ML19249B366
| ML19249B366 | |
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| Site: | University of New Mexico |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Whan G NEW MEXICO, UNIV. OF, ALBUQUERQUE, NM |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909040334 | |
| Download: ML19249B366 (1) | |
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August 14, 1979 In Reply Pefer To:
Docket No. 50-252 The University of New Mexico ATTN:
D. G. A. Whan F.eactor Supervisor Chealcal s Nuclear Engineering Department
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With this IE Information S tice the Ncclear Regulatory Comission is extending an existing mechanisa previously used for informing 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 f acility 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 matter please contact the Director of the appropriate hTC Regional Office.
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20 2.
List of IE Informatica Notices Issued in 1979 c n..~.>.w: q uun 72 /.3
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND EhTORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 I V. Information Notice No. 79-20 Dae:
August 14, 1979 Page 1 of 3 NRC EhTCRCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
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 opera ~ tion 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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Responsibilitics 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))
(2) Licensed operators are required to be present at the controls at
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