ML20244C694

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890130-0209.Violation Noted:Failure to Make Adequate Breathing Zone Surveys of Particulate Airborne Radioactive Contaminants During 1987

ML20244C694
Person / Time
Site:	Westinghouse
Issue date:	04/06/1989
From:	Dan Collins NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20244C689	List: ML20244C687 ML20244C694 ML20244C697
References
70-1151-89-01, 70-1151-89-1, NUDOCS 8904200344
Download: ML20244C694 (2)

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t ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Westinghouse Electric Corporation

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Docket No. 70-1151' Columbia Plant License No. SNM-1107 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on January 30 - February 3,1989, and - February 9,1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C r (1989), the violation is listed below:

10 CFR 20.201(b) requires each licensee to make.or cause to be made-such-surveys as (1) may be necessa'ry for the licensee to comply with the regulations in 10 CFR . Part 20 and (2) are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation hazards that may be' l

.present. 1 10 CFRL20.103(a)(3) requires for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements of this section, that the licensee use suitable measurements of concentrations of radioactive materials in air . for .l detecting and evaluating airborne radioactivity in restricted areas and in )

addition, as appropriate, use measurements of radioactivity.in the body, '

measurements-of radioactivity excreted from the body, or any combination of such measurements as may be necessary for timely detection and assessment of individual intakes of radioactivity by exposed individuals. ]

Contrary to the above, from January through December 1987, the licensee i failed to make adequate breathing zone surveys of particulate airborne j radioactive contaminants for personnel working near and/or cleaning {

nonroutine sources of uranium contamination in the Manufacturing Automated Process (MAP) area.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Westinghouse Electric Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control . Desk, Washington, DC 20555, i with 'a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, within 30 days of the .

date of the letter transmitting this Notice. This reply should be clearly 1 marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if 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. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be 8904200344 890406 5 PDR ADOCK 07001151 C PDC i

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..f Westinghouse'e Electric Corporation Docket No.'70-1151 P Columbia . Plant: '2 License No. SNM-1107 issued to.show cause why the license should not be modified. susperided,'or revoked or why such other action as may be. proper should not be'taken.

4 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION fM Douglas M.: Collins, Chief-l Emergency. Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch:

Division of Radiation. Safety-and Safeguards.

Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this fdday of Agr// 1989 L

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