ML20148E370
| ML20148E370 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 03/15/1988 |
| From: | Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20148E368 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-424-88-13, NUDOCS 8803250079 | |
| Download: ML20148E370 (3) | |
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9 ENCLOSURE 1 4
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Georgia Power Company Docket No. 50-424 Vogtle License No. NPF-68 During the Nuclear Regulatory Comission P.J) inspection conducted on February 22-26, 1988, violations of NRC aquirements were identified.
In accordance with the "General Stater.i of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violations are listed below:
A.
Technical Specification 6.1. requires that each high radiation area in which the intensity of radi tion is greater than 100 mrem /hr but less than 1,000 mrem /hr at 18 inches from the radiation source or from any surface which the radiation penetrates shall be barricaded and conspicuously posted as a high raoiation area and entrance thereto shall be controlled by requiring issuance of a Radiation Work Permit (RWP).
In addition, areas accessible to personnel with radiation levels greater than 1,000 mrem /hr at 18 inches shall be provided with locked doors to prevent unauthorized entry, and the keys shall be maintained under the administrative control of the shift foreman on duty and/or health physics supervision.
Doors shall remain locked except during periods of access by personnel under an approved RWP which shall specify the dose rate levels in the immediate work areas and the maximum allowable stay time for individuals in that area.
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to provide high radiation area controls as required in that:
1.
On February 22 and 23,1988, locked doors were not provided to control access to a resin liner in the Alternate Radwaste Building (ARB) which had radiation levels up to 3,500 mrem /hr at 18 inches from the top of the liner.
2.
On February 24, 1988, high radiation areas in Room RC 74 of the Auxiliary Building and in the radwaste transfer tunnel, both of which had radiation levels up to 500 mrem /hr at 18 inches from the radiation source, were not pcsted as high radiation areas.
3.
On February 22, 1988, an RWP specific to the work being performed was not provided for the shielding work on the top of the resin liner in the ARB where radiation levels were up to 3,500 mrerr/hr.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement.IV).
This violation is similar to a Notice issued on September 24, 1987 (Inspection Report No. 50-424/87-52) g325oo79880315 g
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License No. NPF-68 B.
Technical Specification 6.10.1 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.
Licensee Procedure 41006-C, Temporary Shielding, Revision 2, August 11, 1987, specified the requirements for installation of temporary shielding.
Contrary to the above, on February 22, 1988, the licensee failed to adhere to radiation protection procedures in that temporary shielding was installed on the top of a resin liner in the ARB without adhering to any of the provisions of the licensee's temporary shielding procedure.
ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation(SupplementIV).
C.
10 CFR 20.201(b) requires that each licensee shall make or cause to be made such surveys as may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations and are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation hazards that may be present.
Contrary to the above, on February 22 and 23, 1988, the licensee failed to perform surveys as were reasenable and necessary on the spent resin storage tank discharge piping in that the entire line from the tank to the ARB was not surveyed and as a result two high radiation areas were not identified on the discharge line.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).
D.
10 CFR 20.401(b) requires a licensee to maintain records showing the results of surveys required by 10 CFR 20.201(b).
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to maintain the following records of radiation surveys:
1.
Surveys performed on February 22, 1988, on the resin liner in the ARB to determine the dose rate gradients on the top of the resin liner and to evaluate the need for relocation of whole body dosimetry and for extremity dosimetry.
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Surveys performed en February 23, 1988, in the Auxiliary Building Levels A through 0 mezzanines on the resin discharge piping to evaluate posting and access control requirements.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).
This violation is similar to a Notice issued on May 28, 1987 (Inspection Report No. 50-424/87-30).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Georgia Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory
Georgia Power Company Docket No. 50-424 Vogtle 3
License No. NPF-68 Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, 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) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted. (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l?/h,~ {
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'J.'l Philip Stchr, Director
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