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MONTHYEARML20217N5861999-10-22022 October 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7002/99-09 Issued on 990827 ML20217H6911999-10-19019 October 1999 Ack Receipt of 990928 Application to Revise Technical Safety Requirements 2.2.3.15 & 2.7.3.14.Initial Administrative Review Finds Application Acceptable.Completion of Review Is Anticipated by 991215 ML20217N7591999-10-18018 October 1999 Provides Monthly Update on Progress of Installation of Seismic Upgrade Mods to Bldgs C-331 & C-335 ML20217N9141999-10-15015 October 1999 Forwards Rev 6 of NCS Cap,Providing Addl Details within Subtask 3.3,addl Ncsa/E Reviews & Establishes New Milestone to Conduct Addl Reviews IAW Procedure XP2=EG-NS1037, Review of Non-Priority 1 & 2 ML20217M2961999-10-15015 October 1999 Provides Addl Changes to Updated SAR Certificate Amend Request,Including Changes Made IAW Item 5 of Plan of Action Schedule for Compliance Plan Issue 2 & Changes That Resulted from Reevaluation of Autoclave head-to-shell O-ring ML20217M3861999-10-15015 October 1999 Provides Addl Changes to SAR Update Certificate Amend Request,Containing Changes That Resulted from re-evaluation of Autoclave head-to-shell O-ring Leakage Analysis Provided by DOE SAR Repts ML20217G1811999-10-14014 October 1999 Forwards Reissued Amend to Coc for Usec Paducah Gdp.Coc Corrects Coc Issued on 991006.Amend Number & Effective Date Were Inadvertently Incorporated as 3 & 991026,instead of 4 & 991105 ML20217G1731999-10-14014 October 1999 Requests Addl Info Re Applications Dtd 990924,requesting Amends to Cocs for Paducah & Portsmouth GDPs for Revised QA Programs.Encl Identifies Specific Info Needed.Info Should Be Provided within 30 Days ML20217G4671999-10-14014 October 1999 Forwards Proprietary Insp Rept 70-7002/99-207 on 990920-23. No Violations Noted.Under Provisions of Section 2.790(d), Repts Containing Info Related to Licensee MC&A Program, Exempt from Public Disclosure ML20217F6801999-10-12012 October 1999 Forwards Updated Paducah GDP Certificate Amend Requests at NRC for Approval ML20217F5481999-10-0808 October 1999 Discusses Insp Rept 70-7002/99-12 on 990810-0920 at Ports- Mouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.No Cited Violations of NRC Requirements Were Identified During Insp ML20217B3521999-10-0606 October 1999 Forwards Amend 3 to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 to Revise Six Technical Safety Requirements Sections.Sections Are 2.1.4.17,2.1.4.8,2.3.4.1,2.3.4.4,2.3.4.16 & 3.10.4.b. Compliance Evaluation Rept Also Encl ML20217B2801999-10-0606 October 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-203 on 990921-23.No Violations Noted ML20217B6121999-10-0606 October 1999 Forwards Copy of Security Incident Log for Month of Sept 1999 ML20212K8941999-10-0404 October 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-10 on 990720-0907 & Forwards NOV Indicating That Some Personnel Were Incorrectly Granted Unescorted Access to Controlled Access Areas Without Having Necessary Specific Training ML20217A4781999-10-0404 October 1999 Forwards Revised Event Rept 99-17,for Event Resulting from Determination That Sprinkler Sys Not Capable of Meeting Operability Requirements.Caused by Mineral Deposits.Provided Following Completion of Root Cause Evaluation ML20216J8931999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards Copy of Security Incident Log & Associated Info for Sept 1999 ML20216J9081999-09-30030 September 1999 Forwards Revised Written Event Rept 99-10,rev 3,pertaining to Corroded Fire Sprinkler Heads Affecting Operability of high-pressure Fire Water (HPFW) Sprinkler Sys.No Commitment Contained in Rept ML20217M3701999-09-29029 September 1999 Submits bi-monthly Update on Progress of Mods to Upgrade Audibility of Criticality Accident Alarm Sys (Caas).Schedule for CAAS Audibility Upgrades Attached ML20212H5991999-09-27027 September 1999 Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7002/99-09. Corrective Actions:Engineering Evaluated