ML19276H001
| ML19276H001 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000516, 05000517, Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Wofford A LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908310311 | |
| Download: ML19276H001 (1) | |
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631 PARK AVENUE KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 9.....,o August 14, 1979 Docket Nos. 50-516 50-517 50-322 Long Island Lighting Company ATTN: Mr. Andrew W. Wofford Vice President 175 East Old Country Road Hicksville, New York 11801 Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Comission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of significant operating events to include informing operator licensees of significent events which could tapact on conditions of their NRC licenses.
It is r aquested that you provide copies of this Information Notice to all NRC liet ised individuals at your facility. No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact this Office.
Sincerely, N
l' oyce H. Grier j
Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-20 9i)$6 j/g 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued the Last Six Months cc w/encls:
J. P. Novarro, Project Manager Edward M. Barrett, Esquire Edward J. Walsh, Esquire T. F. Gerecke, Manager, Engineering QA Department 7908310311
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 sumarize 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 11 censed 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:
(1) Only licensed operators are permitted to manipulate the controls that directly affect reactivity (10 CFR 50.54 (i))
(2) Licensed operators are required to be present_at_t times during the operation of DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously
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