ML20141J925
| ML20141J925 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 05/19/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20141J903 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-456-97-08, 50-456-97-8, 50-457-97-08, 50-457-97-8, NUDOCS 9705280261 | |
| Download: ML20141J925 (2) | |
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Commonwealth Edison Company Docket.Nos. 50-456; 50-457 Braidwood Station Units 1 & 2 Licenses No. NPF-72; NPF-77 As a result of an inspection conducted on April 17-30,1997, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
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Technical Specification 6.12.2 requires, in part, that areas accessible to personnel j
with radiation levels greater than 1000 mR/h at 45 cm from the radiation source or from any surface which radiation penetrates shall be provided with locked doors to prevent unauthorized entry.
l Step G.2.c.1 of Procedure BwRP 5310-2, " Control of Access to High Radiation Areas and Very High Radiation Areas", Revision 1, requires that radiation protection technicians post areas as " DANGER, LOCKED HIGH RADIATION AREA, > 1000 I
mrem /hr", when dose rates exist or potentially exist which are in excess of 1000 mrem /hr and less than 15000 mrem /hr.
Step G.2.a.1 of Procedure BwRP 5310-2, Revision 1, requires that when a normally locked high radiation area or very high radiation area remains temporarily unlocked, additional positive controls shall be established to prevent unauthorized entry.
Contrary to the above, on April 17,1997, an inspector identified that the entrance to the high integrity container storage area of the Radwaste Building, an area accessible to personnel which was posted as " DANGER, LOCKED HIGH RADIATION AREA, > 1000 mrem /hr," was not locked and did not have positive controls to prevent unauthorized entry.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV). (50-456/97008-01 and 50-457/97008-01) i 2.
Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires that procedures be implemented for activities covered in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33.
Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 recommends that radiation protection procedures be isnplemented for contamination control.
Procedure BwRP 6210-17, "Use of Vacuum Cleaners and Fans in Radiologically i
Controlled Areas", Revision 2, requires, in part, that vacuums used in radiologically i
posted areas shall be controlled (i.e. locked) when needed beyond the end of the wotk shift and that openings on the suction line and hose ends be covered after l
each use to prevent the spread of contamination.
Contrary to the above, an inspector identified that:
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On April 23 - 29,1997, vacuum cleaners used in radiologically posted areas on the 363' and 401' elevations of the Auxiliary Building and needed beyond the end of the work shift were not locked.
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On April 23 - 29,1997, vacuum cleaners located on the 401' olevation of l
4 the Auxiliary Building did not have the suction line and hose ends covered
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after each use.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV). (50-456/97008-02 and 50-457/97008-02) l i
With respect to item 1, the NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violatica f a corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent l
recurrenc; ma ne date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed u..o Jocket in inspection Reports No. 50-456/97008(DRS) and 50-457/97008(DRS). Consequently, no reply to the violation is required and we have no i
further questions regarding this matter. With respect to item 2, pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Rogional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region ill,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532, and a copy I
to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility which is the subject of this Notice, within 30 i
days of the date 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 rea on 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 i
compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a i
demand for information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
i 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 (PDR), 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. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you Heat specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g. explain why the disclosure or information will create an unwarranted I
invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
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Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 19th day of May 1997 1