ML19329F785
| ML19329F785 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 01/31/1980 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| ML19329F784 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-265-8036, NUDOCS 8007110136 | |
| Download: ML19329F785 (1) | |
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6 Appendix A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Ccmpany Docket No. 50-254 Docket No. 50-265 EA-80-36 4
Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on January 31,1980, it appears that one of your activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC regulations as indicated below.
10 CFR 71.5 prohibits delivery of licensed material to a carrier for transport unless the licensee complies with applicable regulations of the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR Parts 170-189.
49 CFR 173.393(j)(2) requires that radiation levels not exceed 200 millirem per hour at any point on the external surface of the vehicle used to transport packages of radioactive material.
Contrary to the above, a shipment of licensed radioactive material was made by your Quad-Cities Station to Richland, Washington on January 22, 1980, in an exclusive use vehicle, in which the dose rate as measured at contact with the bottom of the trailer was 700 millirem per hour upon receipt of the shipment at Richland, Washington, on January 31, 1980.
This is a Severity I item of noncompliance.
(Civil Penalty - $4,000)
This notice of violation is sent to Commonwealth Edison Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
Commonwealth Edison Company is hereby required to submit to this office, within twenty-five days of the date of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for this item of noncompliance, (1) admission or denial of the alleged item of noncompliance; (2) the reasons for the item of noncompliance if admitted; (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (4) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (5) the date when full ccmpliance will be achieved.
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