ML18005A018

Nfs Report 2017-401 Public Letter

ML18005A018
Person / Time
Site:	Erwin
Issue date:	01/04/2018
From:	Binoy Desai NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1
To:	Duling J Nuclear Fuel Services
References
IR 2017401
Download: ML18005A018 (4)

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 4, 2018 Mr. Joel Duling President Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 337, MS 123 Erwin, TN 37650

SUBJECT:

NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC. - U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMMISSION PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTION REPORT NO. 70-143/2017-401 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Duling:

This letter refers to the onsite inspection conducted from November 13 - 16, 2017, regarding your Erwin, Tennessee facility. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely, and in accordance with the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) requirements. At the conclusion of the onsite inspection, the findings were discussed with Mr. M. McKinnon, and other members of your staff.

On December 18, 2017, a telephonic re-exit was conducted with Mr. R. Freudenberger and other members of your staff.

Areas examined during the inspection included physical barriers for material access areas (MAAs) and controlled access areas (CAAs), detection aids for MMAs and CAAs, fitness-for-duty program, and a followup inspection of a previously identified item involving the failures of alarm station operators. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress.

Based on the results of the inspection and in-office NRC staff review, the NRC has determined that a Severity Level (SL) IV violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation was evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy included on the NRCs Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/aboutnrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html. The SL IV violation in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) is being cited because the issues appear to be repetitive of a Non-Cited Violation (NCV) 70-143/2016-405-01, dated December 2, 2016. The circumstances surrounding the violation is described in the subject inspection report.

The enclosure contains Sensitive Unclassified Non Safeguards Information (Security-Related Information). Upon separation, this cover letter is DECONTROLLED.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION J. Duling 2 In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS); accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

The material enclosed herein contains Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security vulnerability.

Therefore, the material in the Enclosures will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from the PARS component of NRCs ADAMS. If you choose to provide a response and Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark your entire response Security-Related Information - Withhold from public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Binoy B. Desai, Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.70-143 License No. SNM-124

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report 70-143/20174-01 w/

Attachment:

Supplemental Information (OUO) cc: (See page 3)

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION J. Duling 3 cc:

Michael McKinnon Director Operations Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Richard A. Freudenberger Director Quality, Safety & Safeguards Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Debra G. Shults Director, TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Electronic Mail Distribution Doris D. Hensley Mayor, Town of Erwin 211 N. Main Avenue P.O. Box 59 Erwin, TN 37650 Gregg Lynch Mayor, Unicoi County P.O. Box 169 Erwin, TN 37650 Johnny Lynch Mayor, Town of Unicoi P.O. Box 169 Unicoi, TN 37692 David W. Deming Manager, Program Field Office - NFS Naval Nuclear Laboratory 1205 Banner Hill Rd Erwin, TN 3765 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

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