ML20217E568

Forwards Insp Repts 50-348/98-01 & 50-364/98-01 on 980111-0221 & NOV Re Examples of Inadequate Use of Radiological Contamination Controls During Performance of Maint

ML20217E568
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	03/23/1998
From:	Skinner P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
Shared Package
ML20217E575	List: IR 05000348/1998001 ML20217E568 ML20217E592
References
50-348-98-01, 50-348-98-1, 50-364-98-01, 50-364-98-1, NUDOCS 9803310079
Download: ML20217E568 (4)

See also: IR 05000348/1998001

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March 23, 1998

l Southern' Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

l ATTN: Mr. D.'N, Morey

Vice President

l P. O. Box 1295

Birmingham. AL 35201-1295

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l SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-348/98-01 AND 50-364/98-01.

AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Morey:

On February 21, 1998, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed

an inspection at your Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP). The enclosed report

presents the results of that inspection.

During the six-week period. your conduct of activities at FNP was generally

characterized by safety-conscious operations. sound engineering and

maintenance practices, and careful radiological work controls. However, a

violation of NRC requirements was identified involving two examples of

inadequate use of radiological contamination controls during the performance

of maintenance.

The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the

s)ecific circumstances surrounding the violation are described in detail in

t1e enclosed report. Please note that you are required to respond to this

letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice

when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to

determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance

-with regulatory requirements.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice." a copy of i

this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

L Sincerely.

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Original signed by Pierce H. Skinner

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Docket Nos.: 50-348 and 50-364  ;

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License Nos.: NPF-2 and NPF-8

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation i

2. Inspection Report 50-348/98-01 l

and 50-364/98-01 ,

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L M. J. Ajluni. Licensing

Services Manager. B-031

' Southern Nuclear Operating

Company. Inc.

42 Inverness Center Parkway

Birmingham. AL 35242 ,

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R. D. Hill. Jr. ]

General Manager. Farley' Plant

Southern Nuclear Operating

Company. Inc.

P. O. Box 470

Ashford. AL 36312

J. D. Woodard

Executive Vice President

Southern Nuclear Operating

Company. Inc.

P. O. Box 1295

Birmingham AL 35201

State Health Officer ,

Alabama Department of Public Health l

434 Monroe Street l

Montgomery. AL 36130-1701

M. Stanford Blanton

Balch and Bingham Law Firm  :

P. O. Box 306  ;

1710 Sixth Avenue North  !

Birmingham, AL- 35201

Chairman

Houston County Commission

P. O. Box 6406 '

Dothan, AL 36302

Distribution w/encis:

P. Skinner. RII l

C. Rapp. RII

J. Zimmerman. NRR

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NRC Resident Inspector

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

7388 N. State Highway 95

Columbia. AL 36319

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General Manager. Farley Plant i

Southern Nuclear Operating 4

Company. Inc.

P. O. Box 470

Ashford. AL 36312

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Executive Vice President

Southern Nuclear Operating

Company. Inc. ,

P. O. Box 1295 i

Birmingham, AL 35201

State Health Officer

Alabama Department of Publi Health

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NOTIC OF VIOLATION

Scuthern Nuclear Operating Compa Docket No.: 50-348, 50-364

Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 a 2 License No.: NPF-2, NPF-8

During an NRC inspection cond ted during the period January 11 through

February 21, 1998, a violati 1 of KRC requirements was identified. In

accordance with the " Genera Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC

Enforcement Actions," NURE -1600, this violation is listed below:

Technical Soecifications 6.8.1.a requires that applicable written procedures

recommended in Appendix of Regulatory Guide 1.33 Revision 2, dated February

1978, shall be establis ed implemented, and maintained. Regulatory Guide

1.33. Appendix A. Sect)on 7.e(4) recomends Radiation Protection procedures

specifically for contaMnation control.

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FNP-0-M-001.HealthfhysicsManual. Revision 13,datedJuly 14, 1995,

paragraph 6.4.2. required that. materials being removed from a contaminated 1

area must be either/1) surveyed by Health Physics personnel as they are being I

removedfromtheapea,or2)placedinaRadioactiveMaterialsbagand

transported to an , appropriate location to be surveyed. Paragraph 6.10 stated '

" Step off pads (50P's) will be provided at points where protective clothing is

to be removed."

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