ML19290A054
| ML19290A054 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Humboldt Bay, Diablo Canyon |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Crane P PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908310148 | |
| Download: ML19290A054 (1) | |
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August 14, 1979 Docket tios. 50-133 50-275 50-323 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 77 Beale Strect San Francisco, California 94106 Attention: Mr. Philip A.' Crane, Jr.
Assistant General Counsel Gentlemen:
With this Information flotice the fluclear Regulatory Conmission is ex-tending 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 f4RC licenses.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide copies of this Information flotice to all flRC licensed individuals at the facil i ty.
fic pecific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this matter please contact the Director of the appropriate flRC Regional Office.
Sincerely, AW" R. H. Engelken Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information fiotice flo. 79-20 2.
List of IE Information flotices Issued in 1979 cc w/ enclosures:
W. Barr, PG&E W. Raymond, PG&E R. Ramsay, PG&E, Diablo Canyon J. Worthington, PG&E g'2k)-
E. Weeks, PG&E, Humboldt Bay 796ggg / pg 9
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7908090260 UllITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 August 14, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 NRC ENFORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
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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 nonconpliance 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 raise' auestions about the excercise of their responsibilities.
T"_ 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 Circunstances:
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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 operate that directly affect (2) Licensed operators ar DUPLICATE DOCUMENTg gL] 2tjk all times during the Entire document pr viously entered into system under:
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