ML14182A342

Reply to a Notice of Violation; (EA-14-025)

ML14182A342
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	06/26/2014
From:	Gerard van Noordennen ZionSolutions
To:	Zimmerman R Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, NRC/OE
References
EA-14-025, IR-13-404, ZS-2014-0240
Download: ML14182A342 (2)

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ZIONSOLUTIONSUC An EnergySolutions Company Security-Related Information - Withhold from Public Disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390 EA-14-025 June 26, 2014 ZS-2014-0240 Roy P. Zimmerman, Director, Office of Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 NRC Docket Nos. 50-295, 50-304 and 72-1037

Subject:

Reply to a Notice of Violation; (EA-14-025)

References:

1) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty - $17,500 - Zion Nuclear Power Station (Permanently Shut Down);

NRC Security Inspection Report 05000295/2013404 (DNMS); 05000304/2013404 (DNMS); EA-2014-025, dated May 28, 2014.

2) G. van Noordennen, ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS-2014-0102), to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Supplemental Information Regarding Response to an Apparent Violation in NRC Inspection Reports 05000295/2013404 and 05000304/2013404, EA- 14-025", dated April 15, 2014.

3) J. Sauger, ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS-2014-0090), to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Response to an Apparent Violation in NRC Inspection Reports 05000295/2013404 and 05000304/2013404, EA- 14-025", dated April 3, 2014.

4) P. Thurman, ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS-2013-0345), to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Submittal of Supplemental Licensee Event Report Number 05000295/2013-001 -1, Vendor Information Not Properly Classified or Controlled",

dated October 31, 2013.

Pursuant to NRC letter dated, May 28, 2014, ZionSolutions, LLC (ZionSolutions) was notified of a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of a Civil Penalty (Notice) for violations of NRC requirements (Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations Parts 73.21 and 73.22) for the protection of safeguards information (SGI).

Security-Related Information - Withhold from Public Disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390 Enclosure contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information. When separated from enclosure, this transmittal document is decontrolled.

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Security-Related Information - Withhold from Public Disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390 ZionSolutions, LLC ZS-2014-0240 Page 2 of 2 The NRC letter and attached Notice directed ZionSolutions to respond to the violation within 30 days of the date of the NRC letter, or to request Alternative Dispute Resolution. ZionSolutions does not dispute the violations or severity level, and has elected to pay the proposed civil penalty and reply to the Notice, as described herein.

The NRC letter and attached Notice directed ZionSolutions to submit a written statement or explanation to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al, and, that the reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation; EA-14-025,"

and should include for each alleged violation: (1) the reason for the violation or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level; (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved; (3) the corrective steps that will be taken; and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Also, the reply should be marked, "Security-Related Information -

Withhold from Public Disclosure under Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations (CFR) 2.390."

The enclosure to this letter provides.ZionSolutions 'reply to the Notice of Violation in accordance with the NRC direction.

This submittal contains no new regulatory commitments or revisions to existing commitments, except that new corrective actions have been identified, as described in the enclosure that are planned to be completed in the near future.

If you should have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact me at (224) 789-4025.

Respectfully, Gerard van Noordennen Vice President Regulatory Affairs ZionSolutions, LLC cc: U.S. NRC Document Control Desk John Hickman, USNRC Senior Project Manager U.S. NRC Region III Regional Administrator Service List (without enclosure)

Enclosure:

Reply to a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty Security-Related Information - Withhold from Public Disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390