ML20126E313

Notice of Violation from Insp on 921109-10.Violation Noted: Emergency Procedure 6100 Did Not Require Notification of State of Georgia for All Incidents Classified as NOUE & Did Not Specify Notification of Atlanta/Fulton County EMA

ML20126E313
Person / Time
Site:	Neely Research Reactor
Issue date:	12/10/1992
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20126E308	List: ML20126E305 ML20126E313 ML20126E319
References
50-160-92-04, 50-160-92-4, NUDOCS 9212290093
Download: ML20126E313 (2)

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[NCl0SURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Georgia Institute of Technology Docket No.: 50-160 Neely Nuclear Research Center License No.: R-97 During an NRC inspection conducted on November 9-10, 1992, a 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:

Section 3.2 of the licensee's Emergency Preparedness Plan specified that the State of Georgia and the Atlanta /Fulton County-Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will be notified for all incidents classified in accordance with the Plan as Notification of Unusual Event (NOVE) through General Emergency.

Section 6.4.b(8) of the licensee's Technical Specifications stated that written procedures shall be provided and utilized for a site emergency plan.

The procedure intended by the licensee to implement the requirements of Section 3.2 of the Emergency Preparedness Plan was Emergency Procedure 6100, " Emergency Notification" (Revision 03, approved September 26, 1991).

Contrary to the above, Emergency Procedure 6100_did not require notification of the State of Georgia for'all incidents classified as NOVE, and did not specify notification of the Atlanta /Fulton County EMA for any incidents classified as NOVE.through General Emergency.

This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement VIII).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Georgia Institute of Technology 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, 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 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 i

'the time specified in this Notice,-an order or Demand for Information may 9212290093 921210 PDR ADOCK 05000160:

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be issued as to why the-license should not be modified, suspended, or  ;

revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

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