ML16342D967
| ML16342D967 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 01/30/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16342D966 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-275-98-01, 50-275-98-1, 50-323-98-01, 50-323-98-1, NUDOCS 9802050036 | |
| Download: ML16342D967 (4) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Docket Nos.:
License Nos.:
50-275 50-323 DPR-80 DPR-82 During an NRC inspection conducted on January 5-9, 1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained covering the activities referenced in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, Section 7.e(1) references, "Access control to radiation areas, including a radiation work permit system."
Inter-Departmental Administrative Procedure RP1.ID9, "Radiation Work Permits,"
Revision 1, Section 4.3.2 requires individuals to read, understand, and follow radiation work permit requirements.
Section 4.3.6 requires that individuals obtain proper dosimetry, as required by the radiation work permit, prior to entry into the radiological controlled area.
Radiation work permits require alarming dosimeters for entry into the radiological controlled area.
Contrary to the above, radiation workers did not follow radiation work permit requirements.
Specifically, in 1997, approximately 50 radiation workers entered the radiological controlled area without operable alarming dosimeters.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV)(275/9801-01; 323/9801-01).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results
- achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should 9802050036 980i30 PDR ADQCK 05000275 G
not be taken.
Where good cause is shown,.consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.
Dated at Arlington, Texas this 30th day of January 1998.