ML19331B471
| ML19331B471 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 02/05/1980 |
| From: | Wilson R METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| To: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19331B469 | List: |
| References | |
| TLL-041, TLL-41, NUDOCS 8008120297 | |
| Download: ML19331B471 (3) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:. _ v ~ S;. ~'.ww f w,- / Metropolitan Edison Company 7 Post Office Box 480 '.'.M 72.;....:u...;/ --(') Middletown, Pennsylvanla 17057 - x. I" I." ' ' 3 717 944-4041 Writer's Direct Dial Number February 5, 1980 TLL 041 Office of Inspection and Enforcement Attn: Boyce H. Grier, Director Region I U. S.1:uclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pa. 19406
Dear Sir:
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit II (TMI-2) Operating License No. DPR-73 Docket No. 50-320 Inspection Report 79-29 This letter is in response to the subject it spection report dated January The attachment discusses our response to the apparent infraction 9, 1980. concerning the transf ar of licensed material off site. Sincerely, l:$,! 0.f. Usi%n R. F. Wilson Director, THI-II RFW:DGM: hah Attachment 800812Of N _ i.}-{:ro,o':an Ecscn Com;;avs a :.;er: : er of me Ger.crM Pur': U:.u.es System
m.% ~ Isbruary 5,1980 TLL 041 RES?ONSI 70.O?AR2NT INFRACTION A. Corrac:ive creps siaich have been taken to avoid further ite=s of nonco=pliance in :he area of Storage and Controi of Licensed Material in Unrestric:ed Areas. 1) The trash control systes now in effect requires that all vaste ba surveyed prior to disposal either via trash compactor or dumpsters. To ensure this require =en: is followed, trash compactor keys are =cintained by the Radiological Controls Department'; the compactor is operated only with RC personnel present and all trash (co=pactibles as well as wood and metal) is inspected and surveyed prior to disposal. 2) Personnel conitoring vehicles and =cterials leaving the protected area have hean instructed on techniques cnd instrumentation used in surveying for rcdioactive ac:crial. These monitors now consist of RC personnel, replacing the Auxiliary Operators previously used. 3) All personnel handling industrial waste =cterial have been instructed of :he need to properly handle and control radioactive vaste by means sf ?ackcging sc:arial by :ype (compcc ible or non-compactible) and acac ify..; :?.e ccncents of the packages. The identification will not c.1/ spacify .a contan:s bu: will clso identify the individual who jccacged :he w.< c. ..ddi:lon:11y, cnly the Size Operations Deconta=ination Grsup is responsible for piccing radiocc ive waste into shipping cot.ccinars in preparation for disposal.
- 4) ?rccedures specifying the require =ents for ship = cat and receipt of rcdiosctive ca:arial have been revised.
The revised requirements ensure thct all shipments and receipt of radioactive materials are handled in accordance with applicable regulatory agency requirements. L. Corrective steps tihich will be taken to avoid further items of noncompliance in the croc of Storcge and Control of Licensed Material in Unrestricted Areas. T) Tha procedures for use of 55 gallon drums for radioactive =cterials will be revised to require segregction of laundry items from vaste and ..jipacc 1: ens by color coding the drums. White drums will only be esas for radiocccive unste cnd for shipmenc of radioactive materials, and licek (or cny other color except white or yellow) drums will be used for cny other purpose (i.e., non-radioactive trash, non-radioactive material s:crage, etc.). Con:rol of these yellow and white drums will be by tc.;;ing as "rr.diocc:ive" or "nc,n-r:dioccrive" per the Radioactive Material Accountability procedure (see item 2 below on the status of this procedure). The estimated date for i=ple=en:ation of this system is 2/15/80 pending rs:cipt of new color coded dru=s on site 2/1/SO. 2) Procedures specifying the requirements for packaging and accountability of Radiocctive ncterial have been revised and are now being reviewed. The es:i=cted issue date for these procedures and implementation of the -,ui re_en:s is b/1/ou.
