ML20205P959

Notice of Violation from Insp on 860106-10.Violations Noted: Main Steam Valve,Contaminated W/Radioactivity,Shipped to Offsite Lab W/O Proper Identification & Exposure Info Not Provided to Individuals & NRC within Specified Time Period

ML20205P959
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	05/22/1986
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20205P953	List: ML20205P949 ML20205P959
References
50-285-86-01, 50-285-86-1, EA-86-075, EA-86-75, NUDOCS 8605280069
Download: ML20205P959 (2)

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1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION fI

! Omaha Public Power District Docket No. 50-285 l Fort Calhoun Station License No. DPR-40 L EA 86-75 i

L During an NRC inspection conducted on January 6-10, 1986, violations of NRC l requirements were identified. The violations involved failure to: (1) identify a radioactive shipment, (2) properly control a very high radiation area, (3) provide workers with required radiation termination exposure reports, and (4) perform radiological surveys. In accordance with the " General Statement of i I

l- Policy and _ Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985),

the violations are listed below: l I. 10 CFR 71.5(a) requires, in part, that each licensee who delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport shall comply with the applicable requirements of DOT in 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.

A. Failure to Identify Shipment of Radioactive Materials Fort Calhoun Station (FCS) Operating Procedure Volume VII, Section 6.3, j

" Transportation of Radioactive Materials," states: "All shipments of  !

radioactive material must comply with DOT Regulations and regulations of other appropriate Federal and State agencies."

49 CFR 171.2(a) requires, in part: "No person may offer . . .

hazardous material for transportation in commerce unless that material is properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, and in condition for shipment as required or authorized by this subchapter . .."

49 CFR 173.421(d) requires, in part, for the shipment of limited quantities of radioactive materials, that: "the outside of the packaging itself bears the marking ' Radioactive'."

Contrary to the above, a main steam valve contaminated with about nine microcuries of radioactivity was shipped to an offsite laboratory on October 9,1985 without having been identified by label or markings as being radioactive.

B. Failure to Perform Surveys 49 CFR 173.475(i) requires, in part, that before each shipment of any

• " * '"fadioactive materials ' package, the shipper shall ensure by examination or appropriate tests that external radiation and contamination levels are within the allowable limits specified in this subchapter.

Contrary to the above, the licensee failed in October 1985 to survey a radioactively contaminated main steam system valve prior to shipping the valve to an offsite laboratory for repair.

This is a Severity Level III problem (Supplement V).

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i Notice of Violation II. Failure to Control Very High Fadiation Area Facility Operating License Technical Specifications (TS) 5.11.2 states, in part, that "in each high radiation area in which the intensity of radiation is greater than 1000 mrem /hr (Very High Radiation Area) . . .

locked doors shall be provided to prevent unauthorized entry into such areas . . ."

Contrary to the above, the licensee failed on January 2, 1986 to use locked

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doors to control access to Roon 27 of the Reactor Auxiliary Building in which were stored several plastic bags containing radioactive waste that produced radiation levels of 1200 mR/hr measured about 18 inches from the surface of the bags.

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

111. Failure to Notify NRC and Individuals of Exposure 10 CFR 20.408(b) requires, in part: "When an individual terminates employment with a licensee . . . the licensee shall furnish to the . . .

Nuclear Regulatory Commission . . . a report of the individual's exposure to radiation . . . during the period of employment or work assignment . . .

Such report shall be furnished within 30 days af ter the exposure of the individual has been determined by the licensee or 90 days after the date of termination . . . whichever is earlier."

10 CFR 20.409(b) requires, in part: "When a licensee is required pursuant to $$20.405 or 20.408 to report to the Commission any exposure of an individual to radiation . . . the licensee shall also notify the individual.

Such notice shall be transmitted at a time not later than the transmittal to the Commission . . ."

Contrary to the above, as of January 7, 1986, the licensee had failed to provide to the individuals and the NRC the required exposure information within the specified time period for about 30 individuals.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Omaha Public Power District is hereby required to submit to this Office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each viniation: (1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further vioIstions, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Arlington, Texas, this % Z. day of May 1986.

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