ML19289E165

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Discusses IE Insp Rept 70-734/79-01 on 790220-23 & Notice of Violation.W/O Encl
ML19289E165
Person / Time
Site: 07000734
Issue date: 03/08/1979
From: Norderhaug L
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Wellhouser H
GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER
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NUDOCS 7904030320
Download: ML19289E165 (2)


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WALNUT C REEK. C ALIFOR NI A 94596 MAR S 1979 Docket tio.70-734 General Atomic Company P. O. Box 81608 San Diego, California 92138 Attention: fir. H. N. Wellhouser, Director Nuclear Materials Control Division Gentlemen:

This letter refers to the inspection of your activities authorized under f;RC License flo. StM-969, conducted by Mr. M. D. Schuster of this office on February 20-23, 1979.

It also refers te the discus-sion of our inspection findings held by the inspector with you and members of your staff on February 23, 1979.

The inspection included examination of activities related to physical protection against industrial sabotage and against theft of special nuclear material in accordance with applicable requirements of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 73, " Physical Protection of Plants and Materials," your Security Plan, and license conditions pertaining to physical protection as described in the enclosed inspection report.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and records, interviews with facility pesonnel and obser-vations by the inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC require-ments, as set forth in the flotice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

The item of noncompliance is categorized into the level 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, " Notice of Violation," of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, code of Federal Regulations.

You are hereby required to sub-mit to this office within twenty (20) days of your receipt of this 790403CM()

J D 8 1973 General Atomic Company notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:

(1)cor-rective steps which have been taken by you, and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further items of non-compliance, and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

In accordance with Secticn 2.790(d) of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, documentation of find-ings of your control and accounting procedures for safeguarding special nuclear materials are exempt from disclosure; therefore, the enclosure to this letter, the inspection report, and your response to the items listed in the enclosure to this letter will not be placed in the Public Document Room and will receive limited distribution.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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(6. V L. R Norde aaug, ief"f Saf uards Branch

Enclosures:

1.

Appendix A - Notice of Violation 2.

IE Inspection Report No.

70-734/79-01 (IE-V-283)