ML20203F481

Notice of Violation from Insp on 860310-14

ML20203F481
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	04/21/1986
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20203F475	List: ML20203F467 ML20203F481 ML20203F504
References
50-334-86-05, 50-334-86-5, EA-86-062, EA-86-62, NUDOCS 8604250164
Download: ML20203F481 (3)

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E NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duquesne Light Company Docket No. 50-334 Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 License No. DPR-66 EA 86-62 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 10-14, 1986, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for Enforcement Actions", (Enforcement Policy),10 CFR 2, Appendix C, the violations are set forth below:

A. 10 CFR 71.5 prohibits delivery of licensed material to a carrier for transport unless the licensee complies with applicable regulations of the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR Parts 170-189. 49 CFR 173.425 (b)(1), " Transport requirements for low specific activity (LSA) radio-active materials", requires that packaged shipments of LSA material consigned as exclusive use be packaged in strong, tight packages so that there will be no leakage of radioactive material under conditions normally incident to transportation.

Contrary to the above, on October 17, 1985, two 55 gallon steel drums (Drums No.14 and 24) containing low specific activity ma.terial were consigned to a carrier for exclusive use to transport to Quadrex Corporation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the drums were not strong and tight. Specifically, Drum No. 14, containing 0.021 millicuries of radioactive material, had four holes, approximately 1/4 inch in diameter, that penetrated to the inside of the barrel and were located about one inch below the barrel lid locking ring. Drum No. 24 was punctured on the bottom, and the punctures consisted of two " slashes" about three inches long by 1/4 inch wide, which had been covered with yellow tape.

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

B. 10 CFR 71.101(b) requires each licensee to establish a quality assurance program for packages. 10 CFR 71.101(f) states that a Commission approved quality assurance program that satisfies the applicable criteria of Ap-pendix B, Part 50, of this chapter, and which is established, maintained, and executed with regard to transport packages will be accepted as sat-isfying the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section.

Criterion XVIII of Appendix B, Part 50, requires, in part, that a ccmpre-hensive system of planned and periodic audits be carried out to verify compliance with all aspects of the quality assurance program and to

, determine the effectiveness of the program. The audits shall be performed I by appropriately trained personnel.

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-Appendix A. 2 Criterion II of Appendix B, Part 50, requires, in part, that the program

. provide for indoctrination and training of personnel performing activities affecting quality as necessary to assure that suitable proficiency is achieved and maintained.

Contrary to the above,.during the period of June-July 1985, Quality Assurance Maintenance personnel conducted an audit of the Solid Waste Management area, and the three Auditors performing the audit had not been adequately trained to assure that suitable proficiency was achieved and maintained. Specifically, althougn the Lead Auditor received two to three days training in transportation activities in May 1984, and the other Auditors received two days training during the period of October-November 1985, this training was not adequate in that the training material provided was too voluminous a-d complex to be absorbed and retained in a two day training program.

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

C. Technical Specification 6.8, Procedures, requires that procedures be established,-implemented, and maintained. Item E.12 of Station Adminis-tration Procedure, Chapter 6, Radiological Control Group Administration, developed pursuant to the above, requires that procedures be reviewed at a minimum interval of every two years, or after significant changes or in-cidents, to determine if changes to the procedures are necessary or de-strable.

Contrary to the above, as of March 14, 1986, Procedure No. F0-0P-004,

" Dewatering Procedure For The 24-Inch Diameter Pressure Demineralizer Vessel Containing Ion Exchange Resins", used on at least one occasion during 1985, had not been reviewed since June 15, 1983, an interval'of more than two years.

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

D. 10 CFR 71.12(a) permits a general license to be issued to any licensee of the Commission to transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in a package for which a certificate of compliance has been issued by the NRC. 10 CFR 71.12(c)(1) states, in part, that this general license applies only to a licensee who has a copy of the certificate of-compliance and has the drawings and other documents referenced in the approval relating to the use and maintenance of the packaging and to the actions to be taken prior to shipment.

Contrary to the-above, on April 23, 1985, the licensee delivered to a carrier for transport 29.14 Curies of licensed material in a package, Model No. CNS 6-80-2, Certificate of Compliance (C of C) No. 9111, and although the licensee had a reduced copy of a drawing, it could not be verified as the referenced drawing because the drawing identification number was not legible.

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

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Appendix A 3 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duquesne Light Company is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of the letter which transmitted this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time.

j Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

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