ML17053A226

Responds to 780927 NRC Ltr Re Violations Noted in Inspec Rept 50-220/78-12.Corrective Actions:All Radiat Work Permits Drafted by Those W/Less than 2 Yrs Experience Have Been Reviewed & Will Be Continued

ML17053A226
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	10/17/1978
From:	Schneider R NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
To:	Crocker H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
Shared Package
ML17053A227	List: IR 05000220/1978012 ML17053A226
References
NUDOCS 7811150041
Download: ML17053A226 (6)

See also: IR 05000220/1978012

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V NlASARA'MOHAWK Nh(P-1060 NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION/300

ERIE BOULEVARD WEST, SYRACUSE, N.Y.13202/TELEPHONE

(315)474-1511 Octobe/L 17, 1978 h4..HLLbe/Lt N.C/Locke/L, Acting ChietI FueL FaeiLi+and htate/ciao

Sa(ety 8/Lanch Unkted States NucLecc/L ReguLato/cy

Comm&sion Region I 631 Pmk Avenue, King o(Pruuaia, PA.19406 RE: Socket No.50-220 Inspection

Repo/Lt 78-12 Seal A..C/cockle,:

TkQ/ce)e/cs Co Che~nspectian

conducted by A,.K.PLumLee o(you/c o(pce on Augu/sf 28-91, 1978 at Ae Nine h4Le Point NucLecc/L S~on UnLt Hl.The JoLLocving

/cesponses

aILe sub~ed Co Ae aLLeged gems o(non-compLiunce

as detaiLedi n AppencLUc A o)rgou/L Leyte/L dated Sepkembe/L

27, 1978: Contrary to the requirements

of Technical Specifications Section 6.3.1, four technicians

were assigned responsible

positions in the Radiochemistry

and Radiation Protection

organization

involving the evaluation

of radiological

hazards and the issuance of Radiation llork Permits who did not have the required minimum of two years of working experience

in their specialty.

These assign-ments became effective commencing

October, 1977, for two individuals

and commencing

April 1978 for the other two individuals.

RESPONSE In o/cde/L Co/ceLieve Che individuaLs

o)Ae/Lesponsib

Li@/ce(e/c/Led

W in ANSI N18.1-1971, aLL Radiate.on

Olo/ck Pe/Imps c&ca)Wed by individuaLs

Less~n Wo yecc/Ls o)expe/u'.ence

have, been/cevil)ed and counte/L-aligned by a/cesponsibLe

pe/Lson since We end of August, 1978.Thks pIcactice c0iLL continue)o/L aLLLndividuaQ

eath Less Hum 40o yecc/cs expe/u.encein

Wei/c apeciaLty.

The/ce(o/ce, (uLL comp&ance has been aclu.e.v ed.The.)ou/L individuaLs

cited coe/Le assigned W c0/Lite RNP'a)o/c jobs and aIceasin cvtu'.ch Chey c0e/Le quaLip.ed Xo make, We p/cope/L dec@iom based on)o/cemen and supe/cvmion

oboe/Lvation

o(competence

demons~ed dutu,ng Ch~on-&e.-job

dining.h(anagement

/Lesponsib

CLfy p/u'.o/L W August 1978 was exe/Lcised

~ugh We Jo/cemen in cusigning jobs W We Cechru.cians

<vhich c0e/ce+Mud Wei/c capab~B.1.Contrary to Section 2.4.5 of S-RTP-50, on August 31, 1978, two dosimeters, Nos.701088 and 250968, were held for use by individuals

and had not been calibrated

for twelve months or more.

'~4-/)C)

-,=Page, 2 RESPONSE TO 8.1 Since August 31, 1978, we have, pn$oened~ee separate aampkinga o$p~onneL aeL)-ceade/t, doa~M~.These aampLinga (10-25 each)have.indicated S955 me econ We<equisized

aL x month caLib~n$rcequency.

INLET consMetced

Mat (uLL compMtnce has been adu.eved, ance We Ces~g intmvaLLe a recommendation (bhouLd be,)~hw Man a ceq~ement (ahaLL be), bo&kn prcocedme S-RTP-50 and in ReguLatoay

Guide 8.4.Ne intend Co develop a mme e$(ective method o$doaimWn coal wMch+ALL facile.tate

We exchange o$eaUb~ed foe non-cake,b~ed

docket~at'ach subsequent

caLib~n.~rW B.2.Contrary to Section III f" of the Station Radiation Protection

Procedures, no alpha smear counting was performed between January 1, 1978 and August 28, 1978.RESPONSE Strung We pened o)apprmximateLy

%ecch-August, 1978, We aLpha-count~was~op~ve due.Co eLe~mc problems.In Sepkembn, 1978, pep~was complied~Since Chen, aLpha acti.v~es have, been determined

W be<10 d/m/100cm on 6~on coetan~atcan

cKsc em~.In Che$~e, when Che aLpha sgaCem~~nopetcatLve, aLpha dMermi~ons

o$a~n co~aination

am~wiLL be, accomp~hed

at Ae J.A.FLtzP~ck RadiochemicaL

Lab oc by co~Woe.TkQ~k has been assigned W a Ceca,cian Joe monthLy dMerunination.

8ueing We i.ns~entknopecative

petuod, aLpha anaLg es o$samples, objet.~a~n contan~afion

6mvey6, was pn$o~ed by coetituMon,, oc using aLt~ative eqcu'.pment.

FulL compliance

has, ChMe$oce, been achieved.C.Contrary to Technical Specifications Sections 4.6.5 and 3.6.5, the 0.5 gram Pu plutonium-beryllium

source was not tested so as to detect the potential presence of 0.005 microcuries

of plutonium in the test sample at any time between January 1 and August 30, 1978.RESPONSE TechmcaL Speci.gcations

4.6.5.2 does noC<equine~a Leakage CesC be.pn$o~ed on sources"Chat me aConed and noC being used"..'OtutLng We peniud between January 1 and August 30, 1978,/he 0.5 g Pu (plutonium-bmyLLuun)

solace was noCL n use, Wne$oce, no CesC was aeqauted.(On October 11, 1978, however, Che aLpha.a~vLty was dMefrmmed and found Co be.~1 x 10 5 uCi..)NoenaLLy, a.Cestkb pen.(owned

even when noC rceq~ed (due W non-use), as M snves as a means o$keeping We wwentoey c~ent.In Che$~e,~hn Che CesC wiXL be, pn$o~ed Ln an acceptable

$asfu'an, oe We fact~no CesC was aeq~ed due W non-use+AX be cecotufed, aLong~apprcop~e~nventocy data.Thee(owe, fuLL compliance

has been adu'.eved.

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Page, 9 D.Contrary to Technical Specification Section 6.13.lb, at 6 p.m.on August 28, 1978, the gate on the 261 ft.elevation of the turbine building nearest to door No.56, controlling

an area wherein the radiation intensity was greater than 1,000 mrem/hr, was unlocked and unattended.

RESPONSE 1n orts Co prevent ae;oc~ence, o$~Mem, a Cechru'.cian

4u been assigned Che, cuporu~b Xi+o$checking aQ, accuse,bZe

HLgh R&~on Mea gatu (~1000 mn,em/M)on a,<eg~bow (at ZeuC Chrcee checks petr.Meek).TRQ a~n hah been~earn aden W actions&enticed rceJ pome W Impmtion 77-26, eMch produced We, movement need in~~pelion rcepoM.Vefcy~y gouhh,'~R.R.Sc nei.der.Vie.Pauident-'He~c Production

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