A self-revealing Severity Level (
SL) IV non-cited violation (
NCV) of
Technical Specification (TS) 6.8, Procedures, was identified on June 6, 2012, when a worker willfully bypassed a radiological barrier and entered a posted
high radiation area (
HRA) without proper authorization. Specifically, the worker entered the
HRA without receiving a
HRA briefing and being issued a key as required by licensee procedure RP-SR-103-1002,
High Radiation Area Controls and subsequently received a dose rate alarm. Upon identification, the licensee immediately restricted the workers access to the radiological controlled area (
RCA) and placed this issue into the corrective action program (
CAP) as action request (
AR) 01773513. Due to the willful nature of the workers actions, the inspectors determined the performance deficiency was more than minor in accordance with the guidance contained in Chapter 2 of the Enforcement Manual, Revision 8. This willful finding involved an isolated act of a low-level nonsupervisory individual. It was addressed promptly by appropriate corrective actions, there was no actual safety significance and the underlying technical significance was low. Therefore, the inspectors concluded this finding was
Severity Level IV, consistent with Section 2.2.2 of the
Enforcement Policy, dated January 28, 2013. There was no cross-cutting aspect because this performance deficiency was dispositioned using traditional enforcement.
