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Forwards Insp Rept 50-271/88-03 on 880209-0321 & Notice of Violation
ML20151C140
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 04/01/1988
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 05000271/1988003

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APR 011988

Docket No. 50-271

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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

ATTN: Mr. Warren P. Murphy

Vice President and Manager of' Operations

RD 5, Box 169

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Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

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Subject: NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-271/88-03

This refers to the routine resident safety inspection conducted by Mr. G. Grant

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of this office on February 9, 1988 - March 21, 1988, at the Vermont Yankee

Nuclear Power Station, Vernon, Vermont.

The inspection consisted of observa-

tion of activities, interviews with personnel and document reviews.

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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

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staff after the conclusion of the inspection.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities

was not conducted 1n full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in the

Notice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

The violation concerns a

failure to meet the limiting condition for operation in Technical Specifica-

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tions 3.9. A.1 and Table 3.9.1 concerning requirements for obtaining 24-hour

grab samples of the service water system when the effluent radiation monitor

was inoperable.

This violation has been categorized by severity level in

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accordance with the "Gener&l Statement of Policy and Procedure for Enforcement

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Actions", 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C.

You are required to respond to this

letter and, in so doing, should follow the instructions in Appendix A.

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511, the response directed

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above is not subject to clearance by the Office of Management and Budget.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice", a copy of

this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

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James T. Wiggins, Chief

Reactor Projects Branch No. 3

Division of Reactor Projects

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Appendix A: Notice of Violation

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NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-271/88-03

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J. Weigand, President and Chief Executive Officer

J. Pelletier, Plant Manager

J. DeVincentis, Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company

P. Capstick, Licensing Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electric Company

C. Richardson, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.

G. Tarrant, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service

P. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of

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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 Massachasetts

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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

M. Perkins, Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encis)

D. Haverkamp, Section Chief, DRP

J. Kaucher, Project Engineer, DRP

G. Grant, SRI - Vermont Yankee (w/ concurrences)

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H. Eichenholz, SRI - Yankee

V. Rooney, PM, NRR

R. Bores, Technical Assistant, DRSS

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L. Doerflein, Project Engineer, DRP (See Section 11.1)

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K. Eccleston, ADR2, NRR (See Section 11.1)

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