ML20236B517
| ML20236B517 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/1987 |
| From: | Dan Collins NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20236B500 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-413-87-31, 50-414-87-31, NUDOCS 8710260224 | |
| Download: ML20236B517 (2) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket Nos.:
50-413 and 50-414 Catawba License Nos.:
NPF-35 and NPF-52 During the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) inspection conducted on September 14-18, 1987, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
The violation involved failure to follow procedure for frisking and for completing daily dose cards.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 6.11 requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection be prepared consistent with the requirement of 10 CFR 20 and be approved, maintained and achered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.
Catawba Nuclear Station Directive 3.8.3, Contamination Prevention, Control and Decontamination Responsibilities, Revision 21, dated July 2,1987, requires in Section 4.6.2.2 that personnel perform a survey for contamination when leaving a radiation control area (RLA).
If frisking just the hands and feet, a minimum frisk of 40 seconds is required.
Catawba Nuclear Station Directive 3.8.6 (TS), Radiation Exposure Control, Revision 13, dated March 12, 1987, requires in Section 2.7 that all individuals complete a Daily Exposure Time Record Card (DETRC) for each entry into the RCA/ radiation control zone (RCZ) and each change of radiation work permit (RWP).
Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to adhere to radiation control procedures in that:
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From September 14 to September 17, 1987, ten of twelve individuals observed frisking at the RCA access / exit point located at the top of the spiral stairway on the 609' elevation frisked for only 20-25 seconds and 2.
Two individuals who worked inside an RCA/RCZ on the removal, repair, or replacement of a detector in the Unit 1 Reactor Building on ALgust 24, 1987, did not complete a daily dose card as required.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Ppplement IV).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duke Power Company is hereby required to submit to this Office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply including:
(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if 8710260224 871019 ADOCK c50 3
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Duke Power Company Docket Nos.:
50-413 and 50-114 Catawba 2
License Nos.:
NPF-35 and NPF-52 admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will - be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION JN k' Douglas M. Collins, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Radiological' Protection Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards i
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia l
this /tM day of Othf er 1987 4
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