Site Rail Track Insp Process for Improvement ML20216J7891999-09-27027 September 1999 Provides Required 30-day Event Rept 99-19 for Event That Resulted from Failure of Cascade Automatic Data Processing Data Processing Smoke Detection Sys at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.Encl 2 Is List of Commitments Made in Rept ML20212H1251999-09-24024 September 1999 Notifies NRC of Change in Regulatory Commitments Associated with Submittal Date for Update of Application SAR Chapter 3.Specifics of Commitment Changes of Listed ML20212H3801999-09-24024 September 1999 Responds to 990723 RAI Re 1999 Annual Update to Certification Applications ML20212G0551999-09-23023 September 1999 Provides Revised 30-day Event Rept 99-06 for Emergency Condition That Was Declared Alert at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant ML20212G9401999-09-23023 September 1999 Responds to 990806 Reply to NOV in Ltr with Insp Rept 70-7002/99-04.Revised Reply Reviewed & Responses to Violations 1.B & 1.C Do Not Fully Address Needs as Clarified in 990715 Telcon.Resubmit Response within 30 Days of Ltr ML20212F0981999-09-22022 September 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-12 on 990830-0902.Purpose of Insp Was to Determine If Security Requirements Adequately Implemented & Included Review of Approved Plant Security Plan.No Violations Identified ML20212H3721999-09-22022 September 1999 Forwards NRC Form 790 Classification Record Documents for Paducah & Portsmouth GDPs That Were Generated During Month of Aug 1999.Without Encl ML20217J1211999-09-20020 September 1999 Submits Listed Comments on NRC Proposed Rule, Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors ML20212D4291999-09-17017 September 1999 Forwards Required 30-day Written Event Rept Re Criticality Accident Alarm Sys Response Time in Bldg C-710.Encl 2 Contains Commitments Contained in Submittal ML20212D4231999-09-16016 September 1999 Informs That Review of Event Rept Er 99-12 Revealed Listed Two Statements Inadvertently Omitted from Document ML20212B6611999-09-15015 September 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-202 on 990816-20.No Violations Noted ML20212D2361999-09-15015 September 1999 Submits Monthly Update on Progress of Installation of Seismic Upgrade Mods to Bldgs C-331 & C-335 ML20212A5441999-09-14014 September 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7001/99-07 ML20212A5531999-09-14014 September 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7001/99-08 ML20216E6911999-09-13013 September 1999 Forwards 30-day Written Rept Er 99-18,re Actuation of Cascade ADP Smokehead in X-333 Bldg Low Assay Withdrawal Station.Caused by UF6 Release from Law A/B Compressor Shaft Seal Area.Planned C/As Will Be Provided in Revised Rept ML20211Q7761999-09-10010 September 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7002/99-205 on 990816-20.No Violations Noted.Insp Consisted of Selective Exams of Computer Systems, Representative Records & Interviews with Personnel ML20211Q9951999-09-10010 September 1999 Forwards 30-day Written Rept ER-99-12,re Loss of Power to Autoclave Position 1 North & 1 South Process Gas Leak Detection (Pgld) in Bldg C-333-A.Caused by Electrical Short Circuit.Submitted Work Request 501636 for PI SEX-4 ML20211P2091999-09-0909 September 1999 Provides Staff Written Clarification of NRC Reporting Expectations of When Double Contingency Losses Should Be Reported to NRC IAW Bulletin 91-001, Reporting Loss of Criticality Safety Controls, & Suppl ML20216E4891999-09-0909 September 1999 Responds to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7001/99-08. Corrective Actions:On 990602 Responsible Organization Manager Met with FP Engineer Performing Bldg Reappraisal & Made Clear Expectation for Prompt Reporting of Deficiencies ML20211Q7171999-09-0808 September 1999 Forwards Required 30-day Written Event Rept 99-14,rev 1,re 990628 Event Involving Actuation of Brake Sys on Liquid U Hexafluoride Handling Crane at Plant.Revised Rept Includes Corrective