ML20155D041
| ML20155D041 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20155D025 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-382-98-17, NUDOCS 9811030092 | |
| Download: ML20155D041 (2) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Entergy Operations, Inc.
Docket No.:
50-382 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 License No.: NPF-38 During an NRC inspection conducted on October 5-8,1998, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
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10 CFR 20.1501(a) requires that each licensee make or cause to be made, surveys that may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations in 10 CFR Part 20 and are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation levels, concentration or quantities of radioactive material, and the potential radiological hazards that could be present.10 CFR 20.1003 defines a survey as a means of evaluation of the radiological conditions and potential hazards incident to the production, use, l
transfer, release, disposal, or presence of radioactive material or other sources of radiation.
l Contrary to the above, on October 5,1998, the inspectors identified that radiation surveys to evaluate the extent of radiation levels, concentration or quantities of radioactive material, and the potential radiological hazards that could be present in an overhead area in the "A" shutdown cooling heat exchanger room had not been performed prior to operations personnel entering the area on September 10 and September 24,1998.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV) (382/9817-01).
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licensee's proposed corrective actions.
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Technical Specification 6.2.2(e) requires, in part, that administrative procedures be developed and implemented to limit the working hours of individuals of the nuclear plant operating staff. Section 5.1.1 of Procedure UNT-005-005," Working Hour Policy for Nuclear Safety Related Work," Revision 5, states, in part, working hours policies are listed below and are applicable for members of the Waterford-3 plant staff. This includes, but not limited to, health physics technicians and their supervisors.
Section 5.1.1.1 of this procedure states, in part, an individual shall not work more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in a 7-day period.
Contrary to the above, on October 6,1998, the inspectors identified that between August 24 and September 5,1998, an acting health physics supervisor involved with the spent fuel pool re-rack job worked 82 hours9.490741e-4 days <br />0.0228 hours <br />1.35582e-4 weeks <br />3.1201e-5 months <br /> in a 7-day period. This violation is similar to a violation identified in Inspection Report 382/97-04.
l This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV) (382/9817-02).
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2-Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc. 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 IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a
" Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken i
to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the l
license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, l
DC 20555-0001.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable ri.ponse, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you requent withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will j
create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 29th day of October 1998.
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