ML20141A233

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970413-0525.Violation Noted:Radiation Workers Did Not Comply W/Radiation Protection Instructions as Identified in Listed Examples

ML20141A233
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	06/13/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20141A231	List: ML20141A229 ML20141A233 ML20141A239
References
50-333-97-04, 50-333-97-4, NUDOCS 9706200185
Download: ML20141A233 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 l

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New York Power Authority Docket No. 50-333 j James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant License No. DPR-59 I

During an NRC inspection conducted from April 13 to May 25,1997, a violation of NRC j requirements was identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and

Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (Enforcement Policy), NUREG 1600, the j violation is listed below: I f

j Technical Specification 6.11 requires, in part, that procedures for personnel l radiation protection shall be prepared and adhered to for all plant operations. I

! Administrative Procedure (AP)-07.OO (Rev. O), Radiation Protection Program,

! Section 6.1.5, states that radiation workers shall comply with radiation protection  ;

I instructions.

1 Contrary to the above, radiation workers did not comply with radiation protection j instructions as identified in the following examples:  ;

5 (1) On December 7,1996, two radiation workers did not adhere to the radiation work permit, disregarded radiological posting requirements and one worker 1 improperly used the portal monitor. These practices resulted in an individual l

becoming contaminated; and j

l (2) On April 16,1997, in two separate incidents, radiation workers escorted three visitors into the plant cable tunnel which is a radiologically controlled area (RCA). The entrance to the cable tunnel was posted with a yellow and magenta sign which stated " Caution Radioactive Material" that the area was  !

an RCA, that only authorized personnel were to enter, and that a thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) was required for entry. The visitors  ;

were not authorized or monitored for radiation exposure as required by .

procedure.

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

l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, New York Power Authority is hereby required i to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, l ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, within 30 days of receipt 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 for each violation: (1) the 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 incluae previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately I addresses the required response. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

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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 redaction. However, if you find it i necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information  !

l that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your i request for withholding the information from the public.

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j Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

this 13th day of June 1997 i i

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