ML20199J103

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 70-3073/97-02 on 971205.Finds Reply Responsive to Concerns Raised in Nov. Will Review Implementation of C/As in Future Insp

ML20199J103
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Site:	07003073
Issue date:	01/29/1998
From:	Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Larsen S KERR-MCGEE CORP.
References
70-3073-97-02, 70-3073-97-2, NUDOCS 9802050217
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RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT 70-3073/97-02 Thank you for your letter of January 6,1998, in response to our letter and Notice of Violation, dated December 5,1997. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.

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Re: Docket No. 70-3073 Reply to a Notice of Violation

Dear Mr. Cain:

Kerr McGee Corporation (KMC) received inspection Report 70 3073/97-02, related to the Cushing, Oklahoma site, on Decemter 10,1997. The inspection report contained a NOV for failing in 1996 to collect eight soil and five groundwater environmental samples to evaluate the potential spread of contamination of licensed material at the site.

KMC realized it had failed to sample the appropriate groundwater monitor wells for the 1996 time period during Mr, Carson's inspection. De llealth Physics department, which schedules or performs radiological environmental sampling, develcped forms listing routine sampling events, including annual and semi annual environmental sampling. Dese forms include boxes to le dated and initiated when routine samples are collected. The form used through October 1997 listed Environmental water samples". Environmental surface water samples were collected. The box labeled " Environmental water samples" was dated and initiated, it therefore appeared as though both surface and ground water samples had been collected. The box for soll samples Md been mistakenly marked "N/A", and the annual '

environmental soll samples were not collected.

To ensure that such an oversight will not recur, KMC modified the form to list groundwater and surface water samples separately. In addition, the llealth Physics department has established a separate quality control process whereby health physics staff will check to see if all routine data has been collected and is in the file.

Following the inspection KMC collected the 1997 annual environmental samples for those media for which samples had not already been collected. if you have any further questions or comments, please contact me at (405) 270-2694, Sincerely, Jeff Lux xc: Stewart Brown, NRC- NMSS Rick Reitey, Cushing Citizens' Oversight Committee Gene Smith, ODEQ Darrell Shults, ODEQ

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