ML19249B520
| ML19249B520 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba, Perkins, Cherokee  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Dail L DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909040497 | |
| Download: ML19249B520 (2) | |
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Duke Power Company ATTN:
L. C. Dail, Vice President Design Engineering P. O. Box 33189 Charlotte, NC 28242 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Coc=ission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of signifi-cant operating events to include inforcing operator licensees of significant It is requested events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licenses.
the facility licensee provide copics of this Information Notice to all NRC that this licensed individuals at the facility.
No specific response is requested at the Director of If you have questions regarding this catter please contact time.
the appropriate NRC Regional Office, Sincerely, W.0'
' ares P. O'Reilly rector
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 tited by the h7C for failure These items of noncompliance to comply with the conditions of their licenses.
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:
To remind the hTC licensed individuals of their responsibilities, not only (1) 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 impcrtant 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:
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