ML19276G993
| ML19276G993 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Dunn C DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908310278 | |
| Download: ML19276G993 (1) | |
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August 14, 1979 Docket No. 50-334 Duquesne Light Company ATTN: Mr. C. N. Dunn Vice President Operations Division 435 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 Gentlemen:
With this Infomation Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Comission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for infoming facility licensees of signifi-cant operating events to include infaming operator licensees of significant events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licenses.
It is requested that you provide copies of this Information Notice to all NRC licensed indivi-duals at your facility.
No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact this Office.
Sincerely,
&/d 20ka oyce H. Grie Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20 2.
List of IE InfomatMn Notices Issued the Last Six Months oq7g j
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F. Bissert, Technical Assistant Nuclear R. Washabaugh, QA Manager J. Werling, Station Superintendent G. Moore, General Superintendent, Power Stations Department J. J. Carey, Nuclear Technical Assistant 7908310278
ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Date: August 14, 1979 Page 1 of 3 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 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 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 import &nt 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 manipulate the controls that directly affect reactivity (10 CFR 50.54 (1))
(2) Licensed operators are require times during the operation of DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously qq7 44 entered into system under:
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