ML17179A760
| ML17179A760 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 02/26/1993 |
| From: | Pederson C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML17179A761 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-237-93-07, 50-237-93-7, 50-249-93-07, 50-249-93-7, NUDOCS 9303050059 | |
| Download: ML17179A760 (1) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Dresden Station, Units 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 Licenses No. DPR-19; DPR-25 During an NRC inspection conducted on February I to 5, 1993, 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, the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 6.11.1 requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection be approved, maintained, and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.
Procedure DRP 1620-02, "Radiologically Controlled Contaminated Areas (Change Areas) and Protective Clothing Instructions," states that radiologically controlled contaminated areas shall be posted with signs bearing "CAUTION -
RADIO.A.CTIVE MATERIAL AREA" and "FLOOR AND EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATED" inserts.
Procedure DRP 1480-01, "Contamination Surveys," states that any material
- exiting the controlled area must be given an unconditional release unless only fixed contamination is present and the material bears a radioactive material label or tag.
Procedure DRP 1520-13, "Loading and Shipping Radioactive Protective Clothing,"
states that the Station Laborer group will set aside for survey by radiation protection personnel a laundry bag of protective clothing if the contact dose rate exceeds 25 mrem/hour.
Contrary to the above, approved and maintained procedures were not adhered to for a 11 operat i ans i nvo l vi ng personne 1 radiation exposure, as evidenced by the following examples:
- a.
As of February 5, 1993, radiologically controlled contaminated areas throughout the plant were not posted with signs bearing "CAUTION - RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AREA" and "FLOOR AND EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATED" inserts, as required by DRP 1620-02.
- b.
Around November 1992 and February 1993, contaminated material exiting the controlled area was not given an unconditional release and did not bear a radioactive material label or tag, as required by DRP 1480-01.
Specifically, contaminated scrap metal and gloves were found outside the controlled area.
- c.
In January 1993, the Station Laborer group did not set aside for survey by radiation protection personnel two laundry.bags of protective clothing with contact dose rates exceeding 25 mrem/hour, as required by DRP 1520-13.
Specifically, the dose rate on one bag was 115 mrem/hour and the dose rate on the other bag was Ill mrem/hour.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).