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Forwards Insp Rept 50-271/99-02 on 990215-0328.Three Severity Level IV Violations of NRC Requirements Occurred & Being Treated as non-cited Violations,Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy
ML20206K148
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Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 05/06/1999
From: Anderson C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Wanczyk R
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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50-271-99-02, 50-271-99-2, NUDOCS 9905130081
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See also: IR 05000271/1999002

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Mr. Robert Wanczyk

Acting Director of Operations -

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

185 Old Ferry Road

' Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

SUBJECT:. NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-271/99-02

Dear Mr. Wanczyk:

On March 28,1999, the NRC completed an inspection at'your Vermont Yankee (VY) facility.

The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

During the six weeks covered by this inspection period, the conduct of activities at Vermont

Yankee was characteuzed by safe plant operations.' Long standing problems associated with

the torus water level instruments and the diesel generator fire suppression systems were -

appropriately resolved.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that three Severity Level IV

violations of NRC requirements occurred. These violations are being treated as Non-Cited

Violations (NCVs), consistent with Appendix C of the Enforcement Policy. These NCVs -

involved: (1) inadequate inservice testing of core spray check valves, as reported in Licensee

Event Report (LER) 50-271/99-002-00, (2) a diesel generator exhaust fan control that was not

set in accordance with procedures and (3) Inadequate procedures for the repair of main steam

isolation valves during the 1996 refueli6g outsje,.as reported in LER 50-271/98-009-01. These

NCVs are fudher described in the subject inebection report. If you contest the violation (s) or-

severity level of these NCVs, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this

inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001, with a copies to the Regional

Administrator, Region 1; and the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear -

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Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident inspector at the

Vermont Yankee facility.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practices," a copy of this letter and its

enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Docume.it Room.

Sincerely,

Original Signed by:

Clifford J. Anderson, Chief

Projects Branch 5.

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-271

License No.: DPR-28

Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report 50-271/99-02

cc w/ encl:

R. McCullough, Operating Experience Coordinator - Vermont Yankee

G. Sen, Licensing Manager, Vermont Ynnkee Nuclear Power Corporation

D. Rapaport, Director, Vermont Public laterest Research Group, Inc.

D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire

Chief, Safety Unit, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

D. Lewis, Esquire

G. Bisbee, Esquire

J. Block, Esquire

T. Rapone, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety

D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)

M. Daley, New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, Inc. (NECNP)

State of New Hampshire, SLO Designee

State of Vermont, SLO Designee

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee

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NRC Resident inspector-

H. Miller, RA/J. Wggins, DRA

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C. Anoerson, DRP <

R. Summers, DRP

S. Barr, DRP

R. Junod, DRP

Distribution w/enci(VIA E-MAIL):

M. Tschiltz, OEDO

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R. Correia, NRR

D. Screnci, PAO

Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)

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