NRC ISSUES NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR MISPLACED VERMONT YANKEE SPENT FUEL PIECES From: Regulatory Intelligence Data | Date: June 22, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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Regulatory Intelligence Data
06-22-2005
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Notice of Violation to
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., for temporarily losing track of two spent
fuel rod pieces at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Following an
intensive search for the pieces, measuring 9 and 17 inches respectively,
Entergy found them in the spent fuel pool at the Vernon, Vt., facility
last year.
Reviews determined the fuel pieces never left the pool but were in a
location not consistent with plant records. The material remained in the
pool at all times, and there ...

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