A self-revealing non-cited violation (
NCV) of
Technical Specification (TS) 6.12.1 was identified when a worker did not comply with a radiological barrier and entered a
high radiation area (
HRA) without proper authorization. Specifically, the worker entered the
HRA without receiving a
HRA briefing, and subsequently received a dose rate alarm. Upon identification, the licensee immediately restricted the workers access to the Radiological Controlled Area (
RCA). This condition has been placed into the licensees Corrective Action Program (
CAP), under Action Request (
AR) 01852456. The finding was determined to be more than minor because it was related to the
Occupational Radiation Safety cornerstone attribute of Program and Process, and adversely affected the cornerstone attribute to ensure the adequate protection of worker health and safety, because the worker was not made knowledgeable of the radiological conditions. Additionally, the finding was similar to
IMC 0612, Appendix E, Example 6.h, which describes an improper entry into an
HRA. The finding was evaluated in accordance with
IMC 0609, Appendix C, where it was determined to be Green because it did not involve
ALARA planning or work controls, was not an
overexposure, did not contain a
substantial potential for an overexposure, and the ability to assess dose was not compromised. The inspectors determined that this issue had a crosscutting aspect in the Work Practices component of the Human Performance area because the licensee did not communicate radiological conditions to the worker through a pre-job brief.
