ML20199K991

Forwards Safety Insp Rept 50-271/86-08 on 860318-0505 & Notice of Violation.Site Security Reviewed 860213 Incident Re Unescorted Ironmaker Visit for Welding Test.Security Procedures Should Be Followed When Escorting Visitors

ML20199K991
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	07/03/1986
From:	Wenzinger E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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ML20199K999	List: IR 05000271/1986008 ML20199K991 ML20199L002
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See also: IR 05000271/1986008

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JUL 0 31986

Docket No. 50-271

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

ATTN:

Mr. Warren P. Murphy

Vice President and Manager of Operations

RD 5, Box 169

Ferry Road

Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection Report No. 50-271/86-08

This refers to the routine resident safety inspection conducted by Mr. W. J. Raymond

of this office on March 18 - May 5, 1986, at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Sta-

tion, Vernon, Vermont.

The inspection findings were based on observation of acti-

vities, interviews with personnel and document reviews.

The results of the in-

spection are described in the NRC Region I Inspection Report enclosed with this

letter and were discussed with Mr. J. P. Pelletier of your staff at the conclusion

of 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 f)rth in the

Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

The violation concerns the

failure to complete adequate corrective actions to identify and control defective

NAMCO contact blocks to prevent inadvertent use or installation, following the

discovery of defects in the blocks that were reported by your letter dated 3/28/86

under 10 CFR 21 as a matter that constituted a potential safety hazard.

This

violation has been categorized by severity level in accordance with the revised

NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), published in the Federal Register

on March 8, 1984 (FR 8583). You are required to respond to this letter and in

preparing your response, you should follow the instructions in Appendix A.

An additional item discussed in Section 7 of the enclosed inspection report con-

cerns the adequacy of escort control provided by your recirculation piping con-

tractor on February 13, 1986 for an ironmaker, when the individual was brought on-

site under a visitor status for a weldiig test. At the request of our resident

inspector, site security reviewed this matter and determined that the individual

was most likely either under direct escort control or under surveillance by badged

personnel while on site. We have no further questions regarding this matter at

the present time.

However, we encourage you to ensure that plant and contractor

personnel responsible for escorting visitors follow security procedures diligently.

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,

criainal Signed Bya

Edward C. Wenzinger, Chief

Projects Branch No. 3

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2. NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-271/86-08

cc w/encls:

Mr. R. W. Capstick, Licensing Engineer

Mr. J. Gary Weigand, President and' Chief Executive Officer

Mr. J. P. Pelletier, Plant Manager

Mr. Donald Hunter, Vice President

Mr. Cort Richardson, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

State of New Hampshire

State of Vermont

NRC Resident Inspector

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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encls)

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