ML20154A321

Insp Rept 70-0371/86-01 on 860114-17.No Noncompliance Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Control & Accounting, Including Facility Organization & Mgt Controls,Operations & Internal Controls & Records & Repts

ML20154A321
Person / Time
Site:	07000371
Issue date:	02/12/1986
From:	Della Ratta A, Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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70-0371-86-01, 70-371-86-1, NUDOCS 8603030375
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I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I.

Report No. 70-371/86-01 Docket No.70-371 License No. SNM-368 Safeguards Group: I Licensee: UNC Naval Products Division of UNC Resources, Inc.

67 Sandy Desert Road Uncasville, Connecticut 06382 Facility Name: UNC Naval products Inspection At: Uncasville, Connecticut Inspection Conducted: January 14-17, 1986 Date of Last Material Control and Accounting Inspection: September 30-October 4, 1985 Inspector:

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Inspection Summary: Inspection on January 14-17, 1986 (Report No. 70-371/86-01).

Areas Inspected: Nuclear material control and accounting, including: facility organization and management cont ols; facility operations and internal con-trols; and records and reports. The inspection involved 29 hours3.356481e-4 days <br />0.00806 hours <br />4.794974e-5 weeks <br />1.10345e-5 months <br /> on site and 5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> off site by a region-based inspector.

Results: The licensee was in compliance in the areas examined during this inspection.

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DETAILS

1. Persons Contacted

• T. Collopy, Manager, Nuclear Material Control

• N. Grenon, Supervisor, Nuclear Material Control M. Kelley, Statistician D. Luster, Health Physics Specialist The inspector also interviewed other licensee personnel involved in the control and accounting of special nuclear material (SNM).

• present at exit interview

2. 30703 - Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee reprasentatives denoted in paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on January 17, 1986, and summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.

At no-time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspector.

3. 92701 - Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Inspector Follow-Up Item (85-07-01) - Analytical results of twelve finished fuel samples were received from the New Brunswick Labora-tory and compared to the assigned inventory values. No significant differences were identified.

4. 85203 - Facility Organization and Management Controls The inspector discussed with management and reviewed the licensee's approved Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan (FNMCP), Revision 5, dated November 11, 1985. The current organizational structure and qualifications of the material control management and support staff were in accordance with the FNMCP.

The delegation of material control and accounting (MC&A) responsibilities and authorities was documented in writing and the overall planning, co-ordination, and administration of the MC&A functions for special nuclear material were vested in a single individual who was at an organizational level sufficient to assure independence of action and objectiveness of decisions.

Records of training were reviewed which indicated implementation of the licensee's FNMCP requirements to have staff members and SNM custodians, assigned to material control and accounting functions, receive training that is commensurate with job responsibilities.

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5. 85205 - Facility Operations and Internal Controls The inspector observed that the authorized possession and use of special nuclear material were as specified in the facility license.

The licensee is monitoring its scrap control program in accordance with special license condition 7.3, in that scrap, up to four (4) kilograms measured with an uncertainty greater than 10%, may be accumulated for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months, instead of being processed and recovered within six months as required by 10 CFR 70.58(i)(2). The licensee's scrap inventory falling in the above category is approximately 508 grams U-235, as of January 16, 1986.

6. 85215 - Records and Reports The inspector audited the nuclear material control records and reports for the material balance periods ending March 15, 1985, May 17, 1985, July 19, 1985, and September 20, 1985. All line items on the SNM inven-tory reports for the four material balance periods were traced to source documents and compared to the records maintained by the licensee and to the DOE-NMMSS computer tabulations. The licensee's general ledger was also checked for accuracy. Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (DOE /NRC Form -741) that documented receipts, shipments, measured discards, and inventory changes were reviewed for timeliness, format, and accuracy of content. With the exception of two addition errors that resulted in an overstatement of measured discards by 5 grams U-235, no discrepancies were noted. The licensee corrected these errors on January 17, 1986.

Material Status Reports (DOE /NRC Form-742) submitted for the material balance periods ending March 31, 1985 and September 30, 1985 were also reviewed for the same attributes. No discrepancies were identified.

The inspector determined that the licensee's control and subsidiary records for the periods under review were adjusted to the results of the physical inventories, as required by NRC regulations.

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