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{{#Wiki_filter:Iesm~nPOWERAUTHORITYOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORKJAMESA.FITZPATRICKNUCLEARPOWERPLANTJOHND.LEONARD,JR.ResidentManagerOctober,4,1978JAFP-78-512P.O.BOX41Lycoming,NewYork13093315342.3840Mr.BoyceH.Grier,DirectorUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegion1631ParkAvenueKingofPrussia,Pennsylvania19406Reference:Docketf50-333DearMr.Grier:IEInspectionf78-16Withreferencetothe'inspectionconductedbyMr.K.PlumleeofyourofficeonAugust31andSeptember1,1978,attheJamesA.FitzPatrickNuclearPowerPlant,andinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofSection2.201ofPartIIofTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulationswearesubmittingoorreplytoitemAor~ApendixAortheNoticeorViolationtransmittedbyyourletterdatedSeptember19,1978asreceivedbytheundersignedonSeptember22,1978.APPENDIXANoticeofViolationBasedontheresultsofanNRCinspectionconductedonAugust31andSeptem-ber1,1978,itappearsthatoneofyouractivitieswasnotconductedinfullcompliancewiththeconditionsofyourNRCFacilityLicenseNo.DPR-59asindicatedbelow.Thisitemisaninfraction.A.TechnicalSpecificationsSection6.11.A,whichwaseffectiveJuly28,1978,requiresthatanyindividualorgroupofindividualspermittedtoenterhighradiationareasbeprovidedwithoraccompaniedbyoneormoreofthefollowing:1,Aradiationmonitoringdevicewhichcontinuouslyindicatestheradia-tiondoserateinthearea.2.Aradiationmonitoringdevicewhichcontinuouslyintegratestheradia-tiondoserateintheareaandalarmswhenapresetintegrateddoseisreceived.Entryintosuchareaswiththismonitoringdevicemaybemadeafterthedoseratelevelintheareahasbeenestablishedandpersonnelhavebeenmadeknowledgeableqfthem.'780%18o3'Ig  
{{#Wiki_filter:Iesm~nPOWERAUTHORITY
OFTHESTATEOFNEWYORKJAMESA.FITZPATRICK
NUCLEARPOWERPLANTJOHND.LEONARD,JR.ResidentManagerOctober,4,1978JAFP-78-512P.O.BOX41Lycoming,
NewYork13093315342.3840Mr.BoyceH.Grier,DirectorUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory
Commission
Region1631ParkAvenueKingofPrussia,Pennsylvania
19406Reference:
Docketf50-333DearMr.Grier:IEInspection
f78-16Withreference
tothe'inspection
conducted
byMr.K.PlumleeofyourofficeonAugust31andSeptember
1,1978,attheJamesA.FitzPatrick
NuclearPowerPlant,andinaccordance
withtheprovisions
ofSection2.201ofPartIIofTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulations
wearesubmitting
oorreplytoitemAor~ApendixAortheNoticeorViolation
transmitted
byyourletterdatedSeptember
19,1978asreceivedbytheundersigned
onSeptember
22,1978.APPENDIXANoticeofViolation
BasedontheresultsofanNRCinspection
conducted
onAugust31andSeptem-ber1,1978,itappearsthatoneofyouractivities
wasnotconducted
infullcompliance
withtheconditions
ofyourNRCFacilityLicenseNo.DPR-59asindicated
below.Thisitemisaninfraction.
A.Technical
Specifications
Section6.11.A,whichwaseffective
July28,1978,requiresthatanyindividual
orgroupofindividuals
permitted
toenterhighradiation
areasbeprovidedwithoraccompanied
byoneormoreofthefollowing:
1,Aradiation
monitoring
devicewhichcontinuously
indicates
theradia-tiondoserateinthearea.2.Aradiation
monitoring
devicewhichcontinuously
integrates
theradia-tiondoserateintheareaandalarmswhenapresetintegrated
doseisreceived.
Entryintosuchareaswiththismonitoring
devicemaybemadeafterthedoseratelevelintheareahasbeenestablished
andpersonnel
havebeenmadeknowledgeable
qfthem.'780%18o3'Ig  
   
