ML19317D372
| ML19317D372 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 03/29/1977 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| ML19317D367 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911270584 | |
| Download: ML19317D372 (3) | |
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s DukIs Pouer Corpany
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e]1 DPR-55 Docket Nos.:
50-259 50-270 M
50-287
' I'dg Based on the results of e.n **P.C inc.pection conducted on Deccaber 20-23, 1976 January 13-21 and 25-28,1>77, it appears that certain of your g
activities were not conducted it. full co.epliance with :.'3C re?ulations cnd
- i conditions of your License as indicated below.
Itcan 1-6 are infractions; 3
I Iten 7 11 a deficiency.
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.}f 10C7R20.201,"Surveya,"requiresthebonchlicenseeen*:eorcause 1.
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to be tiale such surveys as ay be necessary to co:: ply with tbo
'd regulatory requirercato specified in 10 CFR Part 20.
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Contrary to the above, on Janusry 17, 1977, no adequata measurer.ent or other evaluatien vaa nade to accouat for radicactive ef fluent TA released from the Oconce oil collection basin to the t~eowee River
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until about 3:30 a.m. on January 13.
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Civil Penalty - $4,000
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Technical Specification 3.9.3 re;uires that the rate of release of f
radicactive r.aterials in liquid fro.. the station chall 'se controlled A
such that the instantaneouc conccatration of radioactivity in
-g liquid vaste upon release iron the.*.cstricted Area, does not er.cced 3
the values listed in 10 CFR 20, Appendix D, Table II, Colu:.n 2.
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Radioactivity releaaed in oil collection
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January 18-20, !?77, caused the instanta.u aus concentracion of
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radioactivity released froa the Restricte' Aren via the
,f Keowes River to exceed the values of 10 C11 20, appendix 3 Table II. Coluen 2 by up to a factor of nineteen.
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Civil Penalty - $1,500 ff i
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Calculation errors associated with routins liquid vasta re. _...
'J'd leases resulted in these instantaneous li=ics beinr, c:.:eec...a by up to a f actor of two during January through " arch,1976.
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Technical Specification 3.9.5 requires that as far as practicable, the releases of liquid vante shall be coordinated with the opera-g,,
tion of the F.covec hydro unit.
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f.ontrary to the above, although tho Kcovoo hydro plant was l1 Available for use, it vaa not operated in coordination with liquid vaste releasce on January 18, 19 and 20, 1977.
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Technical Specification 3.7.4 requires that the equipm.ent installed
](;,j in the liquid radioactive vaste systen shall be naintained and operated for the purpose of keeping relcacci quantities within the
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objectives of these cpe.cificationo and chall process all liquids 3
prior to their discharr,o in order to limit the activity, cxcluding
)y critiun and dissolved noblo geses, released during any calendar quarter to 1.25 curies or leso per unit.
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l Contrary to the above, noro than three curies of radioactivity, predominantly iodine-131, was rolensod from the plant in liquid Q
effluents during the period of January 17 throu;;h January 28, 1977; i
l without processing by the liquid radioactive vaste systcc.
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Civil Fcnalty = $3,000 a
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Technical Specification 6.4.1 requires that detailed written
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emergency procedures involvine, potential or actual release of i
radioactivity, with appropriatu check-off lists and instructions,
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i-i Contrary to the above, emergency procedures for controlling
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radioactivity relcased to the turbine building su=p had not i
been provided.
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Civil Penalty = $3,500 l
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Technical Specification 6.4.1. requires that tha station shall be il j operated and maintained in accordance.rith approved proceduros.
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-Contrary to the above, (a) the procedures for identifying stcan generator tubo lesks were not c.thared to in that the t' nit I staan i
generator "4' vao leak tested on January 17, 1977, using radio-
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, such water be drained and the seca, generator refilled froJ-t'le hotwell, (b) operatfor.nl steps within OP/3/A/1102/2, used for trip
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confir:2 that the unit had bees. raised to full pover in the nanner j
specified by the procedure.
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Civil l'enalty = $4,000
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Technical Specification 6.5.2.1 requires ti.at abnor:.a1 do,,radation li -
discovered in the reactor coolant pressure boundary s!all be reported c3 l
within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of discovery to the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcenent, 2e:;1en II or his desir, nata.
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i Contrary to the above, the primary to cocondary sycten Ica'c dis-J covered in the Unit 1. "3" etenu :;enerator on January 15, 1977, was 3
not reported to the li?.C until the uorning of Janucry 17, l'i77.
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Civil Fenalty = $1,000
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