ML18152A765

Responds to NRC 880125 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-280/87-35 & 50-281/87-35.Corrective Actions:Contents of Box Surveyed,Properly Bagged & Labeled & Health Physics Checklist Instructions for Insp Will Be Revised

ML18152A765
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	02/22/1988
From:	Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
88-053, 88-53, NUDOCS 8803010285
Download: ML18152A765 (3)

See also: IR 05000280/1987035

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23261 W. L. STEWART V1cE PRESIDENT

Nuc~EAB OPERATXONB

February 22, 1988 * U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY SURRY POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 Serial No. NO/GDM:pms

Docket Nos. License Nos. NRC INSPECTION

REPORT NOS. 50-280/87-35

AND 50-281/87-35 88-053 50-280 50-281 DPR-32 DPR-37 We have reviewed your letter of January 25, 1988 in reference

to the tion conducted

at Surry Power Station on December 7-11, 1987 and reported in Inspection

Report Nos. 50-280/87-35

and 50-281/87-35.

Our response to the violation

describ~d

in the Notice of Violation

is addressed

in the attachment.

We have no objection

to this inspection

report being made a matter of public disclosure.

If you have any further questions, please contact us. Very truly yours, \ . i "* ~c-. \\~~ W. L. Stewart Attachment

cc: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Region II 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Suite 2900 Atlanta, GA 30323 Mr. W. E. Holland NRC Senior Resident Inspector

Surry Power Station 8803010285

880222 PDR ADOCK 05000280 G PDR

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ITEM REPORTED DURING NRC INSPECTION

CONDUCTED

ON DECEMBER 7-11, 1988 INSPECTION

REPORT NOS. 50-280/87-35

AND 50-281/87-35

During the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) inspection

conducted

on December 7-11, 1987, a violation

of NRC requirements

was identified.

The violation

involved a failure to adhere to radiation

control procedures.

In accordance

with the "General Statement

of Pol icy and Procedure

for NRC Enforcement

Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987), the violation

is listed below: Technical

Specification

6.4.D requires that radiation

control procedures

be fo 11 owed . Radiation

Control Procedure

HP 2.3, Contaminated

Equipment

and Component

Control, dated February 2, 1987, requires that all contaminated

equipment

be surveyed, properly contained, labeled and stored in areas approved by the health physics section. Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to adhere to radiation

control procedur~s

in that several contaminated

items were found December 8, 1987, inside a gang box that were not properly bagged or labeled. The area had not been approved by health physics for radioactive

material storage. This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement

IV) .

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INSPECTION

REPORT NOS. 50-280/87-35

AND 50-281/87-35

RESPONSE:

(1) ADMISSION

OR DENIAL OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION:

The violation

is correct as stated. (2) REASON FOR VIOLATION:

The violation

occurred due to an oversight

on the part of Health Physics personnel

responsible

for radioactive

material storage and labeling.

requirements.

The gang box was, however, located in a radioactive

materials

storage area approved by Health Physics. (3) CORRECTIVE

STEPS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED:

Upon identification

of the discrepant

condition, the contents of the box were surveyed by Health Physics and properly bagged and labeled, in accordance

with procedure

HP-2.3. (4) CORRECTIVE

STEPS WHICH WILL BE TAKEN TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS:*

Health Physics checklist

instructions

for periodic inspection

of radiological

postings will be revised to require a review of radioactive

material storage areas. This review will include inspections

cif the radiological

control area to identify the presence of unauthorized

radioactive

materials

and ensure areas and containers

are properly posted and labeled in accordance

with station procedures.

(5) THE DATE WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE

WILL BE ACHIEVED:

Full compliance

has been achieved.

The enhancement

to the checklist

will be completed

by February 29, 1988. The inspection

of the RCA and other radioactive

materials

storage areas identified

in the revised checklist

will commence in March, 1988 .