ML19208C085
| ML19208C085 | |
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| Site: | 05000112 |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Jischke M OKLAHOMA, UNIV. OF, NORMAN, OK |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909240671 | |
| Download: ML19208C085 (1) | |
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,o' AR LINGTON, T E X AS 76012 September 7, 1979 In Reply Refer To:
Docket No. 50-112 The University of Oklahoma ATTN:
Dr. Martin C. Jischke, Director School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering 1000 Asp Avenue Norman, Oklahoma 73069 Gentlemen:
With this IE Information Notice, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is ex-tending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees cf significant operating events to include informing operator licensees of significant events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licenses.
This IE Information Notice is being reissued to correct a word omission and a punctuation error that, when taken tog her, completely changed the intent of a statement. The changed statement is underlined in the text of the IE Information Notice.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide copies of this IE Information Notice to all NRC licensed individuals at the facility. No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20, Rev. 1 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in 1979 1012 282 79092406W
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Date-September 7, 1979 Page 1 of 3 NRC ENFORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
In the past, NRC licensed ind!91 duals have been cited by the NRC for failure to comply with the cortditions 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 their violation of utility procedures, facility Technical Specifications and tb-Code of Federal Regulations have raised questions about the exercise of their responsibilities.
The purpose of this Information Notice is two-fold:
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To remind the NRC licersed 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 summarize 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 indivi-duals are an important part of safety.
Reliance on these actions is a part of the defense-in-depth concept. Specifically, the NRC requires that:
(1) Only licensed operators are ermitted to manipulate the controls that directly affect react DUPLICATE DOCUMENT 1012 283 (2) Licensed operators are reg all times during the opera Entire document previously entered into system under:
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