05000250/FIN-2010003-01
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| Title | Failure to perform adequate surveys to ensure proper estimation of radionuclide concentrations in mechanical filter waste shipments |
| Description | The inspectors identified a Green non-cited violation (NCV) of 10 CFR Part 20.1501(a) for the failure to perform adequate surveys to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20 Appendix G. 10 CFR Part 20 Appendix G states that shippers of radioactive waste must identify and quantify radionuclides contained in each waste container. Specifically, the inspectors determined that the use of resin samples to characterize three shipments of mechanical filters in calendar years 2008 and 2009 was inadequate to ensure proper identification and quantification of the radionuclides present in each container. The licensee entered the issue into their corrective action program as condition report (CR) number 2009-32955
The finding is more than minor because it is associated with the Public Radiation Safety cornerstone attribute of Programs and Processes and adversely affects the cornerstone objective of ensuring adequate protection of public health and safety from exposure to radioactive materials released into the public domain as a result of routine civilian nuclear reactor operation. The finding was assessed using the Public Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process (SDP). Based on the fact that subsequent follow up analyses demonstrated that none of the filter waste was under-classified, the finding was determined to be of very low safety significance (Green). This finding has a crosscutting aspect of Human Performance, Decision Making H.1(b), because the decision to use resin samples to characterize filter shipments was based on incorrect assumptions, i.e., that spent resin samples would be representative of the filter waste stream, and those assumptions were not demonstrated to be conservative prior to implementation. |
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
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| Report | IR 05000250/2010003 Section 2RS8 |
| Date counted | Jun 30, 2010 (2010Q2) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Pr Safety |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71124.08 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | A Nielsen G Kuzo M Barillas S Ninh D Rich J Hamman J Stewart J Eargle A Alen |
| CCA | H.14, Conservative Bias |
| INPO aspect | DM.2 |
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Finding List (Turkey Point) @ 2010Q2
Self-Identified List (Turkey Point)
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