ML20199E180

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 970831-1011.Violation Noted:Gate to Radwaste 136-foot Elevation Drum Storage Area,An Area W/Radiation Levels of 1000 Mrem Per H of Greater,Was Found Unlocked & Unguarded
ML20199E180
Person / Time
Site: River Bend, 05000548  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 11/17/1997
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20199E162 List:
References
50-458-97-14, NUDOCS 9711210115
Download: ML20199E180 (2)


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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket No.: 50-458 River Bend Station License No.: NPF-47 Dur;ng an NRC inspection conducted on August 31 through October 11,1997, two violations of NRC requirements were identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:

A. Technical Specification 5.7.2 requires, in part, that areas with radiation levels of 1000 millirem per hour or greater, shall be provided with locked or continuously guarded doors to prevent unauthorized entry.

Contrary 19 the above, on October 8,1997,'tha gate to Radwaste 136-foot elevatior drum storage area, an area with radiation levels of 1000 millirem per hour or greater, was found unlocked and unguarded.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV) (50-458/9714-05).

B. Technical Specification 5.7.3 requires, in part, for individual high radiation areas with radiation levels of 1000 millirem per hour or greater, accessible to personnel, that are located within large areas such as reactor containment, where no enclosure exists for purposes of locking, or that is not continuously guarded, and where no enclosure can bereasonably constructed around the individual area, that individual area shall be barricaded and conspicuously posted.

Contrary to the above, on September 19,1997, the barricade ar.d posting which identified the area surrounding Valve E12-AOV41 A, as a high radiation area with radiation levels of 1000 millirem per hour or greater was partially removed and not controlled.

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Entergy Operations, Inc. is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within

'30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice): This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation. (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received vithin the time specified in this Notice, an order or a

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. i Demand for Infoimation may be issued as to why the license _should not be modified, '

suspended, or rewked, or_why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given. to extending the response time.

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Because your respoise will be pla ed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR),'to the:

extent possibleiit should not include _any personal privacy,: proprietary, or safeguards information so_tt at it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it .

necessary to incl.ide such information, you should clearly. indicate the specific information

'that you desire nt t to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the'public. j

- Dated at Arlington, Texas; _ . _

this 17th day of November _1997 I

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