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{{#Wiki_filter:VNlASARA'MOHAWKNh(P-1060
{{#Wiki_filter:V NlASARA'MOHAWK Nh(P-1060 NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION/300
NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION/300
ERIE BOULEVARD WEST, SYRACUSE, N.Y.13202/TELEPHONE
ERIEBOULEVARD
(315)474-1511 Octobe/L 17, 1978 h4..HLLbe/Lt N.C/Locke/L, Acting ChietI FueL FaeiLi+and htate/ciao
WEST,SYRACUSE,
Sa(ety 8/Lanch Unkted States NucLecc/L ReguLato/cy
N.Y.13202/TELEPHONE
Comm&sion Region I 631 Pmk Avenue, King o(Pruuaia, PA.19406 RE: Socket No.50-220 Inspection
(315)474-1511Octobe/L17,1978h4..HLLbe/LtN.C/Locke/L,
Repo/Lt 78-12 Seal A..C/cockle,:
ActingChietIFueLFaeiLi+andhtate/ciao
TkQ/ce)e/cs Co Che~nspectian
Sa(ety8/LanchUnktedStatesNucLecc/L
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
ReguLato/cy
Comm&sion
RegionI631PmkAvenue,Kingo(Pruuaia,PA.19406RE:SocketNo.50-220Inspection
Repo/Lt78-12SealA..C/cockle,:
TkQ/ce)e/csCoChe~nspectian
conducted
byA,.K.PLumLeeo(you/co(pceonAugu/sf28-91,1978atAeNineh4LePointNucLecc/L
S~onUnLtHl.TheJoLLocving
/cesponses
/cesponses
aILesub~edCoAeaLLegedgemso(non-compLiunce
aILe sub~ed Co Ae aLLeged gems o(non-compLiunce
asdetaiLedi
as detaiLedi n AppencLUc A o)rgou/L Leyte/L dated Sepkembe/L
nAppencLUc
27, 1978: Contrary to the requirements
Ao)rgou/LLeyte/LdatedSepkembe/L
of Technical Specifications
27,1978:Contrarytotherequirements
Section 6.3.1, four technicians
ofTechnical
were assigned responsible
Specifications
positions in the Radiochemistry
Section6.3.1,fourtechnicians
and Radiation Protection
wereassignedresponsible
positions
intheRadiochemistry
andRadiation
Protection
organization
organization
involving
involving the evaluation
theevaluation
of radiological
ofradiological
hazards and the issuance of Radiation llork Permits who did not have the required minimum of two years of working experience
hazardsandtheissuanceofRadiation
in their specialty.
llorkPermitswhodidnothavetherequiredminimumoftwoyearsofworkingexperience
These assign-ments became effective commencing
intheirspecialty.
October, 1977, for two individuals
Theseassign-mentsbecameeffective
and commencing
commencing
April 1978 for the other two individuals.
October,1977,fortwoindividuals
RESPONSE In o/cde/L Co/ceLieve Che individuaLs
andcommencing
April1978fortheothertwoindividuals.
RESPONSEIno/cde/LCo/ceLieveCheindividuaLs
o)Ae/Lesponsib
o)Ae/Lesponsib
Li@/ce(e/c/Led
Li@/ce(e/c/Led
WinANSIN18.1-1971,
W in ANSI N18.1-1971, aLL Radiate.on
aLLRadiate.on
Olo/ck Pe/Imps c&ca)Wed by individuaLs
Olo/ckPe/Impsc&ca)WedbyindividuaLs
Less~n Wo yecc/Ls o)expe/u'.ence
Less~nWoyecc/Lso)expe/u'.ence
have, been/cevil)ed and counte/L-aligned by a/cesponsibLe
have,been/cevil)ed
pe/Lson since We end of August, 1978.Thks pIcactice c0iLL continue)o/L aLLLndividuaQ
andcounte/L-
eath Less Hum 40o yecc/cs expe/u.encein
alignedbya/cesponsibLe
Wei/c apeciaLty.
pe/LsonsinceWeendofAugust,1978.ThkspIcactice
The/ce(o/ce, (uLL comp&ance has been aclu.e.v ed.The.)ou/L individuaLs
c0iLLcontinue)o/LaLLLndividuaQ
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
eathLessHum40oyecc/csexpe/u.encein
Wei/capeciaLty.
