05000341/FIN-2008004-04
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| Title | Licensee-Identified Violation |
| Description | Title 10 of CFR 20.1802 states that each licensee shall control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and that is not in storage. Contrary to the above, on July 22, 2007, a radiologically contaminated air hose was identified in the unrestricted area inside Building 41. The air hose alarmed a small articles monitor (SAM-11), and a smearable contamination survey detected loose surface contamination at a nominal 60dpm. Subsequent to this event, the licensee identified several additional items with detectable low levels of contamination that were on-site and outside of the radiological restricted area (RRA). This incident was identified by and documented in the licensees CAP as CARD 07-24065. Initial corrective actions included taking immediate possession and control of the radioactive material. Additionally, an extensive extent-of-condition review was initiated by the licensee in Building 41, and additional radiological surveys extended to other outside material storage areas in search of potentially radiologically contaminated items. Long-term corrective actions included a review of applicable work practices and procedures to institute additional administrative controls for the handling, radiological survey, and release of radioactive materials. The inspectors determined that this finding was a performance deficiency because licensees are required to adhere to the regulations of 10 CFR Part 20 and that the deficiency was reasonably within the licensees ability to foresee and correct. The finding was more than minor because it impacted the program and process attribute of the Public Radiation Safety Cornerstone and affected the cornerstone objective to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety from exposure to radioactive material released into the public domain, in that inadequate surveys resulted in the failure to control radioactive material and the issue was not isolated. The finding was assessed using Public Radiation Safety SDP and was determined to be of very low safety significance (Green). The finding was not a transportation issue, and the radioactive material found offsite was of low activity and would not have produced a dose to a member of the public in excess of 0.005 rem. |
| Site: | Fermi  |
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| Report | IR 05000341/2008004 Section 4OA7 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2008 (2008Q3) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Pr Safety |
| Identified by: | Licensee-identified |
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| Inspectors (proximate) | A Dunlop J Cassidy T Steadham M Phalen D Jones R Morris A Wilson V Meghani F Tran |
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Finding List (Fermi) @ 2008Q3
Self-Identified List (Fermi)
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