ML20135A967

EN-96-062:on 960905,notice of Violation Will Be Issued to Licensee.Action Based on Investigation Conducted by Ofc of Investigation,Determined as Prank,Individual Improperly Disposed of Radioactively Contaminated Particle

ML20135A967
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	08/30/1996
From:	Lieberman J, Satorius M NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EN-96-062, EN-96-62, IA-96-050, IA-96-50, NUDOCS 9612040112
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August 30, 1996 EN 96-062 0FFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Mr. Steven R. Allent (IA 96-050)

Sub.iect: NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

l This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation will be issued on or about September 5,1996, to an unlicensed individual who formerly worked as a laundry / decontamination technician at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. The

! action is based on an investigation conducted by the Office of Investigation.

l which determined that as a prank. the individual improperly disposed of a i

radioactively contaminated particle by taping it to the underside of a survey l table, rather than disposing of it in accordance with the licensee's l procedures. Although the action did not overexpose any workers, the l individual's misconduct did subject his coworkers to some additional dose, and .

placed the licensee for Point Beach Nuclear Plant. Wisconsin Electric Power I l Company, in violation of NRC license conditions and NRC regulations.

I A Severity Level IV violation is being issued to Wisconsin Electric Power Company, for the individual's failure to follow procedures.

l It should be noted that the individual has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

l Mailing of Notice September 5, 1996 l Telephone Notification of Licensee September 5. 1996 The State of Wisconsin will be notified.

The individual .is required to the respond to the Notice and document the

! reasons as to why the NRC should have confidence that he will comply with NRC l regulatory requirements in the future. After reviewing the individual's response, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is j necessary to ensure his compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

l Contacts: M. Satorius. OE, 415-3280 J. Lieberman, OE, 415-2741 l

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IP PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION l 1

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