ML20209E867

Notice of Violation from Insp on 990517-0629.Violation Noted:Between 990609 & 22,certificate Batched G-17 Valves with Hidden Vols Greater than 1 Gallon in Staging Outside Bldg X-744H Was Obtained

ML20209E867
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	07/09/1999
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20209E859	List: ML20209E855 ML20209E867 ML20209E878
References
70-7002-99-07, 70-7002-99-7, NUDOCS 9907150167
Download: ML20209E867 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION United States Enrichment Corporation Docket No. 70-7002 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP-2 During an NRC inspection conducted from May 17 through June 29,1999, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, Revision 1, the violation is listed below-Technical Safety Requirement 3.11.2 requires, in part, that all operations involving  ;

uranium enriched to 1.0 weight percent or higher uranium-235 and 15 grams or more of  ;

uranium-235 shall be performed in accordance with a documented Nuclear Criticality Safety Approval.

Nuclear Criticality Safety Approval-PLANT-048.A03, " Contaminated Metal," requires that individual items having hidden volumes greater than 1 gallon or visible uranium bearing materials beyond fixed stains / films shall be stored with a minimum 2 foot edge-to-edge spacing to other uranium-bearing items until non-destructive analysis information (indicating less than or equal to 350 grams uranlurn-235) is obtained. The Nuclear Criticality Safety Approval also required that contaminated metal storage areas be posted delineating the above requirements.

Contrary to the above, between June 9 and 22,1999, the certificatee batched G-17 valves with hidden volumes greater that i gallon in a staging outside Building X-744H, with less than 2 foot edge-to-edge spacing to each other, before non-destructive analysis information indicating less than or eqr ;i to 350 grams uranium-235 was obtained. In addition, the certificatee failed to post the staging area as

- required by Nuclear Criticality Safety Approval-PLANT-048.A03.

J This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 070-07001/99007-04)

Pursuant to the provisions of 1' 0 CFR 76.60, 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 3 Regional Administrator, Region 111, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This rep,7 should be clearly 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 achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include l previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required l response.- If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an Order l or Demand for information may be issued as to why the certificate should not be modified, l suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. j

- Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

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Notice of Violation If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comrnission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent 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 acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your r response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you my11 l specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (for example, explain why the disclosure 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 financialinformation). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.

Dated this 9th day of July 1999 1

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