ML20155K036

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880510-20.Violation Noted: on 871025 & 880517,two Workers Failed to Comply W/Protective Clothing Requirements While Working on Underwater Camera Equipment Removed from Fuel Pool & Reactor Cavity

ML20155K036
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	06/15/1988
From:	Shafer W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20155K018	List: IR 05000254/1988013 ML20155K015 ML20155K036
References
50-254-88-13, A-265-88-13, A0-265-88-13, NUDOCS 8806210090
Download: ML20155K036 (1)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 As a result of the inspection conducted on May 10-20, 1988, and in accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C - General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions (1987), the following violation was identified:

Technical Specification 6.2.B. requires that radiation control procedures be maintained, made available to all station personnel, and adhered to.

a. Quad Cities Radiation Protection Procedure QRP 1000-1 requires each individual to read, understand and sign the RWP and comply with its requirements in all respects.

Contrary to the above, on October 25, 1987 and May 17, 1988, two licensee workers failed to comply with RWP protective clothing requirements while working on underwater camera equipment removed from the fuel pool and reactor cavity, respectively, in that RWP required full-face masks were not worn. One worker handling the equipment was externally contaminated and another was both externally and internally contaminated,

b. Quad Cities Radiation protection Procedure QRP 1000-1 requires that the Rad / Chem Department be informed and/or consulted before the fact so that a radiological evaluation can be made when uncovering contaminated materials or disassembling potentially contaminated equipment where dose rates or airborne radioactivity may be expected to increase significantly.

Contrary to the above, on October 25, 1987, the Rad / Chem Department was not informed or consulted prior to uncovering (unbagging) contaminated camera equipment and subsequently disassembling portions of it.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation: (1) corrective action taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Considei - 'm may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.

Dated AA 04 /

W. D. ShafA "Chief Emergency eparedness and Radiolog cal Protection Branch 8806210090 880615 PDR ADOCK 05000254 o DCD

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