ML20210P752

Notice of Violation from Insp on 990529-0719.Violation Noted:Between 990510 & 0601,plant Staff Did Not Promptly Notify Plant Shift Superintendent of Identified Problems & Conditions Associated with Process Bldg Fire Protection Sys

ML20210P752
Person / Time
Site:	07007001
Issue date:	08/10/1999
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20210P746	List: ML20210P742 ML20210P752 ML20210P767
References
70-7001-99-08, NUDOCS 9908130075
Download: ML20210P752 (2)

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lJil NOTICE OF VIOLATION

- United States Enrichment Corporation Docket No. 70-7001 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP-1 During an NRC inspection conducted from May 29 through July 19,1999, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the ." General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," Revision 1, the violation is listed below:

Technical Safety Requirement 3.9.1 required, in part, that written procedures shall be implemented for activities described in the Safety Analysis Report, Section 6.11, Appendix A.

The Safety Analysis Report, Section 6.11, Appendix A, identified quality assurance, including corrective actions, as an activity for which written procedures shall be implemented.

Procedure CP1-PO-SF1001, " Plant Shift Superintendent Communication," Revision 0, dated May 16,1996, required, in part, that the plant staff shall promptly notify the Plant Shift Superintendent of identified problems with Technical Safety Requirement-related systems, Procedure CP2-BM-Cl1031, " Corrective Action Process at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant," Revision 1, Change A, dated March 18,1999, required, in part, that the plant staff shall notify the Plant Shift Superintendent immediately upon the identification of conditions which have the potential to be an operability or reportability concem.

Contrary to the above, between May 10 and June 1,~ 1999, the plant staff did not promptly notify the Plant Shift Superintendent of identified problems and conditions ,

associated with the process building fire protection systems which had the potential to  !

be either an operability or reportability concem. Specifically, the plant staff did not . notify !

the Plant Shift Superintendent of corrosion, observed during annual reappraisals and reviews of the systems, on sprinkler heads associated with the Technical Safety  !

Requirement-related process building fire protection systems.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70-7001/99008-02). '

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 76.70, United States Enrichment Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation for Violation 70-7001/99008-02(DNMS) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.

20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region lil, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at Paducah, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation

' (Notice). This reply 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 previously 9908130075 990810 PDR ADOCK 07007001 L C. PDR n

Notico of Violation docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.

If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an Order or a

. Demand for Information may be issued as to why the Certificate should not be modified, 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.

i If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 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 response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you muit specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withnolding (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 10* day of August 1999

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