ML20249C564

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980601-05.Violation Noted: on 980504-21,an Individual,Conducting Radiologically Restricted Area Entries Under Radiation Work Permits 980003, 980047 & 980051 Did Not Wear Thermoluminescent Dosimeter

ML20249C564
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	06/25/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20249C563	List: IR 05000440/1998012 ML20249C562 ML20249C564
References
50-440-98-12, NUDOCS 9806300337
Download: ML20249C564 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

L Centerior Services Company Docket No. 50-440 Perry Nuclear Power Plant License No. NPF-58 During an NRC inspection conducted on June 1 - 5,1998, two violations of NRC requirements were identified.- In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:

l 1. 10 CFR 20.1902(a) requires that the licensee post each radiation area with a l conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words " CAUTION,

' RADIATION AREA."

Contrary to the above, as of June 2,1998, all access points to the general areas of the 623'. elevation of the Radwaste Building, a radiation area with a radiation dose rate of f approximately 10 millirem in one hour at 30 centimeters from a hose transporting .

radioactive materials, were not posted with conspicuous signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words " CAUTION, RADIATION AREA? (50-440/98012-01)

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

2. Technical Specification 5.4.1 requires, in part, that applicable written procedures -

recommended in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, be established, implemented, and maintained.

Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, recommends that procedures covering access control to radiation areas, including a radiation work permit system, be established and implemented.

Procedure PAP-0512 (Revision 5),

• Radiation Work Permit Program," addresses access control to radiation areas, including a radiation work permit system, and requires, in part, that radiation workers wear dosimetry specified by the radiation work permit, health physics personnel, or radiological postings at all times while inside a radiologically restricted area.

Radiation Work Permit Nos. 980003 (Revision 0),980047 (Revision 0), and 980051 (Revision 4), specify dosimetry requirements as "M-G DRD" (electronic dosimeter) and "TLD" [thermoluminescent dosimeter).

Contrary to the above, on May 4 - 21,1998, an individual, conducting radiologically -

restricted area entries under radiation _ work permits Nos. 980003,980047, and 980051, did not wear a thermoluminescent dosimeter. During this period, the health physics staff and the radiological postings did not provide any exception to wearing a thermoluminescent dosimeter. (50-440/98012-03)

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

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li' Notice of Violation 2 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Centerior Services Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

o Document Control Desk, Washington,' D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator,

' Region lil, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that 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 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) the date when full-

- compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed '

correspondence,if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order 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 response time.

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 -

i that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an accepttble 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 must specifically identify the po-tions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in 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

' CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial

_ . Information).L 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 -

.this 25th day of June.1998 1L

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