ML20151K281
| ML20151K281 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 07/30/1997 |
| From: | Chotoo S, Harich P, Wu S NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Weber M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9708060038 | |
| Download: ML20151K281 (5) | |
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4 MEMORANDUM T0: Michael F. Weber, Chief Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety 4 and Safeguards, NMSS 3
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SUBJECT:
SITE VISIT.T0 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITY. JULY 10. 1997 1
i Licensing Branch staff, Susan Chotoo and Sherry Wu, and Operations Branch l staff. Patricia Harich. visited the General Electric (GE) Company Nuclear '
Energy Production Facility in Wilmington, North Carolina, on July 10, 1997, in !
order to become familiar with GE's fuel manufacturing facilities. Ms. Chotoo is the backup project manager, and Ms. Wu and Ms. Harich observed the facility for training. The GE-Wilmington Site Plan and its associated legend is attached. :
l On June 27, 1997, GE was granted renewal of NRC License 70-1113 for a ten-year term to possess nuclear materials for the conversion of low-enriched uranium hexafluoride to uranium dioxide; and to fabricate and construct nuclear fuel assemblies for commercial light water reactors. The manufacturing operations are supported by uranium scrap recycling waste treatment and disposal. '
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Michael F. Weber 2 The site tours were led by Charles Vaughn, Herbert Strickler, and Rick Foleck.
The tour began with an overview of GE's administrative practice 'and licensing records led by Mr. Foleck. GE has a central file for all correspondence with NRC and state of North Carolina as well as all generic letters and regulatory guidance issued by NRC.
Tour of the outdoor areas, led by Mr. Vaughn and Mr. Strickler, included observation of the sanitary and process water waste treatment facilities, the groundwater monitoring wells, the effluent channel from the final process basins to the Northeast Cape Fear River, the former calcium fluoride disposal areas, the water sampling dock on the bank of the Northeast Cape Fear River, and the Rose Hill Plantation grave site. GE discussed NRC questions pertaining to environmental monitorin of the calcium fluoride burial areas.g, waste water treatment, and remediation The plant tour in the Fuel Manufacturing Operations building, the Fuel Manufacturing Operation Expansion building, and the Dry Conversion Process (DCP) building were led by Mr. Vaughn. This indoor tour included observation of the ammonium diuranate (ADU) conversion process, the new DCP, powder preparation, pellet pressing, rod loading, and bundle assembly. The ADU process converts uranium hexafluoride to uranium dioxide powder through a multi-step process using water hydrolysis and ammonia precipitation. The DCP production plant, completed in May 1997, comprises three identical parallel production lines for the conversion of uranium hexafluoride to uranium dioxide
]owder, and a hydrofluoric acid treatment unit for the recovery of the acid
)yproduct from the conversion. Mr. Vaughn stated that the DCP will be fully operational by September or October 1997.
Attachment:
GE-Wilmington Site Plan and Legend cc: Mr. Ralph Reda Manager, Fuel and Facility Licenses General Electric Company P.O. Box 780 MC J26 Wilmington, NC 28402 Docket 70-1113 License SNM-1097 DISTRIBUTION:
Docket 70-1113 PUBLIC NMSS r/f FCSS r/f FCLB r/f NRC File Center CHrabal PTing Region II CBassett, RII DOCUMENT NAME: G:\ge trip.scw 0FC FCLB E FCLB 6 FCLB , 6 FCLB d FCLB NAME SWu M SChotoo IS D , PHarich[ PSheaM KHardink ~
DATE 7/30/97 7/30/97 7/3d/97 7/3/97 7 /$0 /97 C = COVER E = COVER & ENCLOSURE N = NO COPY OFFICIAL RECORD COPY I
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M'ichael' F. Weber 2 The site tours were led by Charles Vaughn. Herbert Strickler, and Rick Foleck.
The tour began with an overview of GE's administrative practice and licensing records led by Mr. Foleck. GE has a central file for all correspondence with NRC and state of North Carolina as well as all generic letters and regulatory guidance issued by NRC.
Tour of the outdoor areas, led by Mr. Vaughn and Mr. Strickler, included observation of the sanitary and process water waste treatment facilities, the groundwater monitoring wells, the effluent channel from the final process basins to the Northeast Cape Fear River. the former calcium fluoride disposal areas, the water sampling dock on the bank of the Northeast Cape Fear River, and the Rose Hill Plantation grave site. GE discussed NRC questions pertaining to environmental monitoring, waste water treatment, and remediation of the calcium fluoride burial areas.
The plant tour in the Fuel Manufacturing Operations building, the Fuel Manufacturing Operation Expansion building, and the Dry Conversion Process (DCP) building were led by Mr. Vaughn. This indoor tour included observation of the ammonium diuranate (ADU) conversion process, the new DCP. powder preparation, pellet pressing rod loading, and bundle assembly. The ADU process converts uranium hexafluoride to uranium dioxide powder through a multi-step process using water hydrolysis and ammonia precipitation. The DCP production plant, completed in May 1997, comprises three identical parallel production lines for the conversion of uranium hexafluoride to uranium dioxide Sowder, and a hydrofluoric acid treatment unit for the recovery of the acid
]yproduct from the conversion. Mr. Vaughn stated that the DCP will be fully operational by September or October 1997. j
Attachment:
GE-Wilmington Site Plan and Legend cc: Mr. Ralph Reda l Manager. Fuel and Facility Licenses General Electric Company P.O. Box 780. MC J26 Wilmington. NC 28402 Docket 70-1113 License SNM-1097
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/ GE-WILMINGTON SITE PLAN LEGEND 1 : Fuel Manufacturing Operation (FMO) 2 : Fuel Components Operation (FCO) 3 : Aircraft Engine Operation (AE) 4 : Services Components Operation (SCO) 5 : Final Process Basins 6 : Waste Treatment Facility 7 : Incinerator Building 8 : Filtt:r Facility 9 : DA Building 10 : Boiler / URLS 11 : Office Building
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12 : Site Maintenance 13 : Site Warehouse 14 : FMO Storage Building 15 : FMO Maintenance Building 16 : AE Maintenance Building 17 : Waste Treatment Basins 18 : Fuel Examination Technology 19 : Dry Conversion Process Building (DCP) 20 : Warehouse 21 : CaF2 Storage Warehouse 06/11/97 Page SNM 1097 DATE LICENSE 1 1.5 70-1113 REVISION DOCKET l