ML19249B431
| ML19249B431 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Lynchburg Research Center |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Engelder T BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909040399 | |
| Download: ML19249B431 (1) | |
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AT L ANT A, GEORGI A 30303 nub I 4 I973 In Reply Refer To:
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Dr. Theodore C. Engelder, Director Lynchburg Research Center Research and Develcpment Division P. O. Box 1260 Lynchburg, Virginia 21505 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Coccission is extending an existing ecchanism previously used for inforcing facility licensees of signifi-cant 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 Inforcation Notice to all NRC licensed individuals at the facility.
No specific response is requested at this the Director of t ice.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Sincerely.
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James P. O'Reilly irector
Enclosures:
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7908090260 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND EhTORCEMENT 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 h3C 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 responsibi]ities.
The purpose of this Information Notice is two-fold:
(1) To remind the hTC 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 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 hTC requires that:
(1) Only licensed operators are permitted to manipulate the controls
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