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Forwards IE Insp Rept 70-1100/78-09 on 781024-27 & Notice of Violation
ML19263A758
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Site: 07001100
Issue date: 11/24/1978
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Lichtenberger H
ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY
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ATTN: Mr. H. V. Lichtenberger Vice President - Nuclear Fuel Nuclear Power Systems - Manufacturing P. O. Box 500

'findsor, Connecticut 06095 Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 70-1100/78-09 This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. W. W. Kinney of this office on October 24-27, 1978, of activities authorized by NRC License No. SNM 1067 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Kinney with yourself at the conclusion of the inspection, and to a subsequent telephone discussion between Mr. Kinney and yourself on November 9, 1978.

Areas examined during this inspection are dascribed 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.

Our inspector also verified the steps you had taken to correct item F of our January 21, 1976, letter for Inspection No. 75-10; item A of our April 20,1978, letter for Inspection No. 78-01; and both items A and B of our August 24, 1978, letter for Inspection No. 78-05. We have no further questions regarding your corrective actions for any of these inspections at this time.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that 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 levcis 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 of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

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Combustion Engineering, Inc.

2 With respect to Appendix A, we note that you have corrected Item No. 1, and therefore you need not address yourself to tMs matter in your response.

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 enclosu*es will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

If this report contains any infonnation 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 executed by the owner of the information, which identifies the document or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by the Commission as listed in subparagraph (b) (4) of Section 2.790. The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible 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.

Shoult ycu have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

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H. Smith, Chief Fu 1 Facility and Materials Safety B anch

Enclosure:

1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2. Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number 70-1100/78-09