ML20136F643

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970210-14.Violation Noted: Licensee Personnel Failed to Inform Health Physics Personnel Prior to Opening Contaminated Sys

ML20136F643
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	03/06/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20136F619	List: ML20136F615 ML20136F643 ML20136F695
References
50-331-97-02, 50-331-97-2, NUDOCS 9703170018
Download: ML20136F643 (2)

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i NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

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Docket No. 50-331 i- Duane Arnold Energy Center License No. DPR-49 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 10 through 14,1997, a violation of NRC j~

requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

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2 Licensee technical specification 6.9.1 requires procedures for personnel radiation protection be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR 20 and shall be

{ approved, maintained and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation j exposure.

Administrative Control Procedure 1411.27, Revision 0, " Rules For Conduct of Work in

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Radiological Areas," dated December 8,1995, Stoo 3.5 (1) requires that workers obey '

i posted, oral, and written radiological control instructions, procedures, and radiation work permits including "stop work" and " evacuate" orders from health physics personnel.

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' Radiation work permit 18, job step 3, dated February 10,1997, states that prior to -

i beginning work, health physics shall be informed if a contaminated system will be opened.

i Contrary to the above, on February 10,1997, licensee personnel failed to inform health 4

physics personnel prior to opening a contaminated system. Specifically, mechanical maintenance personnel failed to contact health physics prior to lifting the dome head on a condensate domineralizer which was a contaminated system.

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

5 Pursuent to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duane Arnold Energy Center is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

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+ Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington D.C. 20555 with a copy to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region 111,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois j

60532-4351, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at t'.e L no Arnold Energy Center within 30 days of the date of the letter transmittir,g this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Repsy to a Notice of Violation" and

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(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the j

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 j (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or i

1-include previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses i 1

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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 i

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 (POR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards i

information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it 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.

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I Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 6 day of March 1997 i

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