ML20151G875
| ML20151G875 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 07/18/1988 |
| From: | Sieber J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8807290292 | |
| Download: ML20151G875 (3) | |
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Document Control Desk
/ Washington, DC 20555
Reference:
Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 Inspection 88-18 Gentlemen:
In response to NRC correspondence dated June'21, 1988 and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.201, the attached reply addresses the Notice of Violation which was included with the referenced report.
If there are any questions concerning this response, please contact my office.
Very truly yours,
,. J. D. Sieber
/ Vice President Nuclear Group Attachment cc:
Mr. J. Beall, Sr. Resident Inspector Mr. Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief Region I Facilitics Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch Mr. P. Tam, Project Manager Director, Safety Evaluation & Control (VEPCO) d 8007290292$$000$34 I
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DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY Nucl@ar Group Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 Reply to Notice of Violation Inspection 88-18 Letter dated June 21, 1988 VIOLATION (Severity Level IV; Supplement IV)
Description of Violation (88-18-02)
Technical Specification 6.11 states 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."
Radiation Protection Procedure No. 7.3 requires, in part, in Section 3.4.5.1 that if the field evaluation of an air sample filter paper indicates greater than 500 net counts per minute (ncpm), Radcon supervision and/or the Nuclear Shift Supervisor are to be notified.
This notification is necessary to determine if there is a need for immediate corrective actions (e.g., evacuation).
Contrary to the above, at about 8:40 p.m. on February 7, 1988, an air sample filter paper, collected during hydrolazing of the Unit 1 Fuel Transfer
- Canal, was found by field evaluation to indicate 2400 ncpm and supervision was not notified to allow them to determine if immediate corrective actions were needed.
Corrective Action Taken 1.
Upon discovery of the air sample:
All individuals who were in the immediate area were whole body counted.
No intake of airborne radioactive materials was identified, as noted in the Inspection Report.
All Radiological Control personnel known to have been involved with this
- incident, both the technicians and l
supervisors, were immediately questioned and counselled as to the appropriate action that should have been taken.
Since this was considered to be an isolated
- incident, circumstances surrounding this incident were added to the next scheduled module of Radiological Operations Personnel Continuous Training (ROPCT),
beginning June 3, 1988.
This module is now being taught.
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Incpection 88-18 Letter dated June 21, 1988
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A letter was immediately generated following the conclusion of the inspection outlining the proposed violation and reemphasizing the appropriate act: ton that shculd have been taken.
This letter wcs routed through all Radiological Control Departnient personnel with a required sign-off.
Actions Taken to PreAent Recurrence All items noted uncer the corrective actions section have been completed or initiated.
These steps should be adequate to prevent recurrence.
Date of Full u*om 11ance Wc are now in full c".npliance.
A12 corrective actiotu will be completed by Feptember 1, 1988. This date ccincides with completion of the current ROPCT 88-2 medule.
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