ML110100626

Rescheduled Notice of Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference with Westinghouse Electric Company to Discuss Apparent Violations Associated with the Failure of Design Features of a Filter Press

ML110100626
Person / Time
Site:	Westinghouse
Issue date:	12/22/2010
From:	Marvin Sykes NRC/RGN-II/DFFI/FFB3
To:	Precht D Westinghouse
References
EA-10-153, 46122
Download: ML110100626 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 December 22, 2010 Rescheduled EA-10-153 NRC Event. No. 46122 Mr. David Precht Acting Manager, Columbia Plant Westinghouse Electric Company Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division 5801 Bluff Road, Drawer R Columbia, SC 29250

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY 1 PUBLIC MEETING PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET NO. 70-1151

Dear Mr. Precht:

This letter confirms the telephone conversation between Mr. Gerard Couture of your staff and Ms. Mary Thomas of this office on December 15, 2010, concerning a pre-decisional enforcement conference. This conference is being conducted at our request, and is scheduled for January 12, 2011 January 21, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). The purpose of the conference is to discuss the apparent violations associated with the failure of design features of a filter press.

The apparent violations were discussed in NRC Inspection Report No. 70-1151/2010-202. The location of the conference will be at the NRC Region II Office, Marquis One Tower, 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. This will be a Category 1 meeting in which the public is invited to observe. Members of the public will have the opportunity to communicate with the NRC staff after the business portion, but before the conference is adjourned, as per the NRC policy statement, Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, published in the Federal Register: May 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 102, Page 36920-36924).

Interested members of the public should contact Ms. Mary Thomas Nicole Coovert at (404) 997-4561 (404) 997-4510, indicating their intention to attend by January 7, 2011. This will ensure that sufficient copies of conference materials are available. Because conferences are sometimes canceled as a result of unforeseen circumstances, members of the public should contact Ms. Thomas at the number shown above to confirm that the meeting will occur as scheduled.

D. Precht 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure may be accessed through the NRCs public electronic reading room, Agency-Wide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Should you have any questions concerning the conference agenda, please contact me at (404) 997-4629.

Sincerely,

/RA by Mary Thomas for/

Marvin D. Sykes, Chief Fuel Facility Inspection Branch 3 Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Docket No. 70-1151 License No. SNM-1107

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Agenda

2. Rescheduled Meeting Notice cc w/encls:

Marc Rosser, Manager Environmental, Health and Safety Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division Electronic Mail Distribution Susan E. Jenkins, Assistant Director Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Electronic Mail Distribution

D. Precht 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure may be accessed through the NRCs public electronic reading room, Agency-Wide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Should you have any questions concerning the conference agenda, please contact me at (404) 997-4629.

Sincerely,

/RA by Mary Thomas for/

Marvin D. Sykes, Chief Fuel Facility Inspection Branch 3 Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Docket No. 70-1151 License No. SNM-1107

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Agenda

2. Rescheduled Meeting Notice cc w/encls:

Marc Rosser, Manager Environmental, Health and Safety Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division Electronic Mail Distribution Susan E. Jenkins, Assistant Director Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Electronic Mail Distribution Distribution w/encls: (See page 3)

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_________________________ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DFFI RII:DFFI SIGNATURE /RA by MT for/ /RA by MT/

NAME CCramer MThomas DATE 12/22/2010 12/22/2010 1/ /2011 1/ /2011 1/ /2011 1/ /2011 1/ /2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DNMSII\FFBII\MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS &

SUMMARIES\WESTINGHOUSE\MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT.DOCX

D. Precht 3 Letter to: Mr. David Precht from Marvin D. Sykes dated December 22, 2010.

Subject:

Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference Distribution w/encls:

Meeting Announcement Coordinator, OADM/DFIPS (PMNS)

OEMAIL OEWEB Region II Regional Coordinator J. Ledford, Public Affairs Officer, RII R. Hannah, Public Affairs Officer, RII Region II Administrator=s Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Receptionist Headquarters Operations Officer NMSS Enforcement Coordinator L. Reyes, RII V. McCree, RII C. Evans, RII A. Gody, RII E. Cobey, RII M. Bailey, NMSS M. Tschlitz, NMSS P. Habighorst, NMSS P. Silva, NMSS C. Ryder, NMSS M. Baker, NMSS T. Marenchin, NMSS M. Sykes, RII M. Thomas, RII O. Lopez, RII S. Sparks, RII Public

Rescheduled WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE January 12, 2011 January 21, 2011 8:30 a.m. (EST)

AGENDA I. Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Summary of the Issues II. NRC Enforcement Policy III. Statement of Concerns/Apparent Violations IV. Licensee Presentation V. Break/NRC Caucus VI. NRC Follow-Up Questions VII. Closing Remarks and Public Q&As Enclosure 1

SUBJECT:

Pre-Decisional Enforcement Conference FACILITY: Westinghouse Electric Company DOCKET: 70-1151 DATE & TIME: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Friday, January 21, 2011 8:30 a.m. (EST)

LOCATION: NRC Region II Office Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, N.E., Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303 PURPOSE: To discuss apparent violations associated with the failure of design features of a filter press. The apparent violations were discussed in NRC Inspection Report No. 70-1151/2010-202.

CATEGORY: This will be a Category 1 meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

NRC OFFICES Region II, Division of Fuel Facility Inspection PARTICIPATING: Headquarters, Division of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards PARTICIPATING Westinghouse Electric Company ORGANIZATION:

CONTACT: Mary Thomas, NRC, RII; (404) 997-4561; MaryLynne.Thomas@nrc.gov Nicole Coovert, NRC, RII, (404) 997-4510, Nicole.Coovert@nrc.gov Enclosure 2