ML20217H249
| ML20217H249 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 03/26/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20217H239 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-309-97-09, 50-309-97-9, NUDOCS 9804030230 | |
| Download: ML20217H249 (2) | |
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- . NOTICE OF VIOLATION Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Docket No. 50-309 Wiscasset,ME 04578 License No. DPR-36
! During an inspection conducted between December 8,1997 and March 7,1998 two violations l of NRC requirements were identified in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and i Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations cre listed below:
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- A. Technical Specification 5.8.2 requires, in part, that written procedures shall be l established, implemented, and maintained covering the activities referenced in Appendix "A" of Regulatory Guide 1.33, (Revision 2), dated February 1978. Regulatory Guide 1.33, (Revision 2), dated February 1978, recommends in Appendix "A", Section 9, Procedures for Performance of Maintenance. Maine Yankee Procedure 5-581, Cavity Seal Ring Installation, stops 5.3.1.f and g, required the air regulator outlet valve and the test device relief valve isolation valve to be closed.
Contrary to the above, on January 5,1998, the air regulator outlet valve and the test device relief valve isolation valve were not closed as specified by the procedure. The omission of these procedure steps left the air source sligned to the test rig during the air drop test. Leakage of air from the air source could have affected the results of the test.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
B. Technical specification 5.11.1, requires, in part, that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be prepared. Procedure 9-5-100, Contamination Control / Decontamination Program, provides specific requirements. Section 7.3.1 requires that personnel shall not reach into contaminated areas except as specifically authorized. Section 4.15.1.1 requires personnel to comply with specific radiation protection instructions regarding contamination controls. Radiation Protection Guideline (RPG)-002, Working Across Contaminated Area Boundaries, provides instructions that require gloves to be changed whenever removing hands from the contaminated area.
Contrary to the above, the following examples of failures to comply with procedure 9 100 were observed.
- 1) On January 26,1998, workers installing equipment on an instrument rack reached into areas posted as contaminated without specific authorization to do so and without appropriate protective clothing.
- 2) On January 27,1998, a worker exiting a contaminated area reached back into the area to retrieve some papers without specific authorization to do so and without appropriate protective clothing.
- 3) On February 5,1998, a worker draining water from the intemals of check valve FP-12, failed to remove his gloves upon removing his hands from within the contamination area.
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These three examples are a violation of NRC requirements. This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
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Notice of Violation 2 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement of explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facilit/ 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 Notice of Violation" and should include for each 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 violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response, if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in the 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.
If you contest this enforcement action, tou should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, UniteJ States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
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 propnetary 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 mutt 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 un,verranted 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.
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