ML20209B448

Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-029/87-01.Corrective Actions:Complete Resurvey of Masonry Walls Being Undertaken & All Future Surveys of Masonry Walls Will Be Performed Using Procedure/Instruction Developed

ML20209B448
Person / Time
Site:	Yankee Rowe
Issue date:	04/22/1987
From:	Heider L YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
FYR-87-43, NUDOCS 8704280444
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April 22, 1987 FYR 87-43 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

References:

(a) License No. DPR-3 (Docket No. 50-29)

(b) Letter, USNRC to YAEC, dated May 8, 1980 (c) Letter, YAEC to USNRC, dated July 8, 1980

(d) Letter, YAEC to USNRC, dated February 26, 1987

_(e)' Letter, USNRC to YAEC, dated March 23, 1987

Subject:

Response to Notice of Violation in NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-029/87-01

Dear Sir:

This letter is written in response to the violation identified in Appendix A, Notice of Violation, of reference (e). The violation concerns the lack of a unique procedure being used to perform a 1980 survey of masonry walls. This survey served as the basis to Yankee's response to Item No.

1 of IE Bulletin 80-11.

As stated in our letter of February 26, 1987 [ Reference (d)], it is Yankee's position that the 1980 survey was performed using instructions appropriate to the circumstances, as required by 10CFR50, Appendix B, Criterion V.

The methods used by Yankee were appropriate since all masonry walls which require evaluation either have been or are being evaluated as part of the Systematic Evaluation Program.

The following corrective steps are being taken:

(a) A complete resurvey of masonry walls is being undertaken. This resurvey will be done using a procedure developed specifically for this task.

The following corrective steps will be taken to avoid further violations:

(a) All future surveys of masonry walls will be performed using a procedure / instruction developed specifically for the survey.

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' Page 2 April 22, 1987 Full compliance will be achieved within 4 weeks after the receipt'of NRC Safety Evaluation Reports for SEP Topics III-2, III-4. A, and III-6.

This information will be forwarded to NRC Region I at that time.

Very truly yours,.

Yankee Atomic Electric Company

. H. Heider Vice President and Manager of Operations LHH/gbc cc: USNRC Region I USNRC Resident Inspector, YNPS

! USNRC Region I, Attention: Mr. Stuart D. Ebneter, Director Division of Reactor Safety 1

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