ML20129H848
| ML20129H848 | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/01/1996 |
| From: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Quennoz S PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9611060042 | |
| Download: ML20129H848 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000344/1996007
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71760 Columbia River Highway
Rainier, Oregon 97048
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-344/96-07 NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Quennoz:
Thank you for your letter dated October 10,1996,in response to our letter and
Notice of Violation dated September 10,1996. We have reviewed your reply and find it
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responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We will review the
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ATTN: Document Control Desk
Washington, DC 20555
Dear Sirs:
Reolv to a Notice of Violation
The purpose of this letter is to transmit Portland General Electric Company's (PGE's)
response to Notice of Violation 50-344/9607-01 which was transmitted to PGE with
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Report 50-344/96-07, dated September 10,
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1996. The response is provided in the Attachment to this letter.
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Trojan Site Executive
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L. J. Callan. Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV
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During an NRC inspection conducted on August 19-22,1996, one violation of NRC requirements
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Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
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Facility Operating License NPF-1, Paragraph 2.C(2), states, in part that the Technical
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Section 5.10.2 of the Technical Specifications states, in part, that the doors into locked
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high radiation areas shall remain locked except during periods of access by personnel
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under an approved radiation work permit (RWP) that shall specify the dose rate levels'in
the immediate work areas and the maximum allowable stay times for the individuals in
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those areas. In lieu of the stay time specification of the RWP, direct or remote continuous
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surveillance may be made by personnel qualified in radiation protection procedures to
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provide positive control over the activities being performed within the area.
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RWP 960016, "Large Bore Pipe Cutting," required continuous radiation protection
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coverage during entry into high radiation areas.
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Contrary to the above, on July 25,1996, a contract employee working under the
provisions of RWP 960016 entered a locked and posted high radiation area without
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continuous radiation protection coverage or assigned stay times.
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This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).
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Response to Violation
Portland General Electric (PGE) acknowledges the violation.
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Reason for Violation
Following discussions with job coordinators, radiation protection supervisors, the
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contractor site manager, job steward and available contract craftsmen and radiation
technicians it was concluded that this violation was an isolated case of poorjudgement on
the part of the individual involved and was not indicative of a problem with the working
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programmatic deficiencies (e.g., such as training weaknesses) or deliberate misconduct
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.5.
The contract cransman had been sent to the lower floor elevation by his supervisor to
perform the duties of a fire watch while cutting operations were underway. Grating on the
floor of the upper elevations allowed hot slag to fall to the lower elevations. The
individual indicated that he scaled the locked fence because of a concern that falling slag
could cause a chance of a fire. Due to the limited quantity and type of combustible
material in the Containment, its noncombustible interior walls and stmetural components
and the deactivation of the major equipment inside containment (e.g., removal of steam
generators, reactor coolant pump oil and hydrogen recirculation unit charcoal) the
likelihood of a fire has been reduced and there is no longer any significant nuclear safety
consequence:; associated with a fire in Containment.
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Corrective Steos That Have Been Taken and the Results Achieved
Work was stopped in the area, and a Corrective Action Request (CAR 96-0014) was
initiated to investigate the cause of the incident and to identify any needed corrective
actions. Access to the radiologically controlled area was immediately revoked for the
individual in question. Meetings were convened withjob coordinators, radiation
protection supervisors, the contractor site manager, job steward and available contract
craftsmen and radiation technicians to determine if there was a problem with the working
relationship between the crafts and the radiation protection organization that may have
contributed to the incident. Statements were collected from the individuals that were
associated with the incident to obtain a clearer understanding of the facts related to the
event and the knowledge level of those involved. It was determined that the other
contract workers were aware of the requirements for high radiation area entry.
The individual received a total dose for the day of the event of 17.4 mrem. From a dose
perspective, the incident was not safety significant. The contract worker was subsequently
laid-off on August 1,1996.
Training was conducted on July 30,1996, to reinforce the contract craft workers'
knowledge of the entry requirements for High Radiation Areas. In addition, a review of
the responsibilities ofindividuals that act as fire watches, safety watches and hot work
performers in Containment was conducted with the craft workers because the individual
involved was assigned fire watch duties during the incident.
Additional information on radiation barriers and their entry requirements was added to the
Category II General Employee Training / General Employee Retraining (GET/GERT)
training on September 27,1996.
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The changes to the Category II GET/GERT training ensure that personnel will have the
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individual found in the locked high radiation area was directed to leave the high radiation
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