ML20247P133

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980308-0502.Violation Noted:On 980413,items Associated W/Scaffolding Project (Pins,Tie Wraps,Wood Toe Boards & Orange Safety Net) Inside Fuel Foreign Matl Exclusion Zone & Not Logged as Required

ML20247P133
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	05/20/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20247P120	List: IR 05000309/1998001 ML20247P133
References
50-309-98-01, 50-309-98-1, NUDOCS 9805270333
Download: ML20247P133 (2)

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I NOTICE OF VIOLATION Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Wiscasset, Maine 04578 Docket No. 50-309 License No. DPR-36 During an inspection conducted between March 8,1998 and May 2,1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and 4 Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

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A. Maine Yankee technical specifications section 5.5.1.a, requires written procedures applicable to the safe storage of irradiated fuel as recommended in Regulatory Guide

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1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February 1978. Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, section 9e, requires general procedures for the control of maintenance. Maine Yankee procedure 26-309, Fuel Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) Manual, Revision 3, section 6.3.1.a, required that workers log items entering and leaving the FME zone.

Contrary to the above, on April 13,1998, items associated with a scaffolding project (pins, tie wraps, wood toe boards, and orange safety net) were inside the FME zone I and not logged as required by procedure.

1 This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement of explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Chief, Low Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch, NMSS, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clear 1y marked as a " Reply to Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Your response may reference or include previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in the Notice, an order or a Demand for information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

f Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the j extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards j information so that it can be placed in the PDR without reduction if personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you mud specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g.,  ;

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2 explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for L withholding confidential commercial or financial information ). If safeguards information is l necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. 4 Dateq ing of Prygsia  !

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