ML19209A776
| ML19209A776 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | University of Iowa |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Burnet G IOWA STATE UNIV., AMES, IA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910050377 | |
| Download: ML19209A776 (1) | |
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Dr. George Burnet, Head Department of Nuclear Engineering Ames, IA 50010 Gentlemen:
With this Infomation Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is ext.'nding 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 NRC licenses.
It is requested that u.e facility licensee provide copies of this Information Notice to all NRC licensed individuals at the ficility. No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the Director of the appropriate NhC Regional Office.
Sincerely,
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tJames G. Keppler Director
Enclosure:
IE Information Notice No. 79-20 cc w/ encl:
Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR NSIC TIC 1126 295 3"9 4010050
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7908090260 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCDiENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 August 14, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 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 their violation of utility procedures, facility Technical Specifications and the Code of Federal Regulations have raised questions about the exercise of their responsibilities.
The purpose of this Information 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:
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Responsibilities t
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 act ?s is a part of the defense-in-depth concept.
Specifically, the NRC requires that:
(1) Only licensed operators are permitted to manipulate the controls that directly affect reactivit (2) Licensed operators are require {UPLICATE DOCUMENT all times during the operation ntire document previously entered into syster under-I h
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