ML20005F196
| ML20005F196 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1989 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20005F191 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-333-89-21, NUDOCS 9001160038 | |
| Download: ML20005F196 (2) | |
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i APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION i
New York Power Authority Docket No. 50-333 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant License No. DPR-59 As a result of the inspection conducted on November 27 to December 1, 1989, and i
in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), the i
following violations were identified.
to be made such(b) requires,(1) may be necessary for the licensee to compl 10 CFR 20.201 A.
surveys as are reasonable under the i
with the regulations in this part, and (2)diation hazards that may be circumstances to evaluate the extent of ra j
present.
while touring the reactor building on November 28 Contrary to the above,ted that the general area dose rates on the drywell i
1989, the inspector no mezzanine were above 100 millirem /hr. Access to this area was not j
and the area controlled in accordance with Technical Specification 6.31 (a)CFR was not osted as a High Radiation Area in accordance with 10 1989 20.203(c. The most recent survey of this area was dated November 3 and indi ated the general area dose rate to be 50 millirem /hr. The licensee resurveyed this area and determined the general area dose rate to be 280 millirem /hr.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation.
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Technical Specification 6.11 " Radiation Protection Program" requires, in 1
part,dhered to for all plant operations.that procedures for personnel radia and a 1
Procedure RTP-23 " SAC-4 Scintillation Alpha Counter Operation and in Section 4.6.1 1
Calibration" dated November 23, 1987, requires, in part,inutes, then that if the background is greater than 3 counts per 10 m decontaminate the instrument. Section 4.8 of this procedure also requires notification of a Radiological and Environmental Services (RES) Supervisor j
if any problems are encountered that cannot be resolved through the use of j
this procedure.
Contrary to the above, from November 8 to 28, 1989 the background on the SAC-4 (No. 440) in use at the control point ranged from 15 to 42 counts per 10 minutes without the instrument being decontaminated or RES Supervision being notified.
This is a Severity Level IV violation. ( Supplement IV )
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APPENDIX A 2
l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.20) the Power Authority of the State of New York is hereby required to submit to tbis office within thirty days of the l
a written statement or date of the letter which transmitted this Notice (1)thecorrectIvestepswhichhavebeentaken explanation in reply, including:corrective steps which will be taken to avoid andtheresultsachieved{*[2)hedatewhenfullcompliancewillbeachieved.
further violations; and 3jt Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time.
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