ML20217F641

Responds to 10CFR70.51(c) Infraction & 10CFR70.51(b)(1) Deficiency as Indicated in Insp Rept 50-213/78-01,dtd 780221

ML20217F641
Person / Time
Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	03/16/1978
From:	Switzer D CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO.
To:	Martin W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
Shared Package
ML20217F592	List: IA-97-256, Notice of Violation from Insp on 780109-12.Violation Noted:Licensee Failed to Maintain Safeguard Procedure Manual & Did Not Keep Records Showing Receipt,Inventory of All Special Nuclear Matl in Possession IR 05000213/1978001 IR 05000245/1978016 IR 05000336/1978013 ML20217F587 ML20217F619 ML20217F641 ML20217G438 ML20217G445 ML20217G463 ML20217G474 ML20217G479 ML20217G489 ML20217G498 ML20217G501 ML20217G510 ML20217G532 ML20217G547 ML20217G553 ML20217G558
References
FOIA-97-256 50-213-78-01, 50-213-78-1, CYH-78-074, CYH-78-74, NUDOCS 9708060235
Download: ML20217F641 (3)

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Reference:

Letter, Walter C. Martin to D. C. Switzer, dated February 21, 1978 Inspection 78-01

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i Dear Mr. Martin This correspondence is in response to the 10CFR70.51(c) infraction and 10CFR70.51(b) (1) deficiency as indicated in NRC Inspection 78-01.

Infraction 10CFR70 51(c) states: "Each licensee who is authorized co possess at any one time Special Nuclear Material in a quantity exceeding

' one effective kilogram of special nuclear material shall estabitsh, maintain, and follow written material control and accounting pro-cedures which are sufficient to enable the licensee to account for special nuclear material in his possesgion under license."

Contrary to the above, on January 10, 1978, it was determined *. hat the licensee's Special Nuclear Material Control and S.afeguard Procedure Manual, dated October 1977, had not been established and maintained.

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Response

Corrective actions vivh regard to " item number 1 " include the

following. Final revisions to the Special Nuclear Material (SNM)

Control - Safeguard Manual are being completed;'..After review .

by the Plant Operations Review Committee (PORC), this manual will be submitted to the Station Superintendent for his approval. This

SNM Manual vill completely describe the entire Connecticut Yankee SNM control and accountability program. Written procedures are also being revised at this time to implement the SNM control and accountability program.

Periodic review and revision 1( necessary of the SNM control -

t safeguard manual and SNM acci .tability procedures should avoid further items of noncompliance in the future.

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i Full compliance of this revised SNM control and accountability

program will be achieved by April 30, 1978.

1 Deficiency 10CFR70.51(b)(1) states in part: "Each licensee shall keep records showing the receipt, inventory (including location), disposal, acquisition, import, export, and transfer of all special nuclear material in his possession regardless of its origin or method of acquisition."

Contrary to the above, on January 11, 1978, it was determined that the licensee did not keep records showing the receipt, inventory (including location) of all special nuclear material in his possession.

Specifically, two fission chambers (Serial Hos. R4372 and S1818),

, each containing 3 Milligrams of 90% enriched U-235, lecated 2.n a warehouse, and two fission chambers (Serial Nos. 142 and 869), each containing 3 Milligrams of 90% enriched U-235, located in the reactor core. had not been included in inventory records.

Response

i Corrective actions with regard to "it a number 2" includes the a following. The two fission chambers were moved from the warehouse I into an item control area within the plant's protected. area. All

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inventory, should avoid ft rtho'a items of noncompliance.

Full compliance to correct this deficiency will be achieved by April .$0, 1978.

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