ML20203E447
| ML20203E447 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 12/09/1997 |
| From: | Hiland P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | John Miller UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20203E451 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-7001-97-11, NUDOCS 9712170065 | |
| Download: ML20203E447 (2) | |
See also: IR 07100008/2011024
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Mr. J. H. Miller
Vice President - Production
United States Endchment Corporation
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6903 Rocidedge Drive
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 70 7001/97011(DNMS)'
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Dear Mr. Miller.
On November 24,1997, the NRO completed a routine resident inspection at your Paducah
Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The enclosed report presents the results of the inspection. During the
six week period covered by the inspection report, the conduct of activities at the Paducah
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Gaseous Diffusion Plant were generally adequate.
Based upon the results of the inspections, the NRC *.as determined that violations of NRC
requirements occurred. The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Volation (Notice) and
the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the enclosed report. The
violations are of concem because they indicate lapses in the attention to detail applied to your
processes for determining event reportability and developing and approving nuclear criticality
safety analyses.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specifed in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory
requirements,
in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice" a copy of this letter, its
enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concoming these observations.
Sincerely,
Criginal Signed by
Patrick L Hiland, Chief
Fuel 4de Branch
Docket No.
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Enclosures:
2. In::pection Report
No. 70-7001/g7011(DNMS)
cc w/ ends: ' S. A. Polston, Paducah General Manaper
W. E. Sykes, Paducah Regulatory Affal.s Manager
J. Morgan, Portsmouth Acting General Manager
C. A. Toolle, Manager, Nudear Regulatory
Assurance and Policy, USEC
Paducah Resident inspector Office
Portsmouth Resident inspector Office
J. C. Hodges, Paducah Site Manager, DOE
bec w/encis: R. Pierson, NMSS
P. Tir J, NMSS
W. Schwink, NMSS
P. Harich, NMSS
M. L Hom, Project Manager-Paducah, NMSS
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