ML19343C470

Responds to NRC 810209 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-366/81-01 & 50-321/81-01.Corrective Actions: Rearranged Drywell Control Point Requiring Workers to Sign Radiation Work Permit Prior to Return of Security Badge

ML19343C470
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Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	03/06/1981
From:	Widner W GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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,, Georg:a Power Company ,

W. 230 Pe;chtree Street

,* / 5 Post Offee Bcx 4545 Attanta. Georgia 30302 Te'epnone 404 522-6060 ~!'

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W. A. Widner .  : f j t. 3 i!

.. I; GeorgiaPower Vee Prescent and General Manager the Southem erectnC System NuCl tar GeneraDon March 6, 1981 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

REFERENCE:

Office of Inspection and Enforcement RII: JP0 Region II - Suite 3100 50-321/50-366 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Inspection Report Atlanta,'GA 30303 81-01 ATTENTION: Mr. James P. O'Reilly Gentlemen:

The following is the Georgia Power Company response to Inspection Report 81-01. One Severity Level V Violation was identified:

VIOLATION Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that written procedures shall be' established, implemented, and maintaine'd covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33.

Regulatory Guide 1.'33, Appendix A,' states in part that procedures should be provided which control radioactivity and limit personnel radiation exposure. Plant procedure HNP-8008, Radiation Work Permit, paragraph E.2 and H, requires that all' personnel exiting the drywell record their dose on RWP Form 2.

Contrary to the above, exit radiation doses for six workers were not recorded, based on a review of Unit 2 drywell control point records on December 17, 1980.

This is a Severity Level'V Violation -(Supplement IV.E.2) .

RESPONSE

LContrary to the' requirements of Technical Specification 6.8.1, exit -

radiation doses for six workers were not recorded on December 17, 1980.

The violation was due to a lack of understanding of the requirement by

.five contract health physics technicians. The violation-by a plant

. operator was due to an oversight by the individual involved.

Corrective: action was taken immediately upon notification of the problem by the inspector. The drywell control point was rearranged so that workers exiting the drywell were required to sign their RWP prior to return of their security badges.

This action resulted in better control of the drywell check point until additional corrective actions could be

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Georgia Power d United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Page Two March 6, 1981 The RWP sign-in, sign-out procedure has been reviewed with our contract health physics technicians. The RWP procedure will continue to be taught to new employees prior to work assignments in the plant.

A memo has been sent to all department heads from the Plant Manager, instructing them to review this requirement with all employees in their department.

Full compliance with the RWP procedure at the dryvell check point was achieved on December 20, 1980. Additional corrective action to improve compliance with the RWP procedure at all locations was completed on February 24, 1981.

If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please feel free to cantact this office.

W. A. Widner states that he is Vice President of Georgia Power Company and is authorizad to execute this oath on behalf cf Georgia Power Company, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief the facts set forth in this letter are true.

Georgia Power Company by: I'.7 .

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W. A. Widner Sworn to nd subscribed before me this 6th day of March 1981.

/ // , Notary Public Georgia State at Large

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