ML20135B085

Notice of Violation from Insp on 960804-0928.Violation Noted:Improper Control of Posted High Radiation Area Entrance

ML20135B085
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	11/14/1996
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20135B071	List: ML20135B068 ML20135B085 ML20135B090
References
50-289-96-06, 50-289-96-6, NUDOCS 9612040160
Download: ML20135B085 (1)

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s Enclosure 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION GPU Nuclear Corporation Docket No. 50-289 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 License No. DPR-50 During an NRC inspection, conducted August 4,1996 - September 28,1996, a violation of NRC requirements was identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (60 FR 34381; June 30,1995), the violation is listed below: l Technical Specification (TS) 6.12.1a states, in part, that "Each high radiation area in l which the intensity of radiation at 30 cm (11.8 in.) is greater than 100 mrem / hour i deep dose but less than 1000 mrem / hour shall be barricaded and conspicuously l posted as a High Radiation Area." i Contrary to the above, on August 7,1996, a posted high radiation area located on the 281 foot elevation of the Auxiliary Building in the 'B' emergency safeguards vault area, with dose rates up to 300 to 500 mrem / hour on contact and 90 mrem at 30 cm, was not barricaded as a High Radiation Area for a period of three hours.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, GPU Nuclear Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Waahington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) th<s 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. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

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 reaction. However, if you find it necesse" Io include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you cesire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 14 day of November,1996 9612040160 961114 PDR ADOCK 05000299 G PDR