ML20206E445
| ML20206E445 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 04/06/1987 |
| From: | Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8704130613 | |
| Download: ML20206E445 (1) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1987002
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In Reply Refer To:
Docket: 50-458/87-02
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Gulf States Utilities
ATTN: Mr. James C. Deddens
SeniorVicePresident,(RBNG)
Nuclear Licensing
P. O. Box 220
St. Francisville, Louisiana
70775
Ger.tlemen:
Thank you for your letter of March 26, 1987, in response to our letter and
Notice of Violation dated February 24, 1987. We have reviewed your reply and
find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We will
review the implementation of- your corrective actions during a future inspection
to detemine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By
J. E. Gagliardo
J. E. Gagliardo, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch
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Gulf States Utilities
ATTN:
J. E. Booker, Manager-
River Bend Oversight
P. O. Box 2951
Beaumont, Texas
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Refer to: Region IV
Docket No. 50-458/ Report 87-02
This letter responds to the Notice of Violation contained in NRC
Inspection Report No. 50-458/87-02. The inspection was performed by
Messrs.
D.D.
Chamberlain and
W.B.
Jones during the period January 1
through February 15, 1987 of activities authorized by NRC Operating
License NPF-47 for River Bend Station.
Gulf States Utilities Company's (GSU) response to Notice of Violation
8702-01, " Inadequate Procedures for Control of Radioactivity",
is
provided in the enclosed attachment pursuant to 10CFR2.201. This
completes GSU's response to the Notice of Violation.
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Senior Vice President
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J. C. Deddens, being duly sworn, states that he is a Senior Vice
President of Gulf States Utilities Campany; that he is authorized on the
part of said Chnpany to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory
Ommission the h=nts attached hereto; and that all such h_=nts
are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and
belief.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in and for the
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Response To Notice of Violation 50-458/8702-01
LEVEL IV
REFERENCE
Notice of Violation - J. E. Gagliardo letter to
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Deddens, dated
February 24, 1987.
INADEQUATE PROCEDURES FOR CONTROL OF RADIOACTIVITY
Technical Specification, paragraph
6.8.1.a.
requires that procedures
shall he established, implemented, and maintained for
activities
recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February
1978. Paragraph 7 of Appendix A to Regulatory Guide 1.33 delineates
procedures for the control of radioactivity.
Contrary to the above, it was found on February 9, 1987, that there were
no procedures in effect directing personnel exiting through portal
radiation monitors as to what should be done if a portal monitor
alarmed.
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This is a Severity Level IV violation.
REASON FOR VIOLATION
The subject violation was reviewed for determination of the cause.
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results of the review identified that proper action for portal monitor
alarm was addressed in General Employee Training, but not specifically
addressed
in
the
Radiological Program and Security procedures.
Therefore, the cause was determined to be insufficient information
regarding the portal monitor alarm in the Radiological Program and
Security procedures.
CORRECTIVE STEPS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED
Radiation Protection has revised RPP-0043, " Personnel Frisking",
to
include the following statement.
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"When passing thru a Portal Monitor, if the alarm sounds, reset the
monitor and pass thru again.
If second alarm sounds, notify
Radiation Protection.
Personnel alarming Portal Monitors after
resetting must be released by Radiation Protection."
Security has revised SPI-4 " Security Position Instruction" as follows:
1.
If an Officer is on duty in the exit area and the portal
monitor alarms when an individual exits, the individual will be
stopped, instructed to reset the portal monitor and pass
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through again.
If the monitor alarms a second time, Radiation
Protection will be contacted to perform a contamination survey
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If an Officer is not on duty in the exit area and the portal
monitor alarms, the Access Control Officer will lock the
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turnstile and the same procedure in paragraph one will be
followed.
A handout was given to personnel exiting the plant and also
personnel at the Main Administration Building personnel exit and
Gate 9.
This memo was also included in the Safety Bulletin.
A printout of personnel exiting at the same time as the Condition
Report (CR)
initiator was obtained and a comparison of Radiation
Work Permit (RWP) entries was accomplished. It was determined that
personnel entering and exiting at approximately the same time as the
CR initiator had not worked in areas of significant radiological
hazards.
An additional alarm has been attached to the portal monitors which
is much louder than the alarms furnished with the instrument. This
should ensure personnel hear the alarm during rush periods.
Implementation and enforcement of
revised
procedures
has
been
accomplished.
CORRECTIVE STEPS WHICH WILL BE TAKEN TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS
RBNP-024, " Radiation Protection Plan",
will be revised by 5/29/87 to
include the same statement as RPP-0043.
DATE WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED
Full compliance will be achieved as of 5/29/87.
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