The following finding of very low significance was identified by the licensee and is a violation of NRC requirements which meet the criteria of Section VI of the
NRC Enforcement Policy,
NUREG-1600 for being dispositioned as a
NCV.
Technical Specification 6.12.2 requires entrance to areas with radiation levels such that a major portion of the body could receive in one hour a dose greater than 1000 mrems, at 30 centimeters from the radiation source or any surface the radiation penetrates, be controlled by requiring issuance of a radiation work permit. On May 16, 2008, the licensee identified two workers who were placing major portions of their whole body in an area with dose rates greater than 1000 mrems, but were not working in accordance with a radiation work permit that allowed entry into the area. While pumping out the bowl of
steam generator No. 1, two decontamination technicians reached across the
locked high radiation area boundary at the plane of the manway. Dose rates at the plane of the manway were 1500 mrems per hour. The workers used Radiation Work Permit 2008-0509, which stated there was to be no entry into
locked high radiation areas. The licensee documented the finding in Condition Report
WF3-2008-02367. The inspectors determined that the finding had no more than very low safety significance because it was not: (1) an as low as reasonably achievable finding, (2) an
overexposure, (3) a
substantial potential for overexposure, or (4) an inability to assess dose
