ML19249E722
| ML19249E722 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Saint Vrain  |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Millen C PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910020272 | |
| Download: ML19249E722 (1) | |
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76012 September 7, 1979 Docket No. 50-267 Public Service Company of Colorado ATTN: Mr. C. K. Millen Senior Vice President P. O. Box 840 Denver, Colorado 80201 Gentlemen:
With this IE Information Notice, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for inforning facility licensees of significant operating events to include informing operator licensees of significant events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licenses.
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 Information Notice.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide ccpics of this IE 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 Of fice.
Sincerely, EL W
Karl. Seyfrit Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20, Rev. 1 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in 1979 cc:
D. W. Warembourg, Nuclear Production 10/2 74 Manager is Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Station P. O. Box 363 Platteville, Colorado 80651 L. Brey, Manager, Quality Assurance 7910020
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-20, Rev. 1 Date: September 7, 1979 Page 1 of 3 NRC.?_". FORCE. M POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS Back;:::unc:
In the past, NRC licensed individuals have been cited by the NRC for failure to cc ply 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 NRC licens2d 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 t.ne 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:
(1) Only licensed operators are permitted to manipulate the controls that directly affect reactivity -(10 CFR 50.54(i))
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