The/ce(o/ce,
(uLLcomp&ance
hasbeenaclu.e.ved.The.)ou/LindividuaLs
citedcoe/LeassignedWc0/LiteRNP'a)o/cjobsandaIceasincvtu'.chCheyc0e/LequaLip.ed
Xomake,Wep/cope/Ldec@iombasedon)o/cemenandsupe/cvmion
oboe/Lvation
oboe/Lvation
o(competence
o(competence
demons~ed
demons~ed dutu,ng Ch~on-&e.-job
dutu,ngCh~on-&e.-job
dining.h(anagement
dining.h(anagement
/Lesponsib
/Lesponsib
CLfyp/u'.o/LWAugust1978wasexe/Lcised
CLfy p/u'.o/L W August 1978 was exe/Lcised
~ughWeJo/cemenincusigning
~ugh We Jo/cemen in cusigning jobs W We Cechru.cians
jobsWWeCechru.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
<vhichc0e/ce+MudWei/ccapab~B.1.ContrarytoSection2.4.5ofS-RTP-50,
and had not been calibrated
onAugust31,1978,twodosimeters,
for twelve months or more.  
Nos.701088and250968,wereheldforusebyindividuals
andhadnotbeencalibrated
fortwelvemonthsormore.  
'~4-/)C)  
'~4-/)C)  
-,=Page,2RESPONSETO8.1SinceAugust31,1978,wehave,pn$oened~eeseparateaampkinga
-,=Page, 2 RESPONSE TO 8.1 Since August 31, 1978, we have, pn$oened~ee separate aampkinga o$p~onneL aeL)-ceade/t, doa~M~.These aampLinga (10-25 each)have.indicated S955 me econ We<equisized
o$p~onneLaeL)-ceade/t,
aL x month caLib~n$rcequency.
doa~M~.TheseaampLinga
INLET consMetced
(10-25each)have.indicated
Mat (uLL compMtnce has been adu.eved, ance We Ces~g intmvaLLe a recommendation (bhouLd be,)~hw Man a ceq~ement (ahaLL be), bo&kn prcocedme S-RTP-50 and in ReguLatoay
S955meeconWe<equisized
Guide 8.4.Ne intend Co develop a mme e$(ective method o$doaimWn coal wMch+ALL facile.tate
aLxmonthcaLib~n$rcequency.
We exchange o$eaUb~ed foe non-cake,b~ed
INLETconsMetced
docket~at'ach subsequent
Mat(uLLcompMtnce
caLib~n.~rW B.2.Contrary to Section III f" of the Station Radiation Protection
hasbeenadu.eved,
Procedures, no alpha smear counting was performed between January 1, 1978 and August 28, 1978.RESPONSE Strung We pened o)apprmximateLy
anceWeCes~gintmvaLLe
%ecch-August, 1978, We aLpha-count~was~op~ve due.Co eLe~mc problems.In Sepkembn, 1978, pep~was complied~Since Chen, aLpha acti.v~es have, been determined
arecommendation
W be<10 d/m/100cm on 6~on coetan~atcan
(bhouLdbe,)~hwManaceq~ement
cKsc em~.In Che$~e, when Che aLpha sgaCem~~nopetcatLve, aLpha dMermi~ons
(ahaLLbe),bo&knprcocedme
o$a~n co~aination
S-RTP-50andinReguLatoay
am~wiLL be, accomp~hed
Guide8.4.NeintendCodevelopammee$(ectivemethodo$doaimWncoalwMch+ALLfacile.tate
at Ae J.A.FLtzP~ck RadiochemicaL
Weexchangeo$eaUb~edfoenon-cake,b~ed
Lab oc by co~Woe.TkQ~k has been assigned W a Ceca,cian Joe monthLy dMerunination.
docket~at'achsubsequent
8ueing We i.ns~entknopecative
caLib~n.~rWB.2.ContrarytoSectionIIIf"oftheStationRadiation
petuod, aLpha anaLg es o$samples, objet.~a~n contan~afion
Protection
6mvey6, was pn$o~ed by coetituMon,, oc using aLt~ative eqcu'.pment.
Procedures,
FulL compliance
noalphasmearcountingwasperformed
has, ChMe$oce, been achieved.C.Contrary to Technical Specifications
betweenJanuary1,1978andAugust28,1978.RESPONSEStrungWepenedo)apprmximateLy
Sections 4.6.5 and 3.6.5, the 0.5 gram Pu plutonium-beryllium
%ecch-August,
source was not tested so as to detect the potential presence of 0.005 microcuries
1978,WeaLpha-count~was~op~vedue.CoeLe~mcproblems.
