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Forwards Insp Rept 50-320/86-07 on 860616-30 & Notice of Violation.Several Errors Indicating Mgt Breakdown in Control of Defueling Activities Identified During 860621 Review of Events
	ML20203E498
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	07/16/1986
From:	Travers W; Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Standerfer F; GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
Shared Package
ML20203E502	List: IR 05000320/1986007; ML20203E498; ML20203E513;
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	CON-NRC-TMI-86-067, CON-NRC-TMI-86-67 NUDOCS 8607240162
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NRC/TMI-86-067
JUL 161986
Docket No. 50-320
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GPU lluclear Corporation
ATIN: Mr. F. R. Standerfer
Vice President / Director, TMI-2
P. O. Box 480
Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057
Gentlemen:
Subject: Inspection 50-320/36-07
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This letter and attached inspection report presents the findings of a special
inspection conducted by site inspectors of this office on June 16 to June 30,
; 1986 of activities authorized by NRC License No. DPR-73. The findings were
i discussed with fir. T. Demmitt of your staff at the conclusion of the
inspection on July 2, 1986.
Areas examined during this inspection were the conduct of the defueling
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operations and radiological controls as a result of handling small pieces of
debris from the reactor core bed and in the handling of tools or other items
when being removed from the reactor vessel. Within these areas, the
inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures and records,
, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector in connection
with the circumstances surrounding handling of small pieces of debris and
tools removed from the reactor.
It appears that two of your activities were not conducted in full compliance
with NRC requirements, as set forth in the flotice of Violation, enclosed
herewith as Appendix A. These violations have been categorized by Severity
Level in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C)
published in the Federal Register (49 FR 8583), dated March 8,1984. You are
required to respond to this letter and in preparing your response, you should
follow the instructions in Appendix A.

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                    During the review of the events on June 21, 1986, we identified several errors
                    which indicate a management breakdown in control of your defueling activities.

, Specifically, a supervisor directed persons working in the reactor building to

                    take actions without first confirming conditions in the building; supervisors
                    and workers had not read applicable Radiation Work Pemits and were not aware
                    of all requirements; there was evidence of inadequate communications between
                    supervisors; and some supervisors were not attending pre-shift briefings. In
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        .~       your response to the enclosed Notice of Violation, you are requested to
                 identify the root cause for these breakdowns and describe your program for
                 ensuring that future breakdowns do not occur.

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                 We have received your letters of June 23, 1986, and July 3, 1986, concerning
                 the events described in this inspection report and will review them in future                                               i'
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                 inspections.
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                 The response directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice is not
                 subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as
                 required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
                 Your cooperation is appreciated.
                                                                  Sincerely,
                                                                 Willian D. Travers
                                                                 Director
                                                                 TMI-2 Cleanup Project Directorate
                 Enclosures:
                 1.   Appendix A, Notice of Violation
                2.    HRC Region I Inspection Report 50-320/86-07
                cc w/ encl:
                T. F. Demaitt, Deputy Director, TMI-2
                S. Levin, Site Operations Director
                R. E. Rogan, Director, Licensing and Huclear Safety
                J. J. 3yrne, Manager, THI-2 Licensing
                W.11. Linton, Manager, Recovery Programs
                A. Miller,flanager, Plant, Operations
                J. B. Lieberman, Esquire
                Ernest L. Blake, Jr., Esquire
                Public Document Room (PDR)
                local Public Document Room (LPDR)
                Nuclear Safety Information Center (tlSIC)
                NRC Resident Inspector
                Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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                  Region I Docket Room (w/ concurrence)
                  W. Travers, Director, TMI-2 Cleanup Project Directorate
                  M. Masnik, PM, TMI-2
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