IR 05000336/1978013
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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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| FOIA-97-256 50-336-78-13, NUDOCS 9708070290 | |
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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
_.P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Facility Name:
Millstone Point Unit 2
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Inspection at: Northeast Utilities Service Corporation & Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2
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Inspection conducted:
May 9 15, 1978 Inspectors:
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E. T. Sgub, Safeguards Technician date signed
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D. J. Holody, Mathematical Statistician date signed i
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Approved by:
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f y H./90ynet, Chief Nuclear Material date' signed CoMrol Support Section, Safeguards Branch j
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Inspection Summary:
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i Inspection on May 9-11, 1978 (Report No. 50-336/78-13)
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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;
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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. '
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Results:
No items of noncompliance were identified
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DETAILS,
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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 interview.
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facility Organization and Operation l
a The licensee has establithed an organiza+.ional-structure that is responsive to nuclear material control and accounting requirements.
The overall custody of SNM and management of the nuclear material control and accountability program is the responsibility of the i
Site Superintendent.
Sufficient item contml areas (ICA) have been established for the physical and administrative control of SMi.
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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
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single individual, the Reactor Engineer.
The licenite is authorized to possess 2000 kilograms of contained Uranium O'M and 6 grams Plutonium.
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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No items of noncompliance were identified.
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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
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the uranium and uranium-235 depletion and the plutonium production.
The inspector also recalculated the depletion and production.
This review covered the four Form NRC-742 reporting periods from January 1, 1976, to March 31, 1978.
The licensee has a site process computer used to determine exposure data on the core. - This data is then-used as input into another s
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 reviewed.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Shipping and Receiving I
The licensee has established and maintains procedures to assure
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that all special nuclear material received or shipped is accounted
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The Reactor Engineer is responsible for fuel accountability, the
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final inspection of all new assemblies, and the review of. associated
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documentation. The Unit Superintendent or his designee signs the
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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 records.
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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 data.
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i No items of noncompliance were identifded.
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Storage and Internal Control j-
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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,
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A card file is established for all fuel assemblies, stating the j
above information.
Computer pMnt-outs for each ICA are provided every six months and after fuel outages detailing fuel element location and isotopic composition.
Core, new fuel storage, and
.j spent fuel pool schematics are maintained current.
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Inventory-l..
The licensee has conducted inventories as required by 10 CFR 70.51(d)
and the licensee's SNM Accountability Procsdure.
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procedures are-contained within this procedure.
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last inventory was perfomed in March 1978, s
The-inspector's inventory verification consisted of a-piece count i
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of the fuel in the spent fuel--pool and a comparison with the core i
schematic for the location of each assembly.-
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Selected spent fuel bundle's serial numbers were cogsred to the o
l-schematics and the card file for-position -accuracy. - Core map-serial numbers were compared to the card file and Internal Material i
Transfer Foms for position accuracy..
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Records and 0.eports The licensee's MUSCO,-Berlin, Connecticut, office maintains a
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computerized program which provides the necessary information for
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material control.
The computerifed control. ledgers are maintained
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by the S?:M Accountability. representative who also maintains copies
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preparation of the semiannual-material status rep ~ orts (Fom NRC-i-
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As noted in Paragraph 4, all material transfer documents covering
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this period were reviewed.
Material Status Reports submitted
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during this period were also reviewed for proper signature, time submission, and accuracy of data.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Management of Material Control System The licensee 'has established a management system that provides for development, implementation, and revision of the nuclear material
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control procedures.
As required by Reactor Procedu're 1001/2001, the last annual audit
of the SNM accountability system was performed by the SNM accountant of the Berlin, Connecticut, office in August 1977.
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No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Exit Interview
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The inspectors met with the licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on May 11, 1978.
The inspectors summarized the purpose and the scope of the inspection.
and the findings and noted that no items of noncompliance were identified.
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EXHIBIT I
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Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 l
Period:
January 1,1976 - March 31~~T978
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Material Balance Summary
Enriched Uranium
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l Grams Element Isotope Beginning Inventory 91/1/76 82854534 1919902 Receipts 27972596 818372
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Ending Inventory 0 3/31/78 109082053 1746470
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Material Accounted For 110827130 2738274
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Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 n
i Period:
January 1,1976 - March 31,1978 I
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Plutonium RIS: XBD
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Beginning Inventory 9-1/1/76 13048 12882
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Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 Period:
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Material Balance Summary
Plutonium-238 i
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