ML20151E125

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Forwards Insp Rept 50-271/88-09 on 880608-10.Determination Re Whether Further Action Appropriate Will Be Made After Util Review of Unresolved Issue Concerning Radioactivity Detected in Town of Brattleboro Waste Treatment Facility
ML20151E125
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 07/14/1988
From: Ronald Bellamy
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Murphy W
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
Shared Package
ML20151E128 List:
References
NUDOCS 8807250382
Download: ML20151E125 (3)


See also: IR 05000271/1988009

Text

_

__ __

,

'

.

.

.

-

.

,

JUL 141988

,

Docket No. 50-271

License No. NPF-28

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

ATIN

Mr. Warren P. Murphy

Vice President and Manager of Operations

RD 5, Box 169

Ferry Road

Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

Gentlemen:

}

Subject: NRC Inspection No. 50-271/88-09

]

This refers to an Office Inspection and review made by NRC Region I personnel

of measurements made by a representative of the State of Vermont, Department of

Health, during June 8-10, 1988, of sludge at the Town of Brattleboro's waste

treatment facility.

Some of the radioactivity measured at this location origin-

ated at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.

The above measurements at the town of Brattleboro's sewage waste treatment

facility are described in a report by the representative of the State of

Vermont which is attached to the NRC Region I Inspection Report enclosed with

this letter.

The 'nspection consisted of a review of the analytical results

l

provided in the above referenced report.

Disposal of sewage waste into this

l

waste treatment facility occurred during the period of January,1986 through May,

1988.

Based on the results of the inspection, we are considering the issue to be

unresolved at this time. Af ter you have completed your review of the situation,

we will determine whether further action is sppropriate.

You are requested to respond to the concerns identified in the attached report

within thirty days of the date of this letter.

Your response should include a

written statement or explanation in reply, including:

(1) the corrective steps

which have been taken and the results achieved; and (2) corrective steps which

will be taken to avoid further problems in this area. In particular, we are

concerned that the pathway by which this contamination escaped the radiation

controlled area may not be fully identified and evaluated.

In your response,

please provide us with your detailed evaluation of this pathway and your actions

to control future releases.

8807250302

h7i

PDR

ADOCR

pgj

G

0FFICIAL RECORD COPY

NOV VY 88-09 - 0001.0.0

u J}

07/12/88

m

-_

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

m

x

--

4

L ;'

y

.,3

j

di

,

-

w.

g. ,

JUL I 419g3

'

.

! Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power

2

, ,

,

Corporation

.

~

Your cooperation with us in this-matter is appreciated.

Sincerely,

'

t

Original Si3ned By:

'

Mohamed M. Shanbaky

Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief

Facilities Radiological Safety

and Safeguards Branch

Division of Radiation Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosures:

l '. NRC Region I Inspection Report 50-271/88-09

~

- 2.- Report of Measurements by the State of Vermont

cc w/encis:

J. Weigand, President and Chief Executive Officer

J. Pelletier, Plant Manager

J. DeVincentis, Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company

R. Capstick, Licens..ig Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electric Company

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

William Steinhurst, Acting Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service

"

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

,

Massachusetts

.

Public Document Room (POR)

local Public". Document Room (LPOR)

-Nuclear Safety Inforcation Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector

-State of New Hampshire

State of Vermont

Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2)

,

l -

0FFICIAL RECORD COPY

NOV VY 88-09 - 0001.1.0

07/11/88

J

g.

-

e.

'

. .

.

'

'

- Vermont Yankee. Nuclear Power

3

JUL 141988

-

Corporation

,

~

- bec w/encis:. . .

.

-

RegionI-DocketRoom.(withconcurrences)

o

. M. Perkins,' Management Assistant, ORMA (w/o encl)

.

'.D. Haverkamp, Section Chief, DRP

+

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

H. Eichenholz, SRI - Yankee

,

V. Rooney,,PM, NRR ..

-

R. Bores, Technical Assistant, DRSS

- K. Abraham, PA0 (12) (SALP-Reports Only)

t

4

\\

Y

>

1

RI:0RSS

t

Bellamy

7/h/88

7/*\\/88

0FFICIAL RECORD COPY

NOV VY 88-09 - 0002.0.0

07/11/88

J