ML19249E714
| ML19249E714 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Kansas State University |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Faw R KANSAS STATE UNIV., MANHATTAN, KS |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910020249 | |
| Download: ML19249E714 (1) | |
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September 7, 1979 In Reply Pefer To:
Docket No. 50-183 Kansas State University Department of Nuclear Engineering AITN:
Dr. R. E. Faw, Director Nuclear Reactor Facility Manhattan, Kansas 66502 Gentlemen:
With this IE Information Notice, the Nuclear Regulatory Co= mission is ex-tending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of significant operating events to include informing operator licensees of significant events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licrases.
This IE 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. The changed statement is underlined in the text of the IE Infor=ation Notice.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide copies of this IE Infor=ation Notice to all NRC licensed indiviiuals at the facility. No specific response is requested at this time. If you have questions regarding this matter please con:;u:t the Director of the ap priate NRC Regional Office.
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20, Rev. 1 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in 1979 1072 120 7910020^L[
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20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-20, Rev. 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 of their licenses. These items oi 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 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 NRC requires that:
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