ML20246K110
| ML20246K110 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fort Saint Vrain  |
| Issue date: | 05/12/1989 |
| From: | Robert Williams PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| P-89176, NUDOCS 8905170241 | |
| Download: ML20246K110 (3) | |
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Company of Colore do t
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Denver, CO 8020% 0840 R.O. WILLI AMS, JR.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS May 12, 1989 Fort St. Vrain Unit No. I P-89176 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington D. C.
20555 Docket No. 50-267
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 89-03
REFERENCE:
NRC Letter, Callan to Williams, dated April 14,1(" '
(G-89134)
Gentlemen:
This letter is in response to the Notice of Violation received as a result of the NRC inspection conducted by Messrs. R. E.
Farrell and i
P.
W. Michaud during the period of February 1 through March 18, 1989 i
(see Reference). The following response to the item contained in the
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Notice of Violation is hereby submitted.
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Failure to Estchlish and Control Radiological Areas Licensee Technical Specification AC 7.4.d requires, in part, that procedures for personnel radiation protection shall be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR 20, and shall be approved, maintained, and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.
Licensee Procedure HPP-9, Issue 8,
" Establishing and Posting Controlled Areas," implements the requirement of 10 CFR 20.
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5.3.5 of HPP-9 states, in part, that a suitable contamination survey meter be set up at the step-off pad or nearest " low background" area whenever an individual is required to work in the controlled area.
Any individual entering the contaminated area shall perform a whole J
body frisk upon exiting the area.
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P-89176 May 12, 1989 Contrary to the above, on February 17, 1989, the south stairway between Levels 10 and 11 of the Reactor Building was utilized by potentially contaminated individuals prior to performing a whole body frisk and was simultaneously utilized by individuals exiting the area after frisking.
This was due to a contamination survey meter being established in the wrong location.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement ID) (267/8903-01).
The Reas_on for the Violation if Admitted The violation is admitted. The contamination survey meter had been moved to a low background area due to high background at the immediate exit of the contaminated area.
The path from the contaminated area to the contamination survey meter was not modified as a result of moving the survey meter nor were appropriate controls established to prevent the potential for contamination spread in an area frequented
.by non-coritaminated personnel.
No spread of contamination occurred due to the inappropriate controls.
The Corrective Steps _Which Have Been Taken and the Results Achieved The control area boundaries were innediately modified to separate the egress path from the contaminated area and that of non-contaminated areas.
No further incidences of potentially contaminated personnel traversing the same areas as non-contaminated personnel have been identified, and no spread of contamination due to inadequate contamination controls have been noted at Fort St. Vrain since the event noted above.
Corrective Steps Which Will be Taken to Avoid Further Violations Public Service Company has identified this as an isolated incident due to the unusual work being performed. The Health Physics staff has been instructed in the proper establishment of Control Areas to control the potential for the spread of contamination.
No additional corrective steps are deemed necessary.
The Date When Full Compliance Will be Achieved Full compliance was achieved when the control areas were modified on February 17, 1989, the date of the occurrence.
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P-89176 May 12, 1989 If you have any questions, please contact Mr. M. H. Holmes at 480-6960.
l Sincerely, M N k ] cl n
.f R. O. Williams, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station R0W:WEW/bhb cc: Regional Administrator, Region IV ATTN: Mr. T. F. Westerman, Chief Projects Section B Mr. Robert Farrell Senior Resident Inspector Fort St. Vrain i
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