ML20029C296

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Responds to Violation B of NRC Insp Rept 50-219/91-01. Corrective Actions:Halted Work & Disciplinary Actions Directed at Employee for Failure to Follow Radiological Requirements of Job
ML20029C296
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 03/18/1991
From: J. J. Barton
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
C321-91-2074, NUDOCS 9103270134
Download: ML20029C296 (2)


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20555 Dear Sir Subjects Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 Inspection Report 91-01 Reply to a Hotice of Violation In accordance with 10 CFR 2. 201, the enclosed provides CPU Nuclear's response to violation B identified in NRC's inspection Report 50-219/91-01.

As discussed with your staff on Friday March 15, an extension for responding to violation A was requested and granted. Our response to violation A will be forwarded to you by March 30, 1991.

If further information is required, please contact Drenda DeHerchant, OC Licensing Engineer at (609)971-4642.

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Technical specificat.on 6.11 requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.

Procedure 9300-ADH-4000.14, Revision 0, 'hules for Conduct of Radiological Work," section 7.2, required that all personnel who enter the radiological contrc'. area shall obey the posted, oral and written radiological controle instructions, procedures and radistion work permits.

Contrary to the above, on January 10, 1991, procedures for peraonnel radiation protection were not obeyed in that a worker disassembled equipment in a contaminated area without woaring the protective clothing specified by Radiation Work Perr it No.91-008.

a This violation it severity level V (supplement IV).

Etaponeet 1.

OPUll concurs with the violation as stated.

2.

The violation occurred due to one worker's willful violation of the radiological controls procedures and instructions of a Fadiological controls Technician.

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Immediate corrective action was taken to halt the work.

Subsequent corrective action included disciplinary actions directed at the employee who failed to follow the radiological requirements of the job.

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To avoid futur~ vio1L loas, th Diant Mai 'enance Director has emphasized to all subord intes the requitements to follow Radiological Controle rules. Future t talful violators will be subject to disciplinary action.

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Full compliance was achieved on March 6, 1991.

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