ML19219B386
| ML19219B386 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vallecitos Nuclear Center, Vallecitos |
| Issue date: | 08/13/2019 |
| From: | Greg Warnick NRC Region 4 |
| To: | Feyrer M GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy |
| S. Anderson | |
| References | |
| IR 2019001 | |
| Download: ML19219B386 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000018/2019001
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August 13, 2019
Mr. Matt Feyrer, Site Manager
Vallecitos Nuclear Center
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC
6705 Vallecitos Road
Sunol, CA 94586
SUBJECT: GE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS, LLC RESPONSE TO NRC
INSPECTION REPORT 050-00018/2019-001; 050-00070/2019-001;
050-00183/2019-001 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Feyrer:
On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) cited GE Hitachi Nuclear
Energy Americas, LLC, (GE Hitachi) for violations that involved your failures to: (1) adequately
inspect the condition, security, and integrity of the retired facility during the annual inspection;
(2) perform adequate surveys in the shutdown reactors containment buildings to demonstrate
compliance with 10 CFR 20.1501(a); (3) ensure that instruments and equipment used for
radiation measured in the containment buildings are calibrated for the radiation measured; and
(4) implement and maintain a respiratory protection program for the activities associated with air
sampling sufficient to identify the potential hazard, permit proper equipment selection, and
estimate doses. NRC Inspection Report 050-00018/2019-001; 050-00070/2019-001;
050-00183/2019-001 (Agencywide Document and Access Management System [ADAMS]
Accession No. ML19163A294) with enclosed Notice of Violation required you to respond in
writing within 30 days. You responded by letter dated July 23, 2019 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML19205A023).
After reviewing the information you provided in your responses to the Notice of Violation, we
have concluded that your completed and proposed corrective actions appear to adequately
address the regulatory noncompliance as described in the Notice of Violation. We will review
the implementation and effectiveness of these corrective actions in detail during a future
inspection to determine whether full compliance has been restored and whether compliance will
be maintained.
M. Feyrer
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a
copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public
Document Room or from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access Management System
(ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Gregory G. Warnick, Chief
Reactor Inspection Branch
Division of Nuclear Materials Safety
Docket: 050-00018; 050-00070; and 050-00183
License: DPR-1; TR-1; and DR-10