ML20137X574

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 850429-0503
ML20137X574
Person / Time
Site: 07000371
Issue date: 08/09/1985
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20137X562 List:
References
70-0371-85-06, 70-371-85-6, NUDOCS 8512100555
Download: ML20137X574 (2)


See also: IR 05000429/2005003

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APPENDIX A

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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UNC Naval Products Docket No.70-371

Montville, Connecticut License No. SNM-368

As a result of the inspection conducted on April 29 - May 3, 1985, and in

accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), the

following violations were identified:

A. Section'2.6.1.2 " Authorizations", Part 1 (Criteria) of your approved

license application, dated March 28, 1977, states, in part, that all SNM

processing, handling and storage areas shall be posted with the

authorized criticality safety limits.

Contrary to the above, on April 30, 1985, two of three X-Ray Photometry

units used for the processing and handling of SNM were not posted with

the authorized criticality safety limits 2nd on May 1, 1985 the Isotopic

Source Assay Fissometer (ISAF) area wall storage array used for the

storage of SNM was found posted with authorized criticality safety limits

which had expired on January 1, 1985.

This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement VIE).

B. Section 2.6 " Nuclear and Industrial Safety Controls", Part 1 (Criteria)

of your approved license application, dated March 28, 1977, states that

operating supervision must assure that Nuclear Criticality Safety Control

measures are followed as defined by or approved by NIS. Section 2.6.1.2

" Authorizations" states that authorizations provide formal approval for

work operations, specify the applicable controls and conditions of

approval, and all SNM processing, handling and storage areas are posted

with the authorized criticality safety limits. Authorization number

VII-C-12, Revision 0, dated March 20, 1985, for the " Drum Storage

Mezzanine (Building B-North)", specified a control which required that

personnel maintain a 12 foot separation among fuel zones. Temporary

authorization number 82-11, Revision 1, dated October 2 ,1984, for the

" Temporary Storage of Sectioned (Components) in ISAF Wall Pots", did not

authorize storage of SNM outside the wall pots within the array. This

authorization did specify that one pot be kept empty for intermediate

storage of contents while retrieving particular (component) sections from

a full pot.

Contrary to the above, on April 30 and May 1 respectively, supervision

did not assure that nuclear criticality safety control measures were

followed as defined by or approved by NIS in that the separation betwe.n

fuel in the southwest and northwest storage zones on the Drum Storage

Mezzanine was 10 feet 10 inches (less than the required 12 feet), and

approximately 78 grams of SNM were being stored in metallurgical sample

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boxes outside the ISAF area wall storage pots but within the storage

array and there was no empty pot in the approved row of storage pots to

facilitate storage of SNM while retrieving particular (component)

sections from a full pot.

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

C. Section 2.1 " Division Organization", Part I (Criteria) of your approved

license application, dated July 27, 1981, states, in part, tha't the

responsibility for nuclear criticality safety, radiological safety,

raedical services, nuclear materials, security, operations, materials and

contract administration has been delegated to the Executive Vice

President.

Contrary to the above, since February 13, 1984, the responsibility for

nuclear criticality safety, radiological safety, medical services,

nuclear materials and security was delegated to the Director, Technical

Services and is not delegated to the Executive Vice President.

This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement VIE).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, UNC Naval Products, 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; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where

gocd cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response

time.

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