ML20137B586
| ML20137B586 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 03/13/1997 |
| From: | Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Sellman M Maine Yankee |
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| ML20137B593 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9703240008 | |
| Download: ML20137B586 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000309/1996014
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March 13,1997
Mr. Michael Sellman
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Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company
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Brunswick, Maine 04011
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-309/96-14
Dear Mr. Sellman:
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On January 25,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Maine Yansee reactor
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facility. The results of that inspection were discussed with Messrs. R. Blackmore,
J. Frothingham and others of your staff at an exit meting held on February 10,1997. The
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enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
During the 7-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of activities at
the Maine Yankee facilities was safety focused. The plant was maintained safely,
following the shutdown to address cable separation issues. The decision to perform the
fuelinspections during the current outage was en example of conservative decision making
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by Maine Yankee.
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As a result of this inspection, we noted your efforts to effect overall performance
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improvements in the radiological controls program. Noteworthy endeavors were to
improve work coordination, address cultural issues, and develop a comprehensive problem
identification and resolution program. However substantial program performance
improvement remain. Weaknesses in the contamination control program persist. As noted
below, our inspectors identified a violation in the area of contamination control. Further,
our review and your own investigation of unscheduled gaseous releases appeared
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hampered by the lack of a clear designation of responsibility and accountability (ownership)
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for the revieve and summary of program performance issues related to unscheduled
gaseous releases.
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We received your correspondence dated January 31,1997, which provided a clarification
of Event Review Board (ERB-010) " Unplanned Worker Exposure in RCP Impeller
Decontamination Container," dated April 27,1995, that was previously submitted to the
NRC. Our review of this issue is in Section R8.5 of this report.
The security program was reviewed during this period and found to be effectively
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implemented to protect public health and safety.
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Further two violations were identified during this inspection. The continued use of the
spent fuel pool crane to move irradiated fuel without assessing or correcting recurring
problems is a violation of technical specifications. Also, there was a failure to follow
radiological control procedures upon exiting a contaminated area. The violations are cited
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in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances surrounding the violations are
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described in detail in the enclosed report. Please note that you are required to respond to
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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 regulatory
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requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
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and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Docket No:
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License No:
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Enclosures:
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