ML20199A173
| ML20199A173 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 11/05/1997 |
| From: | Morgan J UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| GDP-97-2027, NUDOCS 9711170085 | |
| Download: ML20199A173 (4) | |
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United St tis Enrichm:nt Corporation 2 Democracy Center 6903 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 k
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Fax = (301) 564 3201 Uniteil Staies Enrichenent Corloration November 5,1997 SERIAL: GDP 97-2027 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Administrator, Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Portsmouth Gaseoas Diffualon Plant (PORTS), Docket No. 70-7002, Confirmation of Regulatory Commitment The purpose of this letter is to document commitments made by USEC to NRC during a conference call on November 4,1997.
Background
On November 4,1997, USCC held a conference call with representatives from NRC Region III and NRC Headquarters regarding a discovery of a loss of double contingency for shutdown cascade celle. During this conference call, USEC also advised NRC as to the actions that USEC was taking to improve the performance in the Nuclear Criticality Safety area at PORTS. Specifically, USEC informed NRC that teams are in the process of being formed to review each of the approximate 170 Nuclear Criticality Safety Approvals (NCSAs) at PORTS. The teams will review each NCSA and conduct walkdowm to determine if the NCSA is being properly implemented. USEC informed NRC that the current NCSAs were being prioritized to determine the order by which the NCSAs would be reviewed and the implementation validated.
Descrintion of Commitment USEC committed to NRC to complete the prioritization of NCSAs on or before November 6,1997.
Additionally, USEC committed to perform a 100 percent review of current NCSAs at PORTS.
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