ML20141F174
| ML20141F174 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 05/13/1997 |
| From: | John Miller UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
| To: | Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| GDP-97-0043, GDP-97-43, NUDOCS 9705210232 | |
| Download: ML20141F174 (5) | |
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Dir: (301) 564-3309 VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION Fax: (301) 571-8279 May 13,1997 1
Dr. Carl 1 Paperiello SERIAL: GDP 97-0043
' Director, Oflice of Nuclear Material
- Safety and Safeguards Attention: Document Control Desk-U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP)
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS)
Docket Nos. 70-7001 & 70-7002 NRC/USEC Communications
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Dear Dr. Paperiello:
In order to maintain and improve our ability to provide complete, accurate, and effective communications with the NRC, the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC)is planning a series of presentations to USEC and Lockheed Martin Utility Services (LMUS) personnel that may be of interest to you. These presentations will reiterate key elements for success in our interactions with NRC
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Key elements emphasized in these presentations will include:
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Conduct ofdiscussions with NRC personnel in a professional, constructive, open, and honest manner; 3.
The important role the plants' Nuclear Regulatory Affairs (NRA) groups and the corporate Nuclear Regulatory Assurance and Policy (NRAP) group play in facilitating effective communications with NRC;
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. GDP 97-0043 Page 2 The importance of timely, accurate, and complete responses to NRC questions and concerns;-
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- The rights of all individuals to express safety concerns without fear of retaliation and the variety of means by which they may make their concerns known to plant and corporate i
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subordinates can raise safety concerns without fear of recrimination or retaliation.
~ To complement these presentations to our personnel, we thought it would be helpful to reconfirm USEC's points of contact for day-to-day communications from the NRC. While all members of USEC l
- senior management are available to respond to NRC questions and concerns, we believe our ability to effectively communicate on a day-to-day basis with NRC will be facilitated if regular points of contact n
. are established throughout our organization. I ask for your support in sharing ~these suggestions with
' appropriate NRC staff.
. This letter is provided for information only and contains no new commitments. If you have any
. questions regarding this letter, please contact me or Mr. Robert L. Woolley, USEC's Nuclear Regulatory
- Assurance and Policy Manager, at (301) 564-3413.
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NRC Region III. Office NRC Resident Inspector-PGDP NRC Resident Inspector - PORTS
- Mr. Roben C. Pierson, NRC Mr. Raymond G. Brady, NRC Mr. Frank P. Gillespie, NRC Mr. Gary Shear, NRC Region III
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Enclosure to GDP 97-0043 Page1of3 USEC Paints of Contact The following are suggested points of contact for various types of NRC/USEC communications.
1.0 Oral Communications 1.1 Contact these individuals as noted in the letters as sources of additional information. Each USEC letter to NRC gives the name and telephone number of the person to contact with any questions on the contents of the letter.
1.2 If it is not apparent whom NRC should contact, please direct oral inquiries from NRC i
Headquarters personnel, including NMSS and other NRC Headquarters offices, to the Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Assurance and Policy, Mr. Robert L. Woolley, at (301) 564-3413.
Examples of oral communications to direct to the Manager, NRAP:
Questions about the status of corporate commitments Questions about any aspect of corporate management, policy, o'r direction Questions for which NRC does not know whether the subject matter expert (SME) resides in USEC Headquarters or at one of the gaseous diffusion plants
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Potential violations and regulatory concerns not resolved by the plants in a timely manner Arrangements for USEC Headquarters meetings and conference calls and inspections requiring access to personnel or records located at USEC Headquarters 1.3 If the Manager, NRAP, or his authorized representative are not available to receive and respond to an oral inquiry from NRC Headquarters in a timely manner, please contact the Vice President, Production (telephone (301) 564-3309).
1.4 If the appropriate point ofcontact is not apparent from our correspondence, please direct oral inquiries from Region III to the plants' Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Managers (Bill Sykes at i
Paducah, telephone (502) 441-6796; and Ron Gaston at Portsmouth, telephone (614)
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i Page 2 of 3 USEC Points of Contact Examples of oral communications to direct to the NRA Managers:
Follow-up on event reports I
Questions about any aspect of plant operations, maintenance, security, and training Preparations, arrangements, and logistics for inspections and access to plant personnel, records, and facilities Questions about the status of plant-specific commitments Arrangements for plant site visits and plant-specific phone calls 1.5 If the NRA Manager or his authorized representative is not available to receive and respond to an oral inquiry from Region III in a timely manner, please contact the office of the General Manager for the plant in question (Paducah: (502) 441-6301; Portsmouth: (614) 897-2101).
4 2.0 Correspondence 2.1 In general, NRC correspondence, except as noted below, should be addressed to the Vice President, Production, and a copy sent to the Manager, NRAP. The Vice President's address is as follows:
Mr. James Il Miller Vice President, Production United States Enrichment Corporation 6903 Rockledge Drive Bethesda MD 20817 1
2.2 Letters responding to a specific letter from USEC may be addressed to the signer of the prior USEC letter and a copy sent to the Manager, NRAP. For example, an NRC response to a letter issued by a General Manager may be addressed to that General Manager.
2.3 No matter who is the USEC addressee, please send a copy of all NRC correspondence to the Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Assurance and Policy. The office of Manager,
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USEC Points of Contact
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NRAP, serves as our equivalent ofNRC's Document Control Desk. This ensures ' hat t
incoming correspondence is expeditiously distributed to appropriate USEC and LMUS personnel. The address of the Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Assurance and Policy is as follows:
4 Mr. Robert L. Woolley 1
Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Assurance and Policy United States Enrichment Corporation 6903 Rockledge Drive Bethesda MD 20817
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3.0 Freedom to Contact Our Personnel l
3.1 USEC encourages an atmosphere in which USEC and LMUS personnel may freely express
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any concerns about nuclear safety. Employees are encouraged to raise their concerns through the Problem Reporting process, through the Employee Concerns program, through their supervisors, through the General Manager's office, through the NRA Managem' office, or directly to NRC, in confidence, without fear of recrimination or reprisal.
3.2 USEC recognizes the freedom and authority of NRC personnel to talk with anyone in USEC i
or LMUS as needed to accomplish NRC's official business. The NRA Manageru and the Manager, NRAP are available to assist NRC with these communications at any time.
3.3 On matters involving an individual's right to express concerns directly to NRC, the NRA Managers and the Manager, NRAP are available to facilitate communication of those concerns at the discretion of the individual (s) involved and the NRC. The NRA Managers' and the NRAP Manager's responsibilities include ensuring timely follow-up as appropriate in these matters. To protect the individual's right to communicate privately, the NRA/NRAP Managers will not involve themselves in such communications unless and until asked by the individual.
i 4.0 Questions If there are any questions about the information provided in this enclosure, or any other aspect of regulatory communications, please contact the Manager, NRAP.
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