ML20198L196
| ML20198L196 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1997 |
| From: | Collins S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| 2.206, DD-97-26, NUDOCS 9801150196 | |
| Download: ML20198L196 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION VERMONT YANKEE-NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION
~ DOCKET NO. 50-271 ISSUANCE OF FINAL DIRECNS DECISION UNDER 10 CFR 2.206 Notice is hereby given that the Director. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR). has taken action with regard to a Petition dated December 6.
1996. submitted by Mr. Jonathan M. Block, on behalf-of the Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. (CAN). The Petition requested evaluation of certain Memoranda included with the Petition related to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee) operated by the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation (Licensee) to see if enforcement action is warranted.
The -cirst document enclosed with the Petition is a CAN Memorandum dated
-December'5, 1996, that reviews information presented by the Licensee at an enforcement conference held on July 23. 1996, involving the minimum-flow valves in the Vermont Yankee residual heat removal (RHR) system. The second document included with the Petition is a CAN Memorandum dated December 6.
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_1996, that contains a review of certain licensee event reports (LERs) submitted by the Licensee in the latter part of 1996. On the basis of these documents, CAN requests that the NRC determine whether enforcement action is warranted pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206.
On October 8.1997, a Partial Director's Decision was issued that
-responded to the first Memorandum concerning the RHR system and all but three
=of the LERs listed in the second Memorandum. This Final Director's Decision 1
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2 addresses the NRC staff's conclusions regarding the three remaining LERs that
'were'still being evaluated at the' time the Partial Director's Decision was-
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On November 7. 1997. CAN submitted a letter to the Director of.NRR commenting on-the Partial Director's Decision. CAN raised a concern that the Partial Director's Decision did not adequately address concerns raised in its Petition of December 6. 1996.
In a response from the NRC staff dated November 28. 1997 CAN was informed that its le+ter provided no new or
! additional information that would warrant a review of the Partial Director's Decision.
In its letter of November 7,1997. CAN also raised a concern asserting " systematic mismanagement"'at the Vermont. Yankee facilit., and requested certain NRC actions. The Petitioner was informed that this concern -
would be treated as a supplement to the original Petition and is also addressed in this Final Director's Decision.
The Director of NRR has granted the Petition in that the NRC staff has evaluated all of the issues and LERs raised in the two Memoranda to see if enforcement action is warranted on the basis of the information contained therein. The evaluation concludes that no further enforcement action is warranted.
The Director has denied the Petitioner's requests set out in the November 7.1997 letter that the NRC conduct additional reviews 'of safety systems at the Vermont Yankee facility.
The reasons for the NRC staff's conclusions are provided in the " Director's Decision Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206" (00-97-26). the complete text of which follows this notice and is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman
. Building. 2120 L Street. NW., Washington DC. and at the local public document room-located at. Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main Street. Brattleboro. VT.
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. Comission for the Comission's review 1a accordance with 10-CFR:2.206(c) of.
the Comission's' eegulations. As pruided for by this regulation, the_
Decision will_ constitute the finn action of the Comission 2E days after the g
date of. issuance, unless the.Comission, on its own motion,' institutes a review of the decision in that time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland. -this29th day of-December 1997.-
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORf COMMISSION' 1 rector Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i
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