ML20210U366

Notice of Violation from Insp on 861106-07

ML20210U366
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	02/02/1987
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Shared Package
ML20210U350	List: IR 05000348/1986026 ML20210U346 ML20210U366
References
50-348-86-26, 50-364-86-26, NUDOCS 8702180462
Download: ML20210U366 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Alabama Power Company Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 Farley License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8 During the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) inspection conducted on November 6-7, 1986, violations of NRC requirements were -identified. The violations involved (a) failure to assure a recipient was authorized to receive radioactive material as required by 10 CFR 30.41(c); and (b) failure to meet the ,

Department of Transportation requirements for a radioactive material shipment as required by 10 CFR 71.5(a). 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:

A. 10 CFR 30.41(a) requires that no licensee shall transfer by-product material except as authorized pursuant to this section.

Contrary to the above, on March 13, 1986, the licensee . transferred .

radioactive material (mechanical snubbers) to Pacific Scientific, Anaheim, California, a recipient unauthorized to receive any radioactive material.

B. 10 CFR 71.5(a) requires each licensee who transports . licensed material outside of the confines of its plant or other place of use, to comply with applicable transport ofrequirements the Department of the regulations appDOT) of Transportation (ropriate in ~ 49to theParts CFR mode 170.of through 189.

49 CFR 173.22(a)(1) requires that a person offering a hazardous material for transport in a package or container required by this part shall classify and describe the hazardous material in accordance with Parts 172 and 173 of this subchapter.

49 CFR 172.203(d) requires that the description for a shipment of radioactive material on a shipping paper must include the name of each >

radionuclide in the radioactive material, the activity contained in each j i

package and the . description of the physical and chemical - fonn of the '

material. i Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to comply with D0T regulations applicable to the transportation of radioactive material in that, on May _15, 1985,.the licensee made Radioactive Material Shipment Number 85-68 to Wyle i Laboratories, Huntsville, Alabama, and failed to include on the shipping i papers the description of a box of 99 mechanical. snubbers and the activity contained in the package as required by 49 CFR 172.203(d).

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Alabama Power Company Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 Farley 2 License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8 Collectively, these violations have been evaluated in the aggregate as a Severity Level IV problem (Supplement V).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Alabama Power Company 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 violat;on: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION J. Nelson Grace Regional Administrator Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 2 day of February 1987

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