05000255/FIN-2008011-02
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| Title | Failure to Implement Effective Radiological Controls for Working with Equipment in contact with Failed Fuel |
| Description | An NRC-identified finding of very low safety significance and associated NCV of 10 CFR 20.1501 was identified for failure to perform adequate radiological evaluations necessary to properly assess the radiological hazards and prescribe appropriate radiological controls necessary to minimize dose to workers associated with failed fuel. Fuel reconstitution, a planned activity for the refueling outage, had a high potential to result in discrete radioactive particles and alpha contamination from the degraded fuel pins. The licensee failed to anticipate these radiological hazards and to implement appropriate controls to minimize exposure to radiation. As corrective actions, the license revised all radiation work permits (RWPs) associated with work in the spent fuel pool. The finding is more than minor because it impacted the program and process 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, the licensee did not implement radiological controls necessary to minimize dose to workers. The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance because it was not an ALARA planning issue, the NRC could not identify an overexposure nor potential for overexposure, and the licensees ability to assess dose was not compromised. The cause of this deficiency had a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Human Performance. Specifically, the licensee failed to appropriately plan the work activity by incorporating risk insights and job site conditions, including environmental conditions, which may impact radiological safety (H.3(a)). (Section 4OA5 |
| Site: | Palisades  |
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| Report | IR 05000255/2008011 Section 4OA5 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2008 (2008Q4) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Or Safety |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
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| Inspectors (proximate) | J Cassidy S Orth |
| CCA | H.5, Work Management |
| INPO aspect | WP.1 |
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Finding List (Palisades) @ 2008Q4
Self-Identified List (Palisades)
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