ML20154R790
| ML20154R790 | |
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| Site: | 07001201 |
| Issue date: | 09/22/1988 |
| From: | Mcalpine E, Troup G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| References | |
| 70-1201-88-10, NUDOCS 8810040355 | |
| Download: ML20154R790 (4) | |
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Report No.: 70-1201/88-10 3
l Licensee:
Babcock and Wilcox Company I
Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant l
Lynchburg, VA 24505 I
Docket No.: 70-1201 License No.: $NM-1168 Facility Name: Comercial Nuclear Fuel Plant Inspection Conducted:
pte r 15-16, 1988 i
Inspector:
d#1w 7!21!S8 G. L. Troup, Fuel Fat:ility Project Inspector Date Signed i
Approved by:
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w E. J. FcAT)ine, Chiefi Date Signed Material Control and Accountability Section Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Branch i
Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards I
LUMMARY Scope:
This routine, unannounced inspection was conducted in the areas of management controls, nuclear criticality safety, plant operations, t
training, and followur e., the Operational Safety Assessment.
Results: Within the scope of the inspection, no violations or deviations were
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REPORT DETAILS 1.
Licensee Employees Contacted l
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- W. T. Engelke, Manager, Quality and Safety D. V. Ferree, Manager, Manufacturing
- R. W. Penoza, Manager Field Operations K. E. Shy, Health Physicist C. W. Speight, Manager, Facilities and Services
- J. P. Watters, License and Control Administrator
- Attended exit interview 2.
Management Organization and Controls (88005) a.
Organizational Structure The inspector reviewed the facility organization structure and assignment of responsibilities for safety programs and compared them I
with Section V.5 of the license application.
No changes in the safety management organization or in the assignments of individuals in these positions had been made, f
i Violations or deviations were not identified.
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Safety Comittees i
The membership of the Safety Review Board and the responsibilities of
'he Board are specified in Procedure AS-1120. "CNFP Safety Review Board."
The inspector reviewed the minutes of the Board meetings since June 19, 1988, and determined that the meetings had been held i
at the required frequency with the required reebership present. The inspector also determined that the agenda for itens reviewed were in accordance with the charter.
Violations or deviations were not identified.
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Training (88010) i The inspector detemined that procedural controls were in glace for I
employee safety training.
Radiation safety refresher tra4ning is currently beiq conducted for radiation workers as they return from shutdown layoffs and/or assignments with Field Services at power reactors.
Additionally, chemical safety / hazardous raterial training for plant workers will be conducted by a contractor in September.
Violations or deviations were not identified.
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4 Audits (88005, 88015, 88020) a.
The inspector reviewed the weekly nuclear safety audits conducted by Health Safety personnel of the period May - July 1988, and the t
quarterly independent nuclear safety and health physics audits for I
the 2nd and 3rd quarters 1988.
No nuclear safety items were noted.
Violations or deviations were not identified.
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Facility Changes and Modifications f
1 The inspector reviewed one facility modification change request made since the last inspection.
The inspector verified that the change had been initiated and reviewed in accordance with license and t
procedural requirertents, and had been inspected and released for service.
The inspector also reviewed the nuclear safety analysis associated with the change, and verified that it was in accordance i
with the license requirements.
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Criticality Monitoring Systems The inspector reviewed the functional test records for the criticality monitoring system for the period January - August 1988 and determined that the tests had been perfortred in accordance with the license conditions.
The inspector also reviewed the calibration l
records for the annual calibration conducted in May 1988 Violations or deviations were not identified, i
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$?N Containers Through discussions with the cognizant licensee individuals and i
observations during tours of plant areas, the inspector detemined i
that no new design cor. tainers for the handling, storage or shipping
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of ShH were in use.
Because of the types of operations perfortned and materials handled, no unfavorable geometry containers which require poisons (e.g., borated Raschig rings) for secondary control are in use in the facility.
Violations or deviattens were not identified.
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Procedures (88005,88015,88025) a.
The inspector verified that procedural controls are in place establishing the review and approval of safety procedures, training of plant personnel, calibration of the criticality monitoring system.
and perfornance of audits.
The inspector reviewed selected procedures and verified that they had been reviewed and approved as required by internal procedures and the license.
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Violation; or deviations were not identified.
b.
The inspector reviewed revisions to seven procedures.
All of the procedures had been reviewed and approved in accordance with the internal procedures and the license.
The scope of changes were consistent with the rugulations and the license.
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The inspector determined during tours of facility areas that procedures were available at various work stations which include the nuclear criticality safety limits appitcable to that station.
- Also, local safety rules were posted in various areas which contained both industrial safety and nuclear criticality safety limits.
Material dafety data sheets for chemicals used in various plant locations were available to workers.
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Violations or deviations were not identified.
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Fuel Handling and Storage (88020)
During tours of the production areas, the inspector observed the handling of pellets, fuel rods and fuel assemblies.
All observed activities were i
in accordance with posted safety limits and storage requirements.
l Completed assemblies were stored in permanent fixtures.
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transport of fuel pellets were in accordance with the license requirements i
for slab thickness, unit separations, and enrichment segregation.
Violations or deviations were not identified.
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Review of Operational Safety Assessment Findings (92701) a.
An Operational Safety Assessment was conducted by the NRC at the licensee's facility in February 1987.
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were reported in Inspection Report 70-1201/87-02.
By letter dated June 1, 1987, the Itcensee responded to the assessment findings and 1
described the corrective actions being taken en the identified weaknesses and the improvement items, b.
The following IFI identified in the Operational Safety Assessment was reviewed during the inspection.
(0 pen) 87-02 22 Dike and drainage control for hazardous chemicals.
A new storage butiding with dikes and drainage control has been designed.
Construction is pending capital appropriation for the facility.
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Exit Interview The inspection scope and findir.gs were summarized on September 16, 1988, with those persons indicated in paragraph I above.
The inspector also discussed upcoming changes in plant operations, and proposed activities, i
While some proprietary information was reviewed during the inspection, it is not discussed in the report, t
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