ML20212C531
| ML20212C531 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 02/28/1987 |
| From: | Bird R BOSTON EDISON CO. |
| To: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| 87-040, 87-40, NUDOCS 8703030808 | |
| Download: ML20212C531 (3) | |
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b U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Thomas T. Martin, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards 631 Park Avenue King of Pruss'la, PA 19406 License No. DPR-35 Docket No. 50-293
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Response to NRC Inspection Report No. 50-393/86-44
Dear Mr. Martin:
Attached please find Boston Edison Company's response to the Notice of Violation as identified in Appendix A of NRC Inspection Report 50-293/86-44 dated January 30, 1987.
Please do not hesitate to contact me directly should you have any questions l
regarding this matter.
l Very truly yours, 0
1 Ralph Bird EM/la
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~ ATTACHMENT-l' BOSTON EDISON COMPANY RESPONSE-TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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Pilgrim ~ Nuclear Power Station Docket No. 50-293 Notice of Violation
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l Technical' Specification 6.ll, requires that procedures for personal radiation protection be prepared and adhered to. Procedure 6.1-211, Radiological Release of Vehicles / Material to Offsite, Revision 0, requires, in part, in Section II.B that all items leaving the site be cleared by a qualified member of the Radiological Section prior to being allowed-through the Security Fence.
Contrary to the above, on November 25, 1986 and December 6, 1986, a concrete truck and laundry truck, respectively, were allowed through the Security Fence-and subsequently left the site without being cleared by a member of the Radiological Section.
Boston Edison Response I
Boston Edison concurs with the facts stated in th'e notice of violation.
On November 25, 1986, a concrete truck was released from site without being cleared by a member of the Radiological Section. Immediate action was taken i
to regain control of the vehicle. Appropriate radiological surveys of the f
truck's path were-performed and the truck was surveyed at its destination.
Radiological clearance was granted since no contamination was detected.
Corrective actions'taken to preclude reoccurrence of this event were; p,
(1) Security Procedure 2.01 " Station Access Control" was strengthened to more clearly state the required radiological requirements to be met prior to 4
vehicle release from site. This revision was approved on December 3, 1986.
(2) Supplemental training of the security force in Vehicle Egress Control was started on November 26, 1986 and completed by appropriate security personnel on January 15, 1987.
l (3) The requirement for Security Supervisor approval before vehicles and
. materials are allowed to exit the site was instituted.
It was believed that these corrective steps were sufficient to avoid further violations of this type.
On December 6, 1986 a laundry truck left the site without prior clearance from the Radiological Section.
The laundry truck was immediately returned to the site and proper radiological clearance was granted. Appropriate radiological surveys were performed and no contamination was detected.
The following extenuating circumstances were considered in the evaluation of the previously implemented corrective actions:
(1) The laundry truck was within a narrow roadway which leads to the vehicle exit portal. Behind the truck was another vehicle.
The roadway is bordered by a building on one side and the switchyard fence on the other, permitting only one way travel on this portion of roadway.
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ATTACHMENT 1 (cont.)
BOSTON EDISON COMPANY RESPONSE TO VIOLATION (2) While the vehicles were awaiting exit processing by security and radiological protection personnel, an ambulance arrived at the vehicle gate in response to an emergency within the protected area.
It was security's understanding that the emergency involved a life threatening situation.
The security escort with the laundry' truck retrieved that vehicle driver's security credentials and instructed the driver to move forward and stop just outside the vehicle gate and to wait until the emergency was terminated. The decision to move the truck forward was proper since it expedited the entrance of the emergency vehicle on site.
Contrary to the direction of the security escort, the laundry truck driver drove away.
Security force personnel tried to have the vehicle stopped prior to leaving the controlled area, but it is a very short distance to the public roadway and it was not possible to intercept the vehicle.
(3) Security force personnel at the vehicle gate were experienced and well aware that the vehicle required radiological clearance.
The vehicle driver had been to the site many times and knew that the vehicle required radiological clearance; he cither did not understand or chose to ignore the directions from security. A different company is now providing laundry service.
(4) It was acceptable practice at the time to allow an escorted vehicle to be followed by a security force member in a site security vehicle.
The following additional corrective action has been taken to avoid further violations:
(1) The practice of allowing site security escorts to follow escorted vehicles with security vehicles was immediately stopped.
Escorts are now directed to be inside or on foot alongside the escorted vehicle with the driver, enhancing control over the vehicle operator.
The results achieved by the aforementioned improvements in vehicle egress processing have been effective in that no further violations of this type have been experienced.
Full compliance was achieved on December 6, 1986, the date the laundry truck was returned to site and appropriate radiological clearance obtained.
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