ML20059H018

Notice of Violation from Insp on 931031-1211.Violation Noted:Maint Technician Made Entries Into Overhead on +46 Foot Level of Radiation Controlled Area W/O Contacting Health Physics Personnel Prior to Making Entries

ML20059H018
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	01/20/1994
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20059H015	List: ML20059H013 ML20059H018 ML20059H141
References
50-382-93-34, NUDOCS 9401260174
Download: ML20059H018 (2)

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i APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Entergy Operations, Inc. .

Docket: 50-382 ,

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 License: NPF-38 During an NRC inspection conducted on October 31 through December 11, 1993, ,

one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the-  :

" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"  ;

10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violation.is listed below:

A. Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that written procedures ^

be established, implemented, and maintained covering the activities referenced in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.  ;

Section 7.e(l) of Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 lists access to .

I radiation areas and the implementation of an ALARA program as activities

• to be covered by radiation protection procedures.

Section 4.11.5 of Administrative Procedure HP-001-101, Revision 9, "ALARA Program Implementation," requires that individual employees be responsible for reading, understanding, and signing the Radiation Work Permit (RWP) and strictly adhering to RWP instructions and requirements. ,

Standing RWP 93000007 required that health physics personnel be contacted prior to entering radiological restricted areas. The overheads of the radiation controlled area were posted as a radiological restricted area at the entrance to the radiation controlled area.

Contrary to the above, on November 23, 1993, a maintenance technician made entries into the overhead on the +46 foot level of the radiation-controlled area without contacting health physics personnel prior to l making the entries.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc. is hereby f required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear l '

Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, .

Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011,:and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector a't the facility that is the subject of this Notice, 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 v;clation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4). the date when full compliance will be achieved. '

If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued tb show cause'why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other

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e-t action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Arlingt9n, this Jg'y/ day of faucro TexasI994 ds 6

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