
Thomas E. Murley
Regional Administrator
Enclosures:
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- SALP Management. Meeting Attendee's
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2 1 -NRC Region I Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance,_
Vermont Yankee' Nuclear Power Station, December 11, 1984
. with Amendment-
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SNRC Letter,'R. W.:Starostecki to W. P. Murphy, December - 21, 1984
4. . 7 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Letter, W. P. Murphy to
R. W._ Starostecki (NRC ~ Region I), SALP ' Report Co1Reents,
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March 1,~1985
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NRC Review of SALP Report Comments Provided in Vermont Yankee
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1 Nuclear Power Corporation Letter, March 1, 1986
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W. P.' Murphy,1Vice President and Manager of Operations
R. W. Capstick, Licensing Engineer
'J. P. Pelletier, Plant Manager
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Donald Hunter,.Vice President
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- Commissioner Asselstine-
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NRC Resident Inspector
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ENCLOSURE 1
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SALP MANAGEMENT MEETING AIIENDEES
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation'
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Meeting at:
Region'I 0ffice, King'of Prussia, Pa.
Meeting conducted: -January 24, 1985
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LLicensee Attendees
. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
.W.-F.-Conway, President and Chief Executive' Officer-
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D. E. Hunter,:Vice President of.0perational Projects
S. J.' Jefferson, Assistant-to Plant Manager
5W.:P._ Murphy, Vice. President and Manager.of Operations
Je T. Pearson,.Vice President of. Administration / Finance and Treasury
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JJ.fP. Pelletier, Plant Manager
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- A.'C.IKadak,' Vermont Yankee Project Manager 7
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- A. M.-Shep,ard, Director;of Quality Assurance
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3NRC Attendees
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Sc D2.Ebneter,. Director, Division of Reactor Safety.
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-J.'H &Joyner,~ Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguard Branch
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W. F.:Kane, Deputy Director, Division of. Reactor Projects
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G. W..Meyer, ProjectLEngineer, Reactor Projects-Section 3A
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