ML20211Q797

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970908-12.Violations Noted:Certificatee Failed to Store Quality Assurance Records (Drawings) in Vault W/Min of 6 Inches of Clearance to Bottom of First Shelf Drawer from 970303-0910

ML20211Q797
Person / Time
Site:	07007001
Issue date:	10/17/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20211Q794	List: ML20211Q789 ML20211Q797 ML20211Q811
References
70-7001-97-09, 70-7001-97-9, NUDOCS 9710230005
Download: ML20211Q797 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOL _ATION United States Enrichment Corporation Docket No. 70-7001 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP-1 During an NRC inspection conducted from September 8 to September 12,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

1. 10 CFR 76.93,

• Quality Assurance," requires th.at the certificatee establish, maintain and execute a Quality Assurance Program (QAF) satisfying each of the applicable ,

requirements of ASME NQA-1 1989, " Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilitier " nr eatisfying acceptable altematives to the applicable requirements.

Section 2.2.3 of me Quality Assurance Program,

• Program implementation," requires, in part, that procedures are established to ensure the Quality Assurance Program is implemented, and that these procedures are consistent with the requirements of the QAP.

Item 8 of Section 2.17.3 of the Quality Assurance Program, " Quality Assurance Records,"

requires, in part, that quality assurance records are stored in facilities which meet the requirements of Supplement 17S-1, Section 4.4 of ASME NQA-1 1989, except as noted in Appendix C of the Quality Assurance Program.

Appendix C of the Quality Assurance Program, " Technical Justifications for Exceptions to the Quality Assurance Program," requires, in part, that storage cabinets or shelving used in the vault be placed on a base that will give a minimum of six inches of clearance to the bottom of the first shelf or drawer, in order to protect records from potential water damage.

Contrary to the above, from March 3 through September 10,1997, the certificatee failed to store quality assurance records (drawings) in the vault with a minimum of six inches of clearance to the bottom of the first shelf drawer. In addition, the records management procedures implementing the Quality Assurance Program did not include this requirement.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70 7001/97009-02)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 76.70, United State Enrichment Corporation is heret'y required to submit a written statement or explanation for the violation to the U.S. Nuclear RegulatoryCommission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, 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 rer9 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

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Notice of Violation 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 docketed correspondence, if th( :orrr.spondence adequately addresses the required respont e. If an adequate reply is not receivtJ within the time specified in this Notice, F an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the Certificate should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, oi 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. '

3 Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietwy, 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 aeletes such information. If you request withhciding of such material, you mu,st _

specifically identify the poriions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail tha bases for your claim ci 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 requw. for w thholding confidential comrnercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Lists, Illinois this 17th day of October 1997 b.

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