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Forwards Insp Rept 50-397/90-29 on 901113-16.Violation Which Indicates Weakness in Licensee Radioactive Matl Shipping Program Noted
ML17286A537
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Issue date: 12/24/1990
From: Yuhas G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Sorensen G
WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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Download: ML17286A537 (6)


See also: IR 05000397/1990029

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Docket No.

50-397

License

No. NPF-21

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMIVIISSION

REGION V

1450 MARIALANE,SUITE 210

WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596

DEC 24

1890

Mashington Public Power Supply System

P.O.

Box 968

3000 George Washington

May

Richland, Washington

.99352

Attention:

Mr. G.

C. Sorensen,

Manager

Regulatory

Programs

Subject:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION,ANDNRC INSPECTION REPORT

NO.

50-397/90-29

OF MPPSS

NUCLEAR PROJECT

2 (MNP-2)

Gentlemen:

This letter refers to the routine inspection

conducted

by Mr.

H.

Chancy of

this office on November 13-16,

1990, of activities authorized for your MNP-2

facility.

At the conclusion of the inspection, the, findings were discussed

with MPSS and MNP-2 staff members identified in the enclosed report.

Areas examined during this inspection are described

in the enclosed

inspection

report (Appendix B).

Mithin these

areas,

the inspection consisted of

selective

examinations

of procedures

and representative

records,

interviews

with personnel

and observations

by the inspector.

Based

on the results of this inspection,

one of your activities appears

to be

in violation of NRC requirements,

as specified in the enclosed

Notice of

Violation (Notice), Appendix A.

This violation seems to indicate

a weakness

in your radioactive material shipping program.

You are reguired to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified

an the enclosed

Notice when preparinq 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

and the results of future

inspection,

the

NRC Rill deterIIIine'hether further

NRC enforcement action is

necessary

to ensure

compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

Me are also concerned that your Technical Specification required "Reactor

Building Post

LOCA Grab Sampler"

does not appear to be capable of reasonably

quantifying post reactor accident radioiodine concentrations

in effluents.

In

view of your commitment to meet the criteria expressed for this system

as item

II.F.1-2 of NUREG-0737,

we request that you inform us in writing, within 30

days of this letter, of your schedule correcting the system's

performance.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

a copy of

this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the

NRC Public Document

Room.

The response

directed by this letter and the enclosed

Notice are not subject

to the clearance

procedures

of the Office of Management

and Budget as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,

Pub.

L. No. 96.511.

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Should you have

any questions

concerni ng this inspection , we wi 1 1

be pleased

to discuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

Q. P

Gregory

P.

Y has,

Chief

Reactor

Ra

ologlcal Protection

Branch

Enclosures:

Appendix A - Notice of Violation

Appendix

B - Inspection

Report

No. 50-397/90-29

cc w/enclosure:

Mr. J.

M. Baker,

MNP-2 Plant Manager

Mr. A.

G. Hosier,

MNP-2 Licensing Manager

Mr.

G.

D. Bouchey, Director, Assurance

8 Licensing

Mr.

G. E.'oupe,

Esq.,

HPPSS

Mr. A.

Lee Oxsen,

Deputy Managing Director

State of Mashington

Mr.

M.

H. Philips, Esq., Attorney

bcc w/enclosures:

Docket File

Resident Inspector

Project Inspector

G.

Cook

B. Faulkenberry

J. Hartin

A. Johnson

T. Essig,

NRR/PRPB

F. Witt, NRR/EMCB

C.

Henson,

NRR/PRPB

bcc w/o Appendix B:

H. Smith

J. Zoll,icoffer

REGION

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