ML19276H161
| ML19276H161 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/07/1976 |
| From: | Arnold R METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| To: | Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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{ METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY susslotARYOF GENERAL PU POST OFFICE BOX 542 READING, PENNSYLVANI A 19603 TELEPHONE 215 - 929-3601 0:tober 7, 1976 GQL 1398 Mr. Eldon J. Brunner, Chief Reactor Operations & Nuclear Support Branch U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19h06
Dear Mr. Brunner:
Docket No. 50-289 Operation License No. DPR-50 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TMI-1)
Inspection Report No. 50-289/76-17 This letter and the attached enclosure are in response to your inspection letter of August 2,1976, concerning Messrs. K. Plumlee's and L. Spessard's inspection and the resultant finding of an apparent infraction.
Additionally, NRC:1 letter of September 15, 1976, requested the status of GORB review of items identified in NRC:1 letter of February 27, 1976.
The GORB Chair =an was advised on August 5, 1976 to review these items for consideration for GORB review.
This reviev vill be complete by October 30, 1976.
Items dee=ed appropriate for GCRB reviev vill be placed on the agenda for the December 8-9 meeting. All NRC inspection reports are being screened by the Corporate Technical Support Staff to insure GCRB is notified of and supplied with a copy of licensee identified violations from inspection reports which do not require a response from Met-Ed.
Met-Ed Management has consulted with the GORB Chairman and the full board to more carefully define responsi-bilities for the identification and review of violations documented in NRC Inspection Reports. This action vill assure future commitments are met.
Sincerely, R. C. Arnold Vice President RCA:JJM:daf Enclosure
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Metropolitan Edison Company Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 1 (TMI-1)
Docket No. 50-289-q License No. DPR-50 v
Inspection No. 76-17 RESPGISE TO DESCRIPTICN OF APPARENT VIOLATION 3.1 APPARENT VIOLATION B.1 B.
" Technical Specification Section 6.11 state.s that radiation protection procedures shall be prepared consistent vich the requirements of 10 CFR 20 and shall be approved, maintained and adhered to for all operations involving personnel radiation exposure.
Procedure HPP 1613, " Radiation Work Permits," developed pursuant to the above, requires all personnel to be authorized by and logged in on Radiation Work Permits, (RWP) prior to entries into areas posted with specified signs.
Contrary to the above, the following vere allowed to occur:
a.
An individual who was not authorized by a RWP was observed in a posted and roped-off Radiation Area on the 281 ft, elevation of the Auxiliary Building at 2:50 pm on July 20, 1976.
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Three individuals who had failed to log their re-entry under RWP No. 8852 were observed in a posted and roped-off Radio-active Materials Area at 2:57 pm on July 20, 1976.
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Seventeen RWP records for work completed between July 1,1976 and June 30, 1976 were found to lack required entries."
RESPONSE TO APPARENT VIOLATIGT 3.1 Regarding Items a & b above, all the four individuals were counseled by the Radiation Protection Department and by their supervisors as to the need to adhere completely to established Health Physics procedures. Additionally, a procedure, HPP 1685, has been developed to identify violators of Health 3,ysics practices and insure that proper and thorough counseling is conducted r.nd documented.
Regarding Item e, additional emphasis has been placed on the requirement to complete Radiation Work Permits fully including final signatures when work is completed.
Those RWP's which are not completed in a timely fashion are brought to the attention of the appropriate department supervisors for added emphasis to assure that all RWP's are complete.
The above actions should ensure future ce=pliance.
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PONSE TO DESCRIPTI m CF APPARENT VIOLATION B.2 APPARENT VIDIATI m B.2
" Procedure HPP 1776, " Sampling of Unmonitored Release Faths," developed pursuant to Technical Specification 6.11 specifies eight samples monthly, including one of the sewage system.
Contrary to the above, none of the eight specified sa=ples were obtriined during February 1976, and only one monthly sample was obtained of the sewage system during the twelve month period July 1,1975 th-ough June 30, 1976."
RESPCNSE TO APPARENT VICLATION B.2 Procedures detailing sewage sampling and analyzing methods have been revised and implemented to provide a more practical method of complying with the requirement to insure that none of the defined un=onitored release paths is a source of radioactive nr.Lerial. Samples required subsequent to the inspection have been properly obtained, analyzed and docu=ented in accordance with the applicable procedure, HPP 1776.
The above action should ensure ecmpliance.
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