ML17285A092

Responds to NRC 881104 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-397/88-36.Corrective Action Taken:Posting Immediately Restored to Correct Position & Indepth Training on Testing to Verify Restoration of Radiation Area Posting Provided

ML17285A092
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	11/30/1988
From:	SORENSEN G C WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
GO2-88-255, NUDOCS 8812070045
Download: ML17285A092 (8)

See also: IR 05000397/1988036

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DOC.DATE: 88/11/30 NOTARIZED:

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PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM P.O.Box 968~3000 George Washington

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99352 G02-88-255

November 30, 1988 Docket No.50-397 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Attn: Document Control Desk Hail Station Pl-137 Washington, D.C.20555 Subject: NUCLEAR PLANT NO.2 LICENSE NO.NPF-21 NRC INSPECTION

REPORT 88-36 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION The Washington

Public Power Supply System hereby replies to the Notice of Violation contained in your letter dated November 4, 1988.Our reply, pursuant to the provisions

of Section 2.201, Title 10, Code of Feder al Regulations, consists of this letter and Appendix A (attached).

In Appendix A, the violation, is addressed with an explanation

of our position regarding validity, corrective

action and date of full compliance.

Very truly yours, G.C.orensen, Manager Regulatory

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cc: JB Martin-NRC RV NS Reynolds-BCPSR RB Samworth-NRC DL Williams-BPA NRC Site Inspector-901A SS12070045

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A endix A During an NRC inspection

conducted on October 10-14, 1988, a violation of NRC requirements

was identified.

In accordance

with the"General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement

Actions," 10CFR Part 2, Appendix C, (1987), the violation is listed below: A.10 CFR 20.202,"Personnel

monitoring." states, in part: "(2)"Radiation

area" means any area, accessible

to personnel, in which there exists radiation,...at such levels that a major portion of the body could receive in any one hour a dose in excess of 5 millirem,..."-10 CFR 20.203,"Caution signs, labels, signals and controls." states, in part: "(b)Radiation areas.Each radiation area shall be conspicuously

posted with a sign or signs bearing the radiation caution symbol and the words:""Caution""Radiation

Area"" Or"Danger"" ill Contrary to the above, at 2: 15 p.m.PDT, on October 10, 1988, the Reactor Core Isolation Coolirig Pump (RCIC-P-1)

Room, in which there existed areas with radiation dose rates of up to 10 mr per hour, was not posted, in that the signs had been moved such that they could not be read when entering to the room.This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement

IV).Valdit of Violation The Supply System acknowledges

the validity of this violation.

The reason for the violation is the radiation area posting was not restored after entry into the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Pump (RCIC-P-1)

Room.

~~l h h Appendix A Page 2 of 2 C Corrective

Ste s Taken/Results

Achieved 1.The posting was immediately

restored to the correct position.2.An evaluation

was performed and it was determined

that the physical configuration

of the area (a narrow space between two airlock doors)was such that it was awkward to return the barrier to its correct position.Accordingly, on November 3, 1988 the barrier, and another barrier in a similar physical configuration, were reposted in a-manner that does not require removal and reattaching

the s-hook connector.

The postings still provide for a highly visible barrier and also allow for more convenient

access through the airlock doors.The barriers have not been found out of place since the reposting on November 3, 1988.3.Since early November, 1988.more indepth training during General Employee Training (GET)includes testing to verify the restoration

of radiation area posting when entering or exiting a radiation area.Corrective

Action to be Taken P 1.A review of this Notice of Violation will be included in the Annual Radiological

Refresher Training.This action will be completed by April 1, 1989~2.The Health Physics/Chemistry

Department

is reviewing past Radiological

Occurrence

Report responses and actions..Hhen the review is complete, a report (including

any corrective

actions)will be submitted to Plant Management.

This action will be completed by December 31, 1988.Date of Full Com liance The Supply System is currently in'ull compliance.

with radiation area posting requirements.