ML19209A775
| ML19209A775 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000087 |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Grady J WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910050376 | |
| Download: ML19209A775 (1) | |
Text
[
ma asco
[
o UNITED STATES 8' 3 0%
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
'+E REGION lli b[
799 ROOSEVELT ROAD S
o GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOls 60137 AUG 141979 Docket No. 50-87 Westinghouse Electric Corporation ATTN:
Mr. J. Grady, Manager Westinghouse Nuclear Training Center 505 Shiloh Boulevard Zion, IL 60099 Gentlemen:
With this Information Fotice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of significant operating events to include informing operator licensees of significant events which could impact on conditions of their N1.C licenses.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide conies of this 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 a,propriate NRC Regional Office.
Sincerely,
[d.
&ch
-James G. Kepple /
Director
Enclosure:
IE Information Notice No. 79-20 cc w/ encl:
Mr. J. Roth, Manager Westinghouse Nuclear Training Reactor Mr. A. T. Sabo, Director, Licensing, Safeguards & Safety R. P. DiPiazza - 265 License A.ainistrator Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR NSIC TIC 1126 293 7 910050 Q
e
~
SSINS: 687C Accession No:
7908090260 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 August 14, 1979 IE Informatite dotice No. 79-20 NRC ENFORCt
- LICY - 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 their violation of utility procedures, facility Technical Specifications and the Code of Federal Regulations have raised questions about tb; exercise of their responsibilities.
The purpose of this Inforn tion Notice is two-fold:
(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 summarize the enforcement sanctions available to the NRC for use against licensed individuals.
Description of Circumstances:
1 Respons!5111 ties Facility licensees are charged with the responsibility to design, construct and operate their plants in accordance with NRC requirements to assure that public health aad 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 deferre-in-depth concept.
Specifically, the h7C requires that:
(1) Only licensed operators are permitted tg yani ulate the controls that directly affect reactivit (2) Licensed operators are require all times during the operation Entire document previously entered into system under:
) }g gt;f No. of pages:
[
....