ML17216A511
| ML17216A511 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Woody C FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17216A512 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-053, EA-86-53, NUDOCS 8605050557 | |
| Download: ML17216A511 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000335/1986001
Text
APR24 586
Docket No. 50-335
License
No.
EA 86-53
Florida Power
and Light Company
ATTN: Pr.
C.
O.
Woody
Group Vice President
Nuclear Energy Department
P. 0.
Box 14000
Juno
Beach,
Fl
33408
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION
REPORT
NO. 50-335/86-01)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
(NRC) inspection
conducted
on
January
8-9 and February 25-26,
1986, at your St.
Lucie facility.
As
a result of
this inspection, signific.nt failures to comply with NRC regulatory requirements
were identified,
and accordingly,
an Enforcement
Conference
to discuss
these
matters
was held in Miami, Florida on February
25,
1986.
The violations described
in the enclosed
Notice of Violation include the failure
to establish
radiological control. procedures
for steam generator
work and to
perform adequate
surveys (evaluations)
of individual exposures
during the
work.
The
NRC is concerned that these violations, collectively,
caused
a significant potential for personnel
exposures
in excess
of NRC limits.
You stated during the Enforcement
Conference
of February
25,
1986, that the root
cause of this event
was the underresponse
of your, direct reading dosimeters
when
they were exposed parallel to the radiation field.
In our view,
a more basic
cause of this event
was failure to establish
procedures
and to perform adequate
surveys prior to the sludge lancing work.
In accordance
with the "General
Statement
of Policy and Procedure
for NRC
Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix
C ( 1985), the violations have
collectively been categorized
as
a Severity Level III problem.
Normally,
a
civi 1 penalty is considered for a Severity Level III violation.
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
good prior performance
in the area of concern
as indicated
by the absence
of
significant violations
and by Category
1 ratings in the Radiological
Controls
area during your three
most recent
Systematic
Assessment
of Licensee
Performance
(SALP) periods.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed
Notice when preparing your response.
In your response,
you should document
the specific actions
taken
and any additional actions you
plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response
to this Notice,
including your proposed corrective actions,
the
NRC will determine
whether
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further
NRC enforcement
action is necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC
regulatory requirements.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 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's Public Oocument
Room.
The responses
directed
by this letter and the 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.
Sincerely,
Original signed gy
R. D. Walker
J.
Nelson
Grace
Regional Administrator
Enclosures:
1.
2.
Inspection
Report
No. 50-335/86-01
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