ML19275A098
| ML19275A098 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Washington State University |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Filby R WASHINGTON STATE UNIV., PULLMAN, WA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908310198 | |
| Download: ML19275A098 (1) | |
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Washington State University fluclear Radiation Center.
Pullman, Washington 99163 Attention:
R. H. Filby Gentlemen:
With this Information flotice the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is ex-tending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of signi'icant operating events to include informing operator licensees of signi"icant events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licenses.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide copies of this Information flotice to all NRC licensed individuals at the facility. tio specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the Director of the appropriate f!RC Regional Office.
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R. H. E6gelken b
Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information flotice flo. 79-20 2.
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SSINS: 6870 Accession No:
7908090260 UllITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHIrlGTON, D.C. 20555 August 14, 1979 IE Information flotice flo. 79-20 NRC EllFORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS Backgrouna:
In the past, NRC licensed individuals have be'en cited by the flRC 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 operating procedures. Two recent events involving the radiation overexposure of NRC licensed individuals through their violation of utility procedures, facility Technical Specifications and the Code of Federal Regulations have raised auestions about the excercise of their responsibilities.
The purpose of this Information Notice is two-fold:
(1) To remind the NRC licensed individuals of 1. heir responsibilit'!s, not only in the proper operation of the facility cor,trols, but in compiiance with the facility administrative procedures, and (2) To summarize the enforcement sanctions availi ble to the NRC for use against licensed individuals.
Description of Circumsiances:
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Responsibilities Facility licensees are charged with the responsibility to design, construct and oper'.te 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 MRC 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 mani ulate the controls that directly affect reactivi (2) Licensed operators are requir DUPLICATE DOCUMENT all times during the operatio Entire document previously entered into system under:
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