ML20197B972

IE Inspec Rept 70-33/78-11 on 780828-30 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Areas Inspected Included:Records & Repts Physical Inventory Verification

ML20197B972
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Site:	07000033
Issue date:	09/25/1978
From:	Della Ratta A, Zibulsky H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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70-0033-78-11, 70-33-78-11, NUDOCS 7811080170
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

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Gi> Region I Repcet No. 70-33/78-11 Docket No. 70-33 License No. SNM-23 Priority 1 Category UR Licensee: Texas Instruments, Incorporated 34 Forest Road Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703 Facility Name: HFIR Project Inspection at: Attleboro, Massachusetts Inspection conducted: August 28-30, 1978 Inspectors: M /l5 {4d' 9/2 L/g H.Zibulsky,fChEmist dafte sigt ed l A % dalWW r/ws A. Della Ratta,' Xuditor date r/igned Personnel:

J. H. Joyner, Chief, Nuclear Material Control Support Secticn, Safeguards Branch L McKeown, Physical Security Inspector (Intern)

Approved by: .

A w ed 9/ 2r /7a J UH. Jpjner,fChief, Nuclear Material date signed Control Support Section, Safeguards Branch Inspection Summary:

Inspection on August 28-30,1978 (Report No. 70-33/78-11)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection by regional based inspectors of nuclear material control and accounting including: (1) records and reports; and, (2) physical inventory verification. The inspection involved 42 inspector-hours on site by four NRC regional based inspectors.

Resul ts : Of the two areas inspected, no items of noncompliance were identified.

78MC8 0/7 Region I Form 12 (Rev. April 77)

I DETAILS

1. Persons Contacted 1

• Mr. F. Sherman, Manager, HFIR Project

• Mr. D. Talan, Health Physics l *Mr. C. M. Hopper, Manager, Nuclear Materials l *Mr. S. Roman, Manager, HFIR Quality Assurance

• Mr. J. M. Heffner, HFIR Quality Assurance Engineer Mr. R. Smith, Physical Security Shift Sergeant denotes personnel present at the exit interview.

2. Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findinas (Closed) Infraction (78-04-01): Failure to measure the uranium and

' U-235 content of all special nuclear material inventoried on December 28, 1977. The inspector determined that the licensee does measure waste drums and includes results on the physical inventory.

3. Physical Inventory Verification This review was a followup to NRC Inspection Report Number 70-33/78-08.

The inspector found that the licensee did account for all items on the physical inventory. The licensee reconciled and adjusted the book records to the results of the physical inventory two weeks later than thirty days after the start of the June 28, 1978 physical in-ventory. An extension of two weeks for the reconciliation of the physical inventory was approved by Material Control Licensing Branch, Division of Safeguards, on August 14, 1978. Delay in completing assays by Ledoux and Company was responsible.

Two samples were sent to the New Brunswick Laboratory for uranium assay.

No items of noncompliance were identified.

4. Records and Reports A complete audit of Forms NRC-741, nuclear material transfer documents, covering the additions to and removals from inventory for the material balance periods ending February 22, 1978, April 26, 1978 and June 28, 1978 were reviewed for completeness, accuracy, signature and timely dispatch by examining each Form NRC-741 and tracing quantities to the general ledger. Material status reports (Form NRC-742) and measured discard and loss reports submitted during this period were also re-viewed for proper signature, timely submission and accuracy of data,

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3 again as determined by tracing quantities to the general ledger. An audit of the internal transfer documents was conducted in a similar manner.

No items of noncompliance were identified.

5. Facility Tour Two accompanying personnel, J. H. Joyner and L. McKeown, walked through various areas of the facility for the purpose of orientation. They observed operations and implementation of material control and physical security procedures.

No items of noncompliance were identified.

6. Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph

1) at the conclusion of the inspection on August 30, 1978. The in-spector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.

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