Actions.Commitments in Rept Also Encl ML20211Q8041999-09-0808 September 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7002/99-05 ML20211N8951999-09-0707 September 1999 Forwards Required 30 Day Event Rept 99-17,for Event That Resulted from Determination That 13 Sprinkler Sys Associated with High Pressure Fire Water Sys in Process Buildings Were Not Capable of Meeting Operability Requirements ML20211P3831999-09-0303 September 1999 Forwards Coc GDP-1,amend 3 & Coc GDP-2,amend 4 for Paducah (Pgdp) & Portsmouth (Ports) Gdps,Respectively by Revising Pgdp & Ports QAPs in Vol 3 of Respective Certificate Applications ML20211M6401999-09-0303 September 1999 Forwards Security Incident Log for Month of Aug 1999,per Requirements of 10CFR95.57(b) 1999-09-09
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MONTHYEARML20217N5861999-10-22022 October 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7002/99-09 Issued on 990827 ML20217H6911999-10-19019 October 1999 Ack Receipt of 990928 Application to Revise Technical Safety Requirements 2.2.3.15 & 2.7.3.14.Initial Administrative Review Finds Application Acceptable.Completion of Review Is Anticipated by 991215 ML20217G1811999-10-14014 October 1999 Forwards Reissued Amend to Coc for Usec Paducah Gdp.Coc Corrects Coc Issued on 991006.Amend Number & Effective Date Were Inadvertently Incorporated as 3 & 991026,instead of 4 & 991105 ML20217G1731999-10-14014 October 1999 Requests Addl Info Re Applications Dtd 990924,requesting Amends to Cocs for Paducah & Portsmouth GDPs for Revised QA Programs.Encl Identifies Specific Info Needed.Info Should Be Provided within 30 Days ML20217G4671999-10-14014 October 1999 Forwards Proprietary Insp Rept 70-7002/99-207 on 990920-23. No Violations Noted.Under Provisions of Section 2.790(d), Repts Containing Info Related to Licensee MC&A Program, Exempt from Public Disclosure ML20217F5481999-10-0808 October 1999 Discusses Insp Rept 70-7002/99-12 on 990810-0920 at Ports- Mouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.No Cited Violations of NRC Requirements Were Identified During Insp ML20217B2801999-10-0606 October 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-203 on 990921-23.No Violations Noted ML20217B3521999-10-0606 October 1999 Forwards Amend 3 to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 to Revise Six Technical Safety Requirements Sections.Sections Are 2.1.4.17,2.1.4.8,2.3.4.1,2.3.4.4,2.3.4.16 & 3.10.4.b. Compliance Evaluation Rept Also Encl ML20212K8941999-10-0404 October 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-10 on 990720-0907 & Forwards NOV Indicating That Some Personnel Were Incorrectly Granted Unescorted Access to Controlled Access Areas Without Having Necessary Specific Training ML20212G9401999-09-23023 September 1999 Responds to 990806 Reply to NOV in Ltr with Insp Rept 70-7002/99-04.Revised Reply Reviewed & Responses to Violations 1.B & 1.C Do Not Fully Address Needs as Clarified in 990715 Telcon.Resubmit Response within 30 Days of Ltr ML20212F0981999-09-22022 September 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-12 on 990830-0902.Purpose of Insp Was to Determine If Security Requirements Adequately Implemented & Included Review of Approved Plant Security Plan.No Violations Identified ML20212B6611999-09-15015 September 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-202 on 990816-20.No Violations Noted ML20212A5441999-09-14014 September 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7001/99-07 ML20212A5531999-09-14014 September 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7001/99-08 ML20211Q7761999-09-10010 September 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7002/99-205 on 990816-20.No Violations Noted.Insp Consisted of Selective Exams of Computer Systems, Representative Records & Interviews with Personnel ML20211P2091999-09-0909 September 1999 Provides Staff Written Clarification of NRC Reporting Expectations of When Double Contingency Losses Should Be Reported to NRC IAW Bulletin 91-001, Reporting Loss of