ML20041C720

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 811207-11
ML20041C720
Person / Time
Site: Sequoyah  
Issue date: 12/31/1981
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20041C692 List:
References
50-327-81-41, 50-328-81-50, NUDOCS 8203020506
Download: ML20041C720 (1)


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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-327 & 50-328 Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 License Nos. DPR-77 & DPR-79 1

j As a result of the inspection conducted on December 7-11, 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7,1980), the following violation was identified.

10 CFR 20.103(a)(3) requires that the licensee use suitable measurements of concentrations of radioactive materials in air for detecting and evaluating airborne radioactivity in restricted areas.

Contrary to the above, on July 12, 1981, the licensee failed to make suit-able measurements of radioactive material in air for detecting and evalua-ting airborne radioactivity in that air samples were not taken in the Unit 1 accumulator number two room immediately before or during work in the room to 4

determine the requirements for respiratory protection.

Iodine 131 i

concentrations of 1.58 maximum permissible concentration were measured after nine workers exited the area and were found to be contaminated.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement IV.D.1).

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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) admission or denial of the alleged viola-tion; (2) the reasons for the violation if admitted; (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (4) corrective steps which will-be taken to avoid further violations; and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.

Under the authority of 'Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

Date.0EC 311981 1

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