IR 05000280/1988016
| ML18152B036 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 06/28/1988 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Cruden D VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
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| NUDOCS 8807120355 | |
| Download: ML18152B036 (2) | |
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I Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281 License Nos. DPR-32, DPR-37 Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN:
Mr. D. S. Cruden, Vice President, Nuclear Operations P. 0. Box 26666 Richmond, VA 23261 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-280/88-16 AND 50-281/88-16 This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by C.H. Bassett on May 2-6, 1988. *The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your Surry facilit At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed inspection repor *
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the repor Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities in progres The inspection findings indicate that certain activities appeared to violate NRC requirement The violations described in the enclosed Inspection Report are under consideration for escalated enforcement actio Accordingly, no Nati ce of Violation is being issued at this time, and no response to this letter is require However, please be* advised that the number and characterization of violations described in the enclosed Inspection Report may change as a result of further NRC revie An Enforcement Conference to discuss thes~violations and those violations associated with the overexposure event of May 27, 1988 (Inspection Report Nos. 280, 281/88-25).
Your evaluation of the root causes for violations in this report should consider the root cause analyses performed for the violations noted in the inspection reports documenting the incore detector event (Inspection Report Nos. 50-280, 281/88-10) and the overexposure event (Inspection Report Nos. 280, 281/88-25).
You are requested to discuss the root causes for the programmatic problem in your radiation protection program indicated by these three inspections at the July 6 En~orcement Conferenc It was also noted during the inspection that additional management attention is needed in the area of implementation of improved health phsyics procedures at your Surry facilit Following a procedural review by contractor personnel in 1983, you established a program to revise and upgrade your procedure A corporate Radiation Protection Plan was formally approved to outline functions,
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responsibilities and -utility radiation protection policie After formal approval of the Plan in April of 1985, a schedule was developed to implement the revised procedures by 1986. * However, to date, only two of nine major groups of procedures have been implemented and the completion date for full implementation has been moved to 198 In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC 1 s 11 Rules of Practice, 11 Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Roo Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact u Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report cc w/encl:
D. L. Benson, Station Manager N. E. Hardwick, Manager - Nuclear Programs and Licensing bee w/encl:
NRC Resident Inspector DRS Technical Assistant Document Control Desk Commonwealth of Virginia RII
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