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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-054/79-02 on 790313-15 & Notice of Violation
ML19256E124
Person / Time
Site: 05000054
Issue date: 08/15/1979
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Mcgovern J
UNION CARBIDE CORP.
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Download: ML19256E124 (2)


See also: IR 05000054/1979002

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AUG 151979

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Union Carbidc Corporation

ATTN:

Mr. Jumes J. McGovern

Production Manager, Radiochemicals

P. O. Box 324

Tuxedo, New York

10987

Gentlemen:

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Subject:

Inspcction 50-54/79-02

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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. D. Donaldson of this

office on March 13-15, 1979 at the Sterling Forest Research Facility of

activities authorized by NRC License No. R-81 and to the discussions of

our findings held by Mr. Donaldson with yourself, Dr. H. Fritz, and

other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection, and to

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a subsequent telephone discussion between Mr. Donaldson and Mr. Konnerth

on March 26, 1979.

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Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of

Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this

letter.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective

examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, and observations by the inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears tn:t certain of your

activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix

A.

These items of noncompliance have been categorized into the levels

as described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974. This

notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the

NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within twenty (20)

days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation

in reply including:

(1) corrective steps which have been taken by you

and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to

avoid further items cf noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compli-

ance will be achieved.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part

2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the

enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

If this

report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe to

be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application

within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public

disclosure. Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit

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executed by the owner of the infonnation, which ideritifies the document

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or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons

which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by

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the Comission as listed in subparagraph (b) (4) of Section 2.790.

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information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible

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into a separate part of the affidavit.

If we do not hear from you in

this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in

the Public Document Room.

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Should you have any questiens concerning thit inspection, we will be

pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely.

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. Smit , Chief

F4e1 Facility and Materials Safety

Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-54/79-02

cc w/encls:

D. B. Ho12graf, Nucleonics Manager

J. W. Paradiso, Reactor Supervisor

C. Kennerth, Health Physicist

R. Bollinger, Vice Presidenc, Medical Products Division

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