ML17284A637
| ML17284A637 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17284A636 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-397-98-07, 50-397-98-7, NUDOCS 9806040372 | |
| Download: ML17284A637 (3) | |
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ENCLOSURE NOTICE OF VIOLATION Washington Public Power Supply System Washington Nuclear Project-2 Docket No.:
50-397 License No.:
NPF-21 During an NRC inspection conducted on May 4-8, 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 5.4.1.a states, in part, "Written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February 1978." Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, Section 7.e.2, recommends procedures for radiation surveys.
Procedure SWP-RPP-01 entitled, "Radiation Protection Program," Revision 1, Section 5.13, states, in part, "Surveys shall be adequate to evaluate the concentrations or quantities of radioactive materials, and the potential radiological hazards that could be present."
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to make surveys to adequately evaluate the concentrations or quantities of radioactive materials, and the potential radiological hazards that could be present.
Specifically:
On April 22, 1998, the inspector determined that work was performed on the horizontal stiffener in the reactor wetwell without performing surveys to adequately evaluate the concentrations or quantities of radioactive materials, and the potential radiological hazards that could be present.
As a result, several individuals received unplanned intakes of radioactive materials.
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The inspector identified that airborne radiation surveys taken in the wetwell on April 23, 1998, failed to adequately evaluate the concentrations or quantities of radioactive materials due to calculational errors.
On May 5, 1998, decontamination of a device used for nondestructive testing of the reactor vessel was conducted without performing proper surveys to adequately evaluate the extent of the concentrations or quantities of radioactive materials and the potential radiological hazards that could be present.
As a result, four individuals received unplanned intakes of radioactive materials.
This is a Severity Level IVviolation (Supplement IV)(50-397/98007-02).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Washington Public Power Supply System 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,
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and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facilitythat is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should 9806040372 98060K PDR ADQCK 05000397 6
PDR be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, or, ifcontested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that willbe taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, ifthe correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
Ifan 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 willbe given to extending the response time.
Ifyou contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the
,Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Because your response willbe 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.
Ifpersonal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. Ifyou request withholding of such material, you~ut specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will
. create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). Ifsafeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 1st day of June1998.
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