ML20217L823

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980201-0328.Violation Noted:On 980313,inspector Identified That Four Individuals Performing Work Inside Posted Contaminated Area Failed to Comply W/Radiation Work Permits & Posted Instructions

ML20217L823
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	04/27/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20217L038	List: ML20217L033 ML20217L823 ML20217L831
References
50-443-98-01, 50-443-98-1, NUDOCS 9805040310
Download: ML20217L823 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation Docket No. 50-443 Seabrook Station, Unit 1 License No. NPF-86 l During an NRC inspection conducted between February 1,1998, and March 28,1998, the following violations of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," the violations are listed below.

A. Seabrook Technical Specification 6.10.1 requires that procedures for personnel ,

radiation protection be prepared consistent with requirements of 10 CFR Part 20

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and shall be adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.

'Seabrook procedure RP 9.1, "RCA Access / Egress Requirements," revision 12, requires, in part, that personnel perform work inside the radiation controlled area in accordance with the radiation work permit and posted instructions.

Contrary to the above, on March 13,1998, the inspector identified that four individuals performing work inside a posted contaminated area failed to comply with their radiation work permits and the posted instructions.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

B. 10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion 111, Design Control, requires, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that the design basis is correctly translated into drawings, procedures, and instructions. These measures shall include provisions to assure that appropriate quality standards are specified and included in design documents and that deviations from such standards are controlled.

Contrary to the above, on March 28,1998, the inspector identified that adequate instructions were not developed to assure that modifications installed to the ventilation systems for both residual heat removal pump rooms would not result in an unacceptable reduction of the ventilation system flow. This resulted in an unintentional ventilation flow reduction of approximately 50% to each room.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation is 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 Adminibtrator, Region 1, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility l

that is the subject of this Notice, within thirty days of receipt of the letter transmitting this l Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be cir,arly marked as a " Reply to a Notics 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 ADh 43 PDR

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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 l . reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately

addresses the required response. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given l . to extending the response time.

! Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the~

l extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards l Information so that it con 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 mW11 specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the basis 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.

l l-Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

. this 27th day of April 1998.

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