LD-89-103, Responds to NRC Re Violation Noted in Insp Rept 70-1100/89-04.Corrective Actions:Next Facility Emergency Evacuation Drill Will Include Participation of Offsite Support Agencies to Test Communication Sys & Procedures
| ML20248C546 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07001100 |
| Issue date: | 09/14/1989 |
| From: | Scherer A ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY |
| To: | Ronald Bellamy NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| LD-89-103, NUDOCS 8910030500 | |
| Download: ML20248C546 (2) | |
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COldlBUSTION ENGINEERING September 14, 1989 LD-89-103 Docket No. 70-1100 License No. SNM-1067 Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief Facilities Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Screguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 l-
Subject:
Response to Notice of Violation (Inspection Report No. 70-1100/89-04)
Reference:
Letter, R. R. Bellamy (NRC) to P. L. McGill (C-E),
dated August 16, 1989
Dear Dr. Bellamy:
Combustion Engineering has reviewed the Notice of Violation received with the referenced letter and our reply is provided herewith (Enclosure).
If I can be of further assistance on this matter, please do not hesitate to call me of Mr. J. F. Conant of my staff at (203) 285-5002.
J Very truly yours, COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.
1 A. [Scherer Director Nuclear Licensing l
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Enclosure:
As stated cc:
D. McCaughey (NRC)
J. Roth (NRC - Region I) i Power Systems 1000 Prospect Hill Road (203) 60tM911 l
Ccmbustion Engineering, Inc.
Post Office Box 500 Telex: 99297 01 8910030500 890914 Windsor, Connecticut 06095-0500 l
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Enclosure to LD-89-103 Response to Notice of Violation (NRC Inspection Report No. 70-1100/89-04)
Statement of Violation Condition 21 of License No. SNM-1067 requires:
"The licensee shall maintain and execute the response measures of his Radiological Contingency Plan submitted to the Commission on June 7,1982. The licensee shall maintain implementing procedures for his Radiological l
Contingency Plan as necessary to implement the Plan."
Section 7.3 of this Plan, entitled " Test and Drills", states, in part:
" Semi-annual site emergency evacuation drills are conducted to test promptness of response, adequacy of procedures, emergency equipment, and the overall effectiveness of the emergency plan. At least one of the two drills given annually will be part of an overall exercise that involves participation by off-site agencies to test as a minimum the l
communication links and notification procedures."
Contrary to the above, in 1988, the licensee failed to conduct a drill that was part of an overall exercise involving participation 'oy off-site agencies.
Response
Combustion Engineering, Inc. recognizes that the Radiological Contingency Plan requires that one of the two annual facility evacuation drills include participation of off-site agencies to test, as a minimum, the communication link and notification procedures. We believed, however, that the test of this requirement was successfuDy demonstrated during each of the six times that we actually requested assistance from off-site support agencies (i.e., Fire, Police, Ambulance) for our fuel manufacturing facility in 1988.
.Nevertheless, it is planned that the next facility emergency evacuation drill to be conducted during 1989 will include the participation of off-site support agencies to test the communication system and notification procedures.
Compliance with the subject license requirement will, therefore, be satisfied for 1989 upon completion of this drill. In future years, tests of the communication link and notification system will be conducted in strict accordance with the Emergency Response Plan in effect at the time.
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