ML20136H675

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970210-14.Violation Noted:As of 970214 Emergency Procedures Issued by Licensee Were Not Approved by Cognizant Regulatory Component Manager Until After Procedures Had Been Issued & Implemented

ML20136H675
Person / Time
Site:	Westinghouse
Issue date:	03/14/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:
Shared Package
ML20136H670	List: ML20136H666 ML20136H675 ML20136H684
References
70-1151-97-202, NUDOCS 9703190244
Download: ML20136H675 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Westinghouse Electric Corporation Docket No. 70-1151 Columbia, South Carolina License No.1107 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 10-14,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and i Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below: )

1 Safety Condition S-1 of License 1107 authorizes the use of licensed materials in accordance with the statements, representations, and conditions in the License Application and Supplements.

Section 3.4.1 of the NRC approved license application defines Category-1 procedures as procedures for use by the Regulatory Component that are also prepared by the Regulatory Component. Additionally, this section defines Category-2 procedures as procedures for use by individuals outside of the Regulatory Component but are still prepared by the Regulatory Component. Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF)

Emergency Procedures are written and prepared for issuance by the Regulatory Component and they are either used by the Regulatory Component or by individuals outside the Regulatory Component, depending on the specific procedure. Additionally, the license application states that both Category-1 and Category-2 procedures will be reviewed and approved for issuing by the cognizant Regulatory Component Manager.

Contrary to the above, as of February 14, 1997, Emergency Procedures issued by the licensee were not approved by cognizant Regulatory Component Manager until after they had been issued and implemented.  ;

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Westinghouse Electric Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and Chief, Fuel Cycle Operations Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if Enclosure  !

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[  ; contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or 3

include previously docketed correspondence if the correspondence adequately addresses the l required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other actions as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

f Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the 1 i

extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards i

information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or

! proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld, and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain i why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to

, provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in j 10 CFR 73.21.

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! Dated at Rockville, Maryland

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