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NRC NEWS
U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION I
475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 | | CONTACT: |
Diane Screnci (610)337-5330/ e-mail: dps@nrc.gov
Neil A. Sheehan (610)337-5331/e-mail: nas@nrc.gov |
I-96-67 October 8, 1996
Contact: Diane Screnci FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NRC TO DISCUSS APPARENT VIOLATIONS
AT HADDAM NECK NUCLEAR PLANT
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with officials of Connecticut
Yankee Atomic Power Company on Friday, October 18, to discuss apparent violations of
NRC requirements at the Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant in Haddam, Connecticut. The
predecisional enforcement conference, which is open to the public for observation only, will
begin at 9 a.m. at the Hawthorne Inn, 2387 Berlin Turnpike in Berlin, Connecticut.
The apparent violations were identified during several NRC regular and special
inspections, starting last November. The apparent violations include errors in design basis
documents, errors introduced by design changes, inadequate corrective actions, errors in
evaluations required by NRC regulations, failure to update the Final Safety Analysis Report,
and violations having to do with the operability of equipment, including the containment air
recirculation fans and the residual heat removal system.
The decision to hold a pre-decisional enforcement conference does not mean that
the NRC has determined that a violation has occurred or that enforcement action will be
taken. Rather, the purpose is to discuss apparent violations, their causes and safety
significance; to provide the licensee an opportunity to point out any errors that may have
been made in the NRC inspection report; and to enable the licensee to outline its proposed
corrective actions. No decision on the apparent violations will be made at this conference.
Those decisions will be made by senior NRC officials at a later time.
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