ML20202F016

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971103-07.Violation Noted: Between 971101 & 971106,three First Line Managers Performed Work Under Procedures Containing Nuclear Criticality Safety Approval Requirements & Had Not Received Refresher Training

ML20202F016
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	12/05/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20202E991	List: ML20202E986 ML20202F016 ML20202F028
References
70-7002-97-11, NUDOCS 9712080201
Download: ML20202F016 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION United States Enrichmerd Corporation Docket No. 70-7002 Portsmouth Geseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP 2 During an NRC inspection conducted from November 3 to November 7,1997, one violation of NRC requironwnts was identified, in accordance with the " General _ Statement of .

Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

1. Technical Safety Requirement 3.4 requires, in part, that the training program shall be l established, implemented, and maintained as described inm ection 6.6 of the Safety Analysis Report.

Section 6.6.1.2 of the Safety Analysis Report requires, in part, that plant procedures, organization training dd. +irei;t, and administrative guides contain training requirements which delmente continuing training for employees.

Procedure XP2-TR-TR1030, " Conduct of Training," requires, in part, that personnel who work under procedures containing nuclear criticality safety approval requirements receive  ;

nuclear criticality safety refresher training every two years.

Contrary to the above, between November 1 and November 6,1997, three first line 1 managers performed work under procedures containing nuclear criticality safety approval requirements and had not received nuclear c.iuce.;;ti refresher training since October 1995 as required by Procedure XP2-TR-TR1030.

J This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70-7002/9701141)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 76.70, United States Enrichment Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory .

Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the l

Regional Administrator, Region lil, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter tra,ismitting this -

Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearty marked as a _" Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include 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 l achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when fuli compliance will be achieved.

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Your response may reference or include previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notica, an order or a Demand for Information may be

- issued as to why the license should not be medified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to. extending the response time.-

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1 Notice of Violation 2 Because your response will be placed in th+ NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the 2xtent possible, 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 ecceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies ths information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information, if you request withholding of such material, you muni 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 diodosure 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 finasal l information), if safegurds information is necessary to provide an acceptable retponse, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois ,

this 5th day of December 1997 i j

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