ML18031A899
| ML18031A899 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 10/22/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18031A897 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-86-29, 50-260-86-29, 50-296-86-29, NUDOCS 8610270088 | |
| Download: ML18031A899 (4) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
I Tennessee Val 1ey Authority Browns Ferry NOTICE OF VIOLATION Docket Nos. 50-259,260,296 License Nos.
DPR-33,52,68 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on September 8-12,
- 1986, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
The violation involved two examples of noncompliance with transportation regulations:
failure to require an authorized person to sign a radioactive material shipping manifest and failure to perform internal" contamination surveys of a shipping container classified as Department of Transportation (DOT)
"empty."
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 71.5(a) requires that each licensee, who transports licensed material outside the confines of its plant or other place of use, shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations in 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.
49 CFR 172.204(a) requires each licensee to certify that the material to be transported is properly classified, described,
- packaged, marked, labeled and in proper condition for transportation according to the applicable regula-tions of the DOT.
49 CFR 172.204(d) requires that the certification be, legibly signed by a principal, officer, partaker or employee of the shipper.
49 CFR 173.427(c) states that a package, which previously contained radio-active material and has been emptied, is excepted from certain requirements provided that the internal, contamination of the package does not exceed 100 times the limits in 49 CFR 173.443(a).
Contrary to the
- above, the licensee failed to comply with the applicable requirements of the DOT for offsite radioactive material shipments in that:
1.
On August 20,
- 1986, an individual other than an authorized employee of the shipper signed the shipping manifest certification statement for Shipment %umber S56-9570.
2.
On August 20,
- 1986, the licensee failed to perform contamination surveys on the inside surfaces of an empty wooden box within Shipment Number S56-9570 to demonstrate that the internal contamination levels met the limits for an empty container.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
8610270088 861022 PDR ADQCK 05000259 6
Tennessee Val ley Authority Browns Ferry Docket Nos. 50-259,260,296 License Nos.
DPR-33,52,68 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Tennessee Valley Authority is hereby required to submit to this Office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply including:
(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if
- admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results
- achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Original Signed by Roger D. Walker
/for J.
Nelson Grace Regional Administrator Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this~ day of October 1986