ML19316A145

Responds to NRC 780616 Ltr Re Violation Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-269/78-12,50-270/78-11 & 50-287/78-11.Corrective Actions:Direct Surveillance of Established High Radiation Area Until Security Personnel Arrived

ML19316A145
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	07/11/1978
From:	Parker W DUKE POWER CO.
To:	James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML19316A144	List: IR 05000269/1978012 ML19316A143 ML19316A145 ML19316A146 ML19316A147
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NUDOCS 7911280685
Download: ML19316A145 (2)

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. James P. O'Reilly, Director L S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission hice 1217 230 Peachtree Street, Northwest Atlanta, Georgia 30303 RE: RII:JE0 50-269/78-12 50-270/78-11 50-287/78-11

Dear Mr. O'Reilly:

16, 1978 which tran==4tted With regard to Mr. F. J. Long's letter dated June 50-269/78-12, Duke Power 50-270/78-11, 50-2

'IE Inspection Report ompany does not consider this information to be proprietary.

Please find attached a response to the item of noncompliance identified in the subject inspection report. l j

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9-12, 1978, it Based on the results of the NRC inspection conducted on May appears that certain of your activities were not conducted These items have been in fullcategorized compliance with NRC requirements as indicated below. 31, 1974.

as described in our correspondence to you dated December

" (2) Each entrance or access point 10 CFR 20.203(c) states in part:

to a high radiation area shall be: (i) Equipped with a control device which shall cause the level of radiation to be reduced ...;

or (ii) Equipped with a control device which shall energize a  ;

conspicuous visible or audible alarm signal ...; or maintained locked except during period when access to the area is required, with positive control over each individual entry .... (4) In the case of a high radiation area established for a period of 30 days or less, direct surveillance to prevent unauthorised entry may be substituted for the control required by subparagraph (2) of this ,

paragraph." l Contrary to the above, a high radiation area surrounding a de-watered resin cask, located outside the Unit 2 auxiliary building was not under direct surveillance from 11:00 a.m. on May 9, 1978 to 12:00 p.m. on May 11, 1978 nor was the area locked or alarmed.

RESPONSE

An EP technician was promptly assigned to provide direct eurveillance of the established high radiation area until security personnel atrived.

Failure to follow previously established HP procedures resulted in disciplinary action for the technician involved in this violation.

Written instructions have been distributed which reiterate the required actions h to be taken by Health Physics and security personnel in the control of hig radiation areas.

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t' j In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room. If this report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure. Any such application must include a full statement of the reasons on the basis of which it is claimed that the information is proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information identified in the application is contained in a separate part of the document. If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, nl

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F. J. Long, Chief Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch

Enclosures:

1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2. Inspection Report Nos. 50-269/78-12, 50-270/78-11 and 50-287/78-11 cc w/ enc 1:

Mr. J. E. Smith, Station Manager Oconee Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 1175 Seneca, South Carolina 29678

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