IR 05000219/1993006

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-219/93-06

ML20056C919
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/15/1993
From:	Joyner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	J. J. Barton GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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NUDOCS 9307260153
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d k 1 5 1993 Docket No. 50-219 Mr. John Vice President and Director GPU Nuclear Corporation Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station P. O. Box 388 Forked River, New Jersey 08731

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Dear Mr. Barton:

Subject: Reply to Notice of Violation (NRC Inspection 50-219/93-06)

This letter refers to your correspondence dated June 18,1993, in response to our dated May ,

19, 1993.

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Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.

No response to this letter is required. Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Original Signed By: 1 Ebe C. McCabe James H. Joyner, Chie.f Facilities Radiation Safety and Safeguards Branch  ;

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M. Laggart, Manager, Corporate Licensing .;

P. Czaya, Acting Licensing Manager, Oyster Creek

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GPU Nuclear Corporation G 6 Muclear  ;;;,on:;see Forked fliver, New Jersey 08731-0388 609 971 4000

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C321-93-2184 June 18, 1993 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Dear Sir:

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Subject: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 Reply to Notice of Violation Inspection 93-06 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.201, Attachment 1 provides GPUN's response to the violation identified in the subject inspection report.

If you should have any questions or require further information, please contact Brenda DeMerchant, OC Licensing Engineer at (609) 971-4642.

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John J. B n Vice President & Director Dyster Creek  :

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Senior NRC Resident Inspector Oyster Creek NRC Project Manager

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VIOLATION: Technical Specification (TS) 6.13.1 states, in part that "In lieu of the

' control device' or ' alarm signal' required by paragraph 20.203(c)(2) of 10. +

CFR 20, each high radiation area in which the intensity of radiation'is greater than 100 mrem /hr but less than 1000 mrem /hr shall be barricaded and conspicuously posted as a high radiation area and entrance thereto shall be controlled by requiring issuance of a Radiation Work Permit (RWP)."

Contrary to the above, on April 26, 1993, the inspectors found a high radiation area (also a contamination area) which had not been barricaded. The unbarricaded high radiation area was found in the Old Radwaste Building by the fuel pool cooling system piping. The duration of this condition was indeterminable.

This is a Severity Level IV violation.

RESPONSE: GPUN concurs witn the violation as stated.

The investigation to determine why the barrier was missing was not conclusive, nor could it be determined when the barrier was removed. It was, however, determined that the barrier could have been missing for as long as three days.

The area of concern is located in the Old Radwaste Control Room. Much of the equipm n in this area has been placed out-of-service and the need to physichi y enter the area of concern is minimal.

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Subsequent to being notified by the inspectors of the missing barrier, the following

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actions were taken:

• The area of concern was immediately corrected by installing a rope barrier across the 3 ft. wide opening. All other potential access points to the high-radiation area were properly barricaded. ,

• Plant tours were conducted to identify if other high radiation barrier discrepancies existed. One barrier was identified which required adjustment.

• Self-closing gates were installed in several areas to replace rope barriers as a means of reducing human error, r

• An insert has been installed at high radiation area access points and at some locations on barriers to inform personnel that a physical barrier is a technical specification requirement.

• An article was printed in Oyster Creek's weekly newsletter, Power Points, to inform personnel of the technical specification requirement for a physical barrier and to stress the importance of ensuring barriers are replaced when passing through.

• The requirement for a high radiation barrier is currently being emphasized in General Employee Training (GET) and a permanent change to the employee training handout is being maae to clearly state the requirement.

Full compliance was achieved on April 26, 1993 when the barrier was replaced.