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l ip ' In Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389, 50 250, 50-251 '
1 License Nos. OPR-67, NPF 16, OPR-31, DPR-41 i
Florida Power and Light Company 4
AT'l N: Mr. J. H. Goldberg President - Nuclear 4
P. O. Box 14000 j
Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 i
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SUBJECT:
SITE ACCESS AND DOSIMETRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NRC INSPECTORS Recently, a question arose in Region 11 as to whether the revised 10 CFR Part 20 required a licensee to obtain lifetime, cumulative occupational radiation dose records (i.e. completed NRC form-4) for NRC inspectors prior to allowing them access to the radiologically controlled area (RCA). Although
'j the situation was appropriately resolved with the specific licensee to the effect that NRC inspectors must not be denied access, additional information and clarification is hereby provided to avoid any similar situations.
10 CFR 20.2104(a)(2) requires licensees to only attemot to obtain records of cumulative occupational radiation dose for workers who enter restricted areas and will be monitored for exposure. The regulation does not require that this data be in hand or available prior to issuing monitoring equipment or allowing access to an RCA.
In addition, under 10 CFR 20.2104(b), cumulative occupational exposure information is required only when planned special exposures may be allowed. Licensees cannot approve such exposures for NRC personnel.
Consequently. NRC inspector access to licensee's facilities, includins, the RCA, should remain unfettered in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.70. At a licensee's request, NRC employees will provide a signed statement that records of their lifetime, cumulative occupational dose are not available to facilitate licensee compliance with 10 CFR 20.2104(a)(2). For other individuals, it remains within the licensee's authority to limit access to the RCA ve: to the lack of historical dose information, based on more stringent internal procedural controls.
Under 10 CFR 20.1502(a)(3), you are required to provide individual monitoring devices to NRC employees who enter high or very high radiation areas at your facilities.
Furthermore, NRC expects that for liability and other considerations, you will want to provide appropriate dosimeters and monitoring to NRC inspectors at your facility; however, such activities should not impede or delay NRC inspection efforts. Our general practice is to follow licensee procedures to the greatest extent possible. Each NRC employee to whom you will issue individual monitoring devices will provide you with a signed estimate of that employee's prior occupational dose for the current year so g that you will be in compliance with'10 CFR 20.2104(a)(1).
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The NRC has its own program for radiation protection of its employees.
Monitoring and control of exposures for NRC employees are established by NRC policy which is generally consistent with the provisions of the revised 10 CFR Part 20. For external exposure, Region 11 personnel are monitored through a NVLAP-accredited dosimetry program, and are provided appropriate dosimeters for use during their NRC-related duties.
In addition, conservative administrative exposure limits have been established for NRC employees in Region 11 of 300 mrem / week and 1250 mrem / quarter.
For internal exposure, NRC workers are not expected to exceed the threshold, in 10 CFR 20.lS02(b), for requiring individual monitoring for intake of radioactive materials: however, inspectors will adhere to appropriate procedures and controls including any prescribed protective clothing and-equipmen,t and contamination survey requirements.
Inspectors will also p.trticipate in your bioassay program, as appropriate. Any positive indication of intake should be evaluated and reported in accordance with your procedures, and the results should be promptly provided to the affected individual.
Reports on evaluations of intakes will be forwarded by the individual to the NRC Radiation. Safety Officer for inclusion in NRC employee dose records.
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b if you should have any questions regarding NRC's Radiation Safety Program or access for NRC inspectors, please contact me at (404) 331-5549.
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Harold F. Reis Esq.
Newman & Holtzinger M^M 1615 L Street, NW Washington, D. C.
20036 John T. Butler, Esq.
i Steel, Hector and Davis 400 Southeast Financial Center Miami, FL 33131-2398 Bill Passetti Office of Radiation Control Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1
1317 Winewood Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399 0700 i
Jack Shreve Public Counsel Office of the Public Counsel c/o The Florida Legislature 111 West Madison Avenue, Room 812 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1400 Joe Myers, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Orive Tallahassee, FL 32399 2100 Thomas R. L. Kindred County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Ft. Pierce, FL 34982 Charles B. Brinkman Washington Nuclear Operations ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc.
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 3300 Rockville, MD 20852 i
L. W. Pearce Plant General Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 029100 Miami, FL 33102 cc:
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Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32304 i
Joaquin Avino County Manager of Metropolitan Dade County 111 NW lst Street, 29th Floor Miami, FL 33128 bec:
K. Landis, Ril J. Norris, NRR L. Raghavan, NRR Document Control Desk NRC Resident inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
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