ML20203K976
| ML20203K976 | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/04/1986 |
| From: | Withers B PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Download: ML20203K976 (3) | |
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Portlanci Genetal Electric Conyxiny Bart D Wahers Vce Presdort August 4, 1986 Trojan Nuclear Plant Docket 50-344 License NPF-1 Mr. Ross A. Scarano Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region V 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek CA 94596
Dear Sir:
TROJAN NUCLEAR PLANT Response to Notice of Violation Your letter of July 3,1986 forwarded Inspection Report 86-18 and a Notice of Violation concerning issuance of respirators to two workers whose annual medical evaluation had expired and maintenance of radioactive contamination survey records of workers who received open skin or flesh wounds while working in contaminated areas.
Our response to this Notice of Violation is attached.
Sincerely, Bart D. Withers l
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Trojan Nuclear Plant Mr. R. A. Scarano Docket 50-344 August 4, 1986 i
License NPF-1 Attachment Page 1 of 2 l
RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION i
Violation A.
Technical Specification 6.11 requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20 and shall be approved, maintained, and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure. The licensee's Radiation Protection Manual developed pursuant to this specification requires in Section II.B.4.a that a determination of the medical status I
of each person who may be required to wear respiratory protective equipment will be made prior to his assignment to use it, and repeated annually thereafter.Section II.H.2.c. states that, " Respirators will I
only be issued to personnel qualified to use the respirator. Qualifi-cations consist of.. 2) medical evaluation..."
Contrary to the above, on April 16 and 18, 1986, a worker was issued a respirator for use whose medical reevaluation had expired on February 28, 1986, and another worker was issued a respirator for use on April 30, 1986, whose medical reevaluation had expired on j
February 19, 1986.
In each case, respirators were issued and used pursuant to radiation work permit requirements.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement IV).
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Response
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The above noted workers were issued respirators even though their annual medical evaluation had expired because the issuing personnel did not l
correctly follow the procedures for issuance of respirators to workers.
1 These issuing personnel have been reprimanded and have been reinstructed on
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the appropriate procedu'res. All Radiation Protection personnel who may issue respirators have been reinstructed to not issue respirators unless they confirm the individual is qualified to wear a respirator. The issuance of respirators to workers with an expired annual medical evaluation should not occur again.
Violation B.
10 CFR 20.401(b) requires, in part, that each licensee shall maintain records showing the results of surveys required by 10 CFR 20.201(b),
" Surveys".
10 CFR 20.201(b) requires that each licensee make or cause to be made surveys as:
(1) may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations in 10 CFR 20, and (2) are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation hazards that may be present.
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Trojan Nuclear Plant Mr. R. A. Scarano Docket 50-344 August 4, 1986 License NPF-1 Attachment Page 2 of 2 Contrary to the above, the.1.icensee did not maintain records of surveys performed on May 12 and April 19 and 25, 1986, to evaluate the possible intake of radioactive materials of workers who received open skin or flesh wounds while working in contaminated areas.
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement IV).
Response
contamination survey records were not maintained for the workers referred to above because these contamination surveys showed that there was not any detectable radioactive contamination in the area of the open skin or flesh wounds or on any other parts of these workers' bodies.
An instruction has been implemented that provides for the record documentation for nondetect-able radioactive contamination surveys of injured workers with open skin or flesh wounds. The Trojan Nuclear Plant personnel who would perform these radioactive contamination surveys have been instructed on thic activity.
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