ML20151Y539

Ack Receipt of Rept on Containment Safety at Facility.No Changes Identified Which Would Reduce Overall Degradation

ML20151Y539
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	08/24/1988
From:	Varga S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
References
TAC-62753, NUDOCS 8808260441
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E f g August 24, 1988 Docket No. 50-271 Mr. Warren P. Murphy, Vice President and Manager of Operations Vennont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation R.D. 5, Box 169 Ferry Road Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

SUBJECT:

"REPORT ON CONTAINMENT SAFETY AT VERMONT YANKEE" (TAC N0. 62753)

Thank you very much for your transmittal by letter dated May 24, 1988 of your "Report on Containment Safety at Vermont Yankee," dated April 29, 1988. We realize that the report was generated to summarize status, and was not intended as a technical report for our review.

Our examination of the report has identified no changes that introduce an overall degradation of safety. We will continue to monitor your activities related to containment safety through our routine inspection process.

We commend your initiative and efforts towards improving the performance of the Vermont Yankee Mark I containment.

Original signed by-Steven A. Varga, Director Division of Reactor Projects I/IT cc: See next page Distribution: Docket File, tRC & Local PDRs, PDI-3 r/f, RWessman, BBoger, MRushbrook, VRooney, 0GC-Rocnville EJordan, BGrimes, Tech Branch, ACRS (10)

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August 24, 1988 Docket No. 50-271 Mr. Warren P. Murphy, Vice President and Manager of Operations Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation R.D. 5. Box 169 Ferry Road Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

SUBJECT:

"REPORT ON CONTAINMENT SAFETY AT VERMONT YANKEE" (TAC N0. 62753)

Thank you very much for your transmittal by letter dated May 24, 1988 of your "Report on Containment Safety at Vermont Yankee," dated April 29, 1988. We realize that the report tras generated to summarize status, and was not intended as a technical report for our review.

Our examination of the report has identified no changes that introduce an overall degradation of safety. We will continue to monitor your activities related to containment safety through our routine inspection process.

We coninend your initiative and efforts towards improving the performance of the Vermont Yankee Mark I containment.

Original signed by:

Steven A. Yarga, Director Division of Reactor Projects I/II cc: See next page Distribution: 06 cot File.fNRC & Local PDRs, PDI-3 r/f, RWessman, BBoger, MRushbrook, VRooney. OGC-Rockville, EJordan, BGrimes, Tech Branch, ACRS (10)

JWiggins Region I, MMiller Region I, AThadani, JCraig

• See previous concurrence PDI-3 PDI-3 PDI-3/DIR AD MRushbrook *VRooney:ck *RWessman *AThadani *BBoger a

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70 Mr. R. W. Capstick Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. J. Gary Weigand W. P. Murphy, Vice President President & Chief Executive Officer and Manager of Operations Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. Vermont Yankte Nuclear Power Corp.

R.D. 5. Box 169 R.D. 5 Box 169 Ferry Road Ferry Road Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Mr. John DeVincentis, Vice President Mr. Gerald Tarrant, Commissioner Yankee Atomic Electric Company Vermont Department of Public Service 16'/1 Worcester Road 120 State Street Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 New England Coalition on Nuclear Public Service Board Pollution State of Vermont Hill and Dale Farm 120 State Street R.D. 2. Box 223 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Putney, Vermont 05346 Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc. G. Dean Weyman 43 State Street Lnairman, Board of Select::.an Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Post Office Box 116 Vernon, Vermont 05354 William Russell, Regional Administrator Raymond N. McCandless Region I Office Vermont Division of Occupational U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Radiological Health 475 Allendale Road Administration Building King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Mr. R. W. Capstick Honorable John J. Easton Vermont Yankee Nuclear Attorney General Power Corporation State of Vermont 1671 Worcester Road 109 State Street Framingham, Massachusetts 01761 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 R. X. Gad III Ropes & Gray Conner & Wetterhahn, P.C.

225 Franklin Street Suite 1050 Boston, Massachusetts 02110 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

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l Ellyn R. Weiss, Esq. Resident Inspector Harmon & Weiss U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission ,

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Washington, D.C. 20009 Vernon, Vermont 05354 David J. Mullett, Esq. Carol S. Sneider, Esq.

Special Assistant Attorney General- Assistant Attorney General Vermont Depart, of Public Service Office of the Attorney General 120 State Street One Ashburton Place,19th Floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Boston, MA 02108 Jay Gutierrez Geoffrey M. Huntington, Esquire Regional Counsel Office of the Attorney General USNRC, Region I Environmental Protection Bureau 475 Allendale Road State House Annex King of. Prussia, PA 19406 25 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6397 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq. Charles Bechhoefer, Esq.

Office of the Attorney General Administrative Judge Environmental Protection Bureau Atomic Safety and Licensing Board State House Annex U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 25 Capitol Street Washington, DC 20555 Concord, NH 03301-6397 Dr. James H. Carpenter  ;

Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Glenn 0. Bright Adjudicatory File (2)

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