ML20154J398

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880404-08.Violation Noted: Licensee Did Not Maintain on File Spec 7A Package Certification for Radioactive Matl Transported in Package on Public Highways of State of CA

ML20154J398
Person / Time
Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	05/10/1988
From:	Wenslawski F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:
Shared Package
ML20154J394	List: IR 05000312/1988013 ML20154J391 ML20154J398
References
50-312-88-13, NUDOCS 8805260333
Download: ML20154J398 (2)

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APPENDIX A I NOTICE OF VIOLATION Sacramento Municipal Utility District Docket No. 50-312 Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station. . License No. DPR-54 During an NRC inspection conducted on April 4-8 and 19, 1988, two violations-of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987), the violations are listed below:

A. 10 CFR Part 71.5(a) states that "Each licensee who transports licensed material outside the confines of the plant or other place of use or who delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport, shall comply with the applicable requirements of the regulations appropriate to the mode of transport of 00T in 49 CFR Parts 170 through 178."

49 CFR 173.415(a) requires, in part, that each shipper of a Specification 7A package must maintain on file for at least 1 year af ter the last shipment, a complete certification and supporting safety analysis demonstrating that the construction methods, package design, and materials are in compliance with the specifications.

Contrary to the.above, on April 6, 1988, the licensee did not maintain on file the Specification 7A package certification for radioactive material transported in a package on the public highways in the State of California on February 18, 1988.

This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement V).

B. 10 CFR 30.41(c), "Transfer of by product material," requires that, prior to transferring of licensed material, each licensee shall verify that the transferee's license authorizes the receipt of the type, form and quantity of by product material to be transferred. 10 CFR 30.41(d)(3) states, in part, that for emergency shipments the transferor may accept oral certification by the transferee, provided that the oral certification is confirmed in writing within 10 days.

Contrary to the above, as of April 6, 1988, the licensee had not obtained the required written certification for an emergency shipment of 50 uCi of Cobalt-60, transferred to an out of state laboratory on February 26, 1988.

This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement V).

Pursuant to the provision of 10 CFR 2.201, Sacramento Municipal Utility District is hereby required to submit a written statement of explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region V, 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 "Reply to a l

Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason L

for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken i.

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. and the results achieved, (3)-the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the 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 why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may. be proper should not be-taken. Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown.

F0 THE NUCLEA REGU TORY COMMISSION

'h f F. A. Wenslawski, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch Dated at Walnut Creek, California this /1j#d ay of Mg