ML19320D365
| ML19320D365 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 07/08/1980 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Bartnoff S JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19320D366 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-80-039, EA-80-39, NUDOCS 8007210288 | |
| Download: ML19320D365 (4) | |
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.y JUL 0 81980 Docket No. 50-219 EA-80-39 Jersey Central Power and Light Company ATTN:
Dr. Shepard Bartnoff President-Madison Avenue at Punch Bowl Road Morristown, New Jarsey 07960 Gentlemen:
The apparent items of noncompliance listed in Appendix A to this letter were identified during our March 18-19, 1980 inspection of the Radiation Protection Program at your Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.
The character and repetitive nature of these items and our other inspection findings are con-tinuing evidence that your Radiation Protection Program has been only marginally acceptable.
This is a matter of significant concern to us and has been brought to your attention in six management meetings and five Immediate Action Letters dating back to July 1977.
Additionally, there was a Civil Penalty imposed in January 1979 based ir. part on our inspection findings relative to your Radiation Protection Program.
There have been twenty-two items of noncompliance identified in your Radiation Protection Program subsequent to the imposition of that Civil Penalty.
Four of the five items listed in Appendix A to this letter represent second occurrences since the imposition of the Civil Penalty.
Iri addition, Item A of Appendix A to this letter was an item of noncompliance from July 2, 1979 to March 18, 1980.
Because of the above, we were considering imposing Civil Penalties substantially greater than the proposed Civil Penalties.
However, because of recent progress in meeting commitment dates to upgrade your Radiation Protection Program we propose to impose Civil Penalties in the cumulative amount of Twenty-One Thousand Dollars ($21,000).
i Our review of the twenty-two items of noncompliance involving the Radiation Protection Program which have been identified since iniposition of the Civil Penalty in January 1979 indicates that they result from the following:
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including the use of unqualified personnel, and 3) inadequate procedures.
Not only are we concerned about the marginally adequate Radiation Protection Program at your Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, we are concerned about your management controls in the area of radiation protection.
As noted previously, four of the five items of noncompliance listed in Appendix A to this letter are second occurrences since the imposition of the previous Civil Penalty.
It is thus clear that your management controls established and implemented to prevent recurrence were ineffective.
Effective controls ar!
required of you in order to assure that appropriate action is and continue:
to be taken to currect and prevent recurrence of items of noncompliance.
u Item A of Appendix A to this letter relates to an inadequate Radiation Work Permit procedure which remained unidentified and uncorrected from July 2, 1979 P
to March 18, 1980.
This inadequate procedure was a principal contributor to the extensive radioactive skin contamination and intakes of radioactive material in excess of the seven-day intake limit described in Item C of Appendix A.
We also note that your Radiation Work Permit Procedure was indicated as a weakness needing attention in the report of the Performance Appraisal Branch inspection (50-219/79-18) transmitted to you by letter dated January 4, 1980.
Also, a matter which we consider to be equally as important as the inadequate procedure in causing the event is the finding that a qualified radiation protection technician was not monitoring the work in progress.
Since the need for the use of qualified personnel is vital to the operation of a nuclear power facility, we have modified yoJr license by the enclosed order.
This order requires that members of your Radiation Protection Organization meet certain minimum qualification requirements.
With regard to this current inspection, we note that you took immediate corrective actions, including halting of all refvaling activities after the incident which resulted in the items of noncompiiance cited herein.
Also, we note you have provided additional corrective actions as described in your letter to us datep March 17, 1980, which included your plans for re-organization of your Radiation Protection Department.
i In this-March 17, 1980 letter you described actions taken and planned to l
improve your overall management controls including, among other items, steps L
to improve your radiation protection.
If the findings of your investigation of the events of March 2, 1980, have resulted in any additional changes or different actions than those described in your letter, please include these i
in your response to this letter.
Your written reply to this letter and Notice of Violation and findings of our continuing inspections of your licensed activities will be considered in determining whether furt'her enforcement action such as additional civil penalties or orders to suspand, modify or revoke the license may be required to assure future compliance.
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Jersey Central Power and Light Company In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Sincerely, Victor Stello, Jr.
Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement
Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation 2.
Appendix B, Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties 3.
Order Modifying License DPR-16 cc w/ enc 1:
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PDR NSIC LPDR ACRS SECY CA VStello, IE RDeYoung, IE JSniezek, IE EFlack, IE NMoseley, IE.
TBrockett, IE FIngram, PA JMurray, ELD JLieberman, ELD KCyr, ELD JCrooks, MPA JCummings, OIA Enforcement Coordinators, RI, RII, RIII, RIV, RV IE Files Central Files CP Book CON X005 Reading File E00 Reading File WPaulson, NRR DCrutchfield, NRR RJones, M/S 042 (4)
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Bureau of Radiation Protection 380 Scotch Road Trenton, NJ 08628 Department of Law and Public Safety ATTN:
Hon. ' John J. Degnan Attorney General-2nd Floor, State House Annex Trenton, NJ 08625 Board of Public Utilitie's-ATTN:
George H. Barbour President
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