ML061220383
| ML061220383 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 05/02/2006 |
| From: | Catherine Nolan, Starkey B NRC/OE |
| To: | |
| References | |
| EA-06-046 EN-06-018 | |
| Download: ML061220383 (2) | |
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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTILVERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTIONMay 02, 2006EN-06-018OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENTNOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONLicensee:South Carolina Electric & Gas Company(EA-06-046)V. C. Summer Nuclear Station Docket No. 05000395
Subject:
ISSUANCE OF FINAL SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION AND NOTICE OFVIOLATIONThis is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation associated with a White significancedetermination process finding will be issued on or about May 5, 2006, to South Carolina Electric& Gas Company as a result of inspections at the V. C. Summer Plant. This White finding, an issue of low to moderate safety significance which may require additional NRC inspection,involved shipment of radioactive material which contained a package with radiation levels on the external surfaces that exceeded applicable regulatory requirements. A Notice of Violation is included based on a violation of 10 CFR 71.5 and 49 CFR 173.441because the licensee failed to properly design and prepare for shipment a package of radioactive material that was transported from the licensee's facility to an offsite waste processing vendor. Specifically, a package was shipped by V. C. Summer on May 26, 2005, and arrived at a waste processing vendor facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on May 27, 2005,with contact radiation levels of 600 millirem per hour on the side external surface of thepackage in one specific location that was approximately 10 feet from the ground. This exceeded the regulatory limit of 200 millirem per hour at any point on the external surface of thepackage per 10 CFR 71.5 and 49 CFR 173.441.It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcementaction. The schedule of issuance and notification is:Mailing of Final Significance DeterminationMay 5, 2006Telephone Notification of LicenseeMay 5, 2006The States of South Carolina and Tennessee will be notified.Contacts:D. Starkey, OE, 301-415-3456 C. Nolan, OE, 301-415-3360 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTILVERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTIONDistribution
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