ML20244B452
| ML20244B452 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/02/1989 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 8906130121 | |
| Download: ML20244B452 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000271/1989080
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Docket No. 50-271
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
ATTN: Mr. Warren P. Murphy
Vice President and Manager of Operations
R.D. 5, Box 169
Ferry Road
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection Report No. 50-271/89-80
This letter transmits the report of the special maintenance team inspection led
by Mr. Leonard Cheung of this office from February 27 to March
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Vernon, Vermont.
10, 1989, at the-
the-team's findings with you and members of your staff on MarchMr. Cheung discussed
10,1989 at the
conclusion of the inspection.
This inspection was performed as part of NRC's industry wide effort to
evaluate the effectiveness of maintenance activities at licensed power
-reactors.
The team concluded that Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station is
implementing a generally effective maintenance program.
The effectiveness of
this program appears attributable to a very capable and well motivated mainte-
nance staff.
The main area of needed improvement is your development of a set
of documents providing a comprehensive description and upgrade of expected
practices. -responsibilities and authorities to assure that good maintenance
activities continue in the future.
the inspection are discussed in the enclosed inspection report. Strengths and w
Appendix 3
provides a listing of the identified weakness with a cross reference to the
applicable section of the inspection report.
Appendix 4 presents a similar
listing and cross reference for unresolved items identified during the
inspection.
Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities
was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements as set forth in the
Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
The violation has been
categorized by severity level in accordance with the General Statement of
Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C.
You are required to respond to this letter and in preparing your response, you
should follow the instructions in Appendix A.
We request that you notify us in writing of actions taken or planned in order
to enhance your maintenance activities in the areas where weaknesses were
identified and to resolve the identified unresolved items.
Please provide this
response within 60 days of receipt of this letter.
item regarding drywell paint peeling (50-271/88-80-01),In the case of the unresolved
we request that you
address this concern and provide your response in writing within 30 days of
receipt of this letter.
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SI"ifrfliht R;ned By:
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Thomas T. Martin, Diractor
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosure:
NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-271/89-80
cc: w/ enc 1:
J. Weigand, President and Chief Executive Officer
J. Pelletier, Plant Manager
J. DeVincentis, Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
R. Capstick, Licensing Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electric Company
J. Gilroy, Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.
G. Sterzinger, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service
P. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Hampshire-
State of Vermont
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
M. Perkins, Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)
D. Haverkamp, Section Chief, DRP
G. Grant, SRI - Vermont Yankee (w/ concurrences)
H. Eichenholz, SRI - Yankee
R. Bores, Technical Assistant, DRSS
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J. Wiggins, DRP
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