ML20138H027

Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-1201/97-02.Corrective Actions:Procedure Will Be Implemented in Safety & Licensing Organization to Track to Closure of Action Items Resulting from NRC Insps

ML20138H027
Person / Time
Site:	07001201
Issue date:	04/04/1997
From:	Carr C FRAMATOME COGEMA FUELS (FORMERLY B&W FUEL CO.)
To:	Mcalpine E NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
70-1201-97-02, 70-1201-97-2, NUDOCS 9705070044
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F RAMATOME COG EM A F U E LS l

April 4,1997 t

Mr. E.J. McAlpine, Chief Fuel Facilities Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 i

Atlanta, GA 30323-0199

SUBJECT:

REPLY TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 70-1201/97-02 AND i

NOTICE OF DEVIATION

Dear Mr. McAlpine:

This letter is in response to inspection Report No. 70-1201/97-02 and Notice of Deviation dated March 11,1997. The deviation is in regard to a commitment made to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) by Framatome Cogema Fuels (FCF) on March 4,1996, to proceduralize NRC notification requirements by April 30,1996. This action was completed by issuing AS-1115, Revision 0,

" Regulatory Requirements for License Changes and incident Reporting" on September 18,1996.

l Framatome Cogema Fuels concurs with the facts contained in the Inspection Report and Notice of Deviation.

An investigation was performed by FCF's Safety & Licensing personnel to determhie the root cause for the deviation from the commitment made to the NRC.

The investigation consisted of interviews with persornel and evaluation of various l

administrative procedures in effect during the inspection period.

The root cause for the deviation was determined to be inadequate tracking of the action by the responsible personnel to ensure the procedure was issued by the i

committed date. It has not been FCF's practice to track NRC inspection actions under our present Quality Program requirements. Implementation of the established Program requirements for tracking action items would have prevented this deviation.

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The specific action taken to prevent a future recurrence includes implementation l

and training on administrative procedure 1703-71, "FCF Action Reports". This procedure documents and determines the resolution of significant concerns that i

occur within FCF under our Quality Program. The procedure will be implemented in the Safety & l.icensing organization to track to closure those action items o

resulting from NRC inspections. The implementation and training on this l

procedure will result in a method by which action items are monitored through

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i completion and closure. Full compliance for this action will be achieved by April

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l The additional corrective action talen to prevent a future recurrence of falling to meet a NRC commitment includes emphasizing, through training, the importance of j

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meeting all commitments to the NRC. A description of the deviation, identification of the root cause and ramifications of not meeting the commitment resulting in the i

deviation was characterized and given as training to Safety & Licensir.g

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management and supervision. This corrective action has resulted in an increased l

awareness on the importance of meeting commitments. Full compliance for this action was achieved on April 1,1997. -

i The management of Framatome Cogema Fuels is concerned when an incident arises where commitments are made by FCF personnel and are not met. We are 4

g working proactively through tracking and management review to ensure all j'

commitments are met or alternate completion dates are egreed upon.

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The corrective actions noted herein will ensure future commitments are fulfilled by i

the date committed.

Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at (804) 832-5015 or G.F. Elliott at (804) 832-5202.

FRAMATOME COGEMA FUELS Lynchburg Manufacturing Facility Charles W. Carr Vice-President, Manufacturing & Field Service i

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