ML20210D070

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Discusses Insp Rept 15000001/99-02 Conducted on 990608 & Forwards NOV Re Failure to File Rept of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States, for Conducting Licensed Activities in Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction from Jan to April 1999
ML20210D070
Person / Time
Issue date: 07/16/1999
From: Dan Collins
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Cable G
ALABAMA, STATE OF
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ML20210D077 List:
References
15000001-99-02, NUDOCS 9907270121
Download: ML20210D070 (2)


See also: IR 015000001/1999002

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SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO.150-00001/99-02 AND NOTICE OF

VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Cable:

This refers .to the inspection conducted on June 8,1999, at the Bechtel National, Inc. Incinerator

located at the Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama, an area of exclusive Federaljurisdiction. The

purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities authorized under a general license

granted by the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 150.20 were conducted safely and in

accordance with NRC requirements. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were

! discussed with you.

' The inspection was limited to the activities conducted under reciprocity in accordance with

10 CFR 150.20. The inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and

representative records, interviews with personnel, and direct observations of licensed activities

- during _a field inspection at the Army Depot, Anniston, AL.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that one violation of NRC

requirements occurred.: The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and

. involves the failure to file a " Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States," (NRC

Form-241) for conducting licensed activities in an exclusive Federal jurisdiction from January

1999 to April 1999. A violation of this type is normally considered for escalated enforcement

action, as it denies the NRC an opportunity to verify that radiographic activities are being

performed safely. - However, in this case, we considered this failure to be a Severity Level IV-

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. violation because of: (1) the overall low safety significance associated with the circumstances,

. (2) recent inspections of your activities in August 1998 and October 1998 did not identify any

other concems, and (3) you identified, promptly reported the violation to the NRC, and submitted

' Form-241.

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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the

enclosed Notice when preparing your response. For your consideration and convenience, NRC

Information Notice 96-28, " SUGGESTED GUIDANCE RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AND

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LIMPLEMENTATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION,"is enclosed. The NRC will use your

resporise, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure

compliance with regulatory requirements,

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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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Douglas M. Collins, Director

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