ML20198N276

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970703,0811-0919.Violation Noted:On 950222,individual Working on Radiation Work Permit (RWP) 1950603,received Facial Contamination & Not Sent to Be whole-body-counted

ML20198N276
Person / Time
Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	10/29/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20198N260	List: ML20198N257 ML20198N276 ML20198N282
References
50-213-97-08, 50-213-97-8, NUDOCS 9711030252
Download: ML20198N276 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION

, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Docket No. 50-213 Haddam Neck Plant License No. DPR-61 During NRC inspections conducted during the period July 3 September 19,1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (60 FR 34381; June 30,1995) the violations are listed below.

A. Technical Specification 6.11, Radiation Protection Program, requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20 and be adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.

1. Radiation protection procedure RPM 2.7 3 " Contaminated Personnel Survey and Decontamination," Revision 9, requires that a person with facial contamination be sent to be whole-body-counted.

Contrary to the above on February 22,1995, an individual, working on radiation work permit (RWP) 1950603, " Primary Steam Generator Nozzle Cover Installation and Removal," from 4:34 p.m. to 6:56 p.m, received a facial contamination and was not sent to be whole-body-counted.

2. Radiation Protection procedure NUC RPM 5.1.2, " Posting of Radiological Controlled Areas," Revision 1, specifies in Attachment 2 that contaminated areas (i.e, any area where the removable contamination is greater than or equal to 1,000 dpm/100cm )2 be posted with signs bearing the radiation caution symbol and the words " Caution Radioactive Material".

Contrary to the above:

. a. On September 11,1997, an area at the base of the Bus 10 concrete pad exhibited removable contamination of about 4,000 dpm/100cm 2 and was not pested as required.

b. On September 19,1997, an area known as the Culvert Area exhibited removable contamination of about 4,000 dpm/100cm2 and was not posted as required.

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

B. 10 CFR 20.1501 requires that the licensee make or cause to be made surveys that may be necessary to comply with the regulations in this pa.t and are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate concentrations or quantities of radioactive material.

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4 Notice of Violation 2 Contrary to the above, surveys of material placed in the licensee's landfill area,

located approximately 0.25 miles southeast of the Haddam NECK station, Were

, inadequate to detect and evaluate radioactive materials deposited at some unknown time at the location. Such surveys were necessary and reasonable to comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1801,10 CFR 20.1802,10 CFR 20.1902, and

. 10 CFR 20.1302. Specifically, Co-60 activity in isolated spots of soil at the landfill ranged from about 0.31 pCi/g to 4.3 pCl/g at the location, Cs-137 ranged from 0.17 pCi/g to 34.8 pCi/g at the location, and material (e.g., fabric, brickt at the le':ation exhibited radioactive contamination that ranged from 400-600 corrected counts per minute (ccpm) (i.e., approximately 4,000 - 6,000 dpm assuming a 10 %

detector efficiency).

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

. Pursuant to the provisions cf 10 CFR 2.201, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company i is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U..S Nuclear i 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 at l 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, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken 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. Your 4

response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if tna correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Dernand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such oiher action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

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 response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and e redacted copy of your response that deletes such information, if you request 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 withhold-ing (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will 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 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 29th day of October,1997.

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