[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 8462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4572]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-271]
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation; Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Power Station; Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR
2.206
Notice is hereby given that on December 6, 1996, the Citizens
Awareness Network, Inc. (CAN or Petitioner) filed a Petition pursuant
to 10 CFR 2.206 with the Secretary of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) requesting evaluation of certain documents relating to
the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station operated by the Vermont Yankee
Nuclear Power Corporation (Licensee) to determine whether enforcement
action was warranted.
The first document included in the Petition is a CAN memorandum
dated December 5, 1996, that reviews information presented by the
Licensee at an enforcement conference held on July 23, 1996, involving
the Vermont Yankee residual heat removal system minimum flow valves.
CAN raises a concern that the corrective action taken by the Licensee
in opening these valves may have introduced an unreviewed safety
question with regard to containment isolation.
The second document included in the Petition is a CAN memorandum
dated December 6, 1996, that reviews certain licensee event reports
(LERs) submitted by the Licensee in the latter part of 1996. A variety
of issues are discussed including fire protection, tornado protection,
thermal protection for piping lines, equipment operability, and
equipment testing. On the basis of its analysis of the LERs, CAN
reaches certain conclusions regarding the performance of the Licensee
and actions that should be taken.
On the basis of these documents, CAN requests that the NRC
determine whether enforcement action is warranted pursuant to 10 CFR
2.206.
The issues in the Petition are being treated pursuant to 10 CFR
2.206 of the Commission's regulations. As provided by 10 CFR 2.206,
appropriate action with regard to these issues will be taken within a
reasonable time. By letter dated February 12, 1997, the Acting Director
acknowledged receipt of the Petition.
A copy of the Petition is available for inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20555-0001, and at the local public document room located at
Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of February 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Frank J. Miraglia,
Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 97-4572 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am]
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