IR 05000267/1989003

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp 50-267/89-03

ML20247Q378
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Saint Vrain
Issue date:	06/01/1989
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Robert Williams PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO
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NUDOCS 8906060413
Download: ML20247Q378 (2)

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Docket: 50-267/89-03 Public Service Company of Colorado ATTN: Robert 0. Williams, Jr., Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 840 Denver,' Colorado 80201-0840 Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letter of May 12, 1989, in response to our letter and Notice of Violation dated April 14, 1989. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintaine

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Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Station ATTN: C. Fuller, Manager, Nuclear Production Division 16805 WCR 191 Platteville, Colorado 80651 Fort'St. Vrain Nuclear Station ATTN: P. Tomlinson, Manager Quality Assurance Division 16805 WCR 191 Platteville, Colorado 80651 Colorado Public Utilities Commission <

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission .b w 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, 1989 (G-89134)

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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 W. Michaud during the period of February 1 through March 18, 1989 (see Reference). The following response to the item contained in the Notice of Violation is hereby submitte Failure to Establish 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 exposur Licensee Procedure HPP-9, Issue 8, " Establishing and Posting Controlled Areas," implements the requirement of 10 CFR 20. Step 5.3.5 of HPP-9 states, in part, that a suitable contamination survey raeter be set up at the step-off pad or nearest " low background" area whenever an individual is required to work in the controlled area.

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P-89176 -2- 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 friskin This was due to a contamination survey meter being established in the wrong locatio This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement ID) (267/8903-01).

The Reason 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-contaminated personne No spread of contamination occurred due to the inappropriate control The Corrective Steps Which Have Been Taken and the Results Achieved The control area boundaries were immediately modified to separate the egress path from the contaminated area and that of non-contaminated area 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 S Vrain since the event noted abov Corrective Steps Which Wi_11 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 l-

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control the potential for the spread of contamination. No additional corrective steps are deemed necessar The Date When Full Compliance Will be Achieved L

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If. you have any questions, please. contact Mr. M. H. Holmes at 480-6960.

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R. 0. Williams, J l 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

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