ML20151N847

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880221-26.Violation Noted: Radiation Survey Instruments Inadequate for Measuring Lower Dose Rate Limits for Identifying Radiation Areas Outside Controlled Access & Areas Not Properly Posted

ML20151N847
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	04/15/1988
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20151N827	List: ML20151N822 ML20151N847 ML20151N871
References
50-313-88-02, 50-313-88-2, 50-368-88-02, 50-368-88-2, NUDOCS 8804260027
Download: ML20151N847 (2)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arkansas Power.& Light Company Dockets: 50-313 Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 & 2 50-368 Operating Licenses: DPR-51 NPF-6 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 21-26, 1988, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.- The violation involved a failure to perform adequate radiological surveys. In accordance with the "General' Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987), the violation is listed below:

Failure to Perform Adequate Radiological Surveys 10 CFR Part 20.201(b) requires that the licensee shall make or cause tio~be made such surveys as: (1) may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations in this part'and (2) are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation hazards that may be present. As defined in 10 CFR Part 20.201(a), "survey" means an evaluation of the radiation hazards incident to the production, use, release, disposal, or presence of radioactive materials or other sources of radiation under a specific set of conditions.

10 CFR Part 20.202 states, in part, that a "Radiation Area" means any area, accessible to personnel, in which there exists radiation and a major portion of the body could receive in any 5 consecutive days a dose in excess of 100 millirems. Furthermore, Part 20.203 states, in part, that each radiation area shall be conspicuously posted with signs identifying the radiation area.

In addition, Technical Specifications (TS) 6.10 and 6.11, for ANO Units 1 and 2, respectively, require that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.

P Licensee Procedure 1622.003, "Radiological Posting and Entry Requirements," requires that in plant radiation areas outsiee of Controlled Access be posted at 0.8 mR/hr.

Contrary to the above, the NRC inspector determined on February 25, 1988, during the review of documented radiological surveys that the licensee had used radiation survey instruments in the conduct of surveys which did not have the necessary sensitivity to adequately measure the lower dose rate limits for identifying radiation areas outside of the controlled access ano that when areas were documented as having dose rates-above the limits, the areas were not properly posted.

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2 This is a~ Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement IV)(313/8802-01; 368/8802-01)

Pursuant to-the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Arkansas Power & Light Company is-

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hereby required to submit to this office, within 30 days'of the date of-the letter transmitting this Notice, a-written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation: (1)-the reason.for the violation if admitted,.

(2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further. violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Arlington, Texas,

-a this /,(g day of M 1988.

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