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{{#Wiki_filter:,II~PirngISIIWPIIAhlI'h'IhIIJIIIfl$$/IIPZilhiIIll~i,IIIROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATIONRSR'~V~~//I',h"'SOahISSAIS~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,N.Y.14649-0001>CLCRIhOIICARCACODCVIS546.2700May29,1990ThomasT.MartinRegionalAdministratorU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegion1475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406DearMr.Martin:RoutineInspectionReport50-244/90-07,AppendixA,statedinpart:Oa'saresultoftheinspectionconductedonApril16to20,1990,andinaccordancewiththeNRCEnforcementPolicy(10CFR2,...,Appendix.,C),,,,the,.follows,ngviolation...wasidenti.ied:I"<'"-hVhI'h~~~hiV~"h"~TechnicalSpecification6.11,RadiationProtectionProgram,states,inpart,that"Radiationcontrolproceduresshallbeprepared=andmadeavailabletoallstationpersonnelorotherpersonswhomaybesubjecttoradiationexposureatthestation.Theprogramshallbeadheredtoforalloperationsinvolvingpersonnelradiationexposure."RadiationProtectionProcedureHP-1.2,"ExternalExposureLimits",statesinSection6.2.4'.2that.personnelhavingacompletedFormNRC-4shallbeadministrativelylimitedto2000mRempercalendarquarter.Contrarytotheabove,onMarch24,1990,anindividualwith1672mRemofoccupationalexposureforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990wasgivenanadministrativedoselimitof1973mRemforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990.Thisresultedintheindividual'sexposurebeingadministrativelylimitedto3645mRemforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990.RochesterGas&ElectricCorporationagreeswiththeviolationasstated.1.CauseofViolationa.Therootcauseoftheviolationwaspersonnelerror.2.EventDescription~00720019290s)70I=,s-'DeADDGk00(i(>24r>9PDI.,Q  
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ROCHESTER
GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION
RSR'~V~~//I',h"'SOahISSAIS~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,
N.Y.14649-0001
>CLCRIhOIIC
ARCACODCVIS546.2700May29,1990ThomasT.MartinRegionalAdministrator
U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
Region1475Allendale
RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406DearMr.Martin:RoutineInspection
Report50-244/90-07,
AppendixA,statedinpart:Oa'saresultoftheinspection
conducted
onApril16to20,1990,andinaccordance
withtheNRCEnforcement
Policy(10CFR2,...,Appendix.,C),,,,the,.follows,ng
violation...was
identi.ied:I"<'"-
hVhI'h~~~hiV~"h"~Technical
Specification
6.11,Radiation
Protection
Program,states,inpart,that"Radiation
controlprocedures
shallbeprepared=andmadeavailable
toallstationpersonnel
orotherpersonswhomaybesubjecttoradiation
exposureatthestation.Theprogramshallbeadheredtoforalloperations
involving
personnel
radiation
exposure."
Radiation
Protection
Procedure
HP-1.2,"External
ExposureLimits",statesinSection6.2.4'.2that.personnel
havingacompleted
FormNRC-4shallbeadministratively
limitedto2000mRempercalendarquarter.Contrarytotheabove,onMarch24,1990,anindividual
with1672mRemofoccupational
exposureforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990wasgivenanadministrative
doselimitof1973mRemforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990.Thisresultedintheindividual's
exposurebeingadministratively
limitedto3645mRemforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990.Rochester
Gas&ElectricCorporation
agreeswiththeviolation
asstated.1.CauseofViolation
a.Therootcauseoftheviolation
waspersonnel
error.2.EventDescription
~00720019290s)70I=,s-'DeADDGk00(i(>24r>
9PDI.,Q  
   
