ML17158B624
| ML17158B624 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 05/23/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17158B623 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-387-96-04, 50-387-96-4, 50-388-96-04, 50-388-96-4, NUDOCS 9605280136 | |
| Download: ML17158B624 (3) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Pennsylvania Power and Light Company Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Docket Nos.
50-387, 50-388 License Nos.
NRC inspection conducted on Harch 18, 1996, through April 4,
- 1996, violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
(60 FR 34381; June 30, 1995), the violations are listed:below:
A.
B.
10 CFR 20. 1902(b) requires that the licensee post each high radiation area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, HIGH RADIATION AREA" or "DANGER, HIGH RADIATION AREA."
Pursuant to 10 CFR 20. 1003, a high radiation area is an area, accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels could result in excess of
- 0. 100 rem in 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> at 30 centimeters from the radiation source or from any surface that the radiation penetrates.
Contrary to the above, on January 4,
1996, through February 1,
- 1996, a
high radiation area in the decontamination building on the refueling floor (818 ft. elevation), with dose rates up to 0.800 rem in 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> at 30 centimeters from the radiation source (a vacuum),
was not conspicuously posted as a h'igh radiation area.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).
10 CFR 20. 1501 requires that each licensee make or cause to be made surveys that may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations in Part 20 and that are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation levels, concentrations or quantities of radioactive materials, and the potential radiological hazards that could be present.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 20. 1003, survey means an evaluation of the radiological conditions and potential hazards incident to the production, use, transfer,
- release, disposal, or presence of radioactive material or other sources of radiation.
Contrary to the above; as of April 4, 1996, the licensee did not make surveys to assure compliance with 10 CFR 20.2001(a),
which describes authorized means of disposing of licensed material.
Specifically, on September 21, 1995, the licensee did not perform a survey before disposing of sludge in a tanker truck as normal, non-radioactive waste..
On prior occasions, the tanker truck contained radioactive water above the lower limit of detection for effluent release.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).
9605280136 960523 PDR ADQCK 05000387 8
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Pennsylvania Power and Light Company is hereby required to submit a'ritten 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 I, 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 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 reaction.
However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that y'ou desire not to be placed in the
- PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the'ublic.
Dated at King of Prussia, PA this 23rd day of Hay, 1996