IR 05000336/1978013

Insp Rept 50-336/78-13 on 780509-11.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Organization & Operation,Measurement & Control,Shipping & Receiving,Storage & Internal Control, Inventory Records & Repts & Mgt of Matl Control Sys

ML20217G541
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	05/24/1978
From:	Holody D, Joyner J, Shaub E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20217F592	List: IA-97-256, Notice of Violation from Insp on 780109-12.Violation Noted:Licensee Failed to Maintain Safeguard Procedure Manual & Did Not Keep Records Showing Receipt,Inventory of All Special Nuclear Matl in Possession IR 05000213/1978001 IR 05000245/1978016 IR 05000336/1978013 ML20217F587 ML20217F619 ML20217F641 ML20217G438 ML20217G445 ML20217G463 ML20217G474 ML20217G479 ML20217G489 ML20217G498 ML20217G501 ML20217G510 ML20217G532 ML20217G547 ML20217G553 ML20217G558
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FOIA-97-256 50-336-78-13, NUDOCS 9708070290
Download: ML20217G541 (8)

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U.S. HUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No. 50-336/78-13 Docket No. 50-336 License No. OPR-65 Priority 4' Category C Licensee: _ Northeast Nuclear Energy Company O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Facility Name: Millstone Point Unit 2 .....

Inspection at: Northeast Utilities Service Corporation & Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2 .

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Inspection conducted: May 9 15, 1978 Inspectors: /1 t [76 -

E. T. Sgub, Safeguards Technician date signed ,'

Lo%SLL D. J. Holody, Mathematical Statistician s / u/>&

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Approved by: h MF 5/37/7/' f y H./90ynet, Chief Nuclear Material date' signed CoMrol Support Section, Safeguards j Branch ,

Inspection Summary:

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i Inspection on May 9-11, 1978 (Report No. 50-336/78-13)  !

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of nuclear material control

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and accounting including: organization and operation; measurement and ,

control; shipping and receiving; storage and internal control; inventory; records and reports; and, management of material control system. The in-spection covered the period from January 1,1976, through March 31, 1978  ;

and involved 16 inspector-hours on site by two NRC inspectors. ' - 1 Results: No items of noncompliance were identified > 'e .

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MCMURRY97-256 PDR i

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DETAILS ,

4 Persons Contacted Northeast Utilities Service Corporation (NUSCO), Berlin, Connecticut

• S. F. Zebzda, SNM Accountability Representative Millstone Point Unit 2

• E. J. Ferland Millstone Point Plant Superintendent

• T. G. Piascik, Reactor Engineer Unit 1 R. Herbert, Operations Supervisor G. Kline Reactor Engineer Unit 2

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• denotes those present at the exit intervie ' facility a Organization and Operation l The licensee has establithed an organiza+.ional- structure that is responsive to nuclear material control and accounting requirement The overall custody of SNM and management of the nuclear material control and accountability program is the responsibility of the i Site Superintenden Sufficient item contml areas (ICA) have been established for the physical and administrative control of SM .

The possession and use of SNM has been confined to the locations and purposes authorized in the license.. All operations involving l

Special Nuclear Material within an ICA are the responsibility of a -

single individual, the Reactor Enginee The licenite is authorized to possess 2000 kilograms of contained Uranium O'M and 6 grams Plutoniu The activity for the period

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i covered by this inspection is shown on. Exhibits I, II, and-III of

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, Measurement and Controls i

The inspector reviewed the licensee's method of determining exposure data on the core, and the use of this data in the determination of '

the uranium and uranium-235 depletion and the plutonium productio The inspector also recalculated the depletion and production. This review 1, 1976,covered to March the four Form NRC-742 reporting periods from January 31, 197 s The licensee has a site process computer used to determine exposure data on the core. - This data is then-used as input into another computer program for the determination of the uranium and uranium-235 depletion and the plutonium production. The inspector finds these methods acceptable in that the inspectcr's recalculated values were in excellent agreement with the values reported by the licensee on the Fom NRC-742 for each of the four reporting periods that were reviewe No items of noncompliance were identifie t

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The licensee has established and maintains procedures to assure that all special nuclear material received or shipped is accounted  :

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The Reactor Engineer is responsible for fuel accountability, the '

final inspection of all new assemblies, and the review of. associated '

documentation. The Unit Superintendent or his designee signs the '

Material Transfer Report (NRC-741) and provides the NUSCO Berlin, i Connecticut, office with a photo copy of the NRC-741 for the SNM accountant's record {-

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A review of all Forms NRC-741 generated for the period covered i was conducted to determine proper signature, timely dispatch, and accuracy of the dat '

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- The licensee has established a system of storage--and internal control of SNM which provides for current knowledge of the quantity,

. identity, and location of- all SNM within the facilit [t j A card file is established for all fuel assemblies, stating the above informatio Computer pMnt-outs for each ICA are provided every six months and after fuel outages detailing fuel element

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location and isotopic composition. Core, new fuel storage, and j spent fuel pool schematics are maintained curren i No items'of noncompliance were identified, y Inventory- The licensee has conducted inventories as required by 10 CFR 70.51(d)

' and the licensee's SNM Accountability Procsdure. The inventor procedures are-contained within this procedure. The Itcensee'ys l last inventory was perfomed in March 1978, i

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The-inspector's inventory verification consisted of a- piece count of the fuel in the spent fuel--pool and a comparison with the core

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i schematic for the location of each assembly.-

o Selected spent fuel bundle's serial numbers were cogsred to the l- schematics and the card file for-position -accuracy. - Core map i -serial numbers were compared to the card file and Internal Material Transfer Foms for position accurac '

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- Records and 0.eports

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material control. The computerifed control. ledgers are maintained

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, this period were reviewed. Material Status Reports submitted during this period were also reviewed for proper signature, time submission, and accuracy of dat No items of noncompliance were identifie ' Management of Material Control System The licensee 'has established a management system that provides for

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development, implementation, and revision of the nuclear material control procedure *

As required by Reactor Procedu're 1001/2001, the last annual audit of the SNM accountability system was performed by the SNM accountant

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of the Berlin, Connecticut, office in August 197 ; No items of noncompliance were identified.

. Exit Interview The inspectors met with the licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on May 11, 197 The inspectors summarized the purpose and the scope of the inspectio and the findings and noted that no items of noncompliance were identifie ,

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I EXHIBIT I ,

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Period: January 1,1976 - March 31~~T978

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Material Balance Summary

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Enriched Uranium /

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l Grams Element Isotope Beginning Inventory 91/1/76 82854534 1919902 Receipts 27972596

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. Burn-Up 1745077 991804 MUF 0 0

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Material Accounted For 110827130 2738274

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EXHIBIT 11 n l' Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 i Period: January 1,1976 - March 31,1978 I

l Material Balance Sumary j Plutonium RIS: XBD

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