ML20150F971

Licensed Fuel Facility Status Report.Inventory Difference Data.January-June 1987.(Gray Book II)

ML20150F971
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Issue date:	03/31/1988
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LICENSED FUEL FACILITY STATUS REPORT INVENTORY DIFFERENCE DATA JANUARY 1987 JUNE 198/

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1 ABSTRACT NRC is comitted to the periodic publication of licensed fuel facilities' inventory difference data, following agency review of the information and completion of any related investigations. Infonnation in this report includes inventory difference data for active fuel fabrication facilities possessing more than one effective kilogram of high enriched uranium, low enriched ura-nium, plutonium, or uranium-233.

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CONTENTS Page Abstract............................................................. iii A b b re v i a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Inventory Difference Data ............................................ 1 D e f i n i t i o n s o f T e nn s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Tabul a tion of I nventory Di f fe rence s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Y

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ABBREVIATIONS CFR Code of Federal Regulations HEU high enriched uranium ID inventory difference LEID limit of error of the inventory difference LEU low enriched uranium MUF material unaccounted for NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pu plutonium SNM special nuclear material S-R shipper-receiver U-235 uranium-235 vii

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LICENSED FUEL FACILITY STATUS REPORT INVENTORY DIFFERENCE DATA Inventory Difference Data An inventory difference (ID), also referred to as material unaccounted for (MUF),

is the difference between the quantity of special nuclear material (SNM) that a licensee's accounting records show should be on hand and that which a licensee's physical inventory shows is actually on hand.

The ID data presented are for active, licensed facilities that are authorized to possess, in an unsealed form, at least one effective kilogram of special nuclear material (that is, high enriched uranium (HEU), plutonium, and ura-nium-233) or at least one effective kilogram of low enriched uranium (LEU).

For example, LEU is the nuclear fuel used in commercial light-water nuclear power reactors. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Coninission (NRC) requires licen-sees possessing significant quantities of HEU, plutonium, or uranium-233 to conduct an inventory every 2 months. Licensees possessing one effective kilc-gram of low enriched uranium are required to inventory every 12 months.

It is important to understand the distinction between the low strategic signifi-cance of LEU and the higher strategic significance of HEU and plutonium. Most LEU is enriched to a level of 1 to 4 percent in the isotope uranium-235. At this level of enrichment, the uranium is not capable of sustaining the kind of nuclear reaction that takes place in a nuclear explosion.

NRC safeguards requirements covering LEU are graded to reflect its low strate-gic significance, They include a formal structured system for material control and accounting and basic industrial security measures. On the other hand, because of the higher strategic significance of HEU and plutonium, NRC requires licensees to provide substantial physical protection of this material in addition to controlling and accounting for it. Physical protection of this material includes safeguards measures such as barriers, intrusion alarms, armed guards, and offsite police response capabilities. Internal systems to control the move-ment of HEU are also required.

ids arise when nuclear materials are processed, particularly when chemical oper-ations are involved. These differences can result from variations in measuring and processing, measurement inaccuracy or imprecision, unmeasured flows from the process, unmeasured inventory, bookkeeping errors, or loss or theft. Although an ID larger than its overall measurement uncertainty may signal an abnormal situation requiring detennination of the cause, the fact that an ID falls within its associated limit of error--even an ID of zero--provides no automatic or con-clusive proof that loss or theft of material has not occurred. Therefore, NRC relies on infonnation provided not only by the material accounting system but also by the internal control system, the physical security system, NRC inspec-tions and evaluations, and NRC and licensee investigations.

l The concept of the limit of error of the inventory difference (LEID) is a method that licensees and NRC currently use to determine the significance of the ID. LEID is a calculated estimate of the measurement uncertainties that are associated with a plant's processing activity. The ID should be less than the LEID 19 out of 20 times, if the ID results only from measurement uncertainty.

Because an ID that exceeds its associated LEID may be an indication of process-ing problems, biased or otherwise inaccurate measurements, bookkeeping errors, or loss or theft of material, NRC accordingly requires licensees to take increas-ingly stronger investigative actions depending on how much the inventory dif-ference exceeds both LEID and minimum quantities specified in 10 CFR 674.13(b),

(namely, 200 grams of Pu, 300 grams of U-235 contained in HEU, or 9,000 grams of U-235 contained in LEU). If the ID exceeds its LEID, but does not exceed the minimum quantities, no formal investigation is required. However, the licensee is required to try to determine why the ID exceeded the LEID. l The ids for this reporting period (January 1 through June 30,1987) are indi-cated in the Tabulation of Inventory Differences that begins on page 5 of this report. An explanation of the significance, and in some cases, the source of the ids is included in the last column of the table, Definitions of Terms

1. Special nuclear material (SNM): (1) Plutonium, uranium-233, uranium enriched in the isotope uranium-235, and any other material that the Commission, pursuant to the provisions of Section 51 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, determined to be special nuclear material, but does not include source material; or (2) any material artificially enriched in any of the foregoing, but does not include source material.

2. Source material: (1) Uranium or thorium, or any combination thereof, in any physical twentieth or chemical of one form oror(2) percent (0.05%) oresof:which more contain by(weight (i) uranium, ii) thorium,one-or (iii) any combination thereof. Source material does not include special nuclear material.

3. Effective kilogram of s aecial nuclear material: (1) For plutonium and uranium-233, their weig1t in kilograms; (2) for uranium with an enrichment in the isotope uranium-235 of 0.01 (1%) and above, its element weight in kilograms multiplied by the square of its enrichment expressed as a deci-mal weight fraction; and (3) for uranium with an enrichment in the isotope uranium-235 below 0.01 (1%), its element weight in kilograms multiplied by 0.0001.

4. Strategic special nuclear material: Uranium-235(containedinuranium enriched to 20 perednt or more in the U-235 isotope), uranium-233, or plu-tonium.

5. Isotope: One of two or more atoms with the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.

6. High enriched uranium (HEU): Uranium whose isotope content is 20 percent or more uranium-235 by weight.

7. Low enriched uranium (LEU): Uranium whose isotope content is less than 20 percent uranium-235 by weight.

8. Inventory difference (ID): The arithmetic difference between a book inven-tory and the corresponding physical inventory, calculated by subtracting ending inventory (EI) plus removals (R) from beginning inventory (BI) plus additions (A). Mathematically, this becomes ID = (BI + A) - (El + R).

9. Limit of error of the inventory difference (LEID): Twice the standard error of the estimated measurement uncertainty associated with the inventory dif ference.

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10. "The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit":

The ID does not exceed both LEID and the minimum quantities specified in 10 CFR 974.13(b).

11. Negative inventory difference: A situation that occurs when the amount of material on hand, as determined by physical inventory, exceeds the amount of material being carried on the books (that is, there appears to be a gain of material). Mathematically, a negative ID is written as -ID or is shewn in parentheses. A negative ID is also referred to as an "ID gain."

12. Positive inventory difference: A situation that occurs when the amount of material on hand, as determined by physical inventory, is less than the amount of material being carried on the books (that is, there appears to be a loss of material). Mathematically, a positive ID is written as

+1D or ID (without designation of sign). A positive ID is also referred to as an "ID loss."

13. Shipper-receiver difference (S-R difference): The arithmetic difference between the quantity of special nuclear material measured by the shipper and the quantity measured by the receiver.

l Tabulation of Inventory Differences Inventory Difference Licensee Material Inventory (Grams of Licensee No. SNM- Type Date U-235 or Pu) Explanation Advanced Nuclear Fuels 1227 LEU ----- -----

The licensee did not conduct an Corp. inventory during this period.

Richland, WA Babcock & Wilcox, 42 HEU 2/28/87 718 The inventory difference falls within Naval Nuclear Fuel the applicable regulatory limit.

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Lynchburg, VA HEU 4/30/87 -184 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

HEU 6/30/87 -569 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

Babcock & Wilcox, 1168 LEU ----- -----

The licensee did not conduct an Comercial Nuclear inventory during this period.

Fuel Plant, Lynchburg, VA Cintichem, Inc. 639 HEU 1/5/87 24 The inventory difference falls within Tuxedo, NY the applicable regulatcry limit.

HEU 3/3/87 -13 The inventory difference falls within l the applicable regulatory limit.

l HEU 5/5/87 -8 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

Inventory Difference Licensee Material Inventory Grams of Licensee No. SNM - Type Date U-235 or Pu) Explanation Combustion Engi.7eer- 33 LEU 7/7/876 7454 The inventory difference falls within ing, Hematite, M0 the applicable regulatory limit.

Combustion Engineer- 1067 LEU 6/8/87 -1224 The inventory difference falls within ing, Windsor, CT the applicable regulatory limit.

GA Technologies, 696 HEU 1/19/87 -4 The inventory difference falls within La Jolla, CA the applicable regulatory limit.

Pu 1/19/87 0 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

U-233 1/19/87 0 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

$' Pu-238 1/19/87 0 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

HEU 3/23/87 -22 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

Pu 3/23/07 0 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

Pu-238 3/23/87 0 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

U-233 3/23/87 -1 The inventory differnece falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

LEU 3/23/87 16 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

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GA Technologies, 696 HEU 5/18/87 -2 The inventory difference falls within La Jolla, CA the applicable regulatorv limit ,

• Pu 5/18/87 0 The inventory difference . falls within .

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U-233 5/18/87 0 The inventory difference falls wichin f the applicable regula. tory limit. g Pu-238 5/18/87 0 The inventory difference falls withia .,

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General Electric, 1097 LEU ----- -----

The licensee did not conduct an Wilmington, NC inventory during this period. ,

Nuclear Fuel 124 HEU 2/25/E7 -7343 The inventory difference wcs not within Services, Erwin, TN the applicable regulatory l'nn t. The licensee was required to investigate and perform a reinventory. The combined inven-tory difference representing the period ending 2/25/87 and the reinventory period ending 4/10/87 was within the applicabTe regulatory ifmit.

HEU 4/10/87 246 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

LEU 6/11/87 683 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

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Rockwell, International 21 Pu 1/31/87 0 The inventory difference falls within Santa Susana, CA the applicable regulatory limit.

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Inventory Difference Licensee Material Inventory (Grams of Licensee No. SNM- Type Date U-235 or Pu) Explanation Rockwell International 21 HEU 1/31/87 -1 The inventory difference falls within Santa Susana, CA the applicable regulatory limit.

Pu 3/31/87 0 Tha inventory difference falls within i the cDplicable regulatory limit.

HEU 3/31/87 0 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

LEU 3/31/87 0 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

HEU 5/31/87 0 The inventory difference falls within a3 the applicable regulatory limit.

Pu 5/31/87 0 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

United Nuclear Corp., 368 HEU 1/9/87 -90 The inventory difference falls within Montville, CT the applicable regulatory limit.

HEU 3/13/87 -32 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

HEU 5/15/87 24 The inventory difference falls within the applicable regulatory limit.

Westinghouse, 1107 LEU 1/1/87 56753 The inventory difference falls within Columbia, SC the applicable regulatory limit.

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