ML17286B214
| ML17286B214 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 12/17/1991 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| ML17286B213 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-397-91-36, NUDOCS 9112310041 | |
| Download: ML17286B214 (4) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) 'ocket No.
50-397 Washington Nuclear Plant 2 (WNP-2)
License No.
NPF-21 During an inspecti on conducted on October 7-11 and 29, 1991, two violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,
" 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1991), the violations are listed below:
A.
10 CFR 20.201 (b) requires that each licensee make such surveys as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of Part 20 and which are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of the radiation hazard that may be present.
As defined in 10 CFR 20.201(a),
"survey" means an evaluation of the radiation hazards incident'o the production,
- use, release,
- disposal, or presence of radioactive materials or other sources of radiation under a specific set of conditions.
Contrary to the above, on October 9, 1991, the licensee did not make surveys which were reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of the radiation hazard associated with the radioactive material transfer for disposal of Box No. 129049 in that a small area emanating 140 mR/hr was not detected, The licensee measured and recorded on the shipping papers/waste manifest a box maximum contact dose rate of 30 mR/hr.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).
Technical Specification (TS) 6.8. 1, states in part that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained covering the activities referenced in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Section 1 of Appendix A requires that admi nistrative procedures be established to cohtrol plant procedures.
"Use of Controlled Plant Procedures,"
Procedure 1.2.3, Section 5.5, "Procedure Adherence,"
states in part that:
Any person performing a task for which there is a procedure is responsible for doing the job as described by that procedure.
When a
procedure is unable to be performed as approved and the revision process is not appropriate, a procedure deviation shall be initiated.
Contrary to the above, on at least 8 occasions between February 6,
1991 and October 9, 1991, the person performing Sections 8.7. 10 and 8.7. 11 of "High Voltage Plateau for Kaman Beta Scintillators," Procedure
- 12. 13.26, was unable to perform the procedure as approved, and the person did not initiate a deviation request.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) 9112310041 911217 PDR ADOCV, 05000397 6
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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, WPPSS 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 V, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting -this Notice.
This reply should be 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.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, the Commission may issue an order or a demand for information 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 may be given to extending the response time.
Dated at Walnut Creek, California this l~"day of December, 1991
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