ML20149M968
| ML20149M968 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/25/1988 |
| From: | Wiggins J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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See also: IR 05000271/1987016
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FEB 251988
Docket No. 50-271-
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
ATTN: Mr. Warren P. Murphy
Vice President and Manager of Operations
RD 5, Box 169
Ferry Road
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection Report No. 50-271/87-16
This rebrs to the routine resident safety inspection conducted by Mr. G. Grant
and others of this office on August 1 - October 30, 1987, at the Vamont Yankee
Nuclear- Power St nion, Vernon,' Ver1nont. The inspection consisted of observa-
tion of activities, interviews with personnel and document reviews. The results
of the inspection are described in the NRC Region I Inspection Report enclosed
with this letter and were discussed with Mr. J. Pelletier of your staff at the
conclusion of the inspection.
This inspection was conducted during regular and backshift periods by five
resident and regional inspectors over a three-month period that included pre-
parations for, conduct of and startup from refueling / maintenance outage XIII.
No safety-significant concerns were noted as a result of their comprehensive
inspections. Licensed operator and non-licensed personnel performance, at all
levels and within all departments, and particularly plant and outage management
performance, was considered superior throughout the inspection period.
Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities
was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in the
Notice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
The violation concerns
failures to meet Technical Specification 6,5.8 requirements for radiation
control procedures, which establish controls and set limits on the release of
radioactive material from controlled areas. This violation has been categorized
by severity level in accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and
Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions", 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C.
You are
required to respond to this letter and, in so doing, should folluw the
instructions in Appendix A.
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Section 3.4 of this report details the history of a violation brought to your
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attention in our letter dated February 6,1987 (Inspection Report 86-25) and
the Notice of Violation enclosed therewith, concerning a failure to comply with
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inservice testing requirements of ASME Section XI.
As described, the - NRC
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has reaffirmed its position on this issue
which indicates that our initial assessment was proper and will therefore
stand.
The corrective actions detailed in your letter of March 12, 1987, in
response to the Notice of Violation, require revision to ensure future regula-
tory compliance on this issue. Please review this matter and respond in writ-
ing within 30 days detailing your additional measures or actions.
We have received your September 10, 1987 reply to the Notice of Violation,
brought to your attention in our letter dated August 21, 1987 (Inspection
Report 87-12), concerning non-conservative trip setpoints in - the Toxic Gas
Monitoring System. Your corrective actions appear responsive to our concerns.
Further evaluation of the long-term effectiveness of these actions will be
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accomplished during routine inspections.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice", a copy of
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this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
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Reactor Projects Branch No. 3
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-271/87-16
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J. G. Weigand, President and Chief Executive Officer
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J, P. Pelletier, Plant Manager
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J. DeVincetis, Vice President,-Yankee Atomic Electric Company-
R. W. Capstick, L_icensing Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
C. Richardson, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.
G. Tarrant, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service
P. W. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of
Public Document Room (PDR)
local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Hampshire
State of Vermont
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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M. Perkins, Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encis~)
D. Haverkamp, Section Chief, DRP
G. Grant, SRI - Vermont Yankee (w/ concurrences)
H. Eichenholz, SRI - Yankee
C. Warren, SRI - Pilgrim
R. Bores, Technical Assistant, DRSS
H. Williams, Project Engineer, DRP (See Sections 7.0 and 14.0)
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