LD-89-142, Revised Application for Amend to License SNM-33,reflecting Organizational Changes
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| Site: | 07000036 |
| Issue date: | 12/20/1989 |
| From: | Scherer A ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY |
| To: | Rouse L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| 26227, LD-89-142, NUDOCS 9001160295 | |
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Mr. Leland C. Rouse, Chief i
Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C.
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Revision to License Amendment Request for Hematite Organizational Changes
Reference:
( A) Letter, LD-89-129, A. E. Scherer (C-E) to i
D. A. McCaughey (NRC), dated November 22, 1989 (B) Letter, LD-89-126, A. E. Scherer (C-E) to L. C. Rouse (NRC), dated November 14, 1989
Dear Mr. Rouse:
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i We recently advised the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Reference (A),
that our Vice President, Nuclear Fuel elected to take early retirement and that Dr. S. T. Brewer appointed Mr. C. R. Waterman to be acting Vice President, Nuclear Fuel. As an interim step to re-organizing the Nuclear Fuel Department, we have elected to eliminate' the position of Vice-President and General Manager, previously held by Mr. Waterman.
The Plant Manager of Hematite facility will report to Mr. Waterman in his capacity as acting Vice President, Nuclear Fuel.
This letter, therefore, submits the minimum necessary revisions to the Hematite Organizational Amendment Request, Reference (B), and asks that you update that Request with the enclosed pages prior to review j['i and approval.
Enclosure I provides a tabulation o'f the pages from the Reference (B) _ l h submittal that.are affected by this revision. 1 supplies the revised amendment request pages.
Six (6) copies of Enclosures I-and 11 are included for your use.
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If I can be of any ascistance in this matter, please do not hesitate to call me or Mr. J. F. Conant of my staff at (203) 285-5002.
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HEMATITE NUCLEAR FUEL MANUFACTURING FACILITY REVISION TO REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT PROPOSED LICENSE APPLICATION PAGES DECEMBER 20, 1989 a
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2.0 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION 2.1 Oroanizational Resoonsibilities and Authority The President, Nuclear Power Businesses has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that corporate operations related to the Nuclear Power Businesses Division are conducted safely and in compliance with applicable regulations. The President has delegated the responsibility for nuclear fuel manufacturing and product development activities to the Vice President, Nuclear Fuel.
2.1.1 Plant Manaaer. Hematite The Plant Manager, Hematite reports to the Vice President, Nuclear fuel. He directs the total operation of the Hematite facility including the production, accountability, security, criticality safety, radiological and industrial safety, environmental protection, transportation, training, materials handling and storage, licensing, process and equipment engineering and maintenance. He fulfills these functions by delegation to a staff at Hematite that reports to the Plant Manager. He may also request support from the Windsor, CT staff to provide functions that may include criticality analysis, production methods, nuclear licensing and others as needed.
2.1.2 Manaaer. Nuclear Licensino. Safety and Accountability The Manager, Nuclear Licensing, Safety and Accountability reports to the Plant Manager. He manages radiological protection and industrial safety, SNM accountability, criticality safety, licensing, emergency planning, and environmental protection.
His activities include review and approval of procedures for control, sampling, measurement and physical inventory of SNM, auditing of License No. SNM-33, Docket 70 36 Revision:
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i 2.1.2 Manaaer. Nuclear Licensina. Safety and Accountability (Continued) plant operations and evaluation of results from personnel and environmental monitoring. He compares quantitative measurements and other observations of facility activities with the requirements of License No. SNM-33. To enforce compliance, he has authority to halt any operation at the Hematite facility, and the operation shall not restart until approved by the Plant Manager or a duly authorized alternate.
2.1.3 Superintendent. Production The Superintendent of Production reports to the Plant Manager. The Superintendent directs production operations in accordance with the content of Operation Sheets and Traveler documents. The Superintendent's activities may include review and approval of Operation Sheets and Travelers, scheduling of production Shift Supervisors and of the activities of the Maintenance Supervisor, recommending improvements to equipment, processes and procedures, training and qualification of production operators through their Shift Supervisors and periodically directing the cleanout of the production equipment in conjunction with the physical SNM inventory.
