ML20133M004

EN-85-070:on 851021,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in Amount of $50,000 Will Be Issued to Util.Action Based on Radiological Incident Re Personnel Exposure

ML20133M004
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	10/16/1985
From:	Axelrad J, Flack E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
EN-85-070, EN-85-70, NUDOCS 8510240413
Download: ML20133M004 (1)

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[)Cs October 16, 1985

, t EN 85-70 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Docket No. 50-271 (License No. DPR-28)

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $50,000 This is to inform the Comission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars will be issued on or about October 21, 1985 to Vermont Nuclear Power Corporation. This action is based on a radiological incident in which a Chemistry-Health Physics technician received an unplanned radiation exposure of approximately 1.3 rem to the whole body while perfonning a survey where the radiation levels were 1000 R/hr.

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The Regional Administrator has been authorized by the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, to sign this action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

Mailing of Notice October 21, 1985 Telephone Notification of Licensee October 21, 1985 A news release has been prepared and will be issued about the time the licensee receives the Notice. The State of Vermont will be notified.

The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to respond.

Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted,

, mitigated, or imposed by Order.

Contact:

E. Flack, IE 28723 J. Axelrad, IE 24909 Distribution:

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