ML20056A612

Notice of Violation from Insp on 900422-0609.Violation Noted:Failure to Adhere to Procedures for Personnel Radiation Protection & Failure to Perform Reasonable Surveys

ML20056A612
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/20/1990
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20056A608	List: ML20056A607 ML20056A612 ML20056A619
References
50-219-90-09, 50-219-90-9, NUDOCS 9008080327
Download: ML20056A612 (2)

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f APPENDIX A. t NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

GPU Nuclear Corporation Docket No 50-219 '

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station License No. DPR-16 i

. During an inspection conducted April 22 - June 9,1990, and in accordance with the'" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," l 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, 1990, the following violations were identified: i

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- A. Technical Specification 6.11 requires that procedures for personnel radi- t ation. protection shall be adhered to for all operations involving per-sonnel radiation exposure.

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Procedure 9300-ADM-4000,11, revision 0, Rules for Conduct of Radiological Work, Section 7.2, requires that all personnel who enter the Radiological-  :

Controls Area shall obey Radiation Work Permits.  !

-Contrary to the above, procedures for personnel radiation p fotection were l

not adhered to in that,.on October 18, 1989, on at least ose occasion, a "

maintenance worker entered an area posted as a High Radiation Area without a dose rate meter as specified by Radiation Work Permit '<o.89-950. .

This violation is severity level IV (Supplement IV).

l B. 10 CFR 20.201 (b) requires that each licensee make such surveys as (1) may '

be necessary to comply with all. sections of Part 20, and (2) are .:

reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation hazards that may be present, ,

As defined in 10 CFR 20.201 (a), " survey" means an evaluation of the rediation hazards incident to the production, use, release, disposal, or presence of radioactive materials or other sources of radiation under a specific set of conditions. When appropriate, such evaluation includes ,

. measurements of levels of radiation or concentration of materials present.. r Contrary to the above, a reasonable survey was not made under the cir-cumstances, when:

1. On April 26, 1990, Instrument and Control technicians performed ,

maintenance under the reactor vessel on top of the carousel under '

! Radiation Work Permit No. 90-0488. The current radiological survey, 90-4927, did not include measurements or evaluation of the radio- e logical. conditions on the carousel. The technicians performed work

.on the carousel without adequate evaluation of the radio.logica'l hazards created by working in close proximity to the control rod drive mechanisms.

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Je i 2. On~ April 25, 1990, a radiological = controls. technician and station  !

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services helper performed work in close proximity to shutdown cooling J

, valve, V-17-56,.without surveys that made_ reasonable and adequate  !

C. evaluation'of the' radiological. hazards created by the accumulation of

(( radioactive material in this valve. The. radiation levels generated ,

in , by this valve were subsequently measured as 2.8 rem /hr on contact '

f and 60s mrem /hr at one foot. The original. general area survey '

k;;5 showed only-a general area dose rate'of 150 mrem /hr. ,

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[gb This violation is severity level IV (Supplement-IV). j he Pursuant to the provisions of'10 CFR 2.201, GPU Nuclear Corporation 15-  !

N required to submit to this office, within thirty days of the date of the j L

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-letter which' transmitted these Notices, a written' statement or explanation in  !

t: reply, including: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reasons i

.- for the violations, if admitted, (3) corrective steps which have been taken #

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and the-results-achieved, (4) corrective steps which will.be taken to avoid j further violations, and (5)~ the date when full compliance will be_ achieved.

p Where good cause is shown, consideration will be'given to extending this. i n response time. '

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