ML20137Z350

Insp Rept 70-0398/85-03 on 851029-1101.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Control & Accounting,Including Organization & Operation,Shipping & Receving,Inventory,Records & Repts

ML20137Z350
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Site:	07000398
Issue date:	11/26/1985
From:	Della Ratta A, Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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l U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i REGION I Report No. 70-398/85-03 Docket No.70-398 4

License No. SNM-362 l Safeguards Group VI Licensee: U.S. Department of Commerce

! National Bureau of Standards

, Washington, D.C. 20234

Facility Name: National Bureau of Standards

Inspection At

Gaithersburg, Maryland i

Inspection Conducted: October 29 - November 1, 1985 Date of last Material Control and Accounting Inspection: February 13-16, 1985 Type of Inspection: Unannounced Nuclear Material Control and Accounting l Inspector: (Y /$ // pf9M A. Della Ratta, Safeguards Auditor date l

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/u.NR. Keimi)), Chip / Safeguards Section,Branch date clear MpferialsWafety and Safeguards

. Inspection Summary: Inspection on October 29 - November 1, 1985 l (Inspection Report No D 0-398/85-03) '

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of nuclear material control i

and accounting including: organization and operation, shipping and receiving, storage and internal control, inventory, and records and reports. The inspec-1 tion involved 21 hours2.430556e-4 days <br />0.00583 hours <br />3.472222e-5 weeks <br />7.9905e-6 months <br /> on site by one regional based NRC inspector.

Results: The licensee was in compliance with NRC requirements in the areas inspected.

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• s DETAILS

1. Persons Contacted

• C. E. Kuyatt, Director, Center for Radiation Research

• T. G. Hobbs, Chief, Health Physics and Accountability Officer L. Coker, Nuclear Materials Accountability Assistant J. Shubiak, Health Physicist T., Gills, ICA-1 Custodian F. Shorten, ICA-2 Custodian R. Schrack, ICA-3 Custodian L. Macklan, MBA-1 Custodian J. Gramlich, MBA-2 Custodian

• present at exit interview The inspector also interviewed other members of the licensee's staff.

2. 30703 - Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph

1) at the conclusion of the inspection on November 1, 1985. The inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.

At no time during the inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspector.

3. 85200 - Material Control and Accounting

a. Organization and Operation The inspection included discussions with licensee management and review of the licensee's " Control Measures for SNM-362 Licensed Special Nuclear Materials," A0 Revision 1, dated October 31, 1985.

The document contained adequate written procedures for special nuclear material (SNM) control and accounting. Written statements of responsibility and authority were established for those positions with responsibility for SNM.

The licensee continued to maintain an appropriate separation of functions to provide a system of checks and balances. The Health Physics Section Chief served as the Accountability Officer and was responsible to the Chief, Occupational Health and Safety Division.

The ICA and MBA custodians were assigned by the Accountability Officer.

b. Shipping and Receiving

• The inspector determined through review that the licensee was maintaining procedures to assure that all special nuclear material shipped or received was accurately accounted for.

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Preparation and transmittal of Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (DOE /NRC Form-741) was the responsibility of the Chief, Health Physics and Accountability Officer. A review was performed of all DOE /NRC Forms-741 gen. rated during the period October 1, 1983 -

September 30, 1985 to determine proper signature, timely dispatch, and accuracy of data. No discrepancies were noted.

c. Storage and Internal Control The inspector determined through review that the licensee was maintaining and following a system of written material control and accounting procedures, which provided for the knowledge of the quantity, identity, and current location of all SNM-bearing materials within the facility.

The licensee maintained two material balance areas (MBA) and three item control areas (ICA). Each area was supervised and controlled by a custodian. The inspector reviewed the ledger that each MBA and ICA custodian maintained, which showed current inventory, receipt, and removals. No discrepancies were noted,

d. Inventory The inspector performed an inventory verification on October 31 and November 1,1985, and determined that the total SNM inventories listed on the MSA/ICA custodians' ledgers agreed to the values shown on the control ledger maintained by the Chief, Health Physics and the Accountability Officer. No differences were noted. The physical inventory verification perfortued by the inspector confirmed the following quantities of material on inventory as of November 1, 1985:

Plutonium - 65 grams Plutonium - Pu2 33 - 0.5 grams Enriched Uranium - >20% U235 - 289 grams Enriched Uranium - <20% U2ss - 37 grams Enriched Uranium . y233 - 4 grams

e. Records and Reports The inspector reviewed the licensee's records, reports, and source data. Material Status Reports (DOE /NRC Form-742) submitted during the period of October 1, 1983 through September 30, 1985, were reviewed for compliance with 10 CFR 70.53. No discrepancies were noted.

The licensee's authorized possessions limits were compared with the i

actual holdings and were in accordance with license conditions, i

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