ML20031H504
| ML20031H504 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 10/01/1981 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Jackie Jones CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20031H505 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-81-077, EA-81-77, NUDOCS 8110280010 | |
| Download: ML20031H504 (2) | |
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A special inspection conducted by the NRC' Region II office [n Iuh&h[981, of activities at the Brunswick Unit 2 ]acility indicated that inadequacies in your external radiation exposure contSR program resulted in an individual-r receiving a quarterly occupational dose to the whole body-in excess of 3 ress.
On September 16, 1981, the Director of our Region II office met with your manage-mu t to discuss our concerns about the exposure control program at Brunswick.
Our concern with regard to this overexposure is amplified in that survey data was available shich should have indicated that the potential for significant radiation expo 4res existed during work on a reactor water cleanup system valve.
However,. adequate evaluation of the hazards related to changing radiological-conditions was not performed which would have.provided the necessary level of personnel protection.
The overexposure resulted from a lack of adequate attention to the changing conditions.
Radiation control. requirements were established by a radiation control techniciar, who did not meet the minimum experience level of ANSI N18.1-1971 as required by the Facility Technical Specifications.
The individual's inexperience appears to have contributed to the overexposure.
The violations describe / in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties have been cater >rized at the levels described in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy published in-the Federal l
M ster, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980).
Accordingly, we propose to impose civil penalties in the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars for the violations set forth in the Appendix to this letter.
You are required to respond to the Appendix and in preparing your response you should follow the instructions specified in the Appendix.
In addition to your response to the specific violations, please address the failure of your radiation control program to prevent this type of occurrence and how you plan to correct this failure.
Your written reply to this letter and the Appendix will be the basis for determining whether additional enforcement actions are warranted.
l CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED M MioMay a
Carolina Power and Light Company 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 with the enclosure will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
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Victogsg g,,g Victor Stello, Jr., Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement
Enclosure:
Appendix - Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties cc w/ enc 1:
C. R. Dietz, Plant Manager Distribution PDR CP Book Utilities Commission LPDR APuglise, CON L-316 ATTN:
Mr. Robert Koger NSIC EI Reading File Chairman TIC EDO Reading File Dobos Building ACRS (3)
JHannon, NRR 430 N. Salisbury St.
SECY Raleigh, NC 27611 VStello, IE
- 0. Johnson, Res. Inspector RDeYoung, IE Star Rt 1, P.O. Box 208 NMoseley, IE Southport, NC 28461 JSniezek, IE HThornburg, IE Division of facility Services RWessman, IE ATTN:
Dayne H. Brown, Chief CA Radiation Protection Service FIngram, PA P.O. Box 12200 JMurray, ELD Raleigh, NC 17605 JLieberman, ELD (3)
JCrooks, AE00 Office of the Attorney General JCummings, OIA ATTN:
Hon. Rufus L. Edmisten Enforcement Coordinators Attorney General RI, RII, RIII, RIV, RV Justice Building TBrockett, IE P.O. Box 629 IE Files Raleigh, NC 27602 Central Files CP Book HDenton, NRR h
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