ML19351E935
| ML19351E935 | |
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| Site: | 07000687 |
| Issue date: | 10/15/1980 |
| From: | Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Mcgovern J UNION CARBIDE CORP. |
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xlNo oF PRUSSI A, PENNSYLV ANI A 99406 Docket No.70-687 OCT 151980 Union Carbide Corporation ATTN: Mr. James J. McGovern Business Manager, Radiochemicals P. O. Box 324 Tuxedo, New York 10987 Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection Report 70-687/80-06 This refers to the routine inspection conducted by Mr. P. Clemons of this office on September 17-19, 1980 of activities authorized by NRC License No. SNM-639 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Clemons with Mr. Voth and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
Areas examined during this inspection are described 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, measurements made by the inspector, and observations 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 requirements, as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
This item of noncompliance has been categorized into the levels 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. Although Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within 20 days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement of explanation, we note that this item of noncompliance was corrected prior to the completion of our inspection, and therefore, no response with respect to this matter is required.
With regard to Item A of Appendix A contained in our letter dated April 23, 1980, pelase infenn us of your intended corrective action to Item A inasmuch as you are not evaluating urine samples for the presence of uranium.
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 enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this report contains any infor-mation that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary 80121906'/I l'
Union Carbide Corporation 2
OCT 15 E30 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.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, l
v oy GeorbeH. Smith, Chief Fuel [ Facility and Materials Safety Branch
Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation 2.
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Number 70-687/80-06 cc w/encls:
M. H. Voth, Manager, Nuclear Operations W. G. Ruzicka, Reactor Project Engineer C. Konnerth, Health Physicist R. Bollinger, Vice President, Medical Products Division