ML20246N133

Forwards Safeguards Insp Rept 50-271/89-08 on 890515-19 & Notice of Violation

ML20246N133
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	07/12/1989
From:	Knapp M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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ML20246N139	List: IR 05000271/1989008 ML20246N133 ML20246N147
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See also: IR 05000271/1989008

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Docket No. 50-271

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

ATTN: Mr. Warren P. Murphy

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Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection Report No. 50-271/89-08

This refers to the routine safeguards inspection conducted by Messrs.

W. K. Lancaster, E. D. Sylvester and T. W. Dexter of Ois office on

May 15-19, 1989, of activities at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station,

Vernon, Vermont, authorized by NRC License No. DPR-28, and to the discussions

of our findings held by Mr. Lancaster with Mr. J. P. Pelletier and other

members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I

Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter.

Within these areas, the

inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative

records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

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

activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set

forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

These

violations have 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 (Enforcement Policy).

You are required to respond to this

letter and in preparing your response, you should follow the instructions in

Appendix A.

The response directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice is

not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of M. nagement and Budget

as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-!.11.

The results of our inspection indicate a possible decrease in management

attention to the implementation of your security program, particularly with

respect to equipment and hardware. We are especially concurned that security

management was not aware of weaknesses in your perimeter i strusion detection

and assessment systems, which together could have permitted undetected access

into the plant protected area. These weaknesses represent a serious degrada-

tion of your progr9m effectiveness and should have been detected during routine

functional tests of the systems.

Therefore, your response should also address

why these weaknesses were not identified during routine functional tests of

both systems.

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The results of m - inspection also indicate that a management meeting is

appropriate to discuss our findings further.

That meeting should be held

within 45 days of your receipt of this letter.

The additional time is being

provided to allow you to prepare a comprehensive plan to address the items

identified in this inspection report.

Please contact us after you have

reviewed this report to schedule that meeting.

Appendix A and certain paragraphs in the enclosed inspection report contain

details of your security program that have been determined to be exempt from

public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21 (Safeguards Information).

Therefore, they will not be placed in the NRC Public Document Room and will

receive limited distribution. This letter and the remainder of the inspection

report will be placed in the Public Document Room, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a).

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Original Signed By:

Malcolm R. Knapp,

Malcolm R. Knapp, Director

Division of Radiation Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosures:

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Appendix A - Notice of Violation (Contains Safeguards Information (SGI))

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NRC Region I Inspection Report Number 50-271/89-08 (Contains Safeguards

Information (SGI) in Paragraph Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9)

cc w/encls (w/o SGI):

J. G. Weigand, President and Chief Executive Officer

J. P. Pelletier, Plant Manager

J. DeVincentis, Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company

R. W, Capstick, Licensing Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electric Company

J. Gilroy, Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.

William Steinhurst, Acting Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service

P. W. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of

Massachusetts

Public Document Room (PDR)

local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector (w/SGI)

State of New Hampshire

State of Vermont

Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2)

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