ML20151P054

Ack Receipt of 850301,0405 & 1202 Ltrs Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-1113/84-17.Denial of Violation 1 Re Airborne Reactivity Concentrations Examined & Found to Be Correct

ML20151P054
Person / Time
Site:	07001113
Issue date:	12/26/1985
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Lees E GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 8601030288
Download: ML20151P054 (1)

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D}I)Jcic0 DEC 261985 fGeneral Electric Company ATTN: Mr. Eugene A. Lees, General Manager Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Department P. O. Box 780 i

Wilmington, NC 28402 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

REPORT NO. 70-1113/84-17 Thank you for your responses of March 1, April 5 and December 2,1985, to our Notice of Violation issued on January 31, 1985, concerning activities conducted at your Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Department. We have evaluated your responses and found that they meet the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201.

After careful consideration of the basis for your Denial of Violation 1, we have concluded for the reasons given in our letter of September 23, 1985, . that the violation occurred as stated in the Notice of Violation. We agree with your conclusion that data collected during routine and special surveys performed after the inspection indicates that airborne radioactivity concentrations in the I

CHEMET Laboratory have been low. However, as stated in our letter of September 23, 1985, air flow studies performed by the inspector indicated that localized releases in the principal powder handling areas would probably not be measured by the single air sampler. Had the special tests you performed subsequent to the inspection been performed prior to the inspection, you could have perhaps demonstrated that the air sampling had been evaluated and that l suitable measurements were being made and no violations of NRC requirements occurred. However, this was not the case. At the time of the inspection you did not provida suitable evidence that you had evaluated the air sampler locatior.

and based on the results of that evaluation determined that it was appropriately located to detect significant changes in the air concentrations in the work j areas. We will review the implementation of your program to determine

representativeness of air sampling during future inspections.

l We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely, l

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1 J. Nelson Grace i Regional Administrator j cc: . Preston Winslow, Manager i ~- Licensing and Nuclear j Materials Management bec:vdcenseeFeeManagementBranch j

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