ENS Event | |
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16:39 Aug 17, 2012 | |
| Title | Only One Irofs Available for a Spill in the Ceramics Area |
| Event Description | At 12:39 PM (EDT) it was discovered that only one Items Relied On For Safety (IROFS) remained in place to prevent a Criticality Event in the ceramics area of the Fuel Manufacturing Operations facility. The failed IROFS was Fuel Business System (FBS) Control of Mass of Uranium Transportable Container (IROFS 900-01), due to an overweight pellet boat. The IROFS that remained in place at all times was Spill Identification and Cleanup (IROFS 900-11). The initiating event for the accident sequences (spill of a pellet boat) did not occur.
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
The pellets have been removed from the overweight boat and placed into an approved container; the IROFS for these accident sequences have been restored. The extent of condition is being evaluated and at this time no other overweight boats have been identified. Region II and NMSS HQ and other notifications have been completed. Notified the R2DO (Guthrie) and NMSS (Waters). |
| Where | |
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| Global Nuclear Fuel Wilmington, North Carolina (NRC Region 2) | |
| License number: | SNM-1097 |
| Reporting | |
| Part 70 App A (A)(5) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.05 h-0.127 days <br />-0.0182 weeks <br />-0.00418 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Scott Murray 13:36 Aug 17, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Aug 17, 2012 |
| 48202 - NRC Website
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