ML20003F386

Nuclear Fuel Service, Inc. - NRC Inspection Report 07000143/2019402

ML20003F386
Person / Time
Site:	Erwin
Issue date:	01/03/2020
From:	Robert Williams NRC/RGN-II/DFFI/FFB1
To:	Stewart J Nuclear Fuel Services
References
IR 2019402
Download: ML20003F386 (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 January 3, 2020 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 INSPECTION REPORT 70-143/2019-402

Dear Mr. Stewart:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a routine inspection of the Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) safeguards program at the Nuclear Fuels Services (NFS) facility in Erwin, Tennessee from December 2-5, 2019. The purpose of this inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by your license were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements. The enclosed report presents the results of the inspection, that were discussed with you and members of your staff, during an exit meeting held at the conclusion of the inspection on December 5, 2019.

This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to public health and safety, the common defense and security, and to confirm compliance with the Commissions rules, regulations, and the conditions of your license. Areas examined during this inspection included management structure, item monitoring, process monitoring, measurement systems and control, physical inventory, internal control, alarm resolution, assessment, and recordkeeping. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of performance tests, selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress. Based on the results of the inspection, no violations of more than minor significance were identified.

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.

Enclosure(s) transmitted herewith contain(s) SUNSI. When separated from enclosure(s),

this transmittal document is decontrolled.

LIMITED INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION PERMITTED OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION J. Stewart 2 Should you have any questions concerning this report, please contact Noel Pitoniak at 404-997-4634, or via e-mail at noel.pitoniak@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/: Leonard W. Pitts for/

Robert Williams, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Docket No.70-143 License No. SNM-124

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report 70-143/2019-402 w/

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Supplemental Information 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 Quality, Safety, & Safeguards Director Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION J. Stewart 4

SUBJECT:

NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC. - U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INSPECTION REPORT 70-143/2019-402 dated January 3, 2020 DISTRIBUTION:

L. Harris, RII J. Rivera Ortiz, RII T. Pham, NMSS J. Downs, NMSS K. Ramsey, NMSS J. Rubenstone, NMSS G. Tuttle, NMSS

• See previous page for concurrence PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SENSITIVE NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: Yes ACCESSION NUMBER: ML20003F386 SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS/OB2 RII:DFFI/PB1 RII:DFFI/PB2 RII:DFFI/PB1 NAME K. Kirchbaum D. Edwards N. Pitoniak L. Pitts DATE 12/31/2019 12/31/2019 1/2/2020 1/2/2020 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION