ML20215F671

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Notifies That Operational Safety Assessment Will Be Conducted During Wk of 870112.Assessment Will Include Exam of Existing Operational Conditions to Identify Potential Safety Hazards Which Could Impact Public Health & Safety
ML20215F671
Person / Time
Site: Westinghouse
Issue date: 12/18/1986
From: Stohr J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Loch E
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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NUDOCS 8612240021
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a. L Y 75-JWI l(lQ DEC 181986 Westinghouse Electric Corporation ATTN: Mr. E. P. Loch, Manager Columbia Plant Nuclear Fuel Division Drawer R Columbia, SC 29250 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 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 January 12, 1987. The team leader, Mr. Gerald L. Troup, 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 feedbuk 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 l review by the assess;aent team while at your facility.

l 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, fire protection, operational safety and contingency planning. Also, we request that l 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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-Westinghouse Electric Corporation 2 If you have any questions concerning the assessment, please contact me at (404) 331-5549 or Mr. Kasnicki at (404) 331-2687.

Thank you _ for your cooperation.

Sincerely, J. Philip Stohr, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards bec: License Fee Management Branch Document Control Desk

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