Information Notice 1988-34, Nuclear Material Control & Accountability of Non-Fuel Special Nuclear Material at Power Reactors

Nuclear Material Control & Accountability of Non-Fuel Special Nuclear Material at Power Reactors

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Issue date:	05/31/1988
From:	Rossi C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20555

May 31, 1988 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 88-34: NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY

OF NON-FUEL SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL AT

Addressees

All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power

reactors.

Purpose

This information notice is being provided to alert addressees to recent inspec- tion findings at several reactor facilities involving the failure to properly

account for non-fuel special nuclear material (SNM) possessed under the facility

license. This failure may have, in part, been as a result of the licensees'

misunderstanding of the SNM regulations in 10 CFR Part 70 which require control

of all SNM, not Just SNM bearing fuel materials.

It is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to

their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems.

However, suggestions contained in this information notice do not constitute NRC

requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response is required.

Description of Circumstances

During several recent material control and accounting inspections at power

reactor facilities, licensee controls and accounting practices for non-fuel

type special nuclear material have been found to be inadequate. Specifically, the licensees did not have adequate inventory records and they were not con- ducting adequate inventories of gram and milligram quantities of SNM in item

form. These Items consisted of both incore and excore detectors that contain

SNM.

On the basis of initial findings, affected licensees were issued notices of

violation or given specific time constraints to comply in those cases where

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IN 88-34 May 31, 1988 licensees met the NRC enforcement criteria for licensee-identified violations.

In either case, the salient findings to date have disclosed that certain

licensees had not:

(1) established, maintained, or followed written material control and accounting

procedures to account for non-fuel SNM in their possession

(2) maintained adequate records of the initial receipt or current inventory of

non-fuel SNM

(3) developed adequate inventory procedures or maintained adequate perpetual

inventory records, including traceability of Items to ultimate disposal

(4) inventoried non-fuel SNM within the 12-month prescribed frequency

(5) reported non-fuel SNM Inventories on Form DOE/NRC 742, "Material Balance

Report" for those items containing more than 1 gram of U-235 that had been

received, via Form DOE/NRC-741, "Material Transaction Report"

(6) staffed or trained their organization responsible for the control and

accountability of SNM in an adequate manner

(7 )-repnrted-theloss& of or-inability to0iFnd-non-fuel SNM_-item

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manner

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controlled access (physically or administratively) to non-fuel SNM items

in either cold or irradiated storage

These deficiencies are considered violations of 10 CFR 70.51(b)-(d), 70.52(a),

and 74.13.

Discussion:

While the NRC requirements for the SNM bearing fuel materials have generally

been met, some licensees have not exercised an adequate level of control over

non-fuel SNM. These identified deficiencies indicate that licensees need to

maintain appropriate administration and oversight of non-fuel SNM control

activities. It is suggested that each power reactor licensee review the

content of this Information notice with Its engineering and accountability

staff as appropriate to ensure that the requirements for non-fuel SNM are

being met.

IN 88-34 May 31, 1988 No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact one of the techni- cal contacts listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate

regional office.

X

Charles E. Rossi, Director

Division of Operational Events Assessment

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical Contacts: Gregory A. Todd, RII

(404) 331-2797

Nancy E. Ervin, NRR

(301) 492-0946 Attachment:

List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

Attachawnt

IN 88-34

May 31, 1988

Page I of I

LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED

NRC INFORATION NOTICES

Data of

Infonnat10n

Notice No.

87-61,

Supplement 1

88-33

88-32 SubJect

Failure of Westinghouse

W-2-Type Circuit Brealer

Cell Switches

Recent Problems Involving

the Model Spec 2-T

Radiographic Exposure

Device

Issuance

Issued to

5/31/88

All holders of OLs

or CPs for nuclear

Power reactors.

5/27/88

All Agreement States

and NRC licensees

authorized to manu- facture, distribute

or operate radio- graphic exposure

devices and source

changers.

5/25/88

All NRC material

licensees.

-

Promptly Reporting to

"RC of Significant

incidents Involving

Radioactive Material

88-31 Steam Generator Tube

5/25/88

All holders of OLE

Ruptube Analysis

or CPS for Westinghouse

Deficiency

and Combustion

Engineering-designed

nuclear power plants.

88-30

Target Rock Two-Stage

5/25/88

All holders of OLE

SRV Setpoint Drift

or CPs for nuclear

Update

power reactors.

88-29 Deficiencies In Primary

5/24/8S

All holders of OLE

Containment Low-Voltage

or CPs for nuclear

Electrical Penetration

power reactors.

Assemblies

88-2S

Potential for Loss of

5/19/88

All holders of OLE

Post-LOCA Recirculation

or CPs for nuclear

_

_

Capabiit

Due to

power reactors.

88-27 Deficient Electrical

S/18/88

All holders of OLs

Terminations Identified

or CPs for nuclear

in Safety-Related

power reactors.

Components

OL

• Operating License

CP

• Construction Permit

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300

FIRST cAJS MAIL

POSTAGE 1 FEES PAID

U1U5RC

PERMIT No. a147

IN 88-34 May 31, 1988 No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact one of the techni- cal contacts listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate

regional office.

Charles E. Rossi, Director

Division of Operational Events Assessment

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical Contacts:

Gregory A. Todd, RII

(404) 331-2797

Nancy E. Ervin, NRR

(301) 492-0946 Attachment:

List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

• SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCEZV 1a4, C/OGCB:DOEA:NRR D/DOEA: N rRVO

• CHBerlinger

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05/23/88

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• D/OE

• D/DRIS:NRR

• BC/RSGB:DRIS:NRR

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03/07/88

03/30/88

05/14/88

05/18/88

• OGCB:DOEA:NRR *RII

• SC/SGLB:DST:NMSS*BC/SGLB:DST:NMSS

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03/07/88

03/08/88

03/17/88

03/17/88

• RSGB:DRIS:NRR

NEErvin

05/17/88

• BC/PRPB:DREP:NRR

LJCunningham

03/17/88

IN 88-XX

May xx, 1988 No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact one of the techni- cal contacts listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate

regional office.

Charles E. Rossi, Director

Division of Operational Events Assessment

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical Contacts:

Gregory A. Todd, RII

(404) 331-2797

Nancy E. Ervin, NRR

(301) 492-0946 Attachment:

List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

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2ENCCE

C/OGCB:DOEA:NRR D/DOEA:NRR

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05/43/88

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• SC/SGLB:DST:NMSS*BC/SGLB:DST:NMSS

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03/08/88

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05//7/88

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LJCunnifngham

03/17/88