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Forwards Safety Insp Rept 50-271/87-09 on 870407-0601.No Violations noted.Licensee-identified Violation Re Discovery of Contaminated Tools Outside Controlled Area Discussed.Nrc Concern Re Loss of Low Level Radioactive Matl Control Noted
ML20234C740
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 06/25/1987
From: Wenzinger E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Murphy W
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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ML20234C743 List:
References
RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737 NUDOCS 8707060640
Download: ML20234C740 (2)


See also: IR 05000271/1987009

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JUN 2 51987

Docket No. 50-2'71

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

ATTN: Mr. Warren P. Murphy

Vice President and Manager of Operations

RD 5, Box 169

Ferry Road

Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

Gentlemen:

Subject: Inspection Report No. 50-271/87-09

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This refers to the routine resident safety inspection conducted by Mr. W. J. Raymond l

of this office on April 7 - June 1, 1987, at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Sta-

tion, Vernon, Vermont. The inspection consisted of observation of activities, in- l

terviews with personnel and document reviews. The results of the inspection are

described in the NRC Region I Inspection Report enclosed with this letter and were

discussed with Mr. J. P. Pelletier of your staff at the conclusion of the inspec- l

tion.

Our inspector also reviewed the corrective actions taken in response to the Notice i

of Violation enclosed with our letter to you dated April 10, 1987, concerning the  !

failure to control maintenance activities associated with the toxic gas monitoring

system on Feoruary 17, 1987. We have no further questions regarding your actions

at this time.

Within the scope of this inspection, no violations were identified by NRC inspec-

tors.

A licensee-identified violation of your plant administrative procedures, noted dur- l

ing the inspection but not cited, is discussed in the enclosed inspection report.

It involves the discovery of contaminated tools outside the radiation controlled Jl

area. Our concerns with control of low levels of radioactivity were addressed in J

my letter to you dated April 10, 1987. The specific incident noted in the enclosed

report did not create a significant hazard or safety concern and no regulatory )

limits were exceeded. Nonetheless, we are concerned about the recurrence of loss

of control over low level radioactive materials Our inspectors will review your

corrective actions to assure they are effective to prevent recurrence. Addition-

ally, please contact this office by telephone within 30 days of receipt of this

letter to schedule a meeting for our technical staffs to discuss your plans to

improve control over the release of equipment from the radiation control and re-

stricted areas.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice", a copy of this

letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,9ristuals g eg37 ,

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Edward C. Wenzinger, Chief

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Projects Branch No. 3

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: NRC Region I Lispection Report 50-271/87-09

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R. W. Capstick, l' censing Engineer

J. Gary Weigand, President and Chief Executive Officer

J. P. Pelletiet, Plant Manager

Donald Hunter, Vice President

Cort Richardson, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.

Gerald Tarrant, Commissioner, Department of Public Service

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector

State of New Hampshire i

State of Vermont

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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)

Section Chief, DRP

M. McBride, RI, Pilgrim

H. Eichenholz, SRI, Yankee

V. Rooney, LPM, NRR

Robert J. Bores, DRSS

H. Kaplan, DRS

M. Shanbaky, DRSS

D. Caphton, DRS

C. Anderson, DRS

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