ML19209A807
| ML19209A807 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Marble Hill |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Coughlin J PSI ENERGY, INC. A/K/A PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF INDIANA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910050424 | |
| Download: ML19209A807 (1) | |
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GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS 60137 AUG141973 Docket No. 50-546 Dochet No. 50-547 Public Service of Indiana A,TTN:
Dr. James Coughlin Vice President, Nuclear 1000 East Main Street Plainfield, IN 46168 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuc' ear Regulatory Commission is extending an existing mechanism previourly used for informing ftcility licensees of significant operating events w include informing operator licensees of significant events which could impact 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 rerponse is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regiot il Office.
Sincerely, 0.
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ames G. Keppler !
Director
Enclosure:
IE Information Notice No. 79-20 cc w/ encl:
Mr. R. M. Brown, Construction Project Superintendent Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR Local PDR NSIC TIC LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae 1127 007 414 7 910050 9
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7908090260 UNITED SIATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCE ENT 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..ndividuals have been cited by the NRC for failure to comi,1y with the condi 2ons of their licenses. These items of noncompliance can generally be characterized as serious or repeated failures to follow reactor operating procedures. IVo 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 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.f the defense-in-depth concept.
Specifically, the NRC requires that:
(1) Only licensed operators are pe i ulate the controls that directly affect reactivit DUPLICATE DOCUMENT (2) Lic ensed operators are requite al? zimes during the operation Entire document previously entered into system under:
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