ML20056D136

Notice of Violation from Insp on 930621-25.Violations Noted:On 930428,worker Received Portal Contamination Monitor Alarm & Failed to Rept Event to Radcon Field Operations Shift Supervisor

ML20056D136
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	07/23/1993
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20056D135	List: ML20056D133 ML20056D136 ML20056D142
References
50-327-93-28, 50-328-93-28, NUDOCS 9308050024
Download: ML20056D136 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1  :

i NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328 .

Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 License Nos. DPR-77, DPR-79  !

r During an NRC inspection conducted on June 21-25, 1993, violations of NRC  :

requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of  !

Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," the violations are listed  !

below:

A. Technical Specification (TS) 6.11, requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20 and shall be approved, maintained, and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure. l Radiological Control Instruction (RCI) - 1, Radiological Control Program, Revision 43, dated August 21, 1993, requires in step 4.4, that prior to exiting the radiologically controlled area (RCA) all personnel shall monitor themselves in a whole-body contamination monitor. If contamination is detected or suspected, Radcon shall be immediately notified.

Radcon Management Directive - F0-10, Personnel Contamination Reports (PCRs), Revision 2, dated March 12, 1993, requires in step 6.1.2, that

, personnel skin or clothing contaminations shall be immediately reported to a Radcon Field Operations Shift Supervisor. -1 Contrary to the above, on April 28, 1993, a worker rtceived a portal contamination monitor alarm and failed to report the event to a Radcon '

Field Operations Shift Supervisor. .

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).

B. TS 6.11, requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20 and shall be approved, maintained, and adhered to for all operations '

involving personnel radiation exposure.

RCI-1, Radiological Control Program, Revision 43, dated August 21, 1992, Step 6.1, requires the Radiological Control Manager (site) to notify the Manager, Radiological Control (Corporate) as soon as possible of internal exposures of greater than 5 percent of a maximum permissible organ burden. Step 6.2 requires that each incident shall be investigated and summary reports provided to the Site Vice President to ensure effective corrective action.

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Tennessee Valley Authority 2 Docket Hos. 50-327, 50-328 i Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 License Nos. DPR-77, DPR-79 l Contrary to the above, on May 28, 1993, a person received a 15 percent maximum permissible organ burden and Radcon management failed to send a ,

summary report to the Site Vice President with corrective actions as '

required by procedure. j This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV). l i

C. TS 6.11, requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection  !

shall be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20 and :

shall be approved, maintained, and adhered to for all operations '

involving personnel radiation exposure.  ;

Site Standard Procedure (SSP) - 13.2, Chemical Traffic Control (CTC) ,

Program, Revision 5, dated February 18, 1993, in step 3.5.6, requires  ;

that personnel using chemicals shall use them only for their assigned task and in accordance with the use code on the label and information on l the Chemical Review Form (CRF). Personnel shall keep chemicals for i which they are responsible in their possession, or secured to prevent i misuse. l t

Contrary to the above, on June 24, 1993, NRC inspectors located a f cleaning and sterilization chemical in the 2 "A" "A" Charging Pump Room

• that was not being used in accordance with the use code on the label and e information on the Chemical Review Form, nor was it secured to prevent misuse.

This is a repeat Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV). I Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Tennessee Valley Authority is  !

hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S.

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.  ;

20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and copy to the i NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, l within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation !

(Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of  ;

Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the .

violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the  !

corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the i corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the i date when full compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or Demand for  ;

Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, i suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be .

taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending i the response time. l i

Dated at Atlanta, Georgia l thi day of \ 93

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