NRC inspectors

If an NRC inspector were to conduct an unannounced inspection of the facdity and find radioactive... 

The role of the RSO could be construed as the enforcement arm of the RSC and the radiation safety office (which may be part of a larger organization). If this were the case, the RSO would be the equivalent of an NRC inspector. However, as with many other persons working in safety and health programs who have enforcement duties, their primary function is service to the users. In later sections the other duties will make this clear. 

The primary data source for this research is the Human Events Repository Analysis database, HERA, developed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Idaho National Laboratory. The HERA database can be accessed online at ht t ps / / secure. inl.gov/hera/Login.aspx. It contains detailed retrospective analyses of human performance in commereial nuclear power. The data are derived from analyst interpretation of Licensee Event Reports (LER) written by utilities and Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) reports written by NRC inspectors (HaUbert et cd. 2006). 

While the license is in effect, the NRC has the right to make inspections of the facility, the byproduct material, and the areas where the byproduct material is in use or stored. These inspections have to be at reasonable hours, but they are almost always unannounced. The inspector also will normally ask to see records of such items as surveys, personnel exposure records, transfers and receipts of radioactive materials, waste disposal records, instrument calibrations, radiation safety committee minutes, documentation of any committee actions, and any other records relevant to compliance with the terms of the license and compliance with other parts of 10 CFR, such as 19 and 20. Failure to be in compliance can result in citations of various levels or of financial penalties. Enforcement will be discussed further later. The NRC can require tests to be done to show that the facility is being operated properly, such as asking for tests of the instruments used in monitoring the radiation levels, or... 

The NRC has the right to make unannounced inspections ofa licensed facility,including the ...materials, activities, premises, and records... During an inspection, the inspectors have the right to consult privately with the workers. However, at other times, the licensee or a representative of the licensee can accompany the inspector. 

NRC Region 1 inspector reports no consideration of offsite evacuation, since utility reports no significant leakage, and there has been no significant off-site radioactivity yet. 

NRC Region 1 inspector reported that there still appeared to be a bubble in loop B. 

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