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Forwards Safety Insp Rept 50-219/85-33 on 851021-25 & Notice of Violation.Violation of Transportation Regulations Re Shipment of Matl to Quadrex Corp W/Radiation Level in Excess of Limit on External Portion of Vehicle Reviewed
ML20138P750
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 12/04/1985
From: Martin T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Fiedler P
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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ML20138P752 List:
References
EA-85-126, NUDOCS 8512260247
Download: ML20138P750 (3)


See also: IR 05000219/1985033

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DEC 0 41985

Docket No. 50-219

License No. DPR-16

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Mr. P. B. Fiedler

Vice President and Director

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

P. O. Box 388

Forked River, NJ 08731

Gentlemen:

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Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Inspection Report No. 50-219/85-33

A routine safety inspection of your radiological controls program was

conducted by Ms. M. Miller of this office on October 21-25, 1985. Areas of

the radiological controls and transportation programs examined during this

inspection are described in the NRC Region I Inspection Report which is

enclosed with this letter. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel and observations made by the inspector.

During the inspection, we also reviewed the circumstances associated with a

violation of transportation regulations involving a shipment of radioactive

material from your facility to Quadrex Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with

a radiation level on the external portion of the exclusive use vehicle slightly

in excess of the regulatory limit. Our findings were discussed by Ms. Miller

with you at the conclusion of the inspection on October 25, 1985.

The violation has been classified at Severity Level IV based on its low safety

significance since the radiation level was only slightly in excess of the limit.

Nonetheless, the violatior, is of concern because at the time the shipment was

dispatched, the radiation level was only slightly below the limit, yet further

decontamination was

et performed or additional shielding provided.

Subsequently,

upon arrival of the shipment in Tennessee, a survey was performed which indicated

that the levels were in excess of the limits. The violation demonstrates the

need for improved control of such shipments in the future. Any similar violations

may result in additional enforcement action.

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You are required to respond to this letter, and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.

In your response,

you should document the specific actions taken and planned to prevent recurrence.

After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective

actions, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is

necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosure

will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

The response directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice is not subject to

the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

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M. Laggart, BWR Licensing Manager

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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

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State of New Jersey

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