ML20216B178

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970728-0801.Violation Noted:On 970730,one Inch Rubber Fill & Vent Hose W/Removable Surface Contamination of 2000 Disintegrations Per Minute Per 100 Square Centimeters,Found Outside Contaminated Area

ML20216B178
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	08/29/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20216B141	List: IR 05000440/1997010 ML20216B137 ML20216B178
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50-440-97-10, NUDOCS 9709050247
Download: ML20216B178 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Centerior Service Company Docket No. 50 440 Perry Nuclear Power Plant License No. NPF 58 During an NRC inspection conducted from July 28,1997, through August 1,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 5.4.1.a requires, in part, that procedures / instructions shall be established, implemented, and maintained for the applicable procedures recommended in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February 1978.

Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February 1978, lists typical safety-related activities that should be covered by written procedures including (Step 7.e.4) procedures for contamination control.

Perry Operations Manual Plant Administrative Procedure PAP-0515, Revision 8,

" Control of Radioactive Material," Step 5.8.1.a, requires, in part, that material produced through operation of the plant be controlled as radioactive materialif survey results indicate levels of removable contamination in excess of 1000 dpm (16.7 Bq) per 100 cm 8beta-gamma contamination.

Perry Operations Manual Plant Administrative Procedure PAP-0516, Revision 8,

" Control of Radioactive Material," Step 6,6.4.10, requires, in part, that personnel at the Perry plant use radioactive material with loose, external surf ace contamination only in contaminated areas or in areas anticipated to become contaminated, leave radioactive materialin posted contaminated work areas during work activities, and prior to removing material from posted contaminated areas package material with loose external contamination in clean, yellow bags, or other suitable container, Contrary to the above, on July 30,1997, a one inch rubber fill and vent hose with removable surface contamination of 2000 disintegrations per minute per 100 square centimeters (dpm/100 cm2 ) was identified outside of a contaminated area and was not contained in a clean, yellow bag, or other suitable container.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Centerior Service Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conimission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region lit, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice; within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for the violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further 9709050247 970829 gDR ADOCK 05000440 PDR

Notice of Violation 2 violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response if an adequate reply is not received within the time ,

specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken - Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or

. proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information, if you request withholding of such material, you mull specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financialinformation), if safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Lisle, IL this 29th day of August 1997

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