   
Page2Anindividualqualifiedinradiationprotectionprocedureswhoisequippedwitharadiationdoseratemonitoringdevice.Thisindi-vidualshallberesponsibleforprovidingpositivecontrolovertheactivitieswithintheareaandshallperformperiodicradiationsur-veillanceatthefrequencyspecifiedbythefacilityintheRadiationWorkPermit.Contrarytotheabove,uptoSeptemberI1978,unaccompaniedindividuals(operatorsandtechnicians)wereroutinelypermittedtoenterhighradiationareaswithoutbeingprovidedwithacontinuouslyindicatingdoseratemoni-toringdevice,oracontinuouslyintegratingradiationdoseratemonitorthatalarmswhenapresetintegrateddoseisreceived.WehavereviewedInspectionReport50-333/78-16andtakeissuewiththesec-'"*theinspectorsfindingthattheallegedinfractionexists.Thespecification'itedclearlystates"oneormoreofthefollowing."Wemaintainthatnovio-lationexistssincetheoperatorsandtechniciansreferredtointheInspectionReportwereactingincompliancewithTechnicalSpecification6.11(A)I.C.(youritemA.3above)inthat:1)Thedigitalradiationmeterinquestionisaradiationdoseratemoni-toringdevice,thereforesatisfiestherequirementofhavinga"radia-tiondoseratemonitoringdevice."2)Theseinstrumentsareusedbyindividualsqualifiedinradiationpro-tectionprocedures.3)Highradiationareaentriesmadeusingtheseradiationdoseratemoni-toringdevicesare,madeinaccordancewiththeplantradiationprotectionprocedures(ExtendedRWP).4)OnlythosepersonnelspecificallyqualifiedmayusethisExtendedRWPprocedure.Individualssotrainedarequalifedtoexercisepositivecontrolovertheactivitieswithinthearea.Thedigitalmetersareusedbecausetheyarelightweight,compact,easytooper-ate,accurate,andhaveawiderange(lmR/hrto999R/hr).Theoperatorsandtechnicianscarrythesemeterswiththemwhilemakingroutineplant"rounds."RWPsusedinconnectionwithpe'rformingmaintenanceworkinhighradiationareasspecifythatcontinuousreadingratemetersaretobeusedoraradiationpro-tectiontechnicianassignedtoprovidemonitoringduringtheprogressofthejob.WethereforecontendthatwearenotinviolationofourTechnicalSpecificationsandrespectfullyrequestthattheNoticeofViolationbewithdrawn.Verytrulyyours,~gggIi/Q<'I~~~JohnD.Leonard,Jr.ResidentManagerJDL:smr  
Page2Anindividual
DISTRIBUTION:NRCDirector,OfficeofInspection8Enforcement(3copies)SNRCDirector,OfficeofHanagementInformation8ProgramControl(3copies)G.P.J.J.J.P.R.FiT.BerryLyons/P.RajaramDavisBostonGriffinEarlyBurnsle
qualified
inradiation
protection
procedures
whoisequippedwitharadiation
doseratemonitoring
device.Thisindi-vidualshallberesponsible
forproviding
positivecontrolovertheactivities
withintheareaandshallperformperiodicradiation
sur-veillance
atthefrequency
specified
bythefacilityintheRadiation
WorkPermit.Contrarytotheabove,uptoSeptember
I1978,unaccompanied
individuals
(operators
andtechnicians)
wereroutinely
permitted
toenterhighradiation
areaswithoutbeingprovidedwithacontinuously
indicating
doseratemoni-toringdevice,oracontinuously
integrating
radiation
doseratemonitorthatalarmswhenapresetintegrated
doseisreceived.
WehavereviewedInspection
Report50-333/78-16
andtakeissuewiththesec-'"*theinspector
sfindingthattheallegedinfraction
exists.Thespecification
'itedclearlystates"oneormoreofthefollowing."
Wemaintainthatnovio-lationexistssincetheoperators
andtechnicians
referredtointheInspection
Reportwereactingincompliance
withTechnical
Specification
6.11(A)I.C.(youritemA.3above)inthat:1)Thedigitalradiation
meterinquestionisaradiation
doseratemoni-toringdevice,therefore
satisfies
therequirement
ofhavinga"radia-tiondoseratemonitoring
device."2)Theseinstruments
areusedbyindividuals
qualified
inradiation
pro-tectionprocedures.
3)Highradiation
areaentriesmadeusingtheseradiation
doseratemoni-toringdevicesare,madeinaccordance
withtheplantradiation
protection
procedures
(Extended
RWP).4)Onlythosepersonnel
specifically
qualified
mayusethisExtendedRWPprocedure.
Individuals
sotrainedarequalifedtoexercisepositivecontrolovertheactivities
withinthearea.Thedigitalmetersareusedbecausetheyarelightweight,
compact,easytooper-ate,accurate,
andhaveawiderange(lmR/hrto999R/hr).
Theoperators
andtechnicians
carrythesemeterswiththemwhilemakingroutineplant"rounds."
RWPsusedinconnection
withpe'rforming
maintenance
workinhighradiation
areasspecifythatcontinuous
readingratemetersaretobeusedoraradiation
pro-tectiontechnician
assignedtoprovidemonitoring
duringtheprogressofthejob.Wetherefore
contendthatwearenotinviolation
ofourTechnical
Specifications
andrespectfully
requestthattheNoticeofViolation
bewithdrawn.
Verytrulyyours,~gggIi/Q<'I~~~JohnD.Leonard,Jr.ResidentManagerJDL:smr  
DISTRIBUTION:
NRCDirector,
OfficeofInspection
8Enforcement
(3copies)SNRCDirector,
OfficeofHanagement
Information
8ProgramControl(3copies)G.P.J.J.J.P.R.FiT.BerryLyons/P.RajaramDavisBostonGriffinEarlyBurnsle
}}
}}

