05000255/FIN-2008002-04
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| Title | Failure to Maintain Procedures for the Maintenance of PAPR Batteries (Section 2OS1) |
| Description | The inspectors identified a finding of very low safety significance and associated NCV of 10 CFR 20.1703(c) for the failure to implement written procedures to ensure batteries for powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) are adequately charged before use. As of January 16, 2008, the licensee failed to maintain procedures that provided adequate instructions concerning the charging of PAPR batteries, which resulted in two failures of a PAPR unit to properly function and in the intake of radioactive material on September 9, 2007. As corrective actions, the licensee revised procedures and replaced the battery chargers with a model that indicates battery charge condition. The licensee entered the issue into the corrective action program as CR-PLP-2007-04149 and CR-PLP-2008-00229. The finding is more than minor because it impacted the equipment and instrumentation attribute of the Occupational Radiation Safety cornerstone and affected the cornerstone objective of ensuring adequate protection of worker health and safety from exposure to radiation, in that not providing adequate procedures for control of PAPR battery charging resulted in an unplanned exposure to radioactive material. The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance because it was not an As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) planning issue, there was no overexposure nor potential for overexposure, and the licensees ability to assess dose was not compromised. The inspectors did not identify a cross-cutting aspect associated with this finding. (Section 2OS1.2 |
| Site: | Palisades  |
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| Report | IR 05000255/2008002 Section 2OS1 |
| Date counted | Mar 31, 2008 (2008Q1) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Or Safety |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71121.01 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | D Mcneil J Cassidy S Orth J Ellegood S Bakhsh R Walton P Lee J Giessner C Lipa M Learn |
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Finding List (Palisades) @ 2008Q1
Self-Identified List (Palisades)
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