ML20138C370

Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/97-203 on 970324-27.Violations Identified in Fire Safety Program & Sys

ML20138C370
Person / Time
Site:	07007001
Issue date:	04/25/1997
From:	Ting P NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	John Miller UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC)
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ML20138C373	List: ML20138C370 ML20138C384 ML20138C472
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EA-97-190, NUDOCS 9704300099
Download: ML20138C370 (2)

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T. tP% l p ) UNITED STATES j

I y NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20666 4 001

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EA 97190 Mr. J. H. Miller Vice President - Production )

United States Enrichment Corporation Two Democracy Center 6903 Rocklodge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 l l

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT 70-7001/97 203 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION I l

Dear Mr. Miller:

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This refers to the fire safety inspection conducted on March 24 27,1997, at the Paducah I Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The purpose of the inspection was to determine the  ;

effectiveness of the facility's fire safety program and systems to provide adequate l l protection. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with Mr. Steve Polston, General Manager, and members of his staff.

Areas reviewed during the inspection are identified in the report (Enclosure 1). Within these areas, the inspection consisted of facility walk through, selective examinations of procedures and records, interviews with personnel, and observations.

Based upon the areas reviewed, deficiencies were identified in your fire safety program and systems. One violation was identified. as specified in Enclosure 2, Notice of Violation (Notice). The violation, which involved a section of missing fire water sprinkler pipe and associated r,t;rinklers, is of concern because, although your staff initially identified the prob'em on March 1,1997, further investigation and effective corrective action were not taken to restore operability of the degraded system until the NRC observed the condition during a building tour on March 26,1997.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any addi!!cnal actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

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Mr. J. H. Miller In accordance with the NRC's " Rules of Practices," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the appropriate NRC Public Document Rooms. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, Original Signed by,  !

Philip Ting Philip Ting, Chief Operations Branch l Division of Fuel Cycle Safety  ;

and Safeguards, NMSS l i

Docket No. 70-7001 1

Enclosure:

As stated cc: S. A. Polston, Paducah General Manager i W. E. Sykes, Paducah Regulatory Affairs Manager j D. l. Allen, Portsmouth General Manager l R. W. Gaston, Portsmouth Regulatory Affairs Manager  ;

R. M. De Vault, DOE DISTRIBUTION w/ enclosures:

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