ML20154H090

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880411-15.Violation Noted: Several Workers Entered Drywell Torus Room & Worked in Areas in Which Radiation Fields Had Not Been Properly Surveyed to Ensure Compliance w/10CFR20.101 & 202

ML20154H090
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	05/13/1988
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20154H088	List: IR 05000219/1988011 ML20154H084 ML20154H090
References
50-219-88-11, NUDOCS 8805250223
Download: ML20154H090 (1)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION GPU Nuclear Corporation Docket No. 50-219 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station License No. DPR11 As a result of the inspection conducted on April 11-15, 1988, and in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C) the following violation was identified:

10 CFR 20.201(b) requires that each licensee make such surveys as may be necessary to compig with all sections of Part 20. As defined in 10 CFR "survey means an evaluation of the radiation hazards incident 20.201(a),

to the pro duction, use, release, disposal, or presence of radioactive materials or other sources of radiation under a specific set of conditions.

Contrary to the above, during the period of February and March, 1988, several workers entered the drywell torus room and worked in areas in which the radiation fields had not been properly surveyed to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 20.101 and 10 CFR 20.202. The dose rates in the work area were later found to be higher than expected. This resulted in radiation exposures to unmonitored areas of the workers bodies that were higher than expected.

This is a Severity Level IV violation.

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, GPP Nuclear Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington D. C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, 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: (1) the reason for the violation, if admitted, the corrective (3 the corrective stepssteps that willthat have be taken been to avoid taken further andan violations, the results the achiev date when full compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not) received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause or revoked or why such other why the action aslicense may beshould propernot be modified, should suspended,deration not be taken. Consi may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown.

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