ML18005A031

Nuclear Fuel Services Facility - Material Control and Accounting IR 07000143/2017407

ML18005A031
Person / Time
Site:	Erwin
Issue date:	01/04/2018
From:	Omar Lopez-Santiago NRC/RGN-II
To:	Duling J Nuclear Fuel Services
References
IR 2017407
Download: ML18005A031 (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:

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INSPECTION REPORT 70-143/2017-407

Dear Mr. Duling:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a routine inspection of the Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) safeguards program at the Nuclear Fuels Services (NFS) facility in Erwin, Tennessee from December 11-14, 2017. The purpose of this inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by your license were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements. The enclosed report presents the results of the inspection, that were discussed with you and members of your staff, during an exit meeting held at the conclusion of the inspection on December 14, 2017.

This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to public health and safety, the common defense and security, and to confirm compliance with the Commissions rules, regulations, and the conditions of your license. Areas examined during this inspection included management structure, item monitoring, process monitoring, measurement systems and control, physical inventory, internal control, alarm resolution, assessment, and recordkeeping. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of performance tests, selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress. Based on the results of the inspection, no violations of more than minor significance were identified.

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 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 The enclosed inspection report 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 enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Should you have any questions concerning this report, please contact Thomas Grice at 404-997-4477, or via e-mail at thomas.grice@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/ R. Gibson for Omar R. López-Santiago, Chief Safety Branch Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Docket No.70-143 License No. SNM-124

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report 70-143/2017-407 w/

Attachment:

Supplemental Information 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 J. Freudenberger Quality, Safety, & Safeguards Director 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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