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Forwards Safety Insp Rept 50-029/89-02 on 890228-0410.No Violations noted.Long-term Effectiveness of Procedure Revs, Training Enhancements & Mgt Initiatives Will Be Evaluated During Future Insp
ML20246N566
Person / Time
Site: Yankee Rowe
Issue date: 05/04/1989
From: Wiggins J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Drawbridge B
YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 8905190473
Download: ML20246N566 (2)


See also: IR 05000029/1989002

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MAY 041989-

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Docket No. 50-29

Yankee Atomic Electric Company

ATTN: Mr. Bruce L. Drawbridge

Vice President and

Manager of Operations

580 Main Street;

Bolton,. Massachusetts 01740-1398

Gentlemen:

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Subject: NRC. Region I Inspection Report No. 50-29/89-02

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

J. Macdonald and M. Markley of this o. iice on February 28 - April 10,1989, at

the Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Rowe, Massachusetts.

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sisted , of observation of activities, interviews 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. N. St. Laurent of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

' We have reviewed your March 17, 1989, reply to the Notice of Violation brought

to your attention in our ' letter dated February ~ 15,1989 (Inspection Report

50-29/88-25), concerning non-conservative neutron flux instrumentation set-

point adjustments during low power operations

(< 15 MWe).

We have also

reviewed your March 31, 1989, reply to the Notice of Violation brought to your

attention in our letter dated March 2,1989 (Inspection Report 50-29/88-22),

concerning the lack of effective measures to ensure that appropriate levels of

management are made aware of significant conditions adverse to quality involv-

ing -design review deficiencies.

Corrective actions

identified

in your

responses appear to address our concerns. The long-term effectiveness of your

procedure revisions, training enhancements and management initiatives will be

evaluated during future inspections.

Within the scope of this inspection, no violat!ons were observed.

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

Room.

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Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Origir.a! Shned By

James T. Wiggins, Chief

Reactor Projects Branch No. 3

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-29/89-02

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A. Kadak, President & Chief Operating Officer

N.~St. Laurent, Plant Superintendent

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G. Papanic, Jr., Senior Project Engineer - Licensing

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

-C.~ Sterzinger, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service

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kuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector

Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2)

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Region I. Docket Room (with concurrences)

N. Perkins, DRMA (w/o enc 1)

J. Wiggins, DRP

D. Haverkamp, DRP

L. Doerflein, DRP

J. Macdonald, SRI - Yankee (with Concurrences)

H. Eichenholz, SRI - Calvert Cliffs

G. Grant, SRI - Vermont Yankee

D. Ruscitto, SRI'- Seabrook

R. Bores, DRSS

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