05000482/FIN-2012004-04
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| Title | Failure to Follow Radiation Protection Procedures |
| Description | The inspectors reviewed a self-revealing, non-cited violation of Technical Specification 5.4.1.a, which resulted from a worker failing to follow radiation protection procedures. A radiation worker, in a high noise area, received an electronic alarming dosimeter dose rate alarm, but failed to immediately stop work, notify co-workers, leave the area, and contact health physics as instructed by the radiation work permit and procedures. In response, the licensee investigated the occurrence, coached the individual on human performance tool usage, and restricted the individuals access to the radiological controlled area. The licensee implemented actions to consider the use of dosimeters with enhanced sound, vibration alarms, and/or visual alarms. This issue was documented in the licensees corrective action program as condition report 56059. The failure to follow radiation protection procedures was a performance deficiency. The performance deficiency was more than minor because, if left uncorrected, the performance deficiency had the potential to lead to a more significant safety concern. Additionally, the performance deficiency was similar to an example in Appendix E to Inspection Manual Chapter 0612, Power Reactor Inspection Reports Examples of Minor Issues. Example 6(h) states that an issue is more than minor if an individual continues to work in a high radiation area after receiving an electronic dosimeter alarm without taking the prescribed procedural actions. Using the Occupational Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process, the inspectors determined the finding had very low safety significance because: (1) it was not an as low as is reasonably achievable finding, (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 finding had a crosscutting aspect in the human performance area, resources component, because the licensee failed to ensure adequate equipment, such as volume enhanced alarming dosimeters, were available to assure nuclear safety |
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
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| Report | IR 05000482/2012004 Section 2RS1 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2012 (2012Q3) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Or Safety |
| Identified by: | Self-revealing |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71124.01 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | C Long C Peabody C Speer G Guerra J Laughlin J Watkins L Ricketson N Greene N Makris N O'Keefe R Kopriva S Hedger |
| CCA | H.1, Resources |
| INPO aspect | LA.1 |
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