Criticality Safety Controls, & Suppl ML20211Q8041999-09-0808 September 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7002/99-05 ML20211P3831999-09-0303 September 1999 Forwards Coc GDP-1,amend 3 & Coc GDP-2,amend 4 for Paducah (Pgdp) & Portsmouth (Ports) Gdps,Respectively by Revising Pgdp & Ports QAPs in Vol 3 of Respective Certificate Applications ML20211L6441999-09-0202 September 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-11 on 990802-06.No Violations Noted.Insp Consisted of Selective Exam of Procedures & Representative Records,Interviews with Personnel & Observations of Activities in Progress ML20211L4871999-09-0101 September 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7002/99-07 Issued on 990709 ML20211K2081999-08-31031 August 1999 Discusses 990730 Revised Response to RAI Transmitted by NRC Re 990528 Response for Severity Level IV Violations Identified in Insp Rept 70-7002/99-06 ML20211H2741999-08-27027 August 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7002/99-09 on 990629-0809 & Notice of Violations Re Involving Inadequate Corrective Actions of Concern,Due to Staff Failure to Take Actions to Prevent Recent Derailment ML20211G9891999-08-26026 August 1999 Informs That on 990812,NRC Completed three-day Licensing Review of Activities Associated with Usec 990526,certificate Amend Request (CAR) to Reopen Compliance Plan Issues 8,9 & 23 at Portsmouth Plant ML20211B5021999-08-20020 August 1999 Forwards Amend 2 to Certificate of Compliances GDP-1, Revising Paducah GDP Technical Safety Requirements Re Audibility Requirements for Criticality Accident Alarm Sys at Facility & Related Sections of SAR ML20211A7011999-08-17017 August 1999 Forwards Copy of Final Amend to 10CFR76 for Info of Subcommittee.Final Rule Is Being Transmitted to Fr for Publication.Final Rule Will Amend Regulations That Apply to Paducah & Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants ML20210P7421999-08-10010 August 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-08 on 990529-0719 & Nov. Violations of Concern Because Late Reporting of Problems with safety-related Equipment Could Negatively Impact Continued Availability of Equipment ML20210P6981999-08-10010 August 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7002/99-11 on 990719-23.No Violations Noted.Insp Consisted of Selective Exam of Procedures & Representative Records,Interviews with Personnel & Observations of Activities in Progress ML20210L6571999-08-0404 August 1999 Informs That Staff Completed Initial Review of 990720 Application to Amend Coc GDP-1.Staff Anticipates Completing Review by 990930 ML20211A7901999-08-0404 August 1999 Forwards Info Requested During Briefing by NRC Staff on 990726 Re NRC Interactions with Usec ML20210F9761999-07-28028 July 1999 Forwards Compliance Evaluation Rept Prepared to Support Amend of Coc GDP-1 Re Criticality Accident Alarm Sys Audibility.Notice of Amend Forwarded to Ofc of Fr Also Encl ML20210G0391999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Compliance Evaluation Rept & Fr Notice for Revised Qaps,Per 990212 Application ML20210D8181999-07-23023 July 1999 Submits Response to SA Toelle Ltr Dtd 990614, 10CFR76.68(a)(3) Decreased Effectiveness Reviews & RAI for Paducah & Portsmouth Transmittals of 1999 Annual Update to Certification Applications ML20210V3481999-07-16016 July 1999 Informs That Staff Completed Review of New Payment Surety Bonds (Psb) for Paducah & Portsmouth Gdps,Which Were Provided in .Cancelled Psbs for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co & Safeco Insurance Co of America,Encl ML20209G2501999-07-14014 July 1999 Forwards Copy of Compliance Evaluation Rept Prepared to Support Resolution & Closure of Violation in Insp Rept 70-7002/97-203,re Failure to Have Adequate Benchmarks in Validation Rept Analysis of Models of U Sys ML20209F1031999-07-12012 July 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7002/99-204 Conducted on 990614-17.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Mc&A Safeguards Program.Rept Details Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 ML20209F0611999-07-0909 July 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-09 on 990621-25.No Violations Noted ML20209E8551999-07-0909 July 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7002/99-07 on 990517-0629 & Nov. Violation of Concern Because Staff Displayed Lack of Rigor in Failing to Ensure That Nuclear Facility Criticality Safety Controls Were Implemented as Listed ML20209E8711999-07-0909 July 1999 Discusses Insp Rept 70-7002/99-08 on 990614-17 & Forwards Notice of Violation ML20209D4821999-07-0707 July 1999 Discusses Licensee 990702 Request That NRC Exercise Discretion Not to Enforce Compliance with Actions Required by Tsrs 2.2.3.2,2.4.3.1,2.5.3.1 & 2.7.3.2.NRC Concluded That NOED Warranted ML20209B7911999-07-0101 July 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7002/99-203 Conducted on 990607-11.No Violations Noted ML20196K0981999-07-0101 July 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/99-07 on 990413-0528 & Nov. Violations Re Failure to Fully Evaluate Situation in Which Safety Sys Relied Upon to Mitigate Consequences of Accident Was Inappropriately Returned to Svc ML20196H8421999-06-29029 June 1999 Discusses Insp Rept 70-7002/99-06 on 990322-26 & Forwards Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $55,000 ML20196F1121999-06-23023 June 1999 Responds to 990528 Response to NOV Submitted by with Insp Rept 70-7002/99-06.Response Not Fully Addressing Informational Needs in Notice.Response to Notice Requested to Be Resubmitted within 30 Days of Date of Ltr ML20196A1571999-06-17017 June 1999 Confirms Discussions Between K O'Brien & L Jackson to Conduct Meeting on 990630 to Discuss Apparent Violation ML20195J2001999-06-11011 June 1999 Ack Receipt of Certificate Amend Request Re Reopening of Compliance Plan Issues 8,9 & 23.Staff Has Completed Initial Administrative Review of Application & Anticipates Completing Review by 990831 ML20207H5001999-06-11011 June 1999 Discusses Insp Rept 70-7002/99-05 on 990406-0515 & Forwards Notice of Violation Re Weakness in Staff Knowledge & Implementation of Plant Procedures in Several Program Areas ML20207G2641999-06-0808 June 1999 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-7002/99-03 Sent on 990528.Reviewed Corrective Actions & Have No Futher Questions.Actions Will Be Examined During Future Insp ML20207F1311999-06-0404 June 1999 Responds to Requesting Copy of OI Rept 3-1998-033 Re Docket Potential Violation of 10CFR76.7 Concerning Employee Protection at Plant.Request Denied for Listed Reasons ML20207F2571999-06-0202 June 1999 Informs That NRC Disagrees with Usec Conclusion for Not re-opening Issue 2 of Compliance Plan,Since Proposed Change to Sarup Submittal Constitutes Major Rev to Operating Safety Bases Contained in Technical Safety Requirements ML20207A0121999-05-21021 May 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 70-7002/99-04 on 990222-0312 & Notice of Violations Re Inadequate Knowledge & Understanding by Some Staff & Mgt of Corrective Action 1999-09-09
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Mr. Ralph Nader P.O. Box 19312 l Washington, D.C. 20036 l
Dear Mr. Nader:
In your letter of September 15,1998, on safety at the United States Enrichment Corporation's (USEC) gaseous diffusion enrichment plants (GDPs), you asserted that the Commission failed to protect the public and the plants' workers, kept important information about these plants from j the public, and facilitated the defrauding of investors interested in purchasing the plants, all in !
violation of our own regulations. Because of the serious nature of your assertions, upon l l
receiving your letter, I forwarded it to the Office of the inspector General (OlG) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commissior) (NRC). The OlG will forward its conclusions to you in a separate J
correspondence. While the OlG will address each of your concerns in detail, I would like to take this opportunity to address one of them.
