ML20249A062

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980518-22.Violation Noted: Two Emergency Plan SRDs Available for Use in Emergency Plan Sampling Kits,Not Calibrated in Dec 1997

ML20249A062
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	06/11/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20249A060	List: IR 05000266/1998012 ML20249A059 ML20249A062
References
50-266-98-12, 50-301-98-12, NUDOCS 9806160017
Download: ML20249A062 (2)

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I NOTICE OF VIOLATION Wisconsin Electric Power Company Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 Point Beach Nuclear Plant License Nos. DPR-24; DPR-27 i During an NRC inspection conducted May 18-22,1998, violations of NRC requirements were 1 identified. In accordance with the "Genetat Statement of Policy and Pri,cedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:

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) 1. Technical Specification (TS) No.15.6.11 " Radiation Protection Program," requires, in i part, inat radiological control procedures be written and made available to all station personnel, and shall state permissible radiation exposure levels. The radiation protection program shall meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20.

t Health Physics Calibration Procedure HPCAL 1.28, a procedure required by TS 15.6.11 requires in part, that self reading dosimeters (SRDs) will be checked for response

, (calibration) at the following frequencies: prior to initial use, when damage may have l occurred and routinely in June and December for the emergency plan SRDs.

Contrary to the above, as of March 22,1998, two emergency plan SRDs, available for .

I use in emergency plan sampling kits, were not calibrated in December 1997, arid had l l not been calibrated since June 1997 (VIO 50-266/98012-01(DRS); 50-301/98012-01 l l

(DRS).

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

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2. Technical Specification No.15.6.11,

• Radiation Protection Program," requires that each l entryway to high radiation areas with dose rates greater than 1 rem per hour at 30 centimeters from the radiation source or from any surface penetrated by the radiation, but less than 500 rads per hour at 1 meter from the radiation source or from any surface l

, penetrated by the radiation, be conspicuously posted as a high radiation area and shall be provided with a locked door or gate that prevents unauthorized entry, and, in addition, that all such door and gate keys shall be maintained under the administrative control of the shift supervisor, radiation protection manager, or his or her designee.

Contrary to the above, on April 27,1998, a key allowing access to high radiation areas i

having dose rates greater than 1 rem per hour at 30 centimeters from the radiation  ;

source, but less than 500 rads per hour at 1 meter, was not maintained under the l control of the shift supervisor, radiation protection manager, or his or her designee.

Specifically, a key which would allow entry into locked high radiation areas was left i unattended on a contaminated area step-off pad in the Primary Auxiliary Building and a 4 locked high radiation area existed on the -5 foot elevation of the Primary Auxiliary Building (50-266/98012-02(DRS); 50-301/98012-02(DRS)).

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

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l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 231, Wisconsin Electric Power Company is hereby l.

required to submit a written statew or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATI'N: Document Control Desk, Washingtori, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region lil, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that E is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of

. Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and L

should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for

~ disputing the violation or severity level, (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) i the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include l_ previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required L response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order L or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the respoise time.

ls if you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so .

that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information -

i is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your -

response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you munt specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in i detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will

. create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 L CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial l information).- If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois

'this 11th day of June 1998 1

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