ML19249E634
| ML19249E634 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Lahey R RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, TROY, NY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910020076 | |
| Download: ML19249E634 (1) | |
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Docket No. 50-225 7 1979 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ATTN:
Dr. R. T. Lahey, Chairman Departmerit of Nuclear Engineering and Science Department of Nuclear Engineering and Science Troy, New York 12181 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of significan; operating events to include informing operator licensees of significant events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licenses. This Information Notice is being reissued to correct a word omission and a punctuation error that, when taken together, completely changed the intent of a statement.
Tne changed state-ment is underlined in the text of the Infonnation Notice.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide copies of this 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 NRC Regional Office.
Sincerely, m
/ Boyce/H. Grier n
Director
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20, Revision 1 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in the Last Six Months cc w/encls:
Dr. D. R. Harris, Facility Director Dr. S. E. Wiberley, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School 791002o0%3 s
ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Revision 1 Date:
September 7, 1979 Page 1 of 3 NRC ENFORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
In the past, NRC licensed individuals have been cited by the NRC for failure to comply with the conditions cf 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.
Tne purpose of this Information Notice is two-fold:
(1) Tv s cind 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 the NRC for use against licen.;ed 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 individuals 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))
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