ML20005D608
| ML20005D608 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 05/16/1984 |
| From: | Mcalpine E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Casey Smith NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19327A915 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-87-88 NUDOCS 8910200038 | |
| Download: ML20005D608 (2) | |
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j ID Con a OlSClotVht { Units 3 stAYsCow .),*\\ NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g.;, ._cg q 101 MARI A s ff, N N. r j ATLANTA,050 Mot A 30303 .%,'"**/ MAY i 61984 p. < re,.e w.m m c3.ce m e [ O p\\Y erpre.ci er II::2 [ MEMORANDUM FOR: Charles N. $nith, Nuclear Materials Control Licensing Section, Fuel Facility Safeguards Licensing Branch Division of Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and i Safeguards j FROM: Edward J. McAlpine, Chief,' Material Control and Accountability Q l Section, Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Brarch Division of Radiation Safety and. Safeguards i $UBJECT: RECOMMENDATION RESULTING FROM REGION !!, INSPECTION REPORT NOS. N 70-1113/83-28 AND NO. 70-1113/84-06 AT GENERAL ELECTRIC (0IL 9 l 84-06-04) Based on inspection findings, the following policy issue needs resolution, y The licensee',s current _delecation. of asurement _ con _treLlunct4ons__ mat Mk r'Tonth ic sccepT.ecTj~FTETIce. ction 1.7.4 'of the licensee's Fundamen,tal p luclear Matarial'Contrc1 (FNMC) Plan states that " Licensing and Nuclear Materi
- jManagement (L&NMN) is responsible for the [s'taAt >1 analyses and models associated with the SNM control and accountitig4rogra However, the licensee i
ive to{fontrol chart limit staffmemberwho@alculatesanalyticalcontrol har imit has no direct respone sibility to the 4anager, LANMM. Procedures re calculationD are, however approved by the Manage L&NMM. At present, the itcensee staff member who halculates analytical contro chartlimitDhasdirect fresponsibilitytotheManageroftheChemetLaboratory. is practice appears to I i s S f be inconsistent with 10 CFR 70.58(b)(2) which states that Material control and accounting functional and organizational relationships shal be identified and i assigned in the licensee organization to provide a separatio of functions so,/ / g t that the activities of one individual or organizational unit erve as controls V /, over and checks of the activities of other individuals or orjanhational units." An individual who performs easurement control calculationOwhji e at the same time ha s di rt_c.t __ttaqn s m i i w__.W tv--labmAtor.y appears to yToTatMhI f L " separation of functions" requiremenD - ' ~ 1 4 The licensee's current,Atgetice also pdfIe'ars' A a 4 to be_inconsisten 'ith the FNMC g f; .g.2(Contr htrol limity b,;: 5 an revtew criteria 1 The Leview criteria relativi to section limits) states that '[heptjtdshment_and modifj.a n f all e l shall be approved by th(Measurement ContToTCEor_dina, tor The lic nsee does net, g! follow this practice. Tht Teview criterja in ".his section further s ates p 4 : ' yn/o by xr t [ f } p +m -'~ i h x Jd4Cs'O~. ~ L chards l 242-5574 C'* " ~ k+ V %.s 1 as u.J ,. a.. - 3 ^)b rd:- ~~ 6. v* d EXI I[I CI p -g-+ w... e
2WE,Yd'g 3 o MAY 1 6 19&4 es N. Smith 2 i Nhere is no restriction concerning who actually[Eomputes the control limit provided I above (criteria specified above) is satisfied." Therefore, the licensee's current delecation of [ control chart limit calculatToi@ might be ' Eh' acceptable 7 provided t'.? ceasure' ment control
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~ , ment and modificatioF M e.21-control-11mits { '~~~~ We request that you :Affes this issue from a ' policy standpoint and tell us whether the licensee's current practices are appropriate. ( Edward J. McAlpine cc:. L. Cobb, IE:HQ G 4 0 A 7 0 IN7Vk. sCN /
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V General Electric Company ATTN: Mr. J. A. Long, General Manager j, Wilmington Manufacturing Department p P. O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402 . t,,,#-- I' Gentlemen: h, h h. O r am_
SUBJECT:
REPORT NO. 70.1 05 a. M*, On March 26-29, M, NRC inspected activities authorized by NRC Li se No SNM-1097 for your Wilmington Manufacturing Department. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with-those members of your staff identified in the enclosed inspection report. lj Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within tr.ese areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel. and observation of activities in progress. Within the scope of the inspection, no violations or deviations were identified. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(d) and 10-CFR 73.21, safeguards activities and security measures are exempt from public disclosure; therefore, the enclosures to this letter, with the exception # e4 report cover page which presents a nonexempt summary, will g be placed in NRC's Public Document Room. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us. Sincerely, J. Philip Stohr, Director { Oivision of Emergency Preparedness i and Materials Safety. Programs -
Enclosure:
Inspection Report No. 70-1113/84-05 (Exempt from Diselosure) cc w/ encl: C. M. Vaughan, Manager Licensing and Nuclear Materials Management Unit i i m}}