ML20135D347
| ML20135D347 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 12/02/1996 |
| From: | Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Reid D VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 9612090347 | |
| Download: ML20135D347 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000271/1996009
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December 2,1996
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Mr. Donald Reid
Vice President, Operations
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
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NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-271/96-09
Dear Mr. Reid;
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On October 19,1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your Vermont Yankee reactor
facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. During the 7-week
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period covered by this inspection period, your staff's conduct of activit ec at the Vermont
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Yankee f acility was generally characterized by safety-conscious operations., sound
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engineering and maintenance practices, and careful radiological work contrels during a
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particularly challenging refueling outage.
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An integration of the inspectors' observations and findings from the various functional areas
resulted in an overall assessment that procedural adequacy and adherence were a recurring
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performance concern. We acknowledge your staff's recognition of this area of concern,
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identified via the plant self assessment processes, and we encourage your prompt attention
to reverse this negative trend.
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In the area of plant support, we found an overall effective program for occupational
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radiation protection during the refueling / maintenance outage. The emergency preparedness
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program was reviewed and found to be appropriately implemented and directed towards
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public health and safety.
An inspection of the inservice inspection activities conducteo during the refuel outage
identified good engineering and non-destructive examination practices with good oversight
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and interaction with the subcontractor. Review of the preparations and modification
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documentation for the core shroud repair found the repair plans in conformance with
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regulatory guidelines.
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Luring the electrical maintenance inspection conducted the week of September 16,1996,
the inspector found an inadequacy in the station battery service discharge surveillance test.
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The failure to establish an acceptance criteria related to the design basis of the DC system
was a violation of Technical Specification 6.5.A.6. This violation indicated poor
communications between the design engineering and maintenance engineering staffs and a
failure of station procedures to adequately assure the capacity of the main station batteries.
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This violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
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surrounding the violation are described in detail in the enclosed report. Please note that you
are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
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regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and
its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Sincerely,
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Richard J. Conte, Chief
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Reactor Projects Branch No. 5
Division of Reactor Projects
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NRC Inspection Report 50-271/96-09
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Docket No. 50-271
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cc w/ encl:
R. Wanczyk, Plant Manager
J. Duffy, Licensing Engineer, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
J. Gilroy, Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.
D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire
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Chief, Safety Unit, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of
Maseachusetts
R. Gad, Esquire
G. Bisbee, Esquire
R. Sedano, Vermont Department of Public Service
T. Rapone, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
Ms. Deborah Katz, Citizen Awareness Natwork
D. Screnci, PAO (2)
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NRC Resident inspector
State of New Hampshire, SLO Designee
State of Vermont, SLO Designee
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee
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Distribution w/ encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
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Nuclear Safety information Center (NSIC)
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R. Conte, DRP
H. Eichenholz, DRP
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D. Bearde, DRP
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J. Lusher, DRS
J. Nick, DRS
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A. Lohmeier, DRS
G. Morris, DRS
J. O'Brien, EP and Environmental HP Section, NRR (Section PS)
Distribution w/enci (VIA E-MAIL):
W. Dean, OEDO
C. Harbuck, NRR
P. McKee, NRR
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Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR (RPC)
R. Frahm, Jr., NRR (RKF)
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