ML20197J605
| ML20197J605 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000734 |
| Issue date: | 12/18/1997 |
| From: | Asmussen K GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| 696-2851, 70-0734-97-05, 70-734-97-5, NUDOCS 9801050034 | |
| Download: ML20197J605 (3) | |
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S M E AFORWCS December 18,1997 696 2851 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555
Subject:
License No. SNM 696; Docket No. 70 734: Reply to Notice of Violation
Reference:
NRC Inspection Repor170-734/97-05 and Notice of Violation, dated December 4,1997.
Dear Sir or Madam:
Enclosed is General Atomics'(GA's) response to the referenced notice of violation issued on December 4,1997. This response was prepared pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201.
GA in sts you will find the response and corrective action measures taken to be appropriate and satisfactory. If you should have questions concoming this response, please contact me at (619) 455 2823, or Ms. Laura Gonzales at (619) 455 2758.
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t Attachment to G A Letter 6%2851 Dated December IN,1997. Page 1 General Atomics' Response to the Notice of Violation / Inspection No. 70-734/97-05 During the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on s
November 3-7,1997, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation is restated below, followed by General Atomic's (GA's) response.
VIOLATION:
Safety Condition S 23 of SNM License 696 requires the licensee tc maintain and execute the response measures described in the Emergency Plan (Radiological Contingency Plan) dated August 1995 and rmisions thereto.
Section 10.1, " Written Procedures," of the licensee's Radiological Contingency Plan states, in part, that emergency procedures detailing the actions to be taken to implement this emergency plan will be prepared for each facility covered by the plan.
Section 11.2, " Fire in contaminated areas of HCF," of the Hot Cell Facility (HCF)
Emergency Response Procedure No. HCP 4.0 states, in part, "The proper response to a radiologically related fire at the HCF is as follows:
11.2.1 Activate the fire alarm... and evacuate personnel from the HCF."
Contrary to the above, on November 5,1997, the fire alarm at the HCF was not activated when personnel became aware of an ongoing fire within the facility.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement Vill).
GA's RESPONSE:
(1LThgEtason for the violation. or. If contested. the basis for discuting the vloidog f
Personnel who passed by the singlo pull station located at the customary oxit to the building during the evacuation inadvartently overlooked the need to pull the fire alarm 3
due to inadequate training.
It should be noted, however, that the fur.ctions of alarm activation were adequately carried out through the use of oral personnel wamings and sounding of portable air j
horns within the facility (per procedure) and immediate notification of the Guard Station 1 (the main security office) by telephone from within the building.
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Deted Deceenber 1s,1997. Pop 2
- (2) The corradive -%= that have baan takan and the raanha anhievad:
l Refresher fire safety trsining, and HCF Emergency Response Procedure (HCP-4.0, j
latest issue) training sessions were conducted for personnel working at the facility on i
November 6,1997 and November 11,1997._
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Additional comprehensive training was conducted for personnel working at the facility on December 10,1997. This training covered the latest issue of the HCF Work..
Authorization, and refresher training on the Radiological Contingency Plan and the HCF -
l Emergency Response Procedure. Make-up training sessions were held on December 17 and 18,-1997_ for those who were unable to attend the session on December 10,-
1 1997. in all sessions, personnel were again reminded of the impor1ance of following
.. procedures.
i (3) The corradiva stana that will be taken to avoid further violations:
HCF personnel will be retrained upon issue of a revised procedure (s).
The Director of Licensing, Safety and Nuclear Compilance is issuing a memo, dated r
December 18,1997, to the principal investigators of all current work authorizationo reminding them of the importance of following procedures and for conducting appropriate training on same.
(4) The data when full comollance will be achieved:
j GA'is in full compliance. GA achieved full compliance on December 18,1997, when I
~ he last make-up training session described above was completed.
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