ML20153A902

Advises That NRC Reviewing Util Proposals & Public Meeting Scheduled for 880315 in Rockville,Md to Exchange Technical Info Re Proposed Change in Trip Sys Logic Testing W/Util

ML20153A902
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Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	03/11/1988
From:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Kunin M VERMONT, STATE OF
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h M CL3 March 11, 1988 The Honorable Madeleine Kunin Governor of Vermont Montpelier, Vermont 05602 [d -gy7

Dear Governor Kunin:

Thank you for your letter of February 25,1988. I appreciate your concern, as Governor of the State, that the citizens of Vermont be protected by safe practices at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.

The NRC staff is reviewing the proposals from Vermont Yankee, and in this regard has already scheduled a public meeting for Tuesday, March 15, at 9:30 A.M. in Room 10 B-11 of the Comission's offices at One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland, to exchange technical information regarding the proposed change in trip system logic testing with the licensee, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation. Your representative, Phil Paull, has indicated that he plans to attend that meeting.

At 2:00 P.M. on March 15, the NRC staff will meet with Mr. Paull and any other persons that you might name to represent you in this . matter. As discussed between my staff and Mr. Paull, the licensee plans to have a representative attend this meeting. The staff looks forward to meeting with your representatives and welcomes the opportunity to share with them our approaches to assuring that the proposals will be reviewed in such a way as to assure the public safety.

Sincerely, Ord r.inal c igacd by D2c ,as E.Iarley Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page

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Mr. J. Cary Weigand W. P. Murphy, Vice President President & Chief Executive Officer and Manager of Operations Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.

R.D. 5, Box 169 R.D. 5, Box 169 Ferry Road Ferry Road Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Mr. John DeVincentis, Vice President Mr. Gerald Tarrant, Commissioner Yankee Atomic Electric Company Vermont Department of Public Service 1671 Worcester Road 120 State Street Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 New England Coalition en Nuclear Public Service Board Pollution State of Vermont Hill and Dale Farm 120 State Street R.D. 2, Box 223 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Putney, Vermont 05346 Mr. Walter Zaluzny Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Chairman, Board of Selectman Alliance Post Office Box 116 Box 53 Vernon, Vermont 05354 Vernon, Vermont 05602-005:

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and Radiological Health 43 State Street Administratirn Building Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Pontpelier, Vermont 05602 Honorable John J. Easton William Russell, Regional Administrator Attorney General Region I Office State of Vermont U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 109 State Street 631 Park Avenue Montpelier, Vermont 05602 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 John A. Ritscher, Esquire Mr. R. W. Capstick Ropes & Gray Vermont Yankee Nuclear 225 Franklin Street Power Corporation Boston, Massachusetts 02110 1671 Worcester Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

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Special Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Vermont Depart, of Public Service Office of the Attorney General 120 State Street One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Boston, MA 02108 Jay Gutierrez Geoffrey M. Huntington, Esquire Regional Counsel Office of the Attorney General USNRC, Region I Environmental Protection Bureau 631 Park Avenue State House Annex King of Prussic, PA 19406 25 Capitol Street Concord, HH 03301-6397 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq. Charles Bechhoefer, Esq.

Office of the Attorney General Administrative Judge Environmental Protection Bureau Atomic Safety and Licensing Board State House Annex U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 25 Capitol Street , Washington, DC 20555 Concord, NH 03301-6397 Dr. James H. Carpenter Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Glenn O. Bright Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

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. Room 2D-1 washington, D.C. 20$55 near Dr. Murley I am writing you to requent a meeting between appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Vermont officials on two propossia by the Vermont' Yankee Nuclear Power corporation to reduce the amount of testing of safety equipment. w'> n.:

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would reduce the assurance that the public is be nq adequacely protected against accidents at Vermont Yankee.

The potential adverse effect on the reliability takes an added Amr.ortance in view of Vermont Yankee's intention to increase its operating cycle from one year to 18 months, and the aging of the plant.

More testing is not neccesarily the most appropriate way to provide incrassed reactor safety; however, any decrease in testing should be a without a t;horough,pproached comprehensive cautiously and not analysis. Thisauthorised is necessary in order for me to be able to assure that the citizens of the state of Versnoat are being adequately protected.

I hope we will be able to schedule a ne'etis.,3 sos time in the very near future.

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