of plutonium in the test sample at any time between January 1 and August 30, 1978.RESPONSE TechmcaL Speci.gcations
InSepkembn,
4.6.5.2 does noC<equine~a Leakage CesC be.pn$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)
1978,pep~wascomplied~
solace was noCL n use, Wne$oce, no CesC was aeqauted.(On October 11, 1978, however, Che aLpha.a~vLty was dMefrmmed and found Co be.~1 x 10 5 uCi..)NoenaLLy, a.Cestkb pen.(owned
SinceChen,aLphaacti.v~es
even when noC rceq~ed (due W non-use), as M snves as a means o$keeping We wwentoey c~ent.In Che$~e,~hn Che CesC wiXL be, pn$o~ed Ln an acceptable
have,beendetermined
$asfu'an, oe We fact~no CesC was aeq~ed due W non-use+AX be cecotufed, aLong~apprcop~e~nventocy data.Thee(owe, fuLL compliance
Wbe<10d/m/100cm
has been adu'.eved.  
on6~oncoetan~atcan
cKscem~.InChe$~e,whenCheaLphasgaCem~~nopetcatLve,
aLphadMermi~ons
o$a~nco~aination
am~wiLLbe,accomp~hed
atAeJ.A.FLtzP~ckRadiochemicaL
Labocbyco~Woe.TkQ~khasbeenassignedWaCeca,cian
JoemonthLydMerunination.
8ueingWei.ns~entknopecative
petuod,aLphaanaLgeso$samples,objet.~a~ncontan~afion
6mvey6,waspn$o~edbycoetituMon,,
ocusingaLt~ative
eqcu'.pment.
FulLcompliance
has,ChMe$oce,beenachieved.
C.ContrarytoTechnical
Specifications
Sections4.6.5and3.6.5,the0.5gramPuplutonium-beryllium
sourcewasnottestedsoastodetectthepotential
presenceof0.005microcuries
ofplutonium
inthetestsampleatanytimebetweenJanuary1andAugust30,1978.RESPONSETechmcaLSpeci.gcations
4.6.5.2doesnoC<equine~aLeakageCesCbe.pn$o~edonsources"ChatmeaConedandnoCbeingused"..'OtutLngWepeniudbetweenJanuary1andAugust30,1978,/he0.5gPu(plutonium-bmyLLuun)
solacewasnoCLnuse,Wne$oce,noCesCwasaeqauted.
(OnOctober11,1978,however,CheaLpha.a~vLtywasdMefrmmed
andfoundCobe.~1x105uCi..)NoenaLLy,
a.Cestkbpen.(owned
evenwhennoCrceq~ed(dueWnon-use),
asMsnvesasameanso$keepingWewwentoeyc~ent.InChe$~e,~hnCheCesCwiXLbe,pn$o~edLnanacceptable
$asfu'an,oeWefact~noCesCwasaeq~eddueWnon-use+AXbececotufed,
aLong~apprcop~e
~nventocy
data.Thee(owe,
fuLLcompliance
hasbeenadu'.eved.  
~~  
~~  
Page,9D.ContrarytoTechnical
Page, 9 D.Contrary to Technical Specification
Specification
Section 6.13.lb, at 6 p.m.on August 28, 1978, the gate on the 261 ft.elevation of the turbine building nearest to door No.56, controlling
Section6.13.lb,at6p.m.onAugust28,1978,thegateonthe261ft.elevation
an area wherein the radiation intensity was greater than 1,000 mrem/hr, was unlocked and unattended.
oftheturbinebuildingnearesttodoorNo.56,controlling
RESPONSE 1n orts Co prevent ae;oc~ence, o$~Mem, a Cechru'.cian
anareawhereintheradiation
4u been assigned Che, cuporu~b Xi+o$checking aQ, accuse,bZe
intensity
HLgh R&~on Mea gatu (~1000 mn,em/M)on a,<eg~bow (at ZeuC Chrcee checks petr.Meek).TRQ a~n hah been~earn aden W actions&enticed rceJ pome W Impmtion 77-26, eMch produced We, movement need in~~pelion rcepoM.Vefcy~y gouhh,'~R.R.Sc nei.der.Vie.Pauident-'He~c Production
wasgreaterthan1,000mrem/hr,wasunlockedandunattended.
RESPONSE1nortsCopreventae;oc~ence,
o$~Mem,aCechru'.cian
4ubeenassignedChe,cuporu~bXi+o$checkingaQ,accuse,bZe
HLghR&~onMeagatu(~1000mn,em/M)ona,<eg~bow(atZeuCChrceecheckspetr.Meek).TRQa~nhahbeen~earnadenWactions&enticedrceJpomeWImpmtion77-26,eMchproducedWe,movementneedin~~pelionrcepoM.Vefcy~ygouhh,'~R.R.Scnei.der.Vie.Pauident-
'He~cProduction
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}}

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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.

~~

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

CS