ML20154B438
| ML20154B438 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/1988 |
| From: | Gridley R TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8809140010 | |
| Download: ML20154B438 (5) | |
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e TENNECSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CH ATTANOOG A. TENNESSEE 37401 l
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L U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTW: Document. Centrcl Desk
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Docket Mos. 50-327 Tennessee Valley Authority
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SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SQN) UNITS 1 AND 2 - WRC INSFECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327. -328/88 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION Rnclosed is TVA's response to F. R. McCoy's letter to S. A. White dated August 15, 1988, that transmitted Notice of Violation 50-327. -328/88-31-02.
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l If you have any questions, please telephone M. A. Cooper at (615) 870-6549.
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Ms. S. C. Black, Assistant Director for Projects TVA Projects Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White FILnt, North 11555 Rockville PLke Rockville, Maryland 20852 i
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e Enclecuro 1 Violation 50-321. -UR/88-31-02
Technical Specification 6.11 requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be prepared consistent, with the requirements of 10 cra part 20 and shall be approved, maintained and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.
Licenseo procedure HpSIL-5 Airborno Radioactivity Surveys, Revision 30, April 1, 1988, requires that air samplers be placed as close as possible to the breathing zono of a worker and that this distancs should be no greater than one or two feet. Air samplers should be kept off floors.
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to either establish or to adhere to procedures for personnel radiation protection in that:
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On June 6, 1988, the licensee did not proporly perform breathing zone air sampling for a worker in the Unit 2 containment purgo filter bank room in that the sampler was placed on the floor at the entrance to the area and at a distance greater than six feet from the worker.
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The licensee had no procedure for beta radiation exposure control evaluations prior to steam generator work or for computing, coministering, and documenting work area stay times.
Informal section guidelines were used in lieu of approved procedures.
This is a Severity 1.evel IV violation (Supplement IV).**
Admission or Denial of the Aller.ed Violation (Exarple 1)
TVA admits the violation.
Re.ason for the Violat ton the violation occurted because of a Radiological Control Technician's failuro l
to comply with established procedures.
Corrective Steps That H. ave Been Taken and Results Achieved An evaluation of the pertinent air sarpling procedures has been perfotw d.
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correctly. The individual involved in this example was subjected to l
disciplinary action (terminated f rc.t TVA).
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Corrective Siens That W!ll Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations l
No further corrective action is planned.
1 Date Vhen Full compliance Will Be Achieved TVA is in full co:tpliance.
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l MaissLon or Denial of the A11eaed Violation (Example 2)
TVA admLts the violation.
Reason for the Violation This exagle of the violation occurred because existing practices wera not adequately procedura11:ed.
corrective steps That Have Been Taken Health Physics section Instruction 1.etter 1. "Radiation Surveys," has been revised to appropriately address cornputing, administering, and documenting j
work area stay ttmos. Thls was accoglished on July 21, 1988.
Corrective Steps That Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations j
Existlns procedures wl11 be reviewed and revised as appropriate to 191ement 3
beta radLatLon exporure control evaluations pertalning to steam generator l
work. The revision will be cornplated by October 31, 1988.
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TVA will be in full cogliance October 31, 1988.
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Revisions to procedures for control of beta radiation exposure control evaluations for steam r,enerator work will be completed by October 31, 1988.