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Issue date: 10/04/1978
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Iesm~nPOWERAUTHORITY

OFTHESTATEOFNEWYORKJAMESA.FITZPATRICK

NUCLEARPOWERPLANTJOHND.LEONARD,JR.ResidentManagerOctober,4,1978JAFP-78-512P.O.BOX41Lycoming,

NewYork13093315342.3840Mr.BoyceH.Grier,DirectorUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory

Commission

Region1631ParkAvenueKingofPrussia,Pennsylvania

19406Reference:

Docketf50-333DearMr.Grier:IEInspection

f78-16Withreference

tothe'inspection

conducted

byMr.K.PlumleeofyourofficeonAugust31andSeptember

1,1978,attheJamesA.FitzPatrick

NuclearPowerPlant,andinaccordance

withtheprovisions

ofSection2.201ofPartIIofTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulations

wearesubmitting

oorreplytoitemAor~ApendixAortheNoticeorViolation

transmitted

byyourletterdatedSeptember

19,1978asreceivedbytheundersigned

onSeptember

22,1978.APPENDIXANoticeofViolation

BasedontheresultsofanNRCinspection

conducted

onAugust31andSeptem-ber1,1978,itappearsthatoneofyouractivities

wasnotconducted

infullcompliance

withtheconditions

ofyourNRCFacilityLicenseNo.DPR-59asindicated

below.Thisitemisaninfraction.

A.Technical Specifications Section6.11.A,whichwaseffective

July28,1978,requiresthatanyindividual

orgroupofindividuals

permitted

toenterhighradiation

areasbeprovidedwithoraccompanied

byoneormoreofthefollowing:

1,Aradiation

monitoring

devicewhichcontinuously

indicates

theradia-tiondoserateinthearea.2.Aradiation

monitoring

devicewhichcontinuously

integrates

theradia-tiondoserateintheareaandalarmswhenapresetintegrated

doseisreceived.

Entryintosuchareaswiththismonitoring

devicemaybemadeafterthedoseratelevelintheareahasbeenestablished

andpersonnel

havebeenmadeknowledgeable

qfthem.'780%18o3'Ig

Page2Anindividual

qualified

inradiation

protection

procedures

whoisequippedwitharadiation

doseratemonitoring

device.Thisindi-vidualshallberesponsible

forproviding

positivecontrolovertheactivities

withintheareaandshallperformperiodicradiation

sur-veillance

atthefrequency

specified

bythefacilityintheRadiation

WorkPermit.Contrarytotheabove,uptoSeptember

I1978,unaccompanied

individuals

(operators

andtechnicians)

wereroutinely

permitted

toenterhighradiation

areaswithoutbeingprovidedwithacontinuously

indicating

doseratemoni-toringdevice,oracontinuously

integrating

radiation

doseratemonitorthatalarmswhenapresetintegrated

doseisreceived.

WehavereviewedInspection

Report50-333/78-16

andtakeissuewiththesec-'"*theinspector

sfindingthattheallegedinfraction

exists.Thespecification

'itedclearlystates"oneormoreofthefollowing."

Wemaintainthatnovio-lationexistssincetheoperators

andtechnicians

referredtointheInspection

Reportwereactingincompliance

withTechnical

Specification

6.11(A)I.C.(youritemA.3above)inthat:1)Thedigitalradiation

meterinquestionisaradiation

doseratemoni-toringdevice,therefore

satisfies

therequirement

ofhavinga"radia-tiondoseratemonitoring

device."2)Theseinstruments

areusedbyindividuals

qualified

inradiation

pro-tectionprocedures.

3)Highradiation

areaentriesmadeusingtheseradiation

doseratemoni-toringdevicesare,madeinaccordance

withtheplantradiation

protection

procedures

(Extended

RWP).4)Onlythosepersonnel

specifically

qualified

mayusethisExtendedRWPprocedure.

Individuals

sotrainedarequalifedtoexercisepositivecontrolovertheactivities

withinthearea.Thedigitalmetersareusedbecausetheyarelightweight,

compact,easytooper-ate,accurate,

andhaveawiderange(lmR/hrto999R/hr).

Theoperators

andtechnicians

carrythesemeterswiththemwhilemakingroutineplant"rounds."

RWPsusedinconnection

withpe'rforming

maintenance

workinhighradiation

areasspecifythatcontinuous

readingratemetersaretobeusedoraradiation

pro-tectiontechnician

assignedtoprovidemonitoring

duringtheprogressofthejob.Wetherefore

contendthatwearenotinviolation

ofourTechnical

Specifications

andrespectfully

requestthattheNoticeofViolation

bewithdrawn.

Verytrulyyours,~gggIi/Q<'I~~~JohnD.Leonard,Jr.ResidentManagerJDL:smr

DISTRIBUTION:

NRCDirector,

OfficeofInspection

8Enforcement

(3copies)SNRCDirector,

OfficeofHanagement

Information

8ProgramControl(3copies)G.P.J.J.J.P.R.FiT.BerryLyons/P.RajaramDavisBostonGriffinEarlyBurnsle