ML20211A158
| ML20211A158 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 09/26/1986 |
| From: | Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Lees E GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8610150006 | |
| Download: ML20211A158 (2) | |
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SEP 261@8 eneral Electric Company ATTN: Mr. Eugene A. Lees, General Manager Nuclear Fuel and Component Manufacturing P. O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
OPERATIONAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT As a result of the accident involving the release of uranium hexafluoride from Kerr-McGee Sequoyah Fuels Facility in Gore, Oklahoma, on January 4,1986, the NRC has decided to conduct an operational safety assessment at each major fuel cycle facility. The assessment of your Wilmington facility will be conducted by a team of six or more inspectors. The team will be composed of representatives from Region II, IE HQ, NMSS, EPA and OSHA. This assessment has been scheduled for the week of October 6, 1986.
The team leader, Mr. John B. Kahle, will contact your office at a later date to arrange a time for the entrance briefing.
During the assessment, the team will examine existing operational conditions at your facility to identify potential safety hazards that, when combined with site operations, could impact. public health and safety.
The team will also examine whether there are systems and procedures in place to identify the use and handling of hazardous materials which could result in radiological safety consequences, and will determine whether these are adequately implemented. The areas to be covered include emergency contingency planning, procedures control, training, audits, management review, radiation safety, chemical hazards, fire protection, nuclear criticality safety, maintenance and surveillance as they relate to the various operations conducted at your plant.
As a result of the assessment, the NRC will determine if additional measures are necessary to address safety problems identified during the review.
The assessment is not an inspection; it is intended to provide feedback to both the NRC and the licensee.
However, if a violation of an NRC requirement is identified during the assessment, it will be handled in accordance with our Enforcement Policy. Records of reviews and audits conducted by your personnel, maintenance, training, and contingency plan drills should be made available for review by the assessment team while at your facility.
In order to facilitate the assessment at your facility, please have available for perusal by members of the team copies of your existing procedures which cover employee training, equipment maintenance, nonradioactive chemical control, lire protection, operational safety and contingency planning. Also, we request that a conference room or similar space be made available for the team to meet as a group to discuss and summarize findings.
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Thank you for.your cooperation.
Sincerely, J. Philip Stohr, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards cc:
. Preston Winslow, Manager Licensing and Nuclear Materials Management bcci / License Fee Management Branch Document Control Desk State of North Carolina W. Kahle v0. Collins
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