ML20133H383
| ML20133H383 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/07/1985 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Standerfer F GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
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| ML20133H385 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8510170143 | |
| Download: ML20133H383 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000320/1985020
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Docket No. 50-320
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GPU Nuclear Corporation
ATTN: Mr. F. R. Standerfer
Director of TMI-2
P. O. Box 480
Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057
Gentlemen:
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Subject:
Inspection Report No. 50-320/85-20
This letter and attached inspection report presents the findings of a special
inspection conducted by J. J. Kottan of this office on September 30 to October
2,1985 at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2, Middletown,
Pennsylvania, of activities authorized by NRC License No. OPR-73, and also
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refers to the discussion of our findings with Mr. F. R. Standerfer at the
conclusion of the inspection.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I
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Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter. The inspection of your
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chemistry department beta spectrometry measurement program consisted of a
selective examination of procedures and records, interviews with personnel and
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observations by the inspector in connection with the circumstances surrounding
the September 20, 1985 identification of an error in your Sr-90 analysis
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procedure using the beta spectrometer,
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Our review of the circumstance surrounding the error in your analysis procedure
for Sr-90 using the beta spectrometer indicates that the use of an undocumen-
ted, unverified computer program for performing the required procedural calcu-
lations, and the failure to have an interlaboratory QA/QC program were the
prime causal factors resulting in this error. We are concerned that this error
went undetected for a period of four years. We are also concerned that for a
four year period no samples were intercompared with an outside laboratory as
part of the beta spectrometer QA/QC program, and undocumented, unverified com-
puter programs are used to perform important laboratory calculations. As a
result, you made at least one shipment of radioactive materials to a burial
ground for disposal that was incorrectly quantified. We are aware that you
have already taken measures to correct these problems. The apparent violations
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identified in our review of this event is discussed in the enclosed report.
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The need for and nature of appropriate enforcement action relative to the ap-
parent violations will be the subject of separate correspondence at a later
time.
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scheduled in the NRC Region I office on Wednesday, October 9, 1985 at 9:00 a.m.
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You should be prepared to discuss the concerns identified above. Your coopera-
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S. Levin, TMI-2 Site Operations Director
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