ML20134M985

Forwards Insp Rept 50-271/96-11 on 961208-970118.No Violations Noted

ML20134M985
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	02/12/1997
From:	Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Reid D VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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ML20134M989	List: IR 05000271/1996011 ML20134M985
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Mr. Donald Reid

Vice President, Operations

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

RD 5, Box 169

Ferry Road

Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

SUBJECT:

NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-271/96-11

Dear Mr. Reid:

On January 18,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Vermont Yankee reactor

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facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

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During the 6-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of activities at the

Vermont Yankee facility was generally characterized by safety-conscious operations, sound

engineering and maintenance practices, and careful radiological work controls.

We found that you have continued to improve engineering performance by enhancing

several programs. These enhanced programs included your performance engineering,

quality assurance audits, major project work list, and the design basis documentation

programs. Modifications were found to be technically sound and the impact of changes

were evaluated thoroughly.

With respect to your design basis documentation (DBD) efforts, we encourage your

continued efforts in this area. The emergency diesel generator room tornado protection and

degraded grid voltage operator action issues illustrate that old design issues exist at yc_

facility and that the scope of your staff's DBD review appears appropriate. However, your

continued attention is warranted to ensure other potentially safety significant design

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vulnerabilities do not languish further.

in the area of plant support, we found that you had an overall effective program for

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occupational radiation protection including audits and appraisals with timely corrective

actions for identified problems, good internal and external radiation exposure controls, good

control of radioactive materials and contamination, and a strong program to maintain

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occupational radia: on exposures as low as reasonably achievable.

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No reply to this report is necessary and your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Richard J. Conte, Chief

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Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report 50-271/96-11

Docket No. 50-271

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G. Maret, Plant Manager

R. McCullough, Operating Experience Coordinator

J. Duffy, Licensing Engineer, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

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

D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire

Chief, Safety Unit, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of

Massachusetts

R. Gad, Esquire

G. Bisbee, Esquice

R. Sedano, Vennont Department of Public Service

T. Rapone, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety

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D. Screnci, PAO (2)

NRC Resident inspector

State of New Hampshire, SLO Designee

State of Vermont, SLO Designee

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee

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L. Cunningham, NRR (For Security / Safeguards inspection Reports)

D. Barss, NRR (For Emergency Plan inspection Reports)

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