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Enforcement Conference Repts 50-317/89-24 & 50-318/89-25 on 891101.Violations Noted.Major Areas Discussed:Findings of Insp Repts 50-317/89-24 & 50-318/89-25 Re Repeat Violations Concerning Transportation & Radwaste Scaling Factors
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Site: Calvert Cliffs  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/02/1989
From: Bores R, Joseph Furia
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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50 317/89-24 Report Nos.

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License Nos. DPR 69 Category C Licensee:

Baltimore Gas & Electric Company P. D. Box 1475 BITtimore, MiFyland 21203 Facility Name: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2

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Meeting Summary:

Enforcement Conference at NRC Region I, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, on November 1, 1989, to discuss the findings of NRC Combined Inspection Report 50 317/89-24* 50 The topics discussed related to thetwoapparentrepeatviolations318/8925. identified in the areas of transpo-tation and

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radwaste scaling factors.

The meeting was attended by NRC and licensee management and lasted for approximately two hours.

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G. Creel Vice President Nuclear Energy L. Russell, Manager,CalvertCliffs i

R. Denton, Manager,l Supervisor, ChemistryQuality Assurance Services Departmen i

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N. Millis, General Su ervisor, Radiation Safety B. Montgomery, Princi le Engineer, Licensing

P. Furio, Licensing E gineer

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1.2 NRC Personnel M. Knapp, Director, DRSS, RI

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W. Kane, Director, DRP, R1 J. Greeves, Deputy Director DRSS, R1 Chief FRSSB RI R.Bellamydhief,ERPS RI t

R. Bores, L.Tripp, Chief,RPSlA,DRP i

D. Holody, Director, PDI-1, NRRJr., Enforcement Officer, RI

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D. Limroth, Senior Resident inspector, Calvert Cliffs J. Furia, Radiation Specialist, ERPS, RI 2.

Purpose

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The Enforcement Conference was held at the request of NRC Region I to

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discuss the apparent repeat violations in the areas of transportation and radwaste scalin factors. The same types of violations were previously cited in NRC Re ion 1 Combined Inspection Report Nos. 50-317/88 29'

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apparent violations, the root cause of the violations, licensee corrective actions to prevent recurrence, and the root causes and i

corrective actions taken for the previous violations,

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J.icensee Presentation The licensee's presentation, which consisted of a series of view graphs with appropriate discussion are attached. The licensee did concur that the items identified were vlolations, however in the transportation violation, did not consider this to be a repeat of the previously cited violation, based upon its root cause analysis which concludeo that the previous violation was caused by an inadequate procedure for performing calculations, and the current violation was caused by a failure of the

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radwastesuervisorto$roperlregardingtheapparenkpingmanifests. repeat nature of review the shi The licensee made no commen second violation.

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Concluding Statements NRC Region I management stated that it considered both violations to be repetitive in nature. The transportation violation involved inadequacy in the same procedure which the licensee had revised in response to the previous' violation. The inadequacy concerned the fact that the procedure.

did not specify clearly the requirements for supervisory, review of the shipping manifests. This inadequacy should reasonably have been

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identified and resolved based on the previous violation.

The scaling factor violation was a result of failure to perform corrective actions in a timely manner. NRC Region I management stated that the licensee would be informed of the need and the nature of appropriate enforcement action relative to these violations at a later time.

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50-317 and 50-318 Time.and Date:

2:00 P.M., November.1,_1989 Location:

NRC Region I, King of Prussia, Pennsylvanta Division of Reactor Projects (DRP) Conference Room

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Enforcement Conference in conjunction with Inspection Report Nos 50-317/89-24 and 50-318/89-25 (EA 89-205)

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M. Knapp, Directer, Division of Radiation Safety and 3.

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L. Tripp, Chief, Reactor Projects Section No lA, DRP R. Bores, Chief, Effluents Radiation Protection Section, DRSS

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L. Russell, Manager, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

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