ML20155G058

Notice of Violation from Insp on 860113-17

ML20155G058
Person / Time
Site:	07001100
Issue date:	04/23/1986
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20155G052	List: ML20155G056 ML20155G058
References
70-1100-86-01, 70-1100-86-1, NUDOCS 8604300102
Download: ML20155G058 (2)

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l-APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Combustion Engineering, Inc. -Docket No. 70-l'100-As a result of the inspection conducted on January 13-17, 1986, and in accor- I' dance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), the following violations were identified:

A. Section 4.14, " Posting of Limits", of your NRC-approved license applica-tion (Part 1-Criteria), dated June 15, 1984, states, in part, that all '

, work stations and storage areas shall be p'osted with a nuclear safety limit approved by the Manager, Nuclear Licensing,2 Safety, Accountability and Security (NLSA&S) or the Nuclear Criticality Specialist.

Contrary to the above, on January 13, 1986, the work station in the bundle storage room, used to store up to two open or closed fuel bundle  ;

shipping containers in designated locations, was not posted with nuclear

safety limits.

This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement VI.E).

B. Section 2.2.2, " Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing - Windsor," of Part-1 (Criteria) of your NRC-approved license application ' states that the -

General Manager delegated to the Production and Material Control Manager and to the Engineering Manager responsibility to assure'that all opera -

tions involving nuclear materials have been analyzed _to establish the required safety limits and controls. -The Manager, NLSA&S or Nuclear Criticality Specialist shall assist the Engineering Manager and the-Production and Material Control Manager by performing the analysis required and establishing the appropriate controls.

Contrary to the above, on January 13,_1986, the inspector identified that the following two operations involving nuclear materials had not been analyzed to establish the required safety' limits and controls: (1) in the. fuel rod prestacking operation, the configuration of- >

fuel rods was modifiec to include 20 blank, hollow spacers in the array of fuel rods in storage tr ys; and (2) in'the pellet-press operation, there

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was an additional tray louted underneath the press tc pellet boat transfer ramp (' screen) which increased the slab thickness from 4.0 to 4.5 inches.

This'is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI.0)

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LAppendix A: 2-j- Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201,'. Combustion Engineering,'Inc.

_is hereby required to submit to this office within thirty days'of,the date of the letter which transmitted this Notice,_a wr.itten statement or explanation in.

reply, including: (1)..the corrective steps which have been.taken and the

', results. achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be'tak~en to avoid further . ,

. violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will'be achieved. :Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response ~ time.

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