ML17009A068
| ML17009A068 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | BWX Technologies |
| Issue date: | 01/03/2017 |
| From: | Burch B BWXT |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| References | |
| 16-115 | |
| Download: ML17009A068 (2) | |
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BWX Technologies, Inc.
January 3, 2017 16-115 ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, & Environmental Review Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
References:
(1) License No. SNM-42, Docket 70-27
Subject:
(2) Letter dated October 18, 2011, B&W NOG (Cole) to NRC (Document Control Desk), Process Control Limits (3) Letter dated December 19, 2011, Baker (NRC) to B.Cole (B&W NOG),
Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc., - Process Control Limits (4) Email dated January 09, 2012, Baker (NRC) to B.Cole (B&W NOG),
Clarification Regarding Letter Dated December 19, 2011.
Process Control Limits
Dear Sir or Madam:
On February 15, 2000, BWXT Nuclear Operations Group - Lynchburg (BWXT NOG-L) received a confirmatory order issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requiring the implementation of additional physical protection measures. BWXT NOG-L assumed responsibility for meeting this order with the approved SNM-42 license transfer in 2008 (reference TAC L32657). A section of this order required that BWXT NOG-L take special measures to protect specific material types with the implementation of Process Control Limits (PCL). A table in the confirmatory order listed the specific material types that should be placed under PCL controls. These specific material types along with their limits were also placed into BWXT NOG-L's Fundamental Nuclear Materials Control (FNMC) plan that is required by 10 CFR 74.51 and reviewed and approved by the NRC. Type 3 and Type 5 fuels are specifically listed as being under PCL controls. BWXT NOG-L recently started receiving Type 7N fu_el which is different in composition from the Type 3 and Type 5 fuels. Based on the confirmatory order and the FNMC plan, BWXT NOG-L concluded that type 7N material does not fall under PCL controls. Similar to letters provided in References 3 and 4 regarding 4N material, BWXT NOG-L requests that the NRC review and provide concurrence with this conclusion.
If you have questions or require additional information, please contact Chris Terry, Manager of Licensing and Safety Analysis, at ctterry@bwxt.com, or 434-522-5202.
BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505 USA t: +1.434.522.6000 www.bwxt.com CV POWERING TRANSFORMATION ~$'lj
B. Joel Burch Vice President and General Manager BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. - Lynchburg cc:
NRC, Region II NRC, Resident Inspector NRC, M. Baker, Senior Project Manager