ML19291B007
| ML19291B007 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1979 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Gary R TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908290162 | |
| Download: ML19291B007 (1) | |
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August 14, 1979 In Reply Refer To:
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50-445/IE Information Notice No. 79-20 50-446/IE It formation Notice ' No. 79-20
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Texas Utilities Generating Company ATTN:
Mr. R. J. Gary, Executive Vice President and General Manager 2001 Bryan Tower Dallas, Texas 75201 Gentlemen:
ifith this IE Inforntioa Notice the Nuclear Regulatory Consission is extending an existing mechanism previously used for informing facility licensees of significant operating events to include informing ooerator licensees of significant. events which could impact on conditions of their NRC licenses.
It is requested that the facility licensee provide copies of this IE Information Notice to all NRC licansed individuals at the fr cIlity.
No specific response is requested at this time.
If you have questions regarding this raatter please contaat the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office, dincerely, f
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTt,3, D.C. 20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-20 Date: August 14, 1979 Page 1 of 3 NRC ENFORCFENT POLICY - NRC LICENSED INDIVIDUALS
Background:
In the past, NRC licensed individuals have been cited by the NRC for failure to co::: ply 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:
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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 as:.ure 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 are permitted to manipulate the cor.t,'is that directly affect reactivity (10 CFR 50.54(i))
(2) Licensed operators are requir all times during the operatio 012
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