ML19323A383
| ML19323A383 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 02/29/1980 |
| From: | Kaplan A GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Sutherland J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML19323A378 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8004210162 | |
| Download: ML19323A383 (3) | |
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O G EN ER AL h ELECTRIC NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCTS DIVISION WILMINGTON MANUFACTURING DEPAR WEU CAS r LF H AYNE ROAD e P. O. Box 780. WILMINGTON, N. C. 28401 1919) 343-5000 February 29, 1980 1
Mr. J. T.
Sutherland
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U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, RII 101 Marietta Street, NW - Suite 3100 Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Sutherland:
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References:
(1) NRC Inspection Report RII:PWS, 70-1113/80-1, dated 2/5/80 (2) NRC License SNM-1097, Docket #70-1113 Thank you for your letter referenced above which reported the results of the inspection of our fuel fabrication plant by Mr. p.
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Steele of your of fice on January 21-25, 1980, pertaining to the two items of apparent noncompliance with NRC requirements in your letter, the replies to these items are given in the attachment to this letter.
We appreciate your inspector's comments and suggestions related to our employee safety and environmental protection programs.
These comments and suggestions are helpful to us in our constant of forts to improve these programs, ensure the continued health and safety of plant personnel, and ensure our compliance with NRC regulations and license conditions.
We also welcome further discussion with your staff'on the items in your letter and in our related reply, if,necessary, for further clarification of these items.
Your inspection report referred to above does not contain information which we believe to be proprietary.
Very truly yours, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Arthur L.
Kap an, Manager Licensing & Compliance Audits M/C J2G ALK:bmw NSD-I Attachment 8004210167 p
G EN ER AL O iticraic Mr. J. T. Sutherland February 29, 1980 Attachment - Page 1 The information given below refers to the two items in Appendix A,
" Notice of Violation," in the NRC Inspection Report RII:PWS, 70-1113/80-1, dated February 5, 1980.
The corrective actions detailed below have already been implemented or will be implemented by the dates shown.
A.
Condition 9 of the License requires that Licensed ma,terial be used in accordance loith statements, reptesentations and conditions of Appendix A, as contained in.the licensee's application. Section 4.1 of Appendix A requites.that operations and activities slatt be ditceted bi the designated area managet ldto j
shall establish taitten operating procedettes. Written opetating procedure PROD 80.05, Receiving and Shippbtg 6 ct tindcrs, paragraphs 5.5 and 5.6, reqttires of UF j
that culinders on the floor atatiting loading must be j
temponatity chocked and tlat cu tindet value ptotectors j
mast be used tdten cu tinders are in transit or stored j
utitholtt a ptotective overpack.
Contrattj to the above, on Januatij 24, 1980, five full ct tindets were temporarittj stored on the floor UF j
telhh no chocks, telth no value ptotectors, and not in ovettucks.
This is a deficienct.)
The operators and foremen responsible for activities related to transporting, storing and using UF6 cylinders on our site have been reinstructed concerning proper transportation and storage of these cylinders.
Documentation related to this reinstruction and related to their understanding of these requirements will be available by March 24, 1980.
B.
CondLtlen 9 of tJte license reqttires.that licensed.
material be used in accordance with statements, reptesentations and conditions of Appendix A, as contabled in the licensee's application.
Paragraph 4.6.2 of Appendix A reqttires that changes idtich could
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G E N ER AL O s ticiaic Mr. J.
T.
Sutherland Ptbruary 20, 1980 Attachmont - Page 2 involved a change in the analtjois on uflich criticalittj safettj tats established shall be anattjzed and approved in satiting bi tJie etiticality safe,tij function and j
documented bij a wtitten etiticalittj anattjsis.
Contrart) to the above, on Januart) 24, 1980, tutanium hexafluoride ct tinders were stored in a toc: tion and j
configaution for sdzich no criticalitij safety anatt sis j
had been perfowned.
This is a deficiency.
As of January 24, 1980, no full cylinders of uranium hexafluoride have been stored in the truck aisleway.
Our operating procedure for that area has been modified to provide only for in-transit storage of such cylinders for a period not to exceed 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
Storage in this location will not be resumed until completion of 1
an appropriate written. criticality analysis.
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A. L. Kaplan
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