ML19281E023

Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Physical Security Inspection Report No. 70-143/2019-404

ML19281E023
Person / Time
Site:	Erwin
Issue date:	10/08/2019
From:	Binoy Desai Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Stewart J Nuclear Fuel Services
References
IR 2019404
Download: ML19281E023 (4)

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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 October 8, 2019 Mr. John Stewart President Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 337, MS 123 Erwin, TN 37650

SUBJECT:

NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC. - U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTION REPORT NO. 70-143/2019-404

Dear Mr. Stewart:

This refers to the inspection conducted from September 9-13, 2019, at your Erwin Tennessee facility. 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 security equipment performance testing and maintenance and programs for protecting safeguards information. 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.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

Binoy B. Desai, Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.70-143 License No. SNM-124

Enclosure:

NRC IR 70-143/2019-404 w/

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Supplemental Information cc: (See page 3)

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION J. Stewart 3 cc:

Jon A. Hagemann Operations Director Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Richard J. Freudenberger Safety & Safeguards Director Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Debra G. Shults Director, TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Electronic Mail Distribution Doris D. Hensley Mayor, Town of Erwin 211 N. Main Avenue P.O. Box 59 Erwin, TN 37650 Greg Lynch Mayor, Unicoi County P.O. Box 169 Erwin, TN 37650 Johnny Lynch Mayor, Town of Unicoi P.O. Box 39 Unicoi, TN 37692 David W. Deming Manager, Program Field Office - NFS Naval Nuclear Laboratory 1205 Banner Hill Rd Erwin, TN 37650 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

ML 19281E022 SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS/PSB RII:DFFI/BR2 RII:DRS/PSB NAME O. Smith R. Williams B. Desai DATE 10/ 2 /2019 10/ 2 /2019 10/ 8 /2019 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO YES NO