ML19254B120
| ML19254B120 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Alkema R GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909240336 | |
| Download: ML19254B120 (1) | |
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In Reply Refer To:
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R. J. Alkema, General Manager Wilmington Manufacturing Department Post Office Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28401 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 informi g operator licensees of significant events which could impact en 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 copice of this Information Notice to all NRC licensed individ1.r.is 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 Regicaal Office.
Sincerely, mb TNbw 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 I,ast Six Months 993009 4909240 b
General Electric Company
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A. L. Kaplan, Manager Licensing and Compliance Audits Post Office Box 780, Mail Code J-26 Wilmington, North Caroli a 28401 C. M. Vaughan, Manager Nuclear Materials Management Post Office Box 780, Mail Code K-88 Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 SS3010
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7908220108 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 205S5 September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Rev. 1 NRC ENFORCDfENT 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 generally be characterized as serious or repe.ated failures to follow reactor oper-ating procedures. Two recent events involving the radiation overexposure of NRC licensed individuals through their violation of utl1.ity procedures, facility Tech-nical Spacifications 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.
Description of Circumstances:
1.
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 manipu:
directly affect reactivity (10 DUPLICATE DOCUMENT 4
(2) License,i operators are require times during the operation of Entire document previously entered into system under:
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