ML20151A971
| ML20151A971 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saxton File:GPU Nuclear icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/27/1988 |
| From: | Heward R SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL CORP. |
| To: | Ronald Bellamy NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| C301-88-2012, SNEC-88-0059, SNEC-88-59, NUDOCS 8807200184 | |
| Download: ML20151A971 (4) | |
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p SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL CORPORATION uE GENERAL P U B LIC UTILITIES SYSTEM Jersey Central Power & Light Company Pennsytvania Electnc Company Mempohtan Edison Company PE JC TELEPHONE:
MAILING ADORESS:
1 Upper Pond Rd.
(201) 316-7000 ParSippany, NJ 07054 C301-88-2012 SNEC-88-0059 June 27, 1988 Mr. Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief Facilities Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406
Dear Mr. Bellamy:
Saxton Nuclear Facility Operating License No. DPR-4 Docket No. 50-146 Response to NOV contained in NRC Inspection Report No. 50-146/88-01 As required, attached is the SNEC response to the Notice of Violation (NOV) contained in Appendix A to NRC Inspection Report No. 50-146/88-01.
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Notice of Violation As a result of the inspection conducted on April 27-29 and May 3, 1988, and in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR-2, Appendix C), the following violation was identified:
10 CFR 20.201, "Surveys," requires, in part, in paragraph (b) that each licensee shall make or cause to be made such surveys as are reasonable under
' the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation hazards that may be present.
10 CFR 20.401, "Records of surveys, radiation monitoring, and disposal,"
requires, in part, that each licensee shall maintain records showing the results of surveys required by 10 CFR 20.201(b).
Contrary to the above, on or about March 31, 1988, the licensee performed a contamination survey on a large pipe prior to its release for unrestricted use. No records were maintained showing the results of the performed radiological surveys.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV)
SNEC Response 1.
Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved SNEC accepts the violation.
The individuals responsible for releasing the pipe have confirmed that a radtological survey was performed prior to the pipe's release but was not documented as required.
This survey indicated that the pipe met the radiological-release criteria. An attempt was made to locate the piece of pipe in question but the scrap yard had already cut the pipe up and recycled it.
As stated to the NRC at the Exit Interview for this inspection, the above noted deficiency is an isolated case.
SNEC believes that the cause of this event was the failure on the part of the individuals to comply with the survey procedure. A review has been performed by the GPUN Quality Assurance group at THI-1 to determine if other items had lef t the site without the required documented survey. The results of this review indicate that there was no other case in which items were released without survey documentation. As a result of the QA review, it was identified that the survey documentation which existed could be improved in quality. A review of the Saxton precedures indicated a lack of specific guidance for the survey documentation required on the ::1:: o of equipment and material.
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Corrective Steps To Be Taken To Prevent Furthe( liolations A procedure will be written and implemented to provide specific requirements and unique documentation for each item released / removed from the facility. The individuals who failed to document the release survey have been counselled by the Saxton Manager and the Saxton Radiological Safety Officer as to the importance of complying with procedures and to the importance of survey documentation.
Also, future survey and release activities at the Saxton Nuclear Facility will be under the control of a TMI-qualified Group Radiological Controls Supervisor (GRCS). This individual will oversee the day-to-day activities at the site to ensure that surveys are performed and documented properly.
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Date of Full Compliance A.
The new procedure noted above will be generated and implemented prior to any other material being released from the site.
B.
The employment of a TMI qualified GRCS at the site will be accomplished before the beginning of the final radiation release survey work currently scheduled for September 1, 1988.
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