ML20217G097

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980223-27.Violation Noted: on 980226,three Unscanned Solvent Drums Stored at Distances of Four to Ten Feet from Other Drum Arrays

ML20217G097
Person / Time
Site:	07001113
Issue date:	03/26/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20217G091	List: ML20217G087 ML20217G097 ML20217G108
References
70-1113-98-01, 70-1113-98-1, NUDOCS 9804020198
Download: ML20217G097 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION General Electric Company Docket No. 70-1113 Wilmington, NC License No. SNM-1097 During an NRC inspection conducted on February ~23-27, 1996, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions." NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

License Condition S-l' of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-1097 requires that licensed materials be.used in accordance with statements, representations and conditions of Part I of the application dated June 5. 1997, and supplements thereto.

Part I. Chapter 3. Section 3.9 of the license application (LA) requires that " Licensed material processing or activities will be conducted in accordance with ... operating procedures." Subsection 3.9.2 further describes'that Nuclear Safety Release / Requirement (NSR/R) limitations and requirements'are incorporated into Operating Procedures.

NSR/Rs document number 04.06.06 dated September 16, 1996, required unscanned solvent drums to be stored at a distance of at least 12 feet from other drums and drum arrays.

Contrary to the above, on February 26, 1998, three unscanned solvent drums were being stored at distances of four to ten feet from other drum arrays.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201. General Electric Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ATTN: Document Control Desk. Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator. Region II and a copy to the Chief.

fuel Facilities Branch. Region II, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply 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 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 the correspondence adequately addresses the required res)onse. If an adecuite reply.is not received within the time specified in t11s Notice, an orcer or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified.- suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be ) roper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown. consideration will 3e given to extending the response time.

Enclosure 1 9804020198 900326 PDR ADOCK 07001113 C PDR .

2 Because your res)onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) to the extent possiale, it should not include any personal privacy. 3roprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR witlout 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 deletes such information. If you request-withholding of such material, you must s)ecifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withield and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g. 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 request for withholding confidential commercial 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 Atlanta. Georgia this 26th day of March 1998

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