ML14176A793
| ML14176A793 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 10/16/1989 |
| From: | Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML14176A791 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-261-89-22, NUDOCS 8911060401 | |
| Download: ML14176A793 (2) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Carolina Power and Light Company Docket No. 50-261 H. B. Robinson License No. DPR-23 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on September 11-15, 1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1989), the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 20.201(b) requires each licensee to make or cause to be made such surveys as (1) may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations in 10 CFR Part 20, and (2) are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation hazards that may be present.
Plant Technical Specification 6.5.1.1.-l.a requires written procedures to be established, implemented, and maintained to cover the activities recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, recommends written procedures for contamination control..
Plant Procedure HPP-004, Radiological Controls of Tools and Equipment, Revision 4, dated May 9, 1989, Section 10.1.4 -
Release of tools, equipment and sealed containers, Paragraph 2 gives the criteria for the release of material from the radiation control area (RCA) and the Protected Area.
Paragraph 2 states that the item must not display any detectable activity, i.e.,
no smearable beta contamination and less than 100 background corrected counts per minute (ccpm) total beta contamination.
Plant Procedure HPP-004, Radiological Controls of Tools and Equipment, Revision 4, dated May 9, 1989, Section 10.1.4.2, states a release criterion that items must not display any detectable activity, i.e., no smearable beta contamination and less than 100 ccpm total beta contamination for unconditional release.
Contrary to the above, surveys were inadequate, in that on July 31, 1989, the licensee released from the RCA, and subsequently released offsite, contaminated welding equipment with contamination levels up to 8,500 disintegrations per minute per 100 square centimeters (dpm/100 cm2),
which is approximately equivalent to 850 ccpm/100 cm2.
Furthermore, on at least six occasions between October 1987, and April 1989, the licensee released materials and equipment outside the RCA but not outside the Protected Area, with contamination levels greater than 100 ccpm.
3911060 0002
Carolina Power and Light Company Docket No. 50-261 H. B. Robinson 2
License No. DPR-23 This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Carolina Power and Light Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, *ATTN:
Document Control
- Desk, Washington, DC
- 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice. This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include:
(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved. (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATION COMMISSION
./Philip ohr, Direct r vision of Radiation Safety and Safeguards Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 10 'day of )C ober 1989