ML20212C565
| ML20212C565 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 02/26/1987 |
| From: | Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NT-87-0072, NT-87-72, NUDOCS 8703030817 | |
| Download: ML20212C565 (3) | |
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' Alibama Power Co'mpany.
NT-87-0072 600 North 18th Strast
- Post office Box 2641
" Birmingham, Alabama 35291-0400
' Telephone 205 250-1835 R. P. Mcdonald Alabama Power Senior Vice President the southem electnc system February 26, 1987 Docket No. 50-348
' Docket No. 50-364 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-
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SUBJECT:
J. M. Farley Nuclear Plant NRC Inspection of November 6-7, 1986 RE:
Report Number 50-348/86-26 and 50-364/86-26 Gentlemen:
This letter refers to the violations cited in the subject inspection reports, which state:
"During the Nuclear Regulatory Conmission (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.
i 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 requirements of the regulations appropriate to the mode of transport of the Department of Transportation (DOT) in 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.
i 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.
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission February 26, 1987 Page 2 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 package and the description of the physical and chemical form of the material.
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to comply with DOT 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 Laboratories, Huntsville, Alabama, and failed to include on the shipping 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).
Collectively, these violations have been evaluated in the aggregate as a Severity Level IV problem (Supplement V)."
Upon receipt of the notice of violation, C. D. Nesbitt of Farley Nuclear Plant telephoned Mr. C. M. Hosey of Region II to determine the meaning of the third paragraph of the cover letter of the inspection report.
Mr.
Hosey advised that the Alabama Power Company response should consider the generic aspects of the violations, not merely the specific violations.
It should be noted that the phrase " release surveys" as used on page 2 of the inspection report is incorrect. The snubbers were surveyed for the purpose of transferring them from one radiation controlled area to another radiation controlled area.
Admission or Denial n e above violations occurred as described in the subject reports.
Reason for Violation A.
Wis violation was caused by procedural inadequacy in that the FNP warehouse was authorized to ship boxes without verification of contents.
B.
W is violation was caused by procedural inadequacy in that r0 FNP procedure required the documentation of the curie content of the individual snubbers as they were prepared for shipment.
Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved A.
The four snubbers which had been confiscated by the Orange County, California Health Department were returned to FNP on 11-10-86 (arrived 11-11-86).
B.
No corrective action is possible because Wyle released the 99 mechanical snubbers to a clean area prior to discovery of the curie estimation error.
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
-February 26, 1987 Page 3 Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further Violations A.
Procedures will be modified to ensure that any item which has been in an FNP radiation controlled area is surveyed by FNP health physics prior to offsite shipment by warehouse personnel.
B.
Radiation control procedures will be revised to require the Radwaste Supervisor to ensure that a curie content calculation has been performed prior to accepting items for inclusion in a radioactive material shipment. If a container is prepared without such documentation, it will be reopened and resurveyed.
Date of Full Congliance April 30, 1987 Affiraation I affirm that this response is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. The information contained in this letter is not considered to be of a proprietary nature.
o Yours ve
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R. P. Mcdonald RPM /emb cc: Mr. L. B. Long Dr. J. N. Grace Mr. E. A. Reeves Mr. W. H. Bradford
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