ML20029C687

Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-333/94-07. Corrective Actions:Srd Properly Logged Out at Issue Room, Ludlum Model 177 Returned to Issue Room & Instrument Issue Room Technician Counseled

ML20029C687
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	04/15/1994
From:	Harry Salmon POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
JAFP-94-0218, JAFP-94-218, NUDOCS 9404260001
Download: ML20029C687 (5)

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Jamss A. Fit: Patrick Nuclear Power Plant P 0. Box 41-Lycoming. New York 13093 315 342-3840

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l & Authority aesioeat uaaa9er April 15, 1994 JAFP-94-0218 Director, Office of Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-333  !

Reply and Answer to Notice of Violation _

NRC Inspection Report 50-333/94-07 l

Dear Sir:

This letter provides the Authority's Reply to the Notice of Violation in accordance with

the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201. The reasons for the violation, the corrective actions l that have been taken and the results achieved, the corrective actions to be taken to avoid further violations and the date when full compliance was achieved for the violations is included in Attachment 1 If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Mike Colomb at (315)349-6005.

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Harry P. Salmon, Jr. r STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OSWEGO Subscribed and sworn to before me this11 th'da of Ac<a ,1994

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475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Office of the Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY.13093 Mr. Brian McCabe Project Directorate I-11 Division of Reactor Projects-l/II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 14 B2 Washington, DC 20555 l

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. Resoonse to Notice of Violation Attachment i ViolatiDD ,

Technical Specification 6.11 requires, in part, that procedures for radiation protection be prepared and adhered to for all plant operations. Licensee Procedure RPP-10 requires, in part, that survey instruments and self-reading dosimeters (SRDs) issued from the Radiological and Environmental Services (RES) Issue Room be logged out.

Contrary to the above, on February 28,1994, an SRD issued to the NRC inspector was not logged out of the RES Issue Room, and on March 4,1994, a survey meter found in the Interim Radwaste Facility was not logged out of the RES Issue Room.

This is a Severity Level IV violation.

Admission or Denial of the Alleced Violation  !

The Power Authority agrees with this violation.

The Reason for the Violation 12ck of attention to detail by RES Issue Room personnel and lack of RES supervisory oversight.

Corrective Actions That Have Been Taken:

The short term corrective actions were as follows:

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The SRD was properly logged out at the issue room.

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2) The Ludlum Model 177 (serial no. 353) was returned to the issue room.

3) The instrument issue room technician was counseled on the importance of following approved procedures.

4) RES supervision provides periodic oversight of instrument issue to verify adherence to the procedure.

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5) Radiation Protection supervisors and technicians have since attended the newly l developed Enhanced Work Practices Training which emphasizes attention to  !

detail, procedure adherence, and worker's responsibility to change procedures l that cannot be followed as written. i

6) A review of this violation and procedural adherence issues has taken place in Radiation Protection department meetings.

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1) The technicians assigned to the instrument issue room understand the importance of instrument issue control including logging instruments in/out and following up on instruments not returned on time.

2) Radiation protection supervision understand the necessity for periodically reviewing work practices associated with procedure adherence.

Corrective Steps That Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations:

1) RES supervisors are required to periodically perform reviews of work practices in areas associated with radiation protection procedure adherence.

2) RES supervisors are required to immediately initiate corrective actions upon 4 discovery of poor work practices and document them by initiating Deviation Event Reports (DERs) as required.

Date When Full Compliance Was Achieved:

Full compliance was achieved on March 17,1994 as the result of completing corrective actions stated above.

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1 COMMITMENT TABLE Response to l{RC-94-07-01 1

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