2.1.4 Manaaer. Enaineerina The Manager, Engineering reports to the Plant Manager. He manages the engineering of new equipment and of modifications to existing equipment. With support from his staff, his activities may include recommendation, development and qualification of manufacturing processes, specification of process control methods, design, procurement and installation of processing equipment, preparation, review and/or approval of Travelers, Operation Sheets and Data Logs, License No. SNM-33, Docket 70-36 Revision:
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2.1.4 Manaaer. Enaineerina (Continued) and providing assistance in developing procedures for material control and inventory and in developing methods and equipment for j
sampling.
l 2.1.5 Nuclear Criticality Specialist l
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The Nuclear Criticality Specialist is located at Windsor, CT.
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reports functionally for criticality evaluations to the Plant Manager at Hematite.
The Nuclear Criticality Specialist verifies that equipment, processes and procedures satisfy the criticality criteria in Section 4 of Part I by performing the review described in Section 2.6 of Part 1.
Alternatively, for criticality analyses i
that require elaborate computational techniques, he may supervise i
the analysis and review at Windsor. He may also perform the annual audit at Hematite required by Section 2.7.
2.1.6 Suoervisor. Health Physics The supervisor of Health Physics reports to the Manager of Nuclear licensing, Safety and Accountability. He supervises the health physics technicians in the radiological surveillance of activities that involve radioactive materials, in personnel radiation monitoring and in the collection and measurements of environmental samples. He may initiate, for approval by his manager, Travelers and Opsration Sheets for non-routine activities involving radioactive materials and may suspend unsafe operations.
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2.1.7 Senior Health Physics Technicians The Senior Health Physics Technicians report to the Supervisor, Health Physics.
The Technicians are responsible for the day to-day monitoring of operations. Monitoring is accomplished through the collection of data which allows the effectiveness of radiological, criticality and industrial safety, environmental protection and emergency planning programs to be assessed.
Technicians also monitor the proper implementation of radiation work permits (called Special Evaluation Travelers).
l 2.2 Personnel Education and Experience Reouirements Table I.2-1 lists the minimum education and experience requirements for the positions described in Section I.2.1.
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1 The Hematite Plant Safety Committee meets at least once each calendar quarter to review plant operations, to compare them with the safety requirements of Part I and the License Conditions and to consider other aspects of safety the Committee believes appropriate.
The Committee chairman or Plant Manager determines which-committee members, as a minimum, shall attend each quarterly meeting, according to the topics to be considered. The Committee submits a quarterly meeting report to the Hematite manager level personnel and J
to the Plant Manager at Hematite. The Plant Manager appoints the committee members to represent, as a minimum, engineering, production, health physics, and criticality safety.
He also approves alternates for the members.
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e 2.3 Hematite plant Safety Committee (Continued) least five (5) years experience in the nuclear industry.
The health physics and criticality safety member (s) shall have, as a minimum, the education and experience requirements of the NLS&A Manager and the Nuclear Criticality Specialist, respectively.
The Committee Chairman or Plant Manager may invite participation by others from within Hematite or from the staff at Windsor.
2.4 Acoroval Authority for Personnel Selection Two higher levels of management shall approve personnel for safety related staff positions.
2.5 Trainina Hematite staff conduct or supervise the indoctrination of new employees in the safety aspects of the facility.
The indoctrination topics shall include nuclear criticality safety, fundamentals of radiation and radioactivity, contamination control, ALARA practices and emergency procedures. After test results License No. SNM-33, Docket 70-36 Revision:
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4 2.7 Audits and Inspections (Continued)
Annual audits are conducted in which the results of previous inspections or audits are reviewed, as an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.
These audits may also involve a detailed review of non-safety documents such as operation procedures, shop travelers, etc., and are documented by a formal report to the Vice President, Nuclear Fuel. Annual audits are performed by a team appointed by the Vice President, Nuclear Fuel.
The team shall include, as a minimum, a Nuclear Criticality Specialist and a radiation specialist who shall audit criticality and radiation safety. The annual audit will review ALARA requirements in conformance with Regulatory Guide 8.10, as applicable. The NLS&A Manager shall be responsible for follow up of recommendations made by the audit team.
