ML20212D114

Forwards Partially Withheld Insp Rept 70-7001/97-209 on 970929-1003.No Violations Noted.Rept Details Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)

ML20212D114
Person / Time
Site:	07007001
Issue date:	10/29/1997
From:	Ting P NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	John Miller UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC)
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ML19313D034	List: ML20212D114 ML20212D123
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70-7001-97-209, NUDOCS 9710310002
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DECONTROLLED WHEN 2.790 INFORMATION IS REMOVED DOCUMENT TRANSMITTED HEREWITH CONTAINS 2.750 INFORMATION

. Mr. J. H. Mi:ler October 29, 1997 Vice President, Production (Jnited States Enrichment Corporation Two Democracy Center ,

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Bethesda, MD 20817

SUBJECT:

PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT INSPECTION NO. 70-7001/97-209

Dear Mr. Miller:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted a routine inspection of your Paducah, Kentucky uranium enrichment facility's material control and accounting (MC&A) safeguards program on

. September 29 - October 3,1997. The inspection focused on the core procedures which the NRC considers critical to implementing your Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan commitments. Pie scope, detai!s, and results of the inspection are contained in the enclosure.

At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with you and members of your staff. Within the scope of the inspection, no violation was identified. However, five non-cited '

violatiens (NCV), two inspector follow-up items (IFis), and one unresolved item (URI) were identified. The NRC is concemed about the five NCVs in the area of measurement control.

While it was determined that no programmatic breakdown had occurred, the NRC will evaluate the implemertation of your corrective action plan in the measurement control area. It is essential that the long term corrective actions be fully implemented to ensure in the future that accounting data is maintained within the desired accuracy and precision levels.

As requested by the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) and granted by the NRC, reports containing information related to USEC's MC&A program are exempt from public disclosure. Accordingly, the enclosure will not be placed in the Public Document Room.

Sincerely, Original signed by Philip Ting Philip Ting, Chief Operations Branch 9710310002 971029 ' -

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SUBJECT:

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted a routine inspection of your Paducah, Kentucky uranium enrichment facility's material control and accounting (MC&A) safeguards program on

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September 29 - October 3,1997. The inspection focused on the core procedures which the NRC considers critical to implementing your Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan commitments. The scope, details, and results of the inspection are contained in the enciosure.

At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with you and members of your staff. Within the scope of the inspection, no violation was identified. However, five non-cited violations (NCV), two inspector follow-up items (IFls), and one unresolved item (URI) were identified. The NRC is concerned about the five NCVs in the area of measurement control.

While it was determined that no programmatic breakdown had occurred, the NRC will evaluate the implementation of your corrective action plan in the measurement control area. It is essential that the long term corrective actions be fully implemented to ensure in the future that accounting data is maintained within the desired accuracy and precision levels.

As requested by the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) and granted by the NRC, reports containing information related to USEC's MC&A program are exempt from public disclosure. Accordingly, the enclosure will not be placed in the Public Document Room.

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Enclosure:

As stated cc w/ enclosure.

J. A. Labarraque, Manager, Safety, Safeguards and Quakty, USEC DECONTROLLED WHEN 2,790 INFORMATION IS REMOVED DOCUMENT TRANSMITTED HEREWITH CONTAINS 2.790 INFORMATION