ML20197H411

Discusses 981030 Meeting with Hematitle Fuel Operations & NRC at Region III Office Re General Plant Topics Which Included Part 70 Rulemaking & Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Updates

ML20197H411
Person / Time
Site:	07000036
Issue date:	12/07/1998
From:	Obrien K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Kaiser B ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY
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NUDOCS 9812140078
Download: ML20197H411 (6)

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l December 7, 1998 l

9 Dr. Bruce Kaiser . ,

Vice President, Fuel Operations -

ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc.

3300 State Road P - i Hematite,MO 63047  !

SUBJECT:

OCTOBER 30,1998, PUBLIC MEETING

Dear Dr. Kaiser:

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This letter documents the public meeting held between ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc., i Hematite Fuel Operations and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at the  ;

Region lil office on October 30,1998. i

! The purpose of the meeting was to discuss general plant topics which included Part 70 l rulemaking, Nuclear Criticality Safety Program updates and Integrated Safety Analysis Program  ;

status. The meeting also afforded you the opportunity to provide feedback to the NRC l

- regarding the actions taken or planned to address issues highlighted in the recent license i performance review and identified in recent NRC inspection reports. ,

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' We appreciated the information you provided during the meeting regarding your intentions to i ' increase manage went oversight of your license operations te ensure regulatory and safety i compliance. Specifically, we were encouraged to leam that your plant performance assessment team will target the identified issues highlighted in recent NRC assessments. l l

The list of attendees and licensee presentation are anciosed.

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6 B. Kaiser In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

/s/ T. Reidinger for Kenneth G. O'Brien, Acting Chief Fuel Cycle Branch Docket No. 070-00036 License No. SNM-33

Enclosures:

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cc w/encis: R. W. Sharkey, Director, Regulatory Affairs i R. A. Kucera, Director, Missouri Department i of Natural Resources Distribution:

Docket File w/encls  !

PUBLIC IE-07 w/encls 1 C. Emeigh, NMSS w/encls J R. Soong, NMSS w/encls P. Ting, NMSS w/encls J. L. Caldwell, Rlli w/encls I C. D. Pederson, Rlli w/encls l R. J. Caniano, Rlli w/encls '

R. Bellamy, RI w/encls EJM, Ril (e-mail)

D. B. Spitzberg, RIV/WCFO w/encls Greens w/o encls DOCUMENT NAME: G:\SEC\CEMTG.108 Tm receive e copy of this document. Indicate in the box:"C" = Copy without enclosure *E'= Copy with enclosure *N* = No copy OFFICE Rill l Rlli ,m / l NAME Reidinger:iMV O'Brien /8'Itn/

DATE 12/7/98 12M/98 0 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY l

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Enclosure 1

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October 30,1998 l LIST OF ATTENDEE 1 ,

U.S. Nuclear Reaulatory Commission C. Pederson, Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety P. Hiland, Branch Chief, Fuel Cycle Branch T. Reidinger, Fuel Cycle inspector, Fuel Cycle Branch R. Krsek, Fuel Cycle inspector, Fuel Cycle Branch

• D. Martin, Fuel Cycle Branch, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

'S. Soong, Fuel Cycle Branch, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

• W. Troskoski, Fuel Cycle Branch, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

• Via telephone.

ABB Co nbustion Enoineerina. Inc.. He.natite Fuel Operations B. Kaiser, Vice President, Fuel Operations R. Sharkey, Director, Regulatory Affairs L. Tupper, Material Control and Accountability Engineer l

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10 October 30,1998 NRC/CE routine management meeting at NRC RIII l

+ Last meeting April 30 LPR

+ CSPU ,

+ Inspection 98004

+ Organization NRC/CE j

+ 10 CFR 70.50 report  !

+ New part 70 issues

+ 20.304 burials

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+ Fees )

+ Diamanion l l

20 April 30 LPR

• Challengesfimprovement I

- Self assesernent (corrective actions)

- CSPU .

- MC&A

, - Decommissioning issues timely -

- License submittals

- Fire Safety strength

- Rasological consols- ALARA 30'CSPU

• Additional workscope taken on (shipping containers).

• Designinputforis$h;e-yISAis~50% complete.

• Additional external resources employed.

Plan to be back on schedule by March 1999.

L 40 Inspection 98004

= Cultural I l-l = Organizational a Training SelfAssessment )

. Stand. downs OS review I

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i s 0 Organization - NRC/C" Two new supervisors

• Nuclear Material Control & Accountability Engineer l

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Warehouse Shipping / Receiving

• Calibrationspecialist 6 0 10 CFR 70.50 repon 7 0 New part 70 issues Regulation

- Chemical safety for non SNM material

- Preliminary ISAs before constmetion

-ISA results in Fcense

- Reporting

- NRC review offacility changes

- New progrens (QA, training et.al.)

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- Treatment of all NCS controls as high consequence

• SRP-very prescriptive

.. 8 0 Fees

• About 1.5 million dollars peryear.

• Concern USEC drops out of pool

Equivalent to 15 full time professionals About $7,500 per person

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Uranium Solubility Egher than expected leadmg to elevated levels at depth.

l = Characteri?ationofsubsurfaceunderway. I Revised Final Characterization plan to be presented to NRC.

L i to 0 20.304 Burials -

Geophysical Survey Complete. Confirmed buriallocation.

• Wells installed and developed.

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. Sampling to occur week ofNovember 16 with MDNR.

l1 Reports on Schedule (first due 3-9-99).

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