ML18093A663
| ML18093A663 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 02/22/1988 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Corbin McNeil Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18093A664 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-88-041, EA-88-41, NUDOCS 8802250380 | |
| Download: ML18093A663 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1988004
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Docket Nos.
50-272; 50-311
EA 88-41
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
ATTN:
Mr. Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.
Senior Vice President - Nuclear
Post Office Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Gentlemen:
Subject:
FEB 2 2 1988
(Combined Inspection Nos. 50-272/88-04 and 50-311/88-04)
This refers to a safety inspection conducted on December 21, 1987 by a repre-
sentative of the Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington,
upon receipt of a shipment of solid radioactive waste from Salem to the U.S.
Ecology, Incorporated, burial site at Richland, Washington.
The info~mation
concerning this shipment was provided to the NRC by your staff and was reviewed
during a Region I in-office review on January 6-7, 1988.
The Region I
inspection report is* enclosed.
The violation, which is described in the enclosed Notice, involved radiation
levels of between 3.0 and 4.5 millirem per hour in the sleeper portion of
the cab of an exclusive use vehicle used to transport the shipment.
These
radiation levels are in excess of the regulatory limit of 2 millirem per
hour.
Although violations involving excessive radiation levels in the cab
of a transport vehicle are normally classified at Severity Level III, in
accordance with Section C.2 of Supplement V of the
11General Statement of
Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C,
(1987), the violation, in this case, is *classified at Severity Level IV based
on its low safety significance in that the radiation levels were only slightly
in excess of the limit and, more importantly, were confined to only certain areas
of the sleeper portion of the cab.
However, we emphasize that any similar
violation in the future may result in additional enforcement action.
You are required to respond to this letter and. should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your
response, you should document the cause of this violation as well as specific
actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence.
In
particular, you should describe what surveys were performed of the cab prior
to shipment and why these surveys were inadequate.
After reviewing your
response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC
will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure
compliance with NRC regulating requirements .
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FEB 2 2 1988
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC 1 s
11 Rules of Practice, 11 Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure
will be placed in the NRC Public Document room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget, otherwise
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Sincerely,
F~C~
Thomas T. Martin, Director
Division of Radiation Safety
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and Safeguards
Enclosures:
1.
2.
Combined NRC Region I Inspection Report Nos. 50-272/88-04; 50-311/88-04
cc w/encls:
Thomas S. Shaw, Jr., ~ice President - Production
J.M. Zupko, Jr., General Manager - Salem Operations
B. A. Preston, Manager, Licensing and Regulation
S. E. Miltenberger, Vice President - Nuclear Operations
General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review
M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire
R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Jersey
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J. Taylor, DEDO
W. Russell, RI
J. Lieberman, OE
L. Chandler, OGC
Enforcement Coordinators
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F. Ingram, PA
E. Flack., OE
A. Grella, NMSS
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