ML20203F467
| ML20203F467 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 04/21/1986 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Carey J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20203F475 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-062, EA-86-62, NUDOCS 8604250162 | |
| Download: ML20203F467 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000334/1986005
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Docket No. 50-334
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License No. DPR-66
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ATTN: Mr. J. J. Carey
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Vice President
Nuclear Group
Post Office Box 4
Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection Report No. 50-334/86-05
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A routine safety inspection of your radiological controls and transportation
programs was conducted by Mr. P. Clemons of this office on March 10-14, 1986.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I
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Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within these creas, the
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inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative
records, interviews with personnel and observations made by the inspector.
During the inspection, we also reviewed the circumstances associated with a
violation of transportation regulations involving a shipment of low specific
activity radioactive waste from your facility to Quadrex Corporation, Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, with holes in two of the drums in the shipment. Our findings
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at the conclusion of the inspection on March 14, 1986.
In addition, three other violations of NRC requirements were identified during
.the' inspection. The four violations are described in the enclosed Notice.
Although Violation A, involving the shipment of two drums with holes in them
could be classified at Severity Level III, it has been classified at Severity
Level IV based on its low safety significance since (1) the amount of radio-
active material in each drum was minimal, (2) none of the radioactive material
was released from the drum, and (3) the drars were contained in an exclusive
use shipment. Nonetheless, these violations raise ccncerns regarding the need
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similar violations. Any similar violations may result in additional enforce-
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You are required to respond to this letter, and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
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response, you should document the specific actions taKen and planned to prevent
recurrence. Further, you should describe the actions taken to improve
management control of the t.;nsportation program to prevent such violations in
the future. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your
proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether further NRC
enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regu1ctory
requirements.
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10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosure will
be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
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