ML20209J438

Notice of Violation from Insp on 860609-13

ML20209J438
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	09/12/1986
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20209J436	List: ML20209J432 ML20209J438 ML20210B113
References
50-298-86-19, EA-86-133, NUDOCS 8609170003
Download: ML20209J438 (2)

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- Nebraska Public Power District Docket: 50-298/86-19 Cooper Nuclear Station License: DPR-46 EA 86-133 During an NRC inspection conducted on June 9-13, 1986, three violations _of 10tc

- requirements were identified. The violations involved (1) failure to perform adequate surveys,.(2) failure to identify a radioactive shipment, and (3) the transfer of licensed material to an unauthorized recipient. In.accordance with the~" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"

10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violations are listed below:

l A. Failure to Perform Adequate Surveys 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 Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations

- 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189, 49 CFR 173.475(i) requires, in part,'that before each shipnent of any radioactive 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 " Hazardous Materials Regulations."

Contrary to the above, the licensee failed on April 10, 1985, to perform adequate surveys of a radioactive contaminated sandblaster prior to shipping the equipment to an offsite facility. At the offsite facility surveys indicated smearable contamination levels of 3,000 to 6,000 disintegrations per minute per 100 square centimeters.

This is a-Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement V) (298/8619-01)

B. Failure to Identify Shipment of Radioactive Materials 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 regulations 49 CFR Parts 170 through'189.

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 'RADI0 ACTIVE'."

Contrary to the above, a sandblaster containing radioactive material (about 16 microcuries of contaminated aluminum oxide grit) was shipped to an offsite facility on April 17, 1985, without having been identified by label or marking as being radioactive.

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This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement V) (298/8619-02) 8609170003 DR 860912 ADOCK 05000298 PDR

2 C. Unauthorized Transfer of Licensed Material 10 CFR 30.41(b)(5) prohibits the transfer of byproduct material except

- to persons -authorized to receive such byproduct material under terms of a specific license or's general license or their equivalent issued by the Atomic Energy Commission, the Commission, or an Agreement State.

Contrary to the,above, on April 17, 1985, the licensee transferred

-approximately 170' pounds of aluminum oxide containing 16 microcuries of-

cobalt-60 in a sandblaster to a vendor who was not authorized to receive

byproduct' mat'erial in accordance with 10 CFR Part 30.41(b)(5).

This is a Sevarit'y Level IV violation. (Supplement IV) (298/8619-03)

Pursuant to the provisions'of 10 CFR 2.201, Nebraska 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 violation: -(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 violations, 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-12th day ofSeptember1986.

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