ML19254B117
| ML19254B117 | |
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| Site: | 07001201 |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Heer W BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909240327 | |
| Download: ML19254B117 (1) | |
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ATLANTA, GEORGLA 30303 SEP 7 1979 In Ranly Refer To:
RL 70-1291 Babcock and Wilcox Company ATIN:
W. F. Heer, Plant Manager Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant Post Office Box 1260 Lynchburg, Virginia 24505 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for _nforming 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 In'ormation 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 apprcpriate NRC Regional Office.
Sincerely, mb NNbwM James P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20, Revision 1 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in Last Six Months 893012 7909240327,
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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 indiuduals have been cited by the NRC for failure to comply with t..e conditions,of their licenses.
These items of noncompliance can generally 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 Inforn tion 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 sanctione available to the NRC for use against licensed individuals.
Description of C rcumstances:
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Responsibilities Facility licensees are charged with the responsibility to design, construct
.:d 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 actious 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 p
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