ML19259A807
| ML19259A807 | |
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| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 12/15/1978 |
| From: | Earnestine Clay, Gerald Williams NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML19259A804 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-1113-78-22, NUDOCS 7901110034 | |
| Download: ML19259A807 (4) | |
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 OEC 221978 Report No.:
70-1113/78-22 Docket No.:
70-1113 License No.: SNM-1097 Licensee: General Electric Company P. O. Box 780 Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Inspected at: Wilmington, North Carolina Inspection conducted: December 7-8, 1978 C[a Inspector:
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Date h6terials Control and Safeguards Branch Inspection Summary Export Shipment Was Made On December 7-8, 1978 (Report No. 70-1113/78-22)
Areas Inspected:
Reviewed export ' license, packaging procedures, tamper-safing practices, tamper-indicating practices, SNM verification and shipping preparation practices.
This inspection involved sixteen inspector-hours on sute by one NRC inspector.
Results: Of the six areas inspected, no apparent items of noncompliance were identified.
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E. L. Clay, Safeguards Engineer D6te '
Material Control and Accountability Section Safeguards Branch Dates of Inspecti ecember 7-8, 1978
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Gl H. Williams, Chief Lat(
Material Control and Accountability Section Safeguards Branch 1.
Individuals Contacted
- W. J. Hendry, Manager, Regulatory Compliance M. A. Smedley, Auditor, Nuclear Materials Management J. Malpass, Quality Control, Packaging J. SuMou, Quality Control, Packaging L. Hales, Warehouse Supervisor
- A. L. Kaplan, Consulting Engineer, Licensing
- G. R. Gavin, Supervisor, Technical Services P. Jusinsiky, Laboratory Supervisor J. Baker, Foreman, Shop Support
- Indicates those present at exit interview.
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License Review A review to determine that the licensee possessed a valid licene: for exporting SNM in the Fukashima-4, R-I project could not be accomplished onsite. At the time of this inspection, all export licenses for the General Electric Conrpany, Wilmington Manufacturing Department, are being maintained at the General Electric Company, San Jose, California site.
The licensee informed the inspector that Export License Number XSNM-1274 was on hand at the San Jose, California site and would be used for 2
exporting UO powder in this project.
The Division of Licensing (DOL) informed the inspector that Export License No. XSNM-1274 was issued to:
MARU-BEAT America Corp.
200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017
RII Report No. 70-1113/78-22 ()EC 2 219?fi This license was issued on September 1,1978, and will expire on September 1, 1979. The SNM content for use under this license is for 22,084 kilograms 2
uranium as UO powder enriched to 3.9% and will be used for fuel for the Fukashima-4, R-I power plaat in Japan.
The holder of this license is the actual exporter of this material after it has beer, delivered to the Port of Embarkatica by the General Electric Company. This is the first shipment of UO2 powder against this license.
3.
Packaging Procedures Packaging procedures were reviewed and packaging practices were observed during SNM content verification by the inspector. The UO2 powder in this project is packaged in 5 gallon buckets which are then placed inside BU-5 and BU-7 shipping containers.
The inspector observed the tampersafing of forty 5 gallon buckets con-2 taining UO powder in this project and determined that the licensee is following approved tampersafing procedures.
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Tampersafing Practices Each container of UO2 p uder contained in this project is tampersafed with a Type-E seal prior to the shipment. Tampersafing is accomplished by interfacing the seal wire with the lid bolt on the lid ring of each container prior to its placement inside a shipping container.
The inspector observed the tampersafing of forty 5 gallon buckets in this project and determined that the licensee was following approved tamper-safing procedures.
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Tamper-Indicating Practices Tamper-indicating devices used to tamper-indicate shipping containers in the Fukashima-4, R-I project are Type-E seals. Tamper-indicating is accomplished by sealing the lid ring of each shipping container. This sealing is performed by lacing the sealing wire through the eye of the bolt used to secure the lid ring.
This tamper-indicating practice is performed at the time the 5 gallon buckets of UO2 powder are placed inside the shipping containers. The inspector observed the application of tamper-indicating devices on thirty-six BU-5 and BU-7 shipping con-tainers. No discrepancies in approved procedures were observed.
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SNM Verification The SNM verification in the Fukashima-4, R-I project was accomplished by statistically selecting an appropriate sample size from the population of containers to be shipped and randomly distributing the number of selected samples over the quantities of each enrichment to be shipped.
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RII Report No. 70-1113/18-? DEC 2 2 m78 The subjected containers were check-weighed and sampled and the samples are to be nondestructively analyzed in the RII measurements van. A total of forty containers were selected for verification.
Should a significant difference in licensee and NRC values be detected the time these samples are analyzed, a supplemental report will be at issued.
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Shipping Preparation Practices
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During this inspection, the inspector observed the shipment preparation practices for Fukashima-4, R-1 UO2 powder.
Shipment preparation is accomplished by a licensee Quality Control (QC) inspection of the ship-ping containers prior to and succeeding palletizing of the shipping containters. A QC inspection is performed on each shipping container to assure that each shipping container is physically sound, tamper-indicating devices are properly installed and are intact and that each container is properly palletized for shipment. During this inspection, the inspector examined each container :sn this shipment for proper labeling of containers, tamper-indicating device application and physical condition. All con-tainers are considered acceptable for shipment and no discrepancies of approved procedures were noted.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) on December 8,1978, to summarize the scope and findings of the inspection.