ML20085F884
| ML20085F884 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | BWX Technologies |
| Issue date: | 03/19/2020 |
| From: | Burch B BWXT |
| To: | Andrea Kock Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| Downs J | |
| References | |
| 20-023 | |
| Download: ML20085F884 (2) | |
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March 19, 2020 20-023 Ms. Andrea Kock OFFICIAL USE ONLY Director, Division of Fuel Managernent Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington D.C. 20555-001
Reference:
License No. SNM-42, Docket 70-27 Subject Request for Regulatory Relief from 10 CFR 73.46(b)(9)-COVID-19 Pandemic
Response
Dear Ms. Koek:
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, BWXT Nuclear Operations Group - Lynchburg, Inc.
(BWXT NOG-L) has implemented social distancing and assembly restrictions to conform to: The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America, CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers, OSHA 3990-03 2020 Guidance on Preparing Workplaces forCOVID-19, and Virginia Department of Health Interim Guidance: Considerations for Busrness and Employers, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVl[)..19}. Based on the guidance provided by these Federal and State Government agencies, BWXT NOG-L considers the request to be necessary, prudent and justified.
BWXT NOG-L seeks relief from the following requirements identified in 1 O CFR, Part 73.46(b)(9);
~subsequently, during each 12-month period commencing on the anniversary of the date specified in paragraph {i)(2)(ii} of this section, an exercise must be carried out at least every four months for each shift" "During each of the 12-rnonth periods, the NRC shall observe one of the force-on-force exercises which demonstrates overall security system performance. The licensee shall notify the NRC of the scheduled exercise 60 days prior to that exercise. u NOG-L specifically requests,regulatory relief from timeframes imposed in 1 o CFR, Part 73.46(b}(9). \\n response to revised guidance from Federal and/or State Government agencies, BWXT NOG-L will resume normal operations and reschedule all missed force on force exercises. BWXT NOG-L will communicate with the NRC to reschedule the annual observed exercise on a mutually agreeable date.
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