05000219/FIN-2016001-02

Finding

Title

Failure to Use Respiratory Protection as Required in RWP/ALARA Plan for Drywell Head Reassembly

Description

A self-revealing NCV of Technical Specification 6.8.1, Procedures and Programs was identified for Exelons failure to use respiratory protection, as required in the radiation work permit (RWP)/as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) plan 14-406 for drywell head reassembly work on October 2, 2014. The radiation protection (RP) supervisor overseeing this work removed the respiratory protection requirement for this work contrary to the RWP/ALARA requirement and without engineering approval. As a result, two workers received an unplanned intake of radioactive material that resulted in unintended internal dose. Upon identification of the intake, Exelon stopped work on this task and subsequently reinstituted the respiratory protection requirements to complete the remaining work and entered this event into their corrective action program as issue report 2390111. This finding is more than minor because it is associated with the Occupational Radiation Safety cornerstone to ensure adequate protection of the worker from radiation exposure. Specifically, without the use of respiratory protection two workers received unintended internal dose. The inspectors evaluated the finding using inspection manual chapter 0609, Appendix C, Occupational Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process. The inspectors determined that this finding is of very low safety significance (Green), because it did not result in an overexposure as defined by 10 CFR 20.1201, there was no substantial potential for an overexposure, and the ability to assess dose was not compromised. This finding has a cross-cutting aspect in Human Performance, Procedural Adherence, because Exelon did not follow procedures and work instructions. Specifically, RP supervision instructed the workers that respiratory protection was not required contrary to the applicable RWP/ALARA plan.

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Site:	Oyster Creek
Report	IR 05000219/2016001 Section 2RS1
Date counted	Mar 31, 2016 (2016Q1)
Type:	NCV: Green
cornerstone	Or Safety, Pr Safety
Identified by:	Self-revealing
Inspection Procedure:	IP 71124.01
Inspectors (proximate)	A Patel B Dionne D Orr E Andrews E Dipaolo F Arner J Furia M Henrion N Floyd P Kaufman S Kennedy W Cook
Violation of:	10 CFR 20.1201, Occupational Dose Limits Technical Specification - Procedures Technical Specification
CCA	H.8, Procedure Adherence
INPO aspect	WP.4
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Finding List (Oyster Creek) @ 2016Q1

CCA Matrix: 2016Q1

	Q	CCA	Title
05000219/FIN-2015003-01	2015Q3		Non-Conservative Temperature Input in the Electromatic Relief Valve Voltage Drop Calculation
05000219/FIN-2015004-01	2015Q4	P.2	Preconditioning of the Standby Liquid Control Relief Valves
05000219/FIN-2015004-02	2015Q4		Inadequate Problem Identification and Resolution Leading to Degradation of EPR Causing a Reactor Scram
05000219/FIN-2016001-01	2016Q1	P.1	Failure to Identify a Slower than Normal Scram Time of a Control Rod Drive
05000219/FIN-2016001-02	2016Q1	H.8	Failure to Use Respiratory Protection as Required in RWP/ALARA Plan for Drywell Head Reassembly
05000219/FIN-2016001-03	2016Q1		Inadequate Instructions for the Flexible Coupling Hose Preventative Maintenance Resulting in an Inoperable Emergency Diesel Generator

Self-Identified List (Oyster Creek)

	Q	Title
05000219/FIN-2016001-04	2016Q1	Licensee-Identified Violation

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