ML20055H239
| ML20055H239 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001100 |
| Issue date: | 07/20/1990 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20055H238 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-1100-90-05, 70-1100-90-5, NUDOCS 9007250360 | |
| Download: ML20055H239 (2) | |
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t APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Combustion Engineering, Inc.
Docket No. 70-1100 Windsor, Connecticut License No. SNM-1067
'During an inspection conducted on June 4-8, 1990, violations of NRC e
requirements were identified.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2 Appendix C (Enforcement Policy, 1988), the violations are set forth below.
A.
.Section 4.1.5, " Internal Review Requirements," of Part 1, Criteria, of-the NRC-approved license application for Licerse No. SNM-1067 states, in part,.that all process / equipment / facility chanies which affect nuclear criticality safety shall be reviewed and approsed in writing.
Contrary to the above, between April 6 and June 7,1990, a-
. process / equipment / facility change, which involysd the addition of-foam a
rubber and wooden blocks to the fluoroscope unit ack to support uranium containing fuel-rods, was made and was not reviewei and approved in writing. This change could affect the nuclear criticality safety of the fluoroscope unit.
This is a Severity Level IV V_1olation (Supplement VI D).
B.
Section 2.8, " Investigations and Reporting," of Part 1, Criteria, of the NRC-approved licensee application for Licensee No. SNM-1067 states, in part, that abnormal occurrences are investigated in accordance with written procedures and reported to the Plant Manager.
The written procedure written pursuant to the above is AP-1, Revision 0, " Abnormal Event Occurrence Reporting Procedure."
Contrary to the above, on April 6, 1990, the placement and use of foam rubber and wood blocks on the fluoroscope unit was reported as an
' abnormal occurrence and was not investigated and reported to the Plant Manager in accordance with written Procedure AP-1, Revision 0.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement VI D),
C.
Section 3.2.3, " Ventilation Requirements," of Part 1, Criteria, of the NRC-approved license application for Licensee No. SNM-1067 states, in part, that when the face velocity at a ventilated hood drops below 100 fpm (feet per minute), the hood filters or ventilation system filter will be changed, brushed, or knocked down to increase the air flow to 100 fpm minimum or the hood shall not be used to handle radioactive material.
Contrary to the above, on June 7 and 8, 1990, the face velocities of the two hoods located in the Building 5 Ceramics Laboratory were below 100 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY IR CE 90 0004.0.0 07/19/90 9007250360 900720 ADOCK 0700 O
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feet'per minute (50 to _80), the' hood or ventilation system filter (s) were i
. not changed, brushed or knocked down and the hoods continued to be used tt, l
handle radioactive material.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement VI D)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Combustion' Engineering, is hereby required to. submit'to this office, within thirty days of the date of the letter
. which transmitted this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results
achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations;-
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and (3) the date_when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time, j
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