ML20134M991

Notice of Violation from Insp on 960825-1019.Violation Noted:On 960524,licensee Shipped Radioactive Shipment 96-00066 Containing Class 7 Radioactive Matls Which Arrived at Destination w/5-6 Inch Hole on Underside of Package

ML20134M991
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	11/19/1996
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20134M946	List: ML20134M943 ML20134M991 ML20134N027
References
50-317-96-07, 50-317-96-7, 50-318-96-07, 50-318-96-7, NUDOCS 9611260114
Download: ML20134M991 (1)

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4 ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Baltimore Gas and Electric Company . Docket / License Nos. 50-317; DPR-53 l Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant 50-318; DPR-69 During an NRC inspection conducted from August 25,1996,- October 19,1996,a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the following violation was identified:

10 CFR 71.5 requires, in part, that licensees who transport licensed material outside the confines of its plant or other place of use comply with the applicable requirements of 49 CFR 170 through 189. 49 CFR 173.421 (a)(1) requires that packages used to ship excepted limited quantities of Class 7 (radioactive) material comply with the general i package design requirements of 49 CFR 173.410. 49 CFR 173.410 requires, in part, that each package used to ship Class 7 (radioactive) material be designed such that the package will be capable of withstanding the effects of any vibration or acceleration that may arise under normal conditions of transport, without deterioration in the effectiveness of the package.

Contrary to the above, on May 24,1996, the licensee shipped a package (Radioactive Shipment No. 96-00066) containing Class 7 (radioactive ) materials, which subsequently l L arrived at its dcstination on May 29,1996, with a 5 to 6 inch hole on the underside of the l package.  !

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

, 1 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company is hereby l required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ]

Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555, with a copy to j the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector, within l l 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply l l

should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each  !

violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the )

violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

l Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it i necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

I Dated in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 19th day of November,1996 9611260114 961119 PDR ADOCK 05000317 O PDR l