ML20136F747

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970203-05.Violation Noted: in Unit 2 a RHR Room Drainage Trough Having Removable, Smearable Contamination Greater than or Equal to 1000 Dpm Betagamma Was Not Posted W/Caution Contaminated Area Sign

ML20136F747
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	03/07/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20136F720	List: ML20136F715 ML20136F747 ML20136F777
References
50-254-97-03, 50-254-97-3, 50-265-97-03, 50-265-97-3, NUDOCS 9703170043
Download: ML20136F747 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 Quad Cities Station, Units 1 and 2 Licenses No. DPR-29; DPR-30 During an NRC inspection completed on February 5,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.11 requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20 and shall be approved, maintained and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure,

a. Quad Cities Radiation Protection Procedure (OCRP) 5010-01," Radiological Posting

& Labeling Requirement," Revision 4, dated September 27,1996, Step G.2.f(1) required that areas having removable (smearable) contamination greater than or equal to 1000 disintegrations per minute (dpm) beta-gamma or 20 dpm alpha utilizing the survey methods established in OCRP 6020-03, " Radiological Surveys,"

be posted using " CAUTION, CONTAMINATED AREA" signs.

b. OCRP 5010-01, " Radiological Posting & Labeling Requirement," Revision 4, dated September 27,1996, Step G.3.b(2) required that " CAUTION-RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" pre-printed labels / stickers be used to indicate licensed material or containers of licensed material and that these labels indicate dose rates, contamination levels, signature / initials of surveyor, and a description of the material / contents, as practical.

Contrary to the above:

a. In the Unit 2 "A" Residual Heat Removal (RHR) room, a orcir.dge trough having removable (smearable) contamination greater than or equal to 1000 dpm beta-gamma was not posted with a " CAUTION, CONTAMINATED AREA" sign; and 1

b. The labels used for check sources for the service water and the radioactive waste effluent radiation monitors, which contained licensed material, did not clearly indicate dose rates, contamination levels, signature / initials of surveyor, and a description of the material / contents.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison is hereby required to submit a written statement of explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice of Violation (Notice), within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice. This reply 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 9703170043 970307 PDR ADOCK 05000254 G PDR

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4 contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been j taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further

violation, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may l reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately

addresses the required response, if an adequate reply is not received within the time j specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the j 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 i extending the response time.

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Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the i extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or s leguards j 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 i j 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 l i l Dated at Lisle, Illinois, j i this 7th day of March 1997 '

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