ML20210P010

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970616-0718.Violation noted:post-dive Diver Tritium Bioassay Sample for 961108 Dive Was Not Shipped as Expeditiously as Possible for Analysis & No Preservative Was Added

ML20210P010
Person / Time
Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	08/12/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20210P006	List: IR 05000213/1997006 ML20210P003 ML20210P010
References
50-213-97-06, 50-213-97-6, NUDOCS 9708260235
Download: ML20210P010 (3)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Docket No. 50 213 Haddsm Neck Plant License No. DPR-61 During HRC inspections conducted on June 16 - July 18,1997, a violation of NRC requiremants was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (60 FR 34381; June 30,1995) the violation is listed below.

Technical Specification 6.11, radiation protection program, requires that procedures for personnel radiation protection be prepared consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20 and shall be adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.

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Radiaticn protection procedure RPM 1.4 5, Revision 5, Bioassay Shipment, requires that bioessays be shipped as expeditiously as possible, otherwise a preservative must be added, 2.

Radiation protection procedure RPM 2.2-13, Revision 2, Underwater Surveys, requires in Section 3.3 that pre-dive underwater radiation surveys be performed 4

with two independent underwater radiation survey meters and that the results be recorded on survey forms for comparison purposes.

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Radiation protection procedure RPM 2.2-13, Revision 2, Underwater Surveys, requires in Section 3.3 that a health physics manager / designee review and compare the recorded pre-dive radiation survey results made with two independent radiation survey meters to verify that the results are within plus or minus 20%.

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Radiation protection procedure RPM 2.213, Revision 2, Underwater Surveys, requires in Section 3.4 that a diver perform a dive work area survey to confirm pre-dive underwater rediation survey results including head level, waist level, floor level, arms length in the direction of the largest radiation source, and that results be recorded on a survey map for comparison purposes.

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Radiation protection procedure RPM 2.3-1, Revision 9, Posting of Radiological Controlled Areas requires in Section 2.8, that any area in which airborne radioactivity concentrations are greater than or equal to 30% of one DAC shall be posted as Airborne Radioactivity Area.

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- Radiation protection procadure RPM 2.2-7, Revision 10, Air Sample Counting, requires in Section 2.12 that air samples with an alpha activity greater than or equal to 1.0 E 12 uCi/mi be recounted after 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />.

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Contrary to the above:

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The post-dive diver tritium bioassay sample (urine sample) for a November 8,1996, dive was not shipped as expeditiously as possible for analysis and no preservative was added. As of June 20,1997, the sample remained in an onsite refrigerator.

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The pre dive underwater sodiction survey results, for two independent radiation survey meters, were not recorded for pre-dive surveys performed or 3vember 8 and December 9,1996.

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No review and comparison of recorded pre-dive radiation survey results was made for pre-d;ve radiation surveys made on November 8,1996, and December 9,1996, in that the survey results for the two independent radiation survey meters were not recorded for review purposes.

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The dive work area surveys for a dive performed on December 10,1996 were not recorded. Rather a photocopy of a December 9,1996, pre-dive survey was signed and dated to provide the results.

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On April 15,1997, two airborne radioactivity samples collected in the PAB pipe trench at 1:00 p.m. indicated airborne radioactivity concentrations greater than 30% of one DAC and the area was not posted as Airborne Radioactivity Area.

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An air sample collected in the PAB pipe trench on ^.pril 15,1997, between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. indicated an alpha activity of 2.4 E-12 uCi/mi but was not recounted after 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV),

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company 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 I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the f acility 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 within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued to show cawe why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, 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 response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should riot include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 12th day of August,1997.

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