ML19275A096
| ML19275A096 | |
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| Site: | 05000433 |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Kroes R CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, SANTA BARBARA, CA |
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| NUDOCS 7908310193 | |
| Download: ML19275A096 (1) | |
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Regents of the University of California c/o University of California, Santa Barbara' Santa Barbara, California 93106 Attention:
R. J. Kroes Associate Vice Chancellor Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Coranission is ex-tending an existing machanism 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.
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, wuu fLR.H.Engelken Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20
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SSINS: 6870 Accession No:
7908090260 Uf!ITED STATES t'UCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSI0ft 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AfID ENFORCEt!EtlT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 August 14, 1979 IE Infornation flotice fio. 79-20 NRC EllFORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS Cackgrounc:
In the past, NRC licensed individuals have been cited by the flRC for failure to comply with the conditions of their licenses. These itens of noncompliance can generally be characteri;;ed as serious or repeated failures to follow reactor operating procedures.
Two recent events involving the radiation overexposure of NRC licensed individuals through their v.iolation of utility procedures, facility Technical Specifications and the Code of Federal Regulations have raised cuestions about the excercise of their responsibilities.
The nurpose 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 indivi-duals 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 rianiculate tha enntrnle that directly affect reactivity (2) Licensed operators are requirec all times durina 2 operation DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously
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