ML20235S362

Notice of Violation from Insp on 870427-30 & 0508-13. Violations Noted:Radiation Work Permits 87-4-231,87-4-232 & 87-4-281 Did Not Indicate Method of High Radiation Area Control or Surveillance Frequency of Checking Work

ML20235S362
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	07/14/1987
From:	Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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Shared Package
ML20235S336	List: ML20235S334 ML20235S362
References
50-309-87-08, 50-309-87-8, EA-87-103, NUDOCS 8707210637
Download: ML20235S362 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Docket No. 50-309 Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station License No. DPR-36 EA 87-103 During an NRC inspection conducted on April 27-30 and May 8-13, 1987, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987), the violations are set forth below:

A. Technical Specification 5.11 requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection be prepared and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiatior exposure. Radiation Protection Procedure 9.1.10, Radiation Work Permits, requires, in part, in Section 7.4, that the method of high radiation area control utilized and the surveillance frequency of checking work in such high radiation area be indicated on the radiation work permit.

Contrary to the above, Radiation Work Permits Nos. 87-4-231, 27-4-232, and 87-4-281, used for entries into nigh radiation areas on April 30, 1987, did not indicate the method of high radiation area control or the surveillance frequency of checking the work performed in those areas.

B. Technical Specification 5.12.1 requires, in part, that each high radiation area in which the intensity of radiation is at such levels that a major portion of the body could receive in any one hour a dose in ,

excess of 100 mrem be barricaded and conspicuously posted as a high radiation area. 1 Contrary to the above, at approximately 12:00 p.m. on April 27, 1987, a high radiation area existed on the -2' elevation of the containment near the Reactor Head Stand, and the barricade and postings for this high radiation area were inside the 100 mR/hr boundary and thus were not serving as a warning to anyone approaching the area. As a result, an individual in the area could have received a dose to the major portion of the body of 120 mrem in an hour.

C. 10 CFR 20.203(c)(iii) requires that each entrance or access point to a l high radiation area be maintained locked with positive access control over each individual entry.

Contrary to the above, on May 10, 1987, access to the Waste Storage Area adjacent to the Radiation Control Area (RCA) Storage Building was not maintained under positive access control. Specifically, scaffolding and a ladder were located adjacent to a wall of this area which would allow an individual to reach the top of the wall and gain access to the inside I where radiation dose rates were as high as 2000 mrem /hr. ,

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Notice of Violation D. 10 CFR 19.12 requires, in part, that all individuals working in or frequenting any portion of a restricted area be sept informed of the storage of radioactive material and precautions to minimize exposure.

J Contrary to the above, at approximately 11:00 p.m. on May 8,1987, certain workers were standing in a restricted area next to a 55 gallon drum which had contact dose rates of 1200 mrem /hr, and these workers were not informed that radioactive materiai was stored in the 55 gallon .

drum, nor were they provided precautions to minimize their exposure to i the radiation emanating from the material in this drum.  !

These violations are categorized in the aggregate as a Severity Level III problem. (Supplement IV)  :

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2,201, Mair.e Yarkee is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspectot, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this 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 if admitted, (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. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Origir.nl Signed Dr WILLIAM T. RUSSELL William T. Russell Regional Administrator l

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this /$l day of July 1987 t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _