05000361/FIN-2008003-07
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| Title | Exercise of Enforcement Discretion for Willful Violation of Radiation Exposure Permit Instructions (EA 08-055) |
| Description | On May 17, 2007, a roving firewatch failed to follow Procedure SO123-VII-20.11, Access Control Program, Revision II, which required individuals to comply with radiation exposure permit instructions, postings, and health physics field instructions. Contrary to procedure requirements and two separate briefings by health physics technicians, the individual willfully exited the radiological controlled area at an unapproved location, by crossing under the rope boundary, and did not frisk. This willful violation was identified by licensee personnel and corrective actions were immediately taken including: (1) checking the individual for contamination, (2) denying the individual access to SONGS, and (3) terminating the individuals employment. The Confirmatory Order, dated January 11, 2008, states, in part, that, for a period of 6 months following issuance of the Order, the NRC will grant enforcement discretion if the NRC concludes that the provisions of Section VII.B.4 of the Enforcement Policy have been met. The NRC has reviewed the five criteria and concluded that the violation meets all the criteria for enforcement discretion; therefore, the NRC is not taking enforcement action for this violation. As part of the NRC Office of Investigations review that began on January 9, 2007, and as documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000361/2007016; 5000362/2007016, the NRC identified five Severity Level IV violations involving willfulness. The licensee has taken substantial corrective actions to address the specific aspects of the violations as documented in the Confirmatory Order, including: (1) performing a common cause evaluation involving the willful events to determine the root and contributing causes for the collective issues, (2) corrective actions for the root and contributing causes were entered into the CAP, (3) conducting an independent safety culture assessment and incorporating the results into the CAP, (4) conducting ethics and integrity training for managers, supervisors and other employees, and (5) performing periodic sampling of repetitive rounds and log-keeping to deter and detect instances of noncompliance. |
| Site: | San Onofre  |
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| Report | IR 05000361/2008003 Section 4OA3 |
| Date counted | Jun 30, 2008 (2008Q2) |
| Type: | Violation: Severity level Enforcement Discretion |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71153 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | R Kopriva G George J Reynoso G Warnick C Osterholtz M Hay S Makor M Baquera |
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Finding List (San Onofre) @ 2008Q2
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