ML19249B428
| ML19249B428 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Barnwell File:Allied-General Nuclear Services icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Baxter R ALLIED GENERAL NUCLEAR SERVICES |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909040396 | |
| Download: ML19249B428 (1) | |
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AUG 141979 In Reply Refer To:
RII:JPO 50-332 Allied-General Nuclear Services Attu Mr. Raymond C. Baxter President P. O. Box 81+7 Barnwell, Ecuth Carolina 29812 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending an f signifi-existing mechanism previously used for informing f acility licensees o ificant operating events to include informing operator licensees of sign It is requested events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licenses.
cant ll NRC the facility licensee provide copies of this Information Notice to aNo s that the facility.
the Director of licensed individuals at If you have questions regarding this matter please contact time.
the appropriate h1C Regional Office.
Sincerely, M. O' Jaces P, O'Reill,,
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20 2.
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7908090260 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION Ah3 EhTORCEMEhT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 August 14, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 NRC EhTORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
In the past, h7C licensed individuals have been cited by the h7C 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 h7C 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 t.e 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 h7C recognizes that timely actions by h7C licensed indivi-duals are an important part of safety. Reliance on these actions is a
'ipecifically, the NRC requires part of the defense-in-depth concept.
that:
(1) Only licensed operators are pernitted to manipulate the controls that directly affect rea+:. S:'- '.
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