IR 05000070/1998201
| ML20217Q611 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vallecitos Nuclear Center, Vallecitos File:GEH Hitachi icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/04/1998 |
| From: | Weiss S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Stimmell G GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| 50-070-98-201, 50-073-98-201, 50-183-98-201, 50-70-98-201, 50-73-98-201, NUDOCS 9805080236 | |
| Download: ML20217Q611 (4) | |
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May 4, 1998
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-73/98-201; 50 70/98-201; 50 183/98-201)
Dear Mr. Stimmell:
Thank you for your response of April 17,1998, to our Notice of Violation issued on March 18,1998, concerning activities conducted at your Nuclear Test Reactor (NTR)
facility.
Regarding the first example of Violation 2, you stated in your response that you disputed i
the violation because Technical Specification 4.6.1, which provides a definition of
" monthly," does not apply to radiation surveys specified in your Nuclear Safety Proceduro
NSP 3550. You also stated that there is no time interval spec.fied in the NTR Technical Specifications for Radiation Surveys. You indicated further that, despite the lack of a documented requirement for a time period definition, Nuclear Safety Procedure NSP 3550 will be changed to include time interval requirements and operational considerations. After reviewing your response, the staff has concluded that the definition in the technical specification does not apply to the specific procedure and that the issue of a specified time i
interval has been resolved by your corrective actions. Therefore, the first example of
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Violation 2 has been withdrawn.
We have evaluated your response to the other violations and found that they meet the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201. We will examine the implementation of your corrective action during future inspections.
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We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely, s
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Sey our H. Weiss, Director Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management l
j Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-73,50-70 and 50-183 License Nos.: R 33, TR-1 end DR-10 cc: See next page
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California Department of Health ATTN:
Chief, Environmental Radiation Control Unit -
Radiolegical Health Section 714 P Street, Room 498 Sacramento, CA 95814 Mr. Chuck Bassett, Manager Regulatory Compliance Vallecitos Nuclear Center General Electric Company P.O. Box 460
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Pleasanton, CA 94566
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General Electric Company - GETR Docket No. 50-70/183 cc:
Mr. Steve Hsu Alameda County Water District Radiologic Health Branch 43885 S. Grimmer Boulevard State Department of Health Service Fremont, California 94537 P.O. Box 942732 Sacramento, California 94234-7320 Harry C. Burgess, Eso.
General Electric Company Nuclear Energy Business Operations 175 Curtner Avenue Mail Code 822
' San Jose, California 95125 Mr. Ben Murray irradiation Processing Product Section Vallecitos Nuclear Center General Electric Company P. O. Box 460 Pleasanton, California 94566 Mr. John L. Turk l-2321 Alva Avenue El Cerrito, California 94530
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The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums l
ATTN: H. Lee Halterman, Esq.
201 13th Street, Room 105 Oakland, California 94617 i
George Edgar, Esq.,
Thomas A. Schmutz, Esq.
Newman and Holtzinger 1615 L. Street, N.W.
Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20036 Charles R. Imbrecht, Chairman California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street Sacramento, California 95814