ML19296D959
| ML19296D959 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001100 |
| Issue date: | 06/06/1979 |
| From: | Lichtenberger ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY |
| To: | Partlow J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| 13139, NUDOCS 8003130660 | |
| Download: ML19296D959 (2) | |
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June 6, 1979 57 cp Mr. James G. Partlow, Chief Material Control Licensing Branch Division of Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Partlow:
/ Combustion Engineering, Inc., conducted its last inventory of ShM on December 19, 1978. The inventory should have been scheduled for January 1979, however, it was advanced one month in order to be scheduled at the conclusion of an enrich-ment clean up and prior to a holiday plant shutdown. Our present production schedule will provide for the conclusion of the present enrichment run prior to July 13, 1979 thus affording us the opportunity to complete an entire enrichment clean up before inventory and prior to our annual plant shutdown.
/ We would request, therefore, that we be allowed to start our next inventory not later than July 13, 1979 thus affording us the opportunity to complete the enrich-ment run and start the irventory prior to our annual plant shutdown, July 16-30th.
My letter of January 5,1979 requested a thirty day leeway be allowed in starting semi-annual inventories. Several discussions have been held between members of our respective staffs in an attempt to clarify or resolve this request.
We would request, therefore, that the proposal contained in the original applica-tion be revised to allow the scheduling and taking of future semi-annual inven-tories at any time during the months of January and July.
Combustion Engineering, Inc., has long advocated that the most accurate and meaningful inventories which maintain tighter control on shop activities u a be taken at the conclusion of an enrichment run. The flexibility in scheduling January and July inventories will continue to produce the meaningful inventory results experienced in the past.
The scheduling of plant shutdowns for legal and company authorized holidays does present production scheduling problems in attempting to meet this 180 day requirement for inventories. The Januaty and July scheduling will compensate in part for problems encountered by such closings. We are cornitted in part to schedule the plant shutdown for vacation during the prime vacation periods.
The flexibility in scheduling inventories to coincide with these prime vacation shutdowns will help to minimize scheduling problems.
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.s The Windsor scheduling of inventories must also coincide with the scheduling of inventories at our Hematite facilities. We are of the opinion that scheduling of the inventories during January and July will provide latitude so that both facilities can schedule enrichment changes to coincide with inventory dates.
We would request, therefore, that Combustion Engineering, Inc., be allowed to start future ShM inventories at any time during the months of January and July.
The granting of this request will not eliminate the necessity of requesting exemptions to these inventory requirements but it should reduce the numbers of such requests for exemptions experienced in the past.
Our check for $150.00 covering the administration license fees accompanied my January 5, 1979 letter. We assume the said check will cover the revised pro-posals submitted with this letter.
Very truly yours, v
H. V. Lichtenberge Vice President-Nuclear Fuel Nuclear Power c/ stems Division INL:sas 121'9 J