ML19122A007

BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Report 70-27/2019-404 (Public)

ML19122A007
Person / Time
Site:	BWX Technologies
Issue date:	05/01/2019
From:	Binoy Desai Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Burch B BWXT
References
IR 2019404
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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 May 1, 2019 Mr. B. Joel Burch Vice President and General Manager BWX Technologies Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.

P.O Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0785

SUBJECT:

BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP, INC., U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INSPECTION REPORT 70-27/2019-404

Dear Mr. Burch:

This refers to the inspection conducted from April 8-11, 2019, at your Mt. Athos facility located in Lynchburg, VA. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely, and in accordance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with members of your staff.

Areas examined during the inspection consisted of a review and observation of the licensees force-on-force exercise programs for defending against sabotage, theft and diversion of strategic special nuclear material. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress.

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.

Enclosure(s) transmitted herewith contain(s) SUNSI. When separated from enclosure(s),

this transmittal document is decontrolled.

LIMITED INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION PERMITTED OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION B. Burch 2 Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us at 404-997-4519.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Binoy Desai, Branch Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 70-27 License No. SNM-42

Enclosure:

NRC IR 70-27/2019-404 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION B. Burch 3 cc:

Christopher T. Terry, Manager Licensing and Safety Analysis BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0785 Steve Harrison Division of Radiological Health Department of Health 109 Governor Street Room 730 Richmond, VA 23219 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

ML19122A007 SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS/PSB RII:DFFI/BR1 RII:DRS/PSB SIGNATURE OXS ECM2 BBD NAME O. Smith E. Michel B. Desai DATE 4/ 28/2019 4/29 /2019 5/1 /2019 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO YES NO