ML17324A123

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Responds to NRC 780919 Ltr Re Violation Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-333/78-16.Disputes Alleged Infraction & Requests Notice of Violation Be Withdrawn
ML17324A123
Person / Time
Site: FitzPatrick Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 10/04/1978
From: LEONARD J D
POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
To: GRIER B H
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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See also: IR 05000333/1978016

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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

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