IR 05000285/1989004
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 05/23/1989 |
| From: | Martin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Morris K OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
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| ML20247K871 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-88-030, EA-88-30, NUDOCS 8906020042 | |
| Download: ML20247K866 (5) | |
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This' refers:to'the inspection conducted January 17-20, 1989, at the Fort.Cplhoun Station by Mr.-H. D. Chaney of this. office and also~to the L
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- very.high radiation areas reported.to the. NRC resident'-inspector on January 26,
.1989. The.-findings.regarding these inspection activities were documented in.
'NRC Inspection, Report.50-285/89-04 sent to you by letter dated February 15,
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report.'.These.violationsg. including'a review of the root causes and your proposed corrective actions, were discussed with'Mp..W. C.' Jones and other
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The violations 1ncluded' two separate instances of the failure of workers to
follow: established procedures for work in high and very high radiation areas, failure to perform whole body counting, and failure to provide accurate personnel monitoring.information; The two violations' involving the, work activities in high and very high radiation areas are similar to two violations identified-in 1987 and 1988.
Our review of the latest violations indicate that these violations appear to be isolated cases of failure of workers to comply with plant procedures and not an indication.of programmatic weaknesses within your radiation protection
- program. Neither of'these violations resulted in any significant exposure to
'the involved workers. We find that your reporting, investigation, and root cause analysn,.las timely and comprehensive.
TheLfailure to perform whole body counts and to ensure that termination reports reflect accurate information appears to be a lack of comprehensive
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Neither of ithese violations involved the failure to establish proper radiological y
controls, but do reflect a need-to ensure that all aspects of your radiation protection program are implemented.
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- 1989.. The findings?regarding these inspection activities were documented in.
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failure to perform whole. body counting, and failure to provide accurate personnel monitoring information.
'The two violations involving the work activities in high and very high radiation areas are similar-to two violations identified in 1987 and 1988.
Our review of the latest violations indicate that these violations appear to
=be isolated cases of failure of workers to comply with plant procedures and not an indication of' programmatic weaknesses witHn your radiation protection program.
Neither of these violations resulted in any significant exposure to-the involved workers. We find that your reporting, investigation, and root cause analysis was: timely and comprehensive.
-The failuresto. perform whole body counts and.to ensure that termination reports reflect accurate information appears to be a lack of comprehensive reviews by radiation protection supervisors of work activities. Neither of these violations involved the failure to establish proper radiological controls,: but do ' reflect a need to ensure that all aspects of your radiation protection program are implemented.
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' Subject: NOTICE OF. VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-285/89-04)
iThis refers to the' inspection' conducted on January 17-20, 1989, at the
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'NRC's resident inspector on January 26, 1989.
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' were discussed 'with Mr..W. Jones of OPPD and your staff at an enforcement conference on February.24,.1989,. at the NRC Region IV office in Arlington,
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h Reports. 50-285/87-21, 50-285/88-05, and 50-285/88-45). Only the violations involving whole body counting and inaccurate information are items that have existed for a long period of time (3-4 years). We find that your prompt reporting, investigation, and root cause analysis was timely and comprehensive.
Both high and very high radiation area occurrences appear to be isolated cases of. poor individual pe-formance and attention to procedural details.
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In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (as published in the Federal Register on October 13,1988), the violations described in the enclosed Notice regarding the high and very high radiation area controls and whole body counting have been classified at a Severity. Level IV and the submittal of inaccurate personnel monitoring information is classified as a Severity Level V.
No additional enforcement action is being taken in this case because these violations do not appear to be the result of inadequate corrective actions to a previous violation of a similar nature.
Furthermore, your actions to immediately stop all work involving radiological controls and conduct a special,. comprehensive training session to remind workers of the necessity to comply with radiation' protection procedures is evidence that you also considered these violations to be of such significance as to require corrective actions on your part.
Collectively, the violations identified during this inspection demonstrate that, even though you have committed extensive resources ov' r the past year to e
establish acceptable work practices, upgrade station procedures, and improve radiological training, continued management attention is needed to ensure that workers comply with established radiological procedures.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence.
Af ter reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL No.96-511.
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Robert D. Martin Regional Administrator Enclosure:
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W.'G. Gates, Manager
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LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Nebraska Radiation Control Program Director
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