ML20237H286
| ML20237H286 | |
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| Site: | Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute |
| Issue date: | 08/07/1987 |
| From: | Irving G DEFENSE, DEPT. OF, DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 8708170134 | |
| Download: ML20237H286 (2) | |
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ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE BETHESD A, M ARYLAND 20814-5145 7 August 1987 w
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SUBJECT:
Notice of Violation from Inspection Report # 50-170/87-02 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 Gentlemen:
In response to the Notice of Violation dated 9 July 1987, the following statements of fact are submitted for your consideration.
The volation did occur as stated. However, we believe that this violation was minor and would not have resulted in an increased threat to the public health and safety for two reasons. First, the unlabeled drums were being stored in an area to which unescorted access is strictly controlled and limited to members of the Reactor and Radiation Safety staffs. Second, that storage area was appropriately marked as an area that contained radioactive materials.
l At the time this violation was identified to the radiation safety staff by the NRC inGpectors, immediate corrective action was l
taken. All the speed.fied waste drums were properly labeled.
l resulting in full compliance with 10 CFR 20.203(f).
To avoid the future potential for non-compliance with l
10 CFR 20.203(f), Health Physics Procedure 6-2, paragraph 70, (at the enclosure) has been revised to indicate that any container in which radioactive material is accumulated and could exceed Appendix C quantities will initially be posted with a clearly visible label bearing the radiation symbol and the words " CAUTION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL." The radioactive codtents will also be identified by a tag or otherwise clearly visible label.
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1 Full compliance was achieved immediately after the violation was identified as noted in paragraph two, above. Changes to the Health Physics Procedure 6-2 were made on 7 July 1987. This
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