ML20216C152

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980209-13.Violation Noted: on 971028,licensee Did Not Make Surveys to Assure Compliance w/10CFR20.1201(a),which Limits Occupational Radiation Exposure

ML20216C152
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	03/06/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20216C136	List: ML20216C131 ML20216C152 ML20216C167
References
50-263-98-03, 50-263-98-3, NUDOCS 9803130303
Download: ML20216C152 (2)

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t l-NOTICE OF VIOLATION Northem States Power Company Docket No. 50-263 -

Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant License No. DPR-22 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 9 - 13,1998, 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:

10 CFR 20.1501 requires that each licensee make or cause to be made surveys that may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations in Part 20 and that are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation levels, concentrations or quantities of radioactive materials, and the potential radiological hazards that could be present.

t Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1003, survey means an evaluation of the radiological conditions

and potential hazards incident to the production, use, transfer, release, disposal, or l- presence cf rad

• active material or other sources of radiation.

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' Contrary to the above, on October 28,1997, the licensee did not make surveys to assure compliance with 10 CFR 20.1201(a), which limits occupational radiation exposure. Specifically, the licensee did not adequately evaluate the radiological hazards associated with an instrument calibration on an instrument line connected to the l radweste resin transfer system. As e result, a plant employee performing an instrument l calibration was contaminated by radioactive resin which was present in the line.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supp!ement IV).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Northem States Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region lil, 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 each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or ,:everity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the resuits achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further 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 th3 required response. If an Mequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Inbrmation may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoke-1, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

Where good cause is scown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

If you contest this enforcemen; action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the '

Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

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Notice of Violation 2 Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Docurnent 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 PCR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to povide 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 euch infomuru' on. If you request withholding of such material, you mual specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and piovide 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 financial ,

information). 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, Illinois .

this6thday of March 1998 l'

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