The Commission has made extraordinary efforts to keep Congress and the public informed about conditions at the GDPs, the actions we have taken to ensure adeqwte protection of public health and safety at those plants, and the criteria we have been applying in our role in the Federal government's review of the privatization of the Corporation. Indeed your own letter is based on information you gathered from NRC documents, which have been made public in a timely way and which are retrievable from both the Public Document Room and the NRC worldwide web site. NRC oversight of GDPs has resulted in management meetings with USEC, which were announced and open to the public, and in civil penalties, accompanied with press releases, according to NRC policy. The Commission has in no way wavered from its l commitment to openness in regulatory matters involving the GDPs and other regulated l facilities. I Thank you for your interest in this matter. Should you have questions regarding the OlG response to your detailed concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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0* '%)h UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g WASHINGTON. D.C. 2055A001 January 7, 1999 CHAIRMAN Mr. David Lochbaum Nuclear Safety Engineer Union of Concerned Scientists 1616 P Street, NW, Suite 310 Washington, D.C. 20003
Dear Mr. Lochbaum:
1 in your letter of September 15,1998, on safety at the United States Enrichment Corporation's l (USEC) gaseous diffusion enrichment plants (GDPs), you asserted that the Commission failed to protect the public and the plants' workers, kept important information about these plants from l the public, and facilitated the defrauding of investors interested in purchasing the plants, all in violation of our own regulations. Because of the serious nature of your assertions, upon receiving your letter, I forwarded it to the Office of the Inspector General (OlG) of the Nuclear '
Regulatory Commission (NRC). The OlG will forward its conclusions to you in a separate correspondence. While the OlG will address each of your concerns in detail, I would like to take this opportunity to address one of them. l l
The Commission has made extraordinary efforts to keep Congress and the public informed about conditions at the GDPs, the actions we have taken to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety at those plants, and the criteria we have been applying in our role in the Federal government's review of the privatization of the Corporation. Indeed your own letter is based on information you gathered from NRC documents, which have been made public in a timely way and which are retrievable from both the Public Document Room and the NRC worldwide web site. NRC oversight of GDPs has resulted in management meetings with USEC, which were announced and open to the public, and in civil penalties, accompanied with press releases, according to NRC policy. The Commission has in no way wavered from its commitment to openness in regulatory matters involving the GDPs and other regulated facilities.
Thank you for your interest in this matter. Should you have questions regarding the OlG response to your detailed concerns, pleasc do nct hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, l
Shirley Ann Jackson l
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l Mr. Jim Riccio Staff Attorney, Public Citizen Critical Mass Energy Project 215 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE l
Washington, D.C. 20003 l
Dear Mr. Ricco:
In your letter of September 15,1998, on safety at the United States Enrichment Corporation's l
(USEC) gaseous diffusion enrichment plants (GDPs), you asserted that the Commission failed to protect the public and the plants' workers, kept important information about these plants from the public, and facilitated the defrauding of investors interested in purchasing the plants, all in violation of our own regulations. Because of the serious nature of your assertions, upon receiving your letter, I forwarded it to the Office of the inspector General (OlG) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).1he OlG will forward its conclusions to you in a separate l correspondence. While the OlG will address each of your concerns in detail, I wo'Jld like to take this opportunity to address one of them.
The Commission has made extraordinary efforts to keep Congress and the public informed about conditions at the GDPs, the actions we have taken to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety at those plants, and the criteria we have been applying in our role in l
the Federal government's review of the privatization of the Corporation. Indeed your own letter
! is based on information you gathered from NRC documents, which have been made public in a timely way and which are retrievable from both the Public Document Room and the NRC worldwide web site. NRC oversight of GDPs has resulted in management meetings with USEC, which were announced and open to the public, and in civil penalties, accompanied with press releases, according to NRC policy. The Commission has in no way wavered from its commitment to openness in regulatory matters involving the GDPs and other regulated facilities.
Thank you for your interest in this matter. Should you have questions regarding the OlG response to your detailed concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, g{~ C '
Shirley Ann Jackson i
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