ML19249B364
| ML19249B364 | |
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| Site: | 05000148 |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Kraft D KANSAS, UNIV. OF, LAWRENCE, KS |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909040333 | |
| Download: ML19249B364 (1) | |
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August 14, 1979 In Reply Refer To:
Docket No. 50-148 University of Kansas ATTN:
Dr. David Kraft, Dean School of Engineering Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Gentle:en:
With this IE Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory CorJ.ssion is extending an existing nechanisa previously used for inforcing facility licensees of significant operating events to include inforcing 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 Information Notice to all NRC licensed individuals at the facility.
No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this natter please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Eegional Office.
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Enclosures:
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IE Inforcation Notice No. 79-20 2.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C05131ISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCLMIST WASifINGTON, D.C. 20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Date:
August 14, 1979 Page 1 of 3 NRC ENIORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS Backgrcund:
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:
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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 sununarize 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 ticely 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))
(2) Licensed operators a re require &%Jeo- %# *,-*-eMe%-m-all times during the operation 7
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