2,8 investiaations and Reportina Events specified by applicable regulations or license conditions shall be investigated and reported to NRC. The NLS&A Manager or his designated representative shall be responsible for conducting the investigation and documentation of reportable events.
Non reportable occurrences shall be investigated and documented as appropriate and these reports shall be available for NRC inspection.
2.9 Records Retention of records required to be maintained by the regulations, and by the conditions of this license, shall be the responsibility of the cognizant manager.
Records of tests, measurements, and surveys identified as requiring preservation until the NRC authorizes disposition shall be retained indefinitely.
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TABLE I.2-1 MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR KEY PERSONNEL Position Described In Section No.
Title Education Experience (Years / Field)
I.2.1.1 Plant Manager Bachelors, Science or 5/ Nuclear manufacturing Engineering I.2.1.2 Manager, NLS&A Bachelors, Science or 5/ Health Physics, with Engineering 2/ Operational health physics with uranium bioassay techniques, internal exposure control, and radiation measurement techniques I.2.1.3 Superintendent, Production High School Diploma 10 Total / Nuclear industry, with 5/ nuclear fuel manufacturir.g including 3/ Production coordination I.2.1.4 Manager, Engineering Bachelors, Engineering 5/ Engineering design of process, systems or facilities I.2.1.5 Nuclear Criticality Bachelors, Science or 2/ Nuclear criticality evaluations Specialist Engineering I.2.1.6 Supervisor, Health Physics High School Diploma 5 Total / Nuclear industry, with 3/ Senior Health Physics Technician I.2.1.7 Senior Health Physics Tech.
High School Diploma 2/ Training and experience in Radiation Protection activities License No. SNM-33, Docket 70-36 Revision: 0 Date:
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p 3.1.5 Supervisor. Quality Control Enaineerina The Supervisor, Quality Control Engineering reports to the Manager,
-Quality control. He supervises the quality control technicians who obtain the measurement samp1'es and he supports the activities of_the
- Manager, dis support may include recommendations on sampling plans,
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development of statistical methods, evaluation of data trends, recommendations on measurement standards, participation in writing procedeas, review and approval of Travelers and Operation Sheets and,tr.;.iistration of the document control system.
3.1.6 Supervisor. Laboratory 1
l The Laboratory Supt: ' visor reports to the Manager,. Quality Control.
He supervises and. trains the laboratory technicians, recommends sampling procedures, establishes laboratory methods and reviews and
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approves all chemical measurements on SNM.
He also selects subcontractors and qualifies and coordinates their measurement services.
3.1.7 Supervisor Maintenance The Supervisor, Maintenance reports to the Superintendent, f
Production. He supervises technicians in the maintenance activities related to the facility and the production. equipment within the constraints of applicable radiation and industrial safety practice.
3.2 Resumds of Personnel c
Resumes of key personnel-important to safety are provided in this section for the following personnel:
l C. R. Waterman - Vice President, Nuclear Fuel (Acting) (located l
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J. A. Rode - Plant Manager License No. SNM-33, Docket 70-36 Revision:
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CHARLES R. WATERMAN - VICE PRESIDENT, NUCLEAR FUEL'(ACTING) t EDUCATION B. S. Electrical Engineering, Tri-State-College,1957 EXPERIENCE COMBUSTION ENGINEERING,.INC.
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Jan 1989 to Dec. 19G9 Nuclear Fuel Manufacturina Overall responsibility for the safe operation of Combustion Engineering's nuclear fuel manufacturing-facilities located in Hematite, Missour,i and in Windsor, Connecticut.
Continuing. responsibility as the Plant Manager for the Windsor Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing facility.
I Plant Manaaer.
1988 to Jan. 1989 Windsor Nuclear Fuel Manufacturina Responsible for day-to-day manufacturing operations, accountability, security, nuclear criticality safety and radiological safety related to all special nuclear and source material received by Windsor Nuclear. Fuel Manufacturing and used in any manufacturing process. Assured compliance with Federal ~ and. State.
and local regulations and the requirements and limitations' set Lforth in facility license SNM-1067.
Director. Outaae Services 1986 to 1988 Responsible for management of outage services, for development test and application of maintenance and inspection services provided to nuclear i
utilities. These services included integrated refueling and maintenance License No. SNM-33, Docket 70-36 Revision: 1 Date:
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