e . c e ~ ^ " February 5,1980 TLL 041 C. Implema..tation of the measures as specified ~in A. above has resulted in control of radioactiva r.aterial to a level where status is known at all ci=es and assures that further items of nonco=pliance hs identified in the subject Notice of Violation will not occur. Implementation of the ciassures as specified in B. above will further enhance i:he control and accountability levels of assuredness that radioactive material vill be properly handled and in full compliance, as a minimum, with applicable regulations. = we-e - - v. 1
p ig UNITED STATES jo NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMisslON [ o REGION I J j ,h 431 PARK AVENUE
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KING OF PRUSSIA. PENNSYLVANIA 19406 1 \\*****/ y9 1980 Docket Hos. 50-289 50-320 Metropolitan Edison Company ATTN: Mr. R. C. Arnold Sr. Vice President 100 Interpace Parkway Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Gentlemen:
Subject:
Combined Inspection 50-289/79-21; 50-320/79-29 This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. R. ficGaughy of this office on October 23-November 27, 1979, at Three liile Island Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, Middletown, Pennsylvania, of activities authorized by NRC License Nos. DPR-50 and DPR-73 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. H. Crocker, of this office, with Messrs. J. Herbein, R. Wilson and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection. Areas examined during this inspection period are described in the Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within these areas, the inspection activities consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with licensee and contractor personnel, measurements made by the inspectors, and observations by the inspectors. NRC personnel provided 24 hour per day inspection coverage on site during this period. Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A. This item of noncompliance has been categorized into the levels as described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974. This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within twenty (20) days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including: (1) corrective steps which have been taken by you and the results I achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further items of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. t TobPtocoC'
rtetropolitan Edison Company 2 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 and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room. If this report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure. Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit executed by the owner of the information, which identifies the document or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by the Comission as listed in subparagraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790. The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible into a separate part of the affidavit. If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you. Sincerely, B H. Grier Director
Enclosures:
1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation 2. Office of Inspection and Enforcement Combined Inspection Report Numbers 50-289/79-21 and 50-320/79-29 cc w/encls: J. G. Herbein, Vice President-Nuclear Operations R. F. Wilson, Director-TMI-2 G. P. Miller, Manager, Unit 1 J. J. Barton, Manager Site Operations J. J. Colitz, Manager Plant Engineering (TMI-1) B. Elam, Hanager Plant Engineering (TMI-2) L. W. Harding, Supervisor of Licensing E. G. Wallace, Licensing Manager I. R. Finfrock, Jr. R. W. Conrad G. F. Trowbridge, Esquire J. B. Lieberman, Esquire Ms. Mary V. Southard, Chairperson, Citizens for a Safe Environment (Without Report)
APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Metropolitan Edison Company Docket No. 50-320 Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on October 23 - November 27, 1979, it appears that one of your activities was not conducted in full compliance with the conditions of your NRC Facility License No. DPR-73 as indicated below. This is an infraction. 10 CFR 20.207, " Storage and Control of Licensed Materials in Unrestricted Areas," states, "(a) Licensed materials stored in an unrestricted area shall be secured from unauthorized removal from the place of storage. (b) Licensed materials in an unrestricted area and not in storage shall be tended under the constant surveillance and immediate control of the licensee." Contrary to the above, on November 15, 1979, at least two steel drums of licensed material (dry waste mistaken to be non-radioactive) were transferred to a vendor for transport and disposal at the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, city refuse dump, an unrestricted area. The s+ eel drums were rejected by the operator of the disposal facility and subsequently transported by the vendor to his warehouse in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, for cvernight storage. On November 16, 1979, the vendor returned the two drums to the Three Mile Island facility where the drums were surveyed by the licensee and found to have radiation levels of 0.5 and 3.0 mrem / hour, respectively. During this period of time, the above requirements were not met. i i l I tootlO60l%_
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I 50-289/79-21 Report No. 50-320/79-29 50-289' Docket No. 50-320 DPR-50 c Category c License No. DPR-73 Priority Licensee: Metropolitan Edison Company 100 Interpace Parkway Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Facility Name: Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection at: Middletown, Pennsylvania Inspection conducted: October 23 - November 27, 1979 Inspectors: / 2 /2a[79 D.R.Haverkamp,ReacprInspector date signed l'L U R. J FConte, Reactor Inspector date signed b h (113 hcrt talao/74 L. R. G r, Senior Radiatio Specialist date signed 0. Wh %\\b~A r2 ! 20 PM J. R Senior Radiatiop Specialist date' signed YLh 12/2c}?q G. P. Khaj, ~S nidr Radiation Specialist date signed Approved by: E. C d5.,fn 1:t. /Gol'7 i R. W. McGaughy, Acting Chief, Site Operations date signed Section, TMI Site Office Inspection Summary: Inspection on October 23 - November 27, 1979 (Combined Report Nos. 50-289/79-21; 60-320/79-29) l Areas Inspected: Special inspection by NRC TMI Site staff of: licensee action on previous inspection findings (Units 1 and 2), new and revised procedures ~ ~^^4+a-ad "" ? Obi n (Unit 2); plant operations including shift 2 d'4a-inspectors (Units 1 and 2); fire drill at. operating experience and health physics p DUPLICATE DOCUMENT I physics including documentation, posting Theinspectionincludedcontinuousshift'*l Entire document previously Results: Of the six areas inspected, one, entered into systep under: area (Infraction - failure to store and c areas, Paragraph 8.c). Ll, khh hhh [ ANo % #[(GDOM i No. -of pages: _}}