ML19254B140
| ML19254B140 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| 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 7909240390 | |
| Download: ML19254B140 (1) | |
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Georgia Power Company ATTN:
J. H. Miller, Jr.
Executive Vice President 270 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 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.
'n.e 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, mb
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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 333265 7909240 Q
Georgia Power Company,
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M. Manry, Plant Manager Post Office Box 442 Baxley, Georgia ']1513 C. E. Belflower Site Q4 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 393266
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7908220108 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 k
September 7, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Rev. 1 NRC ENFORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
In the past, NRC licensed individusis 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 Circumstances:
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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 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:
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