ML20202C477

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980105-08.Violation Noted: on 971222,shipment of Scrap Metal,In Form of Auxiliary Boiler,Was Released from Rancho Seco Site W/O Having Been Surveyed

ML20202C477
Person / Time
Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	02/05/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20202C467	List: ML20202C464 ML20202C477 ML20202C498
References
50-312-98-01, 50-312-98-1, NUDOCS 9802120258
Download: ML20202C477 (2)

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EELQHRE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ,

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Sacramento Municipal Utility District Docket No.: 50 312 .

Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station License No.: DPR 54 l During an NRC inspection conducted on January 5 8,1998, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed below; Rancho Seco Technical Specification D6.11 states, ' Procedures for personnel radiation protection shall b6 prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR 19 and 10 CFR 20, and shall be approved, maintained and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.' 10 CFR 20.1501(a) states 'Esch licenhee shall make or cause to be made, surveys that (1) may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations in this part; and (2) are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate (i) the extent of radiation levels; and (ii) concentrations or quantities of radioactive material; and (iii) the potential radiological hazards that could be present.

Contrary to the above, on December 22,1997, a shipment of scrap metal, in the form of an auxiliary boiler, was released from the Rancho Seco site without having been surveyed. Low levels of contamination were discovered on the boiler at a local scrap yard by a truck monitoring system at the entrance to the facility. The boiler was subsequently retumed to the Rancho Seco site.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Sacraniento Mun cipal Utility District is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Documrint Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violatior ; 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 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 license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not bo taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given tc extending the response timo, if you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 2055-0001, 9802120258 980205 PDR ADOCK 05000312 0 PDR i

2-l Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act,42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

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 POR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is noossaary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a brooksted copy of your response that identilles the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information, if you request withholding of such material, you.must spoolfically 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 create an unwarrented invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support your request for withholding confldontial 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 Mington, Texas this 5th day of February 1998

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