ML19254B132
| ML19254B132 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Jackie Jones CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909240360 | |
| Download: ML19254B132 (1) | |
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SEP 7 1979 RII:JPO 50-325, 50-324 50-400, 50-401 50-402,50$03 50-261 Carolina Power and Lignt Campany ATTN:
J. A. Jones Executive Vice Pr?sid st and Chief Operating Officer 411 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, NC 27602 Gentlemen:
With tnis Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licenszcs 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 corre-t 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 Regional Office.
Sincerely,
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James P. O'P.eilly 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 393224 790924Aco
Carolina Power and Light Company cc w/ encl:
A. C. Tollison, Jr.
Plant Manager Box 458 Southport, North Carolina 28461 k
R. Parsons, Site ManaCer Post Office Box 101 New Hill, North Carolina 27562 R. B. Starkey, Jr., Plant Manager Post Office Box 790 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 393223
SSINS: 6870 Accession No:
7908220108 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT UASHINGTON, 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 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 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 Circumetances:
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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 hTC 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:
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