ML19249B350
| ML19249B350 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000131 |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Mullon T DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, OMAHA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909040315 | |
| Download: ML19249B350 (1) | |
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Docket No. 50-131 Omaha Veterans Administrction Hospital ATTN:
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Hospital Director 4101 Woolworth Avenue Omaha, Nebraska 68105 Gentlemen:
With this IE Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Co. mission is extending an existing nechanism 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 IE Infornation 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 Office.
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20 2.
List o ? IE Information Notices Issued in 1979
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Date: August 14, 1979 Page 1 of 3 NRC ENFCRCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
In the past, h3C licensed individuals have been cited by the hPC for failure to comply with the conditicas 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 responsibilitie; The purpose of this Information Notice is two-fold:
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To remind the NRC licensed individuals of their responsibilities, not 6nly in the proper opera' tion of the facility controls, bu. in compliance with the facility administrative procedures; and 2.
To su:mnarize 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 defense-in-depth concept.
Specifically, the NRC requires that:
(1) Only licensed operators are permitted to manipulate the controls that directly affect reactivity (10 CFR 50.54(i))
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Licensed operators are required to be present at the controls at all times during the operatiot..
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