ML14175B391
| ML14175B391 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 06/18/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Utley E CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML14175B392 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-101, NUDOCS 8607070144 | |
| Download: ML14175B391 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000261/1986009
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JUN 18 1986
Docket No. 50-261
License No. DPR-23
EA 86-101
Carolin9 Power and Light Company
ATTN: %Mr. E. E. Utley
Senior Executive Vice President
Power Supply and Engineering
and Construction
P. 0. Box 1551
Raleigh, NC
27602
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-261/86-09)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by
Mr. R. E. Weddington at the H. B. Robinson facility on April 7-11 and May 16, 1986.
The inspection included a review of the circumstances surrounding the transpor
tation and transfer of radioactive material.
As a result of this inspection,
significant failures to comply with NRC regulatory requirements were identified
and, accordingly, NRC concerns relative to the inspection findings were discussed
by Mr. J. Philip Stohr, Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards,
NRC, Region II, with Mr. M. A. McDuffie, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Generation,
in an Enforcement Conference held on May 16, 1986.
The violations described in the enclosed Notice of Violation involved a failure
to comply with regulations applicable to the transportation and transfer of
licensed material and failure to post and control a high radiation area. The
events that resulted in these violations included radioactive waste shipments
found by the State of Washington to be improperly classified pursuant to 10 CFR
Part 61; a hole, involving leakage of package contents, found in a radioactive
waste shipment box by the State of South Carolina; and transfer of a byproduct
material sample to an Agreement State licensee in excess of its license
possession limits.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violations described
in Items A, B, and C of the enclosed Notice have been classified in the aggregate
as a Severity Level III problem. Normally, a civil penalty is considered for a
Severity Level III violation or problem. However, after consultation with the
Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, I have decided that a civil
penalty will not be proposed in this case because of your prompt corrective
actions and because enforcement action has already been taken by the State of
South Carolina for Item B in the enclosed Notice.
Item D in the enclosed Notice
has been classified as a Severity Level IV violation.
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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 enclosures
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Origina3Isigned by
J. Nelson Grace
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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