ML19254B139
| ML19254B139 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | John Miller GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909240387 | |
| Download: ML19254B139 (1) | |
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 SEP 7 3973 In Reply Refer To:
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Georgia Power Company ATTN:
J. H. Miller, Jr.
Executiva Vice President 270 Peachtree Screet, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for infoming 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 No ti:t-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.
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James P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
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IE 79 formation Notice No. 19-20, Revision 1 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in Last Six Months 3332{50 09240%
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M. Manry, Plant Manager Post Office Box 442 Baxley, Georgia 31513 C. E. Belflower Site % Supervisor Post Office Box 442 Baxley, Georgia 31513 K. M. Gillespie Construction Project Manager Post Office Box 282 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 E. D. Groover QA Site Supervisor Post Office Box 282 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 4
SSINS: 6870 Accession No:
7908220108 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555
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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 characteri::ed as sericus 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 facilit'; controls, but in compliance with the facility administrative proceduies, and (2) To summarize the enforcement sanctions available to the NRC for use against licensed individuals.
Description of Circumstances:
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 mani at directly affect reactivity (10 C DUPLICATE DOCUMENT
- ggi, (2) Licensed operators are required times during the operation of th Entire documenc previously entered into system under:
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