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LICENSEE: GENERAL ATOMICS, SAN DIEGO, CA     

SITE: GENERAL ATOMICS, SAN DIEGO, CA        EN NUMBER:32033

DOCKET:                                  EVENT DATE: 01-30-97

RX TYPE:                                 EVENT TIME: 12:00

VENDORS:                                NOTIFY DATE: 03-27-97

EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A  REGION: 4 STATE: CA      TIME: 15:00

OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE            

10 CFR SECTION: CCCC  21.21               UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH



- 10CFR21 REPORT ON GENERAL ATOMICS RADIATION MONITOR MAINTENANCE

TESTS -                                                          

                                                                 

SORRENTO ELECTRONICS, INC (SE), AN AFFILIATE OF GENERAL ATOMICS, 

DETERMINED THAT THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR        

RADIATION MONITOR #RM-23A (CONTROL AND DISPLAY MODULE PART NUMBER

#03575300-001) MAY NOT ADEQUATELY DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR    

PERFORMING PERIODIC SURVEILLANCE TESTS OF CERTAIN SAFETY RELATED 

APPLICATIONS.  SE IS RECOMMENDING THAT ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC     

TESTS BE RUN AS PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO

IDENTIFY HARDWARE FAILURES WHICH MAY NOT BE DETECTED DURING      

NORMAL OPERATIONS.  SE IS REVISING THEIR OPERATIONS AND          

MAINTENANCE MANUAL TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE.                       

                                                                 

GENERAL ATOMICS IS NOTIFYING THE FOLLOWING NUCLEAR CUSTOMERS:    

BEAVER VALLEY, BRUCE, CHINSHAN, DRESDEN 2 & 3, HOPE CREEK, INDIAN

POINT 3, KORI, KUOSHENG, MILLSTONE 2, OCONEE, SEQUOYAH, SOUTH    

TEXAS,                                                           

TURKEY POINT 3 & 4, AND ZION.