ML20127L192

Notice of Violation from Insp on 850408-12.Violation Noted: During June-Dec 1984,numerous Failures to Achieve Required Lower Limit of Detection for Xe-138 Due to Excessive Decay Time Between Sampling & Analysis Noted

ML20127L192
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	05/13/1985
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML20127L025	List: ML20127L023 ML20127L192
References
50-327-85-15-01, 50-327-85-15-1, 50-328-85-15, NUDOCS 8506270788
Download: ML20127L192 (1)

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• ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 The following violation was identified during an inspection conducted on April 8-12, 1985. The Severity Level was assigned in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C).

Technical Specification Table 4.11-2 requires the analysis of Xe-138 in gaseous waste samples at a lower Limit of Detection (LLD) of IE-04 microcuries per cc.

Contrary to the abovg, during the period June through December 1984, there were numerous examples of failure to achieve the required LLD for Xe-138 due to excessive decay time between sampling and analysis.

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

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within 30 days of the dated of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) admission or denial of the alleged violations; (2) the reasons for the violations 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.

Security or safeguards information should be submitted as an enclosure to facilitate withholding it from public disclosure as required by 10 CFR 2.790(d) or 10 CFR 73.21.

Date: MAY 131985 e506270788 850513 PDR ADOCK 0 % g 7 G

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