ML20202D729

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970120-23.Violation Noted: on 980115,radiation Protection Technician Performed Calibration of Auxiliary Bldg Exit Personnel Contamination Monitor & Failed to Reset Monitor to Initial Setting

ML20202D729
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	02/06/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20202D704	List: ML20202D698 ML20202D729 ML20202D744
References
50-295-98-03, 50-295-98-3, 50-304-98-03, 50-304-98-3, NUDOCS 9802170159
Download: ML20202D729 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50 295; 60 304 Zion Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 License Nos. DPR 39; DPR-48 As a result of an inspection conducted on January 20 23,1998, a violation o,' NRC require-monts was identified. In accordance with the General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.2.2.A requires, in part, that radiation control procedures be prepared and implemented, which are consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20.

Step G.4.dd of procedure ZRP 5822-07 (Revision 2),

• Calibration of the NE Tec i jyIPM 8 Whole Body Frisking Monitor," requires thu performer to reset the personnel coni mation monitor to the initial settings, prior to performing the instructions contained in Section G.5.

Step E.2.3 of procedure ZRP 5710-02 (Revision 3)," Control of Materials For Conditional or Unconditional Re! ease From Radiologically Posted Areas," requires that items unconditionally released from radiologically posted areas be surveyed with instrumentation having a detection capability of 5000 disintegrations per minute (dpm) per 100 cm' total contamination and 1000 dpm per 100 cm' removable beta / gamma contamination.

Contrary to the above:

a. On January 15,1998, a radiation protection technician performed a calibration of an Auxiliary Building exit personnel contamination monitor (NE Technology IPM ',) and ad to reset the monitor to the initial settings, prior to performing Section G.5 of

. m *ure ZRP 5820-07. (50 295/98003-01a and 50-304/98003-01a)

b. On . iuary 18,1998, two security officers unconditionally removed two clipboards from the radiologically posted area without performing a survey of the clipboards.

(50 295/98003-01b and 50 304/98003-01b)

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison Company 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, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region lil,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility which is the subject of this Notice, within 30 cays of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (No' ice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and raould include for each violation (1) the reason for the violation, or, if con %sted, the basis for disputing the violation or severity !ovel, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (a) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response mey reference or include previous &keted correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required responst if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a demand for information may be lasued as to why the license should not be modified, 9002170159 900206 PDR ADOCK 05000295 G PDR

Notice of Violation 2 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 provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enfotoement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 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 response, 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 requert withholding of such material, you muit 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 or information wl!! create an unwarranted invasion of pctsonal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financiallnformation), if safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable .

response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 6 th day of February 1998 1

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