ML19209A806
| ML19209A806 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000484 |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Diehart A NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910050423 | |
| Download: ML19209A806 (1) | |
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GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS 60137 AUG 141979 Docket No. 50-484 Northern States Power Company ATTN:
Mr. A. V. Dienhart Vice President - Tyrone
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Energy Park 100 North Barstow Street Eau Claire, WI 54701 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice 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 iLpect on conditions of their NRC licenses.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide copies of this Information Notice to all NRC licensed individuals at the facility. No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questicns regarding this matter please contact the Director of tht; appropriate NRC Regional Office.
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Director
Enclosure:
IE Information Notice No. 79-20 cc w/ encl:
Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR Local PDR NSIC TIC Regions I & IV 1127 005
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7908090260 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 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 cosditions 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, f acility 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 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 d9fense-in-depth concept, Specifically, the NRC requires that:
(1) Only licensed operators are pe e the controls that directly affect reactivit DUPLICATE DOCUMENT (2) Licensed operators are requir all times during the operatio Entire document previcusly entered into system under:
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