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Sanitized Safeguards Insp Rept 70-1113/83-20 on 830711-15. No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Verification of Export Shipment & Measurements.Tables for Shipment Weights Encl
ML20137D461
Person / Time
Site: 07001113
Issue date: 08/03/1983
From: Bates J, Mcalpine E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML20137D194 List:
References
FOIA-85-554 70-1113-83-20, 70-1113-83-20-0, NUDOCS 8511270078
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, . ATLANTA. GEORGI A 30303 AUG 111983 Report No. 70-11-13/83-20 Docket No. 70-1113 License No. SNM-1097 Safeguards Group No. III Licensee: General Electric Company Date of. Inspection: July.11 - 15,- 1983 Type of Inspection: Unannounced Material Control and Accountability Inspeg. tor: OM > V- 3-i 3 PWJ. W. Bates, Senior Safeguards Chemist Date Signed Approved by: 8[3[83 E. J. McAlpine, Chief, Haterial Control and Date Signed Accountability Section, Safeguards Branch Division of Emergency Preparedness and Materials Safety Programs Inspection Sumary Areas Inspected: Verification of Export Shipment and Measurements.

The inspection involved 35 inspector hours on site by one NRC inspector and was begun during the regular hours.

Results: The licensee was found to be in compliance with NRC requirements in the two areas examined during the inspection.

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Report No. 70-1113/83-20

1. Key Persons Contacted
  • B. F. Bentley, Acting Manager, Fuel Manufacturing
  • J. M. Mims, Acting Manager, Materia.ls ,
  • M. E. McLain, Acting Manager, Regulatory Compliance ~

"R. H. D. Foleck, Acting Manager, Licensing & NMM

  • G. R. Mallett, Senior Engineer, Measurements and Statistics R.1. Parnell, Supervisor, Chemical Laboratory The inspector also interviewed several other licensee employees.
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2. MC 853008 - Export and Import Verification The licensee was granted an export license (XSNM01996) by the Export / Import and International Safeguards Office of International Programs on February 9, 1983, to export up to a total of 147,990 kilograms of uranium as low enriched UO2 powder containing 3215 kilograms of U 2.is for the project identi-fied as Kashiwazaki Kariha - Unit 1 consisting of five enrichments 1.40, 1.70, 1.90, 2.20 and 2.80 weight percent U 2as, An inspection was performed at the General Electric Company during the period July 11 - 15, 1983, to examine the licensee's procedures and prac-tices for exporting special nuclear material (SNM) and to independently verify the SNM content in shipment B of Kashiwazaki Kariha-Unit 1, destined for Japan Nuclear Fuel Company, Ltd. , 3-1, 2-chome, Uchikawa Yokasuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan. The overseas shipment is scheduled to depart from the licensee's facility via truck for Oakland, California on August 24, 1983.

Of the total quantity identified with the project, approximately 22,999 kilograms of low enriched UO2 powder was ir.cluded in the population for verification purpose and included the following quantities and enrichments:

1377 kilograms of 1.40 percent enriched; 3520 kilograms of 1.70 percent enriched; 4527 kilograms of 1.90 percent enriched; 7631 kilograms; of 2.20 percent enriched; and 5944 kilograms of 2.80 percent enriched.

.The low enriched 002 powder was previously produced and packaged in three-gallon metal containers in preparation for shipment. The tare weight of a container is measured prior to packaging and includes the weight of the lid, the ring, the liner if applicable, the type E seal, the wire, and the metal bolt.

, A total of five samples were required, based on the NRC sampling plan, and were randomly sampled using a random samples table. The five samples

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. 2 Ta,bles I & II. The identity of. the containers sampled, the gross ' weights, the drums the containers were packaged in for shipment, the blend numbers and the drum seal numbers are presented in Table III.

The samples are 'being forwarded to the New- Brunswick Laboratory' under NRC Form-741, transfer series YLJ-CBJ No.19, dated July 17, 1983. The samples will be analyzed for percent uranium and weight percent U 2" (83-20-01).

An examination was made of the sampling frequencies and quality measurements for blends of low enriched UO2 powder produced for the Kashiwazaki Unit 1

.'verseas o shipment. It was determined. that the' sampling frequencies and quality requirements.were in accordance with the.QC' inspector instructions, No. 2.5.2.1 entitled Acceptance Of GE-Wilmington Produced UO2 Powder For Sale, Rev. 19, dated June 14, 1982.

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TABLE I , l SAMPLE GROSS TARE NET NO. WT. WT. W1 1.709MP1438 19.4008 9.3737 10.0271 1.909MP1597 19.4237 9.3337 10.0900 2.209MP2338 18.8084 8.7964 10,0120 2.209MP2133 19.3879 9.3655 10.0224 2.809MP2330 19.4124 9.2759 10.1365 A GE paper seal, No. 303006 was affixed to the sample container.

TABLE II SAMPLE BLEND U-FACTOR ISOTOPIC NO. NC. GU/GM %U-235 1.709MP1438 29775 .8786 1.694 1.909MP1597 29777 .8786 1.912 2.209MP2133 29742 .8785 2.198 2.209MP2338 29728 .8782 2.193 2.809MP2330 29712 .8790 2.803 TABLE III NOMINAL CONT.ID ORUM CONT. GROSS CONT. SEAL DRUM SEAL ENR. NO. NO. WT. NO. NO.

1.70 9MP1438 K-3376 29310 231056 226846 1.90 9MP1597 K-7579 30080 231057 226847 2.20 9MP2133 K-1844 29790 231039 226848 2.20 9MP2338 K-2574 29690 231059 226849 2.80 9MP2330 K-6537' 29340 231040 226S50 All weights are in grams

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