ML19208B982
| ML19208B982 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Herbein J METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7909240255 | |
| Download: ML19208B982 (1) | |
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August 14, 1979 Docket Nos. 50-289 50-320 Metropolitan Edison Company ATTN: Mr. J. G. Herbein Vice President - Generation P. O. Box 542 Reading, Pennsylvania 19640 Gentlemen:
With this Infomation Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Conmission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for infaming facility licensees of signifi-cant operating events to include infoming operator licensees of significant events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licanses.
It is "equestea that you provide copies of this Infomation Notice to all NRC licensed indivi-duals at your facility.
No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact this Office.
Sincerely, Yl h N
oyce H. Grier Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued the Last Six Months 799 019 790924 0 2[g
Metropolitan Edison Company 2
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E. G. Wallace, Licensing Manager J. J. Barton. Project Manager R. C. Arnold, Vice President - Generation L. L. Lawyer, Manager - Generation Operations G. P. Miller, Manager 3enerating Station - Nuclear J. B. Logan, Unit 2 Superintendent G. A. Kunder, Unit 2 Superintendent - Tech.ical Support J. L. Seelinger, Unit 1 Superintendent W. E. Potts, Unit 1 Superintendent - Te:hnical Support I. R. Finfrock, Jr.
Mr. R. Conrad G. F. Trowbridge, Esquire Miss Mary V. Southard, Chairman, Citizens for a Safe Environment 799 020
ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Date: August 14, 1979 Page 1 of 3 NRC ENFORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
In the past, NRC licensed individuals have been cited by the NRC for failure to comply with the conditions of their licenses. These items of noncompliance can generally be characterized as serious or repeated failures to follow reactor operating procedures. Two recent events involving the radiation overexposure of NRC licensed individuals through thair violation of utility procedures, facility Technical Specifications and the Code of Federal Regulations have raistd questions about the exercise of their responsibilities.
The purpose of this Infonnation Nc' ice is two-folo.
(1) To remind the NRC licensed individuals of their responsibilities, not only in the proper operation of the facility controls, but in compliance with the facility administrative procedures, and (2) To sunmarize the enforcement sanctions available to the NRC for use against licensed individuals.
Description of Circumstances:
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Responsibilities Facility licensees are charged with the responsibility to design, construct and operate their plants in accordance with NRC requirements to assure that public health and safety are protected.
The role of NRC licensed individuals is no less important in the overall Regulatory scheme.
The NRC recognizes that timely actions by NRC licensed individuals are an important part of safety.
Reliance on these actions is a part of the defense-in-depth concept.
Specifically, the NRC requires that:
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Only licensed operators are directly affect reactivity (permitted to manipulate the controls that 10 CFR 50.54 (i))
(2) Licensed operators are required
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