ML18086B063
| ML18086B063 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 11/05/1981 |
| From: | Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| References | |
| 50-272-81-25, NUDOCS 8111250550 | |
| Download: ML18086B063 (1) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Generating Station, Unit 1 License No. DPR-70 Docket No. 50-272 As a result of the inspection conducted on September 15 through October 19, 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980), the following violation was identified:
A.
10 CFR 20.203(d) states in part:
11Airborne radioactivity area" means (i) any room, enclosure, or operating area in which airborne radioactive materials composed wholly or partly of licensed material, exist in concen-trations in excess of the amounts specified in Appendix B, Table 1, Column 1 ***
Each airborne radioactivity area shall be conspicuously posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol and the words:
Caution (or 11Danger 11 )
AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVITY AREA 10 CFR 20, Appendix B, Table 1 lists in part, XE 133 *** l E-5 uCi/ml.
Contrary to the above, approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 2, 1981, the Xe 133 concentration in Unit l containment exceeded the limit in 10 CFR 20, Appendix B, Table l. The containment air sample, No. 14756-81, obtained with a 100 cc Johnson Bomb at approximately 1:26 a.m. on October 2, 1981, indicated Xe 133 (5.29 day half-life) concentration was 1.42 E-3 uCi/cc.
No sign indicating airborne radioactivity was posted in the vicinity of the con-tainment.
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement IV).
(Unit 1)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Public Service Electric and Gas Company is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including:
(1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Under the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affinnation.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending your response time.
The responses directed by this Notice 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.
NOV 5 1981
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