ML19254B144
| ML19254B144 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hartsville  |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parris H TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909240397 | |
| Download: ML19254B144 (1) | |
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H. G. Parris Manager of Power 500A Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 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. 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, James P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20. Revision 1
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List of IE Information Notices Ob 4 Issued in Last Six Months 7909240 E
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A. M. Qualls Plant Superintendent Post Office Box 2000 Hollywood, Alabama 33752 W. R.gDahnke, Project Manager Post Office Box 2000 Hollywood, Alabama 35752 J. F. Cox 400 Commerce Street W10C131 C Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 D. L. Terrill Project Engineer 400 Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 J. G. Dewease Plant Superintendent Post Office Box 2000 Decatur, Alabama 35602 D. E. McCloud Project Engineer 400 Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 R. T. Hathcote, Project Manager Post Office Box 2000 Hartsville, Tennessee 37074 J. E. Wills, Project Engineer 400 Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 W. P. Kelleghan, Project Manager Post Office Box 2000 Surgoinsville, Tennessee 37873 G. G. Stack, Project Manager Post Office Box 2000 Daisy, Tennessee 37319 cc w/ encl:
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J. M. Ballentine Plant Superintendent Post Office Box 2000 Daisy, Tennessee 37319 D. L Lambert, Project Engineer 400 Gestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 J. F. Groves, Plant Superintendent Post Office Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 T. B. Northern, Jr., Project Manager Post Office Box 2000 Spring City, Tennessee 37381 M. M. Price, Project Manager Post Office Box 2000 Iuka, Mississippi 38852 393158
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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 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 indiv_Juals 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 p Mrr directly affect reactivity
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