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Forwards Safety Insp Rept 50-271/87-12 on 870602-0730 & Notice of Violation
ML20237K475
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 08/21/1987
From: Wenzinger E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Murphy W
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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See also: IR 05000271/1987012

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Docket No. 50-271

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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. 50-271/87-12

This refers to the routine resident safety inspection conducted by Mr.

D. R. Haverkamp of this office on June 2 - July 30,1987, at the Vermont Yankee

Nuclear Power Station, Vernon, Vermont. The inspection consisted of observation

of activities, interviews with perscnnel 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. R. Wanczyk of your staff at the conclusion of

the inspection.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities

was not conducted in full compliance with NRC retirements, as set forth in the 1

Notice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A. The violation concerns the ]

failure to meet Technical Specification 3.2.J requirements for the chlorine gas '

trip setpoints in the toxic gas monitoring system. This violation has been cate- ]

gorized by severity level in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and

Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions", 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement 1

Policy 1986).

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to

the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

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

letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Rocm.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

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1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2. NRC Region I Inspection Report 50-271/87-12

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Mr. R. W. Capstick, Licensing Engineer

Mr. J. Gary Weigand, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. J. P. Pelletier, Plant Manager

Mr. Donald Hunter, Vice President

Mr. Cort Richardson, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.

Mr. Gerald Tarrant, Department of Public Service

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Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)

DRP Section Chief

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H. Eichenholz, SRI, Yankee

V. Rooney, LPM, NRR

Robert J. Bores, DRSS

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