05000259/FIN-2012003-03
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| Title | Failure to Implement DOT Type A Package Closure Requirements |
| Description | A self-revealing non-cited violation (NCV) of 10 CFR 71.5, Transportation of Licensed Material, was identified by inspectors for the licensees failure to comply with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations during shipment of radioactive materials. Specifically, the licensee failed to ensure proper closure of a DOT 7A Type A package as required by Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations in 49 CFR 173.475, Quality Control Requirements Prior To Each Shipment Of Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials. This issue has been entered into the licensees corrective action program as SR 571151. The finding was more than minor because it is associated with the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone, Plant Facilities/Equipment and Instrumentation attribute, involving transportation packaging and adversely affected the cornerstone objective, to ensure 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. Specifically, the failure to apply the correct torque to the package closure bolts could have resulted in incomplete sealing of the container or failure of the cover bolts during transportation. The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance (Green) because it did not involve radiation limits being exceeded, a package breach, a certificate of compliance issue, a low-level burial ground non-conformance, or a failure to make emergency notifications. The cause of this finding was directly related to the cross cutting aspect of Documents, Procedures and Component Labeling in the Resources component of the Human Performance area because the licensee did not effectively incorporate the vendor provided container loading and shipping instructions into their work package and transportation program to ensure correct torque values were used to close the shipping container. (H.2(c)) |
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
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| Report | IR 05000259/2012003 Section 2RS8 |
| Date counted | Jun 30, 2012 (2012Q2) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Pr Safety |
| Identified by: | Self-revealing |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71124.08 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | L Pressley C Dykes R Kellner C Stancil D Dumbacher R Hamilton E Guthrie M Speck M Coursey P Niebaum |
| CCA | H.7, Documentation |
| INPO aspect | WP.3 |
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Finding List (Browns Ferry) @ 2012Q2
Self-Identified List (Browns Ferry)
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