   
IncomingpersonnelarerequiredtoprovidedocumentationofcurrentquarterlyexposurealongwithotherpastexposuredatainordertoobtainaTLDforworkinradiologicallycontrolledareasatGinna.ProcedureHP-1.2requiresprocessinghistoricaldosedataintotheRDMSsystem(acomputerizeddosetrackingsystem)ontwoseparatescreens.Inthecaseinquestion,theworkerhadbotharecorddose(1645mRemratherthan1672mRemasreportedintheinspec-tionreport)andanestimateddose(10mRem).Onone.screen,bothdoseswereproperlyentered,onthesecondscreen(whichwasusedtoproducetheForm4),onlythe10mRemestimateddosewasentered.TheForm4attachmentletterproducedwasthenreviewedbytheworkerwhosignedthedocumentasbeingaccurate.TheinformationfromtheForm4wasthenusedtodeterminetheworkersadministrativedoselimitof2000mRemasdescribedintheviolation.3.CorrectiveActionsWhenthis,errorwasdetermined,the'worker's"records"wereimmediately,corrected.Theworker'eceivedno'signi-'icantexposureforthetimewhiletheerroroccurred.b.TherecordsforallworkersprocessedinfromJanuary1,1990untilthedateofdiscoveryoftheerrorwereconfirmedaccurate.Nofurthererrorswerediscovered.C.RochesterGasandElectrichassinceinstitutedthefollowingcorrectiveaction.AllNRCForm4dosehistoriesforthequarterwillbetotaledbyonedosimetryclerkandanyestimateddoseswillbeaddedtotheofficialrecord.Themaximumquarterlydoseallowedwillbe1000mRem,whenestimateddosesareincluded,minusthistotal.Thesecalculationswillthenbecheckedby.eitheranadditionaldosimetryclerkorHPtechnician,andsignedoffassuchpriortobeingmadeofficial.Thisvaluewillthenbeup-datedwhentheofficialrecordsforthequarteraremadeavailable.Theworker'squarterlylimitwillalsothenbeupdated.d.Inadditiontothis,thefollowinglongertermcorrectiveactionsareplannedtothedosimetrysoftware:1)Automaticallytotalallthedosehistoriesofanindividual(yearly,quarterly,lifetime).2)Improvethedatainputsequence.  
Incomingpersonnel
3)4)Addany'estimateddosesforaquartertotheofficialrecordsandcalculatetheadministrativelimit.Correctthequarterlylimitwhenofficialrecordsareavailable.TheseupgradesareanticipatedtobecompletedbyJanuary1,1991.Wearecurrentlyinfullcompliance.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.McrDivisionManagerNuclearProductionXC:U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskWashington,DC20555GinnaUSNRCSeniorResidentInspectorRonaldR.Bellamy,ChiefFacilitiesRadiologicalSafetyandSafeguardsBranchU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegion1.475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406
arerequiredtoprovidedocumentation
ofcurrentquarterly
exposurealongwithotherpastexposuredatainordertoobtainaTLDforworkinradiologically
controlled
areasatGinna.Procedure
HP-1.2requiresprocessing
historical
dosedataintotheRDMSsystem(acomputerized
dosetrackingsystem)ontwoseparatescreens.Inthecaseinquestion,
theworkerhadbotharecorddose(1645mRemratherthan1672mRemasreportedintheinspec-tionreport)andanestimated
dose(10mRem).Onone.screen,bothdoseswereproperlyentered,onthesecondscreen(whichwasusedtoproducetheForm4),onlythe10mRemestimated
dosewasentered.TheForm4attachment
letterproducedwasthenreviewedbytheworkerwhosignedthedocumentasbeingaccurate.
Theinformation
fromtheForm4wasthenusedtodetermine
theworkersadministrative
doselimitof2000mRemasdescribed
intheviolation.
3.Corrective
ActionsWhenthis,errorwasdetermined,
the'worker's"records"were
immediately,
corrected.
Theworker'eceivedno'signi-'icant
exposureforthetimewhiletheerroroccurred.
b.Therecordsforallworkersprocessed
infromJanuary1,1990untilthedateofdiscovery
oftheerrorwereconfirmed
accurate.
Nofurthererrorswerediscovered.
C.Rochester
GasandElectrichassinceinstituted
thefollowing
corrective
action.AllNRCForm4dosehistories
forthequarterwillbetotaledbyonedosimetry
clerkandanyestimated
doseswillbeaddedtotheofficialrecord.Themaximumquarterly
doseallowedwillbe1000mRem,whenestimated
dosesareincluded,
minusthistotal.Thesecalculations
willthenbecheckedby.eitheranadditional
dosimetry
clerkorHPtechnician,
andsignedoffassuchpriortobeingmadeofficial.
Thisvaluewillthenbeup-datedwhentheofficialrecordsforthequarteraremadeavailable.
Theworker'squarterly
limitwillalsothenbeupdated.d.Inadditiontothis,thefollowing
longertermcorrective
actionsareplannedtothedosimetry
software:
1)Automatically
totalallthedosehistories
ofanindividual
(yearly,quarterly,
lifetime).
2)Improvethedatainputsequence.  
3)4)Addany'estimated
dosesforaquartertotheofficialrecordsandcalculate
theadministrative
limit.Correctthequarterly
limitwhenofficialrecordsareavailable.
Theseupgradesareanticipated
tobecompleted
byJanuary1,1991.Wearecurrently
infullcompliance.
Verytrulyyours,RobertC.McrDivisionManagerNuclearProduction
XC:U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
DocumentControlDeskWashington,
DC20555GinnaUSNRCSeniorResidentInspector
RonaldR.Bellamy,ChiefFacilities
Radiological
SafetyandSafeguards
BranchU.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
Region1.475Allendale
RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406
}}
}}

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Responds to NRC 900427 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-244/90-07.Corrective Actions:Worker Records Immediately Corrected Indicating That Worker Received No Significant Exposure for Time While Error Occurred
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Issue date: 05/29/1990
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ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: MARTIN T T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ROCHESTER

GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION

RSR'~V~~//I',h"'SOahISSAIS~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,

N.Y.14649-0001

>CLCRIhOIIC

ARCACODCVIS546.2700May29,1990ThomasT.MartinRegionalAdministrator

U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

Region1475Allendale

RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406DearMr.Martin:RoutineInspection

Report50-244/90-07,

AppendixA,statedinpart:Oa'saresultoftheinspection

conducted

onApril16to20,1990,andinaccordance

withtheNRCEnforcement

Policy(10CFR2,...,Appendix.,C),,,,the,.follows,ng

violation...was

identi.ied:I"<'"-

hVhI'h~~~hiV~"h"~Technical

Specification

6.11,Radiation

Protection

Program,states,inpart,that"Radiation

controlprocedures

shallbeprepared=andmadeavailable

toallstationpersonnel

orotherpersonswhomaybesubjecttoradiation

exposureatthestation.Theprogramshallbeadheredtoforalloperations

involving

personnel

radiation

exposure."

Radiation

Protection

Procedure

HP-1.2,"External

ExposureLimits",statesinSection6.2.4'.2that.personnel

havingacompleted

FormNRC-4shallbeadministratively

limitedto2000mRempercalendarquarter.Contrarytotheabove,onMarch24,1990,anindividual

with1672mRemofoccupational

exposureforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990wasgivenanadministrative

doselimitof1973mRemforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990.Thisresultedintheindividual's

exposurebeingadministratively

limitedto3645mRemforthefirstcalendarquarterof1990.Rochester

Gas&ElectricCorporation

agreeswiththeviolation

asstated.1.CauseofViolation

a.Therootcauseoftheviolation

waspersonnel

error.2.EventDescription

~00720019290s)70I=,s-'DeADDGk00(i(>24r>

9PDI.,Q

Incomingpersonnel

arerequiredtoprovidedocumentation

ofcurrentquarterly

exposurealongwithotherpastexposuredatainordertoobtainaTLDforworkinradiologically

controlled

areasatGinna.Procedure

HP-1.2requiresprocessing

historical

dosedataintotheRDMSsystem(acomputerized

dosetrackingsystem)ontwoseparatescreens.Inthecaseinquestion,

theworkerhadbotharecorddose(1645mRemratherthan1672mRemasreportedintheinspec-tionreport)andanestimated

dose(10mRem).Onone.screen,bothdoseswereproperlyentered,onthesecondscreen(whichwasusedtoproducetheForm4),onlythe10mRemestimated

dosewasentered.TheForm4attachment

letterproducedwasthenreviewedbytheworkerwhosignedthedocumentasbeingaccurate.

Theinformation

fromtheForm4wasthenusedtodetermine

theworkersadministrative

doselimitof2000mRemasdescribed

intheviolation.

3.Corrective

ActionsWhenthis,errorwasdetermined,

the'worker's"records"were

immediately,

corrected.

Theworker'eceivedno'signi-'icant

exposureforthetimewhiletheerroroccurred.

b.Therecordsforallworkersprocessed

infromJanuary1,1990untilthedateofdiscovery

oftheerrorwereconfirmed

accurate.

Nofurthererrorswerediscovered.

C.Rochester

GasandElectrichassinceinstituted

thefollowing

corrective

action.AllNRCForm4dosehistories

forthequarterwillbetotaledbyonedosimetry

clerkandanyestimated

doseswillbeaddedtotheofficialrecord.Themaximumquarterly

doseallowedwillbe1000mRem,whenestimated

dosesareincluded,

minusthistotal.Thesecalculations

willthenbecheckedby.eitheranadditional

dosimetry

clerkorHPtechnician,

andsignedoffassuchpriortobeingmadeofficial.

Thisvaluewillthenbeup-datedwhentheofficialrecordsforthequarteraremadeavailable.

Theworker'squarterly

limitwillalsothenbeupdated.d.Inadditiontothis,thefollowing

longertermcorrective

actionsareplannedtothedosimetry

software:

1)Automatically

totalallthedosehistories

ofanindividual

(yearly,quarterly,

lifetime).

2)Improvethedatainputsequence.

3)4)Addany'estimated

dosesforaquartertotheofficialrecordsandcalculate

theadministrative

limit.Correctthequarterly

limitwhenofficialrecordsareavailable.

Theseupgradesareanticipated

tobecompleted

byJanuary1,1991.Wearecurrently

infullcompliance.

Verytrulyyours,RobertC.McrDivisionManagerNuclearProduction

XC:U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

DocumentControlDeskWashington,

DC20555GinnaUSNRCSeniorResidentInspector

RonaldR.Bellamy,ChiefFacilities

Radiological

SafetyandSafeguards

BranchU.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

Region1.475Allendale

RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406