ML19209A813
| ML19209A813 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Jeffery Grant TOLEDO EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910050429 | |
| Download: ML19209A813 (1) | |
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GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS 60137 Docket No. 50-346 Toledo Edison Company ATTN:
Mr. James S. Grant Vice President - Energy Supply Edison Plaza 300 Madison Avenue Toledo, OH 43652 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 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 response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Of fice.
Sincerely, 0.
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Enclosure:
IE Information Notice No. 79-20 cc w/ encl:
Mr. T. Murray, Station Superintendent Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR Local PDR NSIC
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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 - NaC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
In the past, NRC licensed individuals have been sited by the NRC for failure to comply with the conditions of their licenses.
L ese 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 he exercise of their responsibilities.
Ihe 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 Circumstancas:
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Responsibilities Facility licensees are charged with the responsibility to design, construct and operate their plants in accordace with NRC requirements to assure tLat public health and safety are protected. The role of KRC 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 pq i ed_tp,enpin g that directly affect reactivi DUPLICATE DOCUMENT (2) Licensed operat rs are requirc all times during the operatior Entire document previously entered linto system under:
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