ML20198S496

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971215-19 & 971222-24. Violation Noted:On 971218,licensee Discovered That U Compounds Other than Oxide Pellets Were Being Stored in Temporary Storage Locations

ML20198S496
Person / Time
Site:	Framatome ANP Richland
Issue date:	01/16/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20198S480	List: ML20198S477 ML20198S496 ML20198S518
References
70-1257-97-07, 70-1257-97-7, NUDOCS 9801260199
Download: ML20198S496 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Siemens Power Corporation Docket No.: 70-1257 Richland, Washington License No.: SNM-1227 During an NRC inspection conducted on December 15-19 and 22-24,1997, one violation of '

NRC requirements was identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Safety Condition S-1 of License SNM 1227 authorizes the use of licensed materials in accordance with the statements, representations, ano conditions contained in Part I of the licensee's application dated October 28,1996, and supplements and revisions thereto.

Sec; ion 1.5, " Authorized Activities /' Part I, of the license application states that specific locations of authorized activities involving special nuclear materials are identified in Table 1-1.1.

The authorized activity for temporary storage facilities in Table I-1.1, " Specific Locations of Authorized Activities," specifies 'he storage of a planar array of closed containers of oxide pellets up to 5.0 wt.% U 235.

Contrary to the above, on December 18,1997, the licensee discovered that uranium compounds other than oxide pellets were also being stored in temporary storage locations. Specifically, of 31 sea-land containers being used as temporary storage locations,12 sea land containers contained approximately 14,000 kg of uranium oxide powder.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Siemens Power Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Docu:nent Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and the Walnut Creek Field Office,1450 Maria Lane, Walnut Creek, California 94596, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a

" Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should includa for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be P modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other act.on as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consioeration will be given to extending the response time.

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2-If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

Because your respons, will be placed in the URC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent PC 'ible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you roquest withholding of such material, youJnust specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information), if safeguards inforniation is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Arlington, Texa this 16th day of January 1998

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