ML19254B116

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Forwards IE Info Notice 79-20,Revision 1, NRC Enforcement Policy - NRC Licensed Individuals. Notice Reissued to Correct Word Omission & Punctuation Error Which Changed Intent of Statement.Changed Statement Underlined in Text
ML19254B116
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Site: Barnwell File:Allied-General Nuclear Services icon.png
Issue date: 09/07/1979
From: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Baxter R
ALLIED GENERAL NUCLEAR SERVICES
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NUDOCS 7909240326
Download: ML19254B116 (1)


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50-332 Allied-General Nuclear Services ATTN: Raymond C. Baxter, President Post Office Box 847 Barnwell, SC 29812 Gentlemen:

With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending 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 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. The changed statement is underlined in the text of the Information 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 Regiona7. Office.

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. NNbw James P. O'Reilly Director

Enclosures:

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IE Information Notice No. 79-20, Revision 1 2.

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7908220108 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Rev. 1 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 of noncompliance can ger; rally be characterized as serious or repeated failures to follow reactor oper-ating procedures. Two recent events involving the radiation overexposure of NRC licensed individuals through their violation of utility procedures, facility Tech-nical 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-(1) 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.

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Responsibilit*.es 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.

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