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The inspectors identified a noncited viola … The inspectors identified a noncited violation of Technical Specification 5.4.1 for failure to follow a licensee procedure. Specifically, while touring the Unit 2 spent fuel pool on February 13, 2008, the inspectors observed workers performing fuel inspections on the fuel bridge. The inspectors noted that the physical location of a continuous air monitor, an AMS-4, was in the southeast corner of the floor. Ventilation flow in this area was north to south with negative ventilation centered on the spent fuel pool. Section 2.2 of Procedure RCP D-430 states, in part, the purpose of the continuous air monitors was to alert personnel to changes in radiological conditions and that locations are selected based on their potential as contributors to airborne activity. The location of the continuous air monitor was not appropriate to alert the workers of changing radiological conditions. During review of this occurrence, the inspectors were made aware of a similar issue. Specifically, Action Request A0666110 was opened on May 3, 2006, to evaluate the adequacy of AMS-4 placement in the fuel building during fuel moves. This action request was currently open with a resolution date of December 15, 2008. This finding is greater than minor because it is associated with the occupational radiation safety program and process attribute and affected the cornerstone objective, in that the failure to monitor for radioactive material in the air had the potential to increase personnel dose. This occurrence involves workers unplanned, unintended or potential for such dose; therefore, this finding was evaluated using the occupational radiation safety significance determination process. The inspectors determined that this finding was of very low safety significance because it did not involve: (1) an as low as is reasonably achievable planning or work control issue; (2) an overexposure; (3) a substantial potential for overexposure; or (4) an impaired ability to assess dose. This finding also has a crosscutting aspect in the area of problem identification and resolution, corrective action component, because the licensee failed to take timely corrective actions to address safety issues. P.1(d)e actions to address safety issues. P.1(d)

Discovered date

23:59:59, 31 March 2008 +

Docket

05000275 + and 05000323 +

Event date

23:59:59, 31 March 2008 +

Finding integer

3 +

Finding type

Non-cited violation +

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PI.3 +

IR 05000275/2008002 +

Inspector

Vincent Gaddy +, C Graves +, M Peck +, B Henderson +, L Ellershaw +, Jeremy Groom +, Alfred Sanchez +, Jared Nadel +, Jim Melfi + and Michael Brown +

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03:04:31, 30 May 2018 +

Person