ML19290A056
| ML19290A056 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vanowen, 05000375 |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Remley M ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908310168 | |
| Download: ML19290A056 (1) | |
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Energy Systems Group Rockwell International Corporation P. O. Box 309 Canoga Park, California 91304 Attention:
Dr. M. E. Remley, Manager Health Services and Radiation Safety Gentlemen:
With this Information Notice the fluclear Regulatory Commission is ex-tending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of significant operating events to inci 4de 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. fio 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,
' taa-v hR. H. E'hgelken Director
Enclosures:
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IE Information flotice No. 79-20 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in 1979 62058 245 7 908310 /6d' Dr
SSINS: 6870 Accession No:
7908090260 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF IfiSPECTION AND ENFORCEf1ENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 August 14, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 NRC ENFORCEMENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS Backgrouno:
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In the past, NRC licensed individuals have been 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 v-iolation of utility procedures, facility Technical Specifications and the Code of Federal Regulations have raised questions about the excercise of their responsibilities.
The purpose of this Information flotice 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 sumnarize 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 a that directly affect reac DUPLICATE DOCUMENTg (2) Licensed operators are re all times during the oper Entire d cument previously entered into system under:
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