ML17053A226

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Responds to 780927 NRC Ltr Re Violations Noted in Inspec Rept 50-220/78-12.Corrective Actions:All Radiat Work Permits Drafted by Those W/Less than 2 Yrs Experience Have Been Reviewed & Will Be Continued
ML17053A226
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 10/17/1978
From: SCHNEIDER R R
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
To: CROCKER H W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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See also: IR 05000220/1978012

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VNlASARA'MOHAWKNh(P-1060

NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION/300

ERIEBOULEVARD

WEST,SYRACUSE,

N.Y.13202/TELEPHONE

(315)474-1511Octobe/L17,1978h4..HLLbe/LtN.C/Locke/L,

ActingChietIFueLFaeiLi+andhtate/ciao

Sa(ety8/LanchUnktedStatesNucLecc/L

ReguLato/cy

Comm&sion

RegionI631PmkAvenue,Kingo(Pruuaia,PA.19406RE:SocketNo.50-220Inspection

Repo/Lt78-12SealA..C/cockle,:

TkQ/ce)e/csCoChe~nspectian

conducted

byA,.K.PLumLeeo(you/co(pceonAugu/sf28-91,1978atAeNineh4LePointNucLecc/L

S~onUnLtHl.TheJoLLocving

/cesponses

aILesub~edCoAeaLLegedgemso(non-compLiunce

asdetaiLedi

nAppencLUc

Ao)rgou/LLeyte/LdatedSepkembe/L

27,1978:Contrarytotherequirements

ofTechnical

Specifications

Section6.3.1,fourtechnicians

wereassignedresponsible

positions

intheRadiochemistry

andRadiation

Protection

organization

involving

theevaluation

ofradiological

hazardsandtheissuanceofRadiation

llorkPermitswhodidnothavetherequiredminimumoftwoyearsofworkingexperience

intheirspecialty.

Theseassign-mentsbecameeffective

commencing

October,1977,fortwoindividuals

andcommencing

April1978fortheothertwoindividuals.

RESPONSEIno/cde/LCo/ceLieveCheindividuaLs

o)Ae/Lesponsib

Li@/ce(e/c/Led

WinANSIN18.1-1971,

aLLRadiate.on

Olo/ckPe/Impsc&ca)WedbyindividuaLs

Less~nWoyecc/Lso)expe/u'.ence

have,been/cevil)ed

andcounte/L-

alignedbya/cesponsibLe

pe/LsonsinceWeendofAugust,1978.ThkspIcactice

c0iLLcontinue)o/LaLLLndividuaQ

eathLessHum40oyecc/csexpe/u.encein

Wei/capeciaLty.

The/ce(o/ce,

(uLLcomp&ance

hasbeenaclu.e.ved.The.)ou/LindividuaLs

citedcoe/LeassignedWc0/LiteRNP'a)o/cjobsandaIceasincvtu'.chCheyc0e/LequaLip.ed

Xomake,Wep/cope/Ldec@iombasedon)o/cemenandsupe/cvmion

oboe/Lvation

o(competence

demons~ed

dutu,ngCh~on-&e.-job

dining.h(anagement

/Lesponsib

CLfyp/u'.o/LWAugust1978wasexe/Lcised

~ughWeJo/cemenincusigning

jobsWWeCechru.cians

<vhichc0e/ce+MudWei/ccapab~B.1.ContrarytoSection2.4.5ofS-RTP-50,

onAugust31,1978,twodosimeters,

Nos.701088and250968,wereheldforusebyindividuals

andhadnotbeencalibrated

fortwelvemonthsormore.

'~4-/)C)

-,=Page,2RESPONSETO8.1SinceAugust31,1978,wehave,pn$oened~eeseparateaampkinga

o$p~onneLaeL)-ceade/t,

doa~M~.TheseaampLinga

(10-25each)have.indicated

S955meeconWe<equisized

aLxmonthcaLib~n$rcequency.

