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Ltr Re Violation Noted in Ie Insp Rept 50-333/78-16.Disputes Alleged Infraction & Requests Notice of Violation Be Withdrawn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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Iesm~nPOWERAUTHORITYOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORKJAMESA.FITZPATRICKNUCLEARPOWERPLANTJOHND.LEONARD,JR.ResidentManagerOctober,4,1978JAFP-78-512P.O.BOX41Lycoming,NewYork13093315342.3840Mr.BoyceH.Grier,DirectorUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegion1631ParkAvenueKingofPrussia,Pennsylvania19406Reference:Docketf50-333

DearMr.Grier:

IEInspectionf78-16Withreferencetothe'inspectionconductedbyMr.K.PlumleeofyourofficeonAugust31andSeptember1,1978,attheJamesA.FitzPatrickNuclearPowerPlant,andinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofSection2.201ofPartIIofTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulationswearesubmittingoorreplytoitemAor~ApendixAortheNoticeorViolationtransmittedbyyourletterdatedSeptember19,1978asreceivedbytheundersignedonSeptember22,1978.APPENDIXANoticeofViolationBasedontheresultsofanNRCinspectionconductedonAugust31andSeptem-ber1,1978,itappearsthatoneofyouractivitieswasnotconductedinfullcompliancewiththeconditionsofyourNRCFacilityLicenseNo.DPR-59asindicatedbelow.Thisitemisaninfraction.A.TechnicalSpecificationsSection6.11.A,whichwaseffectiveJuly28,1978,requiresthatanyindividualorgroupofindividualspermittedtoenterhighradiationareasbeprovidedwithoraccompaniedbyoneormoreofthefollowing:1,Aradiationmonitoringdevicewhichcontinuouslyindicatestheradia-tiondoserateinthearea.2.Aradiationmonitoringdevicewhichcontinuouslyintegratestheradia-tiondoserateintheareaandalarmswhenapresetintegrateddoseisreceived.Entryintosuchareaswiththismonitoringdevicemaybemadeafterthedoseratelevelintheareahasbeenestablishedandpersonnelhavebeenmadeknowledgeableqfthem.'780%18o3'Ig

Page2Anindividualqualifiedinradiationprotectionprocedureswhoisequippedwitharadiationdoseratemonitoringdevice.Thisindi-vidualshallberesponsibleforprovidingpositivecontrolovertheactivitieswithintheareaandshallperformperiodicradiationsur-veillanceatthefrequencyspecifiedbythefacilityintheRadiationWorkPermit.Contrarytotheabove,uptoSeptemberI1978,unaccompaniedindividuals(operatorsandtechnicians)wereroutinelypermittedtoenterhighradiationareaswithoutbeingprovidedwithacontinuouslyindicatingdoseratemoni-toringdevice,oracontinuouslyintegratingradiationdoseratemonitorthatalarmswhenapresetintegrateddoseisreceived.WehavereviewedInspectionReport50-333/78-16andtakeissuewiththesec-'"*theinspectorsfindingthattheallegedinfractionexists.Thespecification'itedclearlystates"oneormoreofthefollowing."Wemaintainthatnovio-lationexistssincetheoperatorsandtechniciansreferredtointheInspectionReportwereactingincompliancewithTechnicalSpecification6.11(A)I.C.(youritemA.3above)inthat:1)Thedigitalradiationmeterinquestionisaradiationdoseratemoni-toringdevice,thereforesatisfiestherequirementofhavinga"radia-tiondoseratemonitoringdevice."2)Theseinstrumentsareusedbyindividualsqualifiedinradiationpro-tectionprocedures.3)Highradiationareaentriesmadeusingtheseradiationdoseratemoni-toringdevicesare,madeinaccordancewiththeplantradiationprotectionprocedures(ExtendedRWP).4)OnlythosepersonnelspecificallyqualifiedmayusethisExtendedRWPprocedure.Individualssotrainedarequalifedtoexercisepositivecontrolovertheactivitieswithinthearea.Thedigitalmetersareusedbecausetheyarelightweight,compact,easytooper-ate,accurate,andhaveawiderange(lmR/hrto999R/hr).Theoperatorsandtechnicianscarrythesemeterswiththemwhilemakingroutineplant"rounds."RWPsusedinconnectionwithpe'rformingmaintenanceworkinhighradiationareasspecifythatcontinuousreadingratemetersaretobeusedoraradiationpro-tectiontechnicianassignedtoprovidemonitoringduringtheprogressofthejob.WethereforecontendthatwearenotinviolationofourTechnicalSpecificationsandrespectfullyrequestthattheNoticeofViolationbewithdrawn.Verytrulyyours,~gggIi/Q<'I~~~JohnD.Leonard,Jr.ResidentManagerJDL:smr DISTRIBUTION:NRCDirector,OfficeofInspection8Enforcement(3copies)SNRCDirector,OfficeofHanagementInformation8ProgramControl(3copies)G.P.J.J.J.P.R.FiT.BerryLyons/P.RajaramDavisBostonGriffinEarlyBurnsle