ML20216J892

Responds to Re W Commitment to Shut Down Operations in Pelleting Lines at Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Until W Has Demonstrated Compliance W/Nuclear Criticality Safety Commitments for Pellet Granular Hoppers

ML20216J892
Person / Time
Site:	Westinghouse
Issue date:	08/29/1997
From:	Ten Eyck E NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Bush J WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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NUDOCS 9709180142
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T August-29, 1997 Nr.damesR. Bush Acting Plant Manager Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Westinghouse Electric Corporation Drawer R Columbia. South Carolina 29250

Dear Mr. Bush:

-I am responding to your August 29. 1997, letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding Westinghoute Electric Corporation's commitment to shut down operations in the pelleting lines at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility until Westinghouse has demonstrated compliance with nuclear criticality safety commitments for the pellet granulator hoppers and moisture-drop-out tanks. We look forward to your follow-up call when Westinghouse has come into-full compliance with NRC License SNM-1107-prior to restarting operations.

Please contact Dr. Douglas Collins Region II.-at (404) 562-4700, or Mr. William Brach of my staff at (301) 415-7212.

If-you need to contact-NRC during off-hours on this matter, please call Mr. Collins or Mr. Brach through the NRC Operations _ Center at (301) 816-5100.

Sincerely.

/s Elizabeth 0. Ten Eyck. Director-Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards-l Docket 70-1151 License SNM-1107 cc:

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August 29. 1997 Mr. James R. Bush Acting Plant Manager Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility Westinghouse Electric Corporation Drawer R Columbia. South Carolina 29250

Dear Mr. Bush:

I am responding to your August 29. 1997 letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding Westinghouse Electric Corporation's commitment to shut down operations in the pelleting lines at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility until Westinghouse has demonstrated compliance with nuclear criticality safety conanitments for the pellet granulator hoppers and moisture drop-out tanks.

We look forward to your follow-up call when Westinghouse has come into full compliance with NRC License SNM-1107 prior to restarting operations.

Please contact Dr. Douglas Collins. Region II. at (404) 562-4700, or Mr. William Brach of my staff at (301) 415-7212.

If you need to contact NRC during off-hours on this matter, please call Mr, Collins or Mr. Brach through the NRC Operations Center at (301) 816-5100.

Sincerely.

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