INLETconsMetced

Mat(uLLcompMtnce

hasbeenadu.eved,

anceWeCes~gintmvaLLe

arecommendation

(bhouLdbe,)~hwManaceq~ement

(ahaLLbe),bo&knprcocedme

S-RTP-50andinReguLatoay

Guide8.4.NeintendCodevelopammee$(ectivemethodo$doaimWncoalwMch+ALLfacile.tate

Weexchangeo$eaUb~edfoenon-cake,b~ed

docket~at'achsubsequent

caLib~n.~rWB.2.ContrarytoSectionIIIf"oftheStationRadiation

Protection

Procedures,

noalphasmearcountingwasperformed

betweenJanuary1,1978andAugust28,1978.RESPONSEStrungWepenedo)apprmximateLy

%ecch-August,

1978,WeaLpha-count~was~op~vedue.CoeLe~mcproblems.

InSepkembn,

1978,pep~wascomplied~

SinceChen,aLphaacti.v~es

have,beendetermined

Wbe<10d/m/100cm

on6~oncoetan~atcan

cKscem~.InChe$~e,whenCheaLphasgaCem~~nopetcatLve,

aLphadMermi~ons

o$a~nco~aination

am~wiLLbe,accomp~hed

atAeJ.A.FLtzP~ckRadiochemicaL

Labocbyco~Woe.TkQ~khasbeenassignedWaCeca,cian

JoemonthLydMerunination.

8ueingWei.ns~entknopecative

petuod,aLphaanaLgeso$samples,objet.~a~ncontan~afion

6mvey6,waspn$o~edbycoetituMon,,

ocusingaLt~ative

eqcu'.pment.

FulLcompliance

has,ChMe$oce,beenachieved.

C.ContrarytoTechnical

Specifications

Sections4.6.5and3.6.5,the0.5gramPuplutonium-beryllium

sourcewasnottestedsoastodetectthepotential

presenceof0.005microcuries

ofplutonium

inthetestsampleatanytimebetweenJanuary1andAugust30,1978.RESPONSETechmcaLSpeci.gcations

4.6.5.2doesnoC<equine~aLeakageCesCbe.pn$o~edonsources"ChatmeaConedandnoCbeingused"..'OtutLngWepeniudbetweenJanuary1andAugust30,1978,/he0.5gPu(plutonium-bmyLLuun)

solacewasnoCLnuse,Wne$oce,noCesCwasaeqauted.

(OnOctober11,1978,however,CheaLpha.a~vLtywasdMefrmmed

andfoundCobe.~1x105uCi..)NoenaLLy,

a.Cestkbpen.(owned

evenwhennoCrceq~ed(dueWnon-use),

asMsnvesasameanso$keepingWewwentoeyc~ent.InChe$~e,~hnCheCesCwiXLbe,pn$o~edLnanacceptable

$asfu'an,oeWefact~noCesCwasaeq~eddueWnon-use+AXbececotufed,

aLong~apprcop~e

~nventocy

data.Thee(owe,

fuLLcompliance

hasbeenadu'.eved.

~~

Page,9D.ContrarytoTechnical

Specification

Section6.13.lb,at6p.m.onAugust28,1978,thegateonthe261ft.elevation

oftheturbinebuildingnearesttodoorNo.56,controlling

anareawhereintheradiation

intensity

wasgreaterthan1,000mrem/hr,wasunlockedandunattended.

RESPONSE1nortsCopreventae;oc~ence,

o$~Mem,aCechru'.cian

4ubeenassignedChe,cuporu~bXi+o$checkingaQ,accuse,bZe

HLghR&~onMeagatu(~1000mn,em/M)ona,<eg~bow(atZeuCChrceecheckspetr.Meek).TRQa~nhahbeen~earnadenWactions&enticedrceJpomeWImpmtion77-26,eMchproducedWe,movementneedin~~pelionrcepoM.Vefcy~ygouhh,'~R.R.Scnei.der.Vie.Pauident-

'He~cProduction

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