ML20153G919

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980720-0830.Violation Noted:On 980825,certificatee Did Not Take Prompt Action to Correct Significant CAQ

ML20153G919
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	09/25/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20153G909	List: ML20153G904 ML20153G919 ML20153G928
References
70-7002-98-13, NUDOCS 9809300265
Download: ML20153G919 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION United States Enrichment Corporation Docket No. 70-7002 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP-2 During an NRC inspection conducted from July 20 through August 31,1998, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, Revision 1, the violation is listed below:

10 CFR 76.93, " Quality Assurance," requires that the Corporation shall establish, maintain, and execute a quality assurance program satisfying each of the applicable requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NQA-1-1989, " Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities."

ASME NQA-1-1989, Basic Requirement 16, " Corrective Action," states that conditions adverse to quality (CAQs) shall be identified promptly and corrected as soon as possible.

Item S2 of Appendix A of XP4-BM-Cl1002," Problem Report Screening Process," lists a Technical Safety Requirement (TSR) violation as a specific example of a significant CAQ.

Contrary to the above, on August 25,1998, the certificatee did not take prompt action to correct a significant CAQ. Specifically, the certificatee iden'.ified that 14 Nuclear Criticality Safety Approvals had not received Plant Operations Review Committee approval as required by TSR 3.10.5.f., but continued affected operations until NRC involvement the following day.

This is a Severity LevelIV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70-7002/98013-01)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 76.60, United States Enrichment Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the carective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference orinclude previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response, if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001.

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I Notice of Violation Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so ,

that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary l information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed l copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financialinformation). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an i acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. l Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 25th day of September 1998 l

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