05000285/FIN-2011003-03
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| Title | Failure to Follow Radiation Work Permit Procedure |
| Description | Inspectors identified a noncited violation of Technical Specification 5.8.1a for the failure to follow procedural requirements to plan and carry out decontamination work in the spent fuel pool transfer canal. On January 24, 2011, decontamination work was performed in the spent fuel pool transfer canal, using Radiation Work Permit 11-3317. While planning and controlling the work, the licensee failed to follow multiple procedure steps. Specifically, the licensee did not prepare an ALARA planning worksheet as the initial step of generating the radiation work permit, did not document justification for changing the electronic dosimeter set points which were eventually determined to be inappropriate, and did not perform an ALARA briefing before the entries were made into the spent fuel pool transfer canal, which was posted as a restricted locked high radiation area. The inspectors also determined that there were aspects of the procedure that contained vague expectations, which contributed to decisions being made without using the procedure. The failure to follow a procedure was a performance deficiency. The finding was more than minor because it negatively impacted the Occupational Radiation Safety Cornerstones attribute of program and process, in that, by not following the procedure; radiological safety attributes built into the radiation work permit program were circumvented. Using Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Appendix C, Occupational Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process, the inspectors determined that the violation was of very low safety significance because: (1) it was not associated with ALARA planning or work controls, (2) there was no overexposure, (3) there was no substantial potential for an overexposure, and (4) the ability to assess dose was not compromised. This deficiency had a crosscutting aspect in the area of human performance related to work practices. Specifically, the licensee did not communicate human error prevention techniques, such as, holding pre-job briefs, self- and peer- checking, and proper documentation of activities. |
| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
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| Report | IR 05000285/2011003 Section 2RS2 |
| Date counted | Jun 30, 2011 (2011Q2) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Or Safety |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71124.02 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | L Ricketson P Elkman J Kirkland J Melfi M Young A Fairbanks I Anchondo C Alldredge J Wingebach |
| CCA | H.12, Avoid Complacency |
| INPO aspect | QA.4 |
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