ML20132E615
| ML20132E615 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 07/09/1985 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20132E605 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-250-85-17, 50-251-85-17, NUDOCS 8508020044 | |
| Download: ML20132E615 (1) | |
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i' Florida Power and Light Company Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Turkey Point Nuclear Station License Nos. DPR-31 and DPR-41 I
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j As a result of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on
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May 13-17, 1985, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation i
involved a failure to meet the strong, tight package requirement of j
49 CFR 173.425(b) as required by 10 CFR 71.5(a).
In accordance with the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
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10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985), the particular violation is set forth below:
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J 10 CFR 71.5(a) requires that a licensee, who transports any licensed material outside the confines of his plant or other place of use or who I
delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport, shall comply with the j
applicable requirements of the regulations appropriate to the mode of transport of the Department of Transportation (00T) contained in 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.
49 CFR 173.425(b) requires that low specific activity (LSA) radioactive i
materials consigned for exclusive use be packaged in a 00T Specification 7A Type A package or in a strong, tight package so that there will be no i
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leakage of radioactive material under conditions normally incident to f
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I Contrary to the above, on May 2,1985, the licensee failed to package a i
shipment of LSA radioactive material in a DOT Specification 7A Type A package or a strong, tight package; and radioactive fluid leaked from a box containing LSA radioactive material during transport to a waste burial f
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This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
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Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, Florida Power and Light Company is hereby required i
to submit the Regional Administrator. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, i
Region !!, 101 Marietta Street, N.W.,
Suite 2000, Atlanta, Georgia 30323, i
j within 30 days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation i
including:
(1) the reasons for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (3) corrective steps which l
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will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance j
will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to i
extending the response time.
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Dated at Atlanta, Georgia i
this @ day of July 1985 f.
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