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Insp Rept 50-213/78-01 on 780109-12.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Organization & Operation,Measurement & Controls,Shipping & Receiving,Inventory,Storage & Internal Control,Records & Repts & Mgt of Matl Control Sys
ML20217G558
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Site: Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date: 02/15/1978
From: Ratta A, Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20217F592 List:
References
FOIA-97-256 50-213-78-01, 50-213-78-1, NUDOCS 9708070301
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See also: IR 05000213/1978001

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i U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Docket No. 50 '>13 -

Safeguards

-License No. DPR-61 Group 4 Category c

Licensee: _ Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Comnany

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_ Hartford. Connecticut 06101

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Inspection at: 'iaddam Neck and Berlin, Connecticut

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Inspection conducted: January 9-12, 1978

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Acting ' Chief Nuclear Material Control date signed

Support Section, Safeguards Branch

Inspection Summary:

Inspection

Areas on January 9-12, 1978 (Report No. 50-213/78-01)

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and accounting including: Routine, unannounced inspection of nuclear material control

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shipping and receiving; inv.entory; storage and internal control; records andorga

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noncompliance item. of material control syst'em; and, previously identified

NRC inspectors. The inspection involved 42 inspector-hours on site by two

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Oftheeightareasinspected,noapparentiteUs'o.fnoncompliancewere

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identified in six areas; two apparent items of noncompliance [were identified in

two areas (infraction - failure te maintain current procedures - Para. 3; defi-

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ciency - failure to account for all special nuclear material

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Principal Licensee Employees

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  • V. E. Poeppelmeir, System Superintendent - Production
  • R. Eppinger, Reactor Engineer .
  • S. F. Zebzda, SNM Accountability Representative

. T. Campbell, Instrumentation and Control Supervisor

  • denotes those present at the exit interview.

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2. Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings

l (0 pen) Noncompliance (50-213/78-01): Failure to establish, main-

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tain, and follow written material control and accounting procedures

which'are sufficient to enable the licensee to account for the

special nuclear material in his possession as defined by 10 CFR,70.

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Sl(c). The inspector determined that although a revised procedure

manual had been written, it had not been approved and implemented

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3. Facility Organization and Operation

On January 10, 1978, the inspector reviewed the licensee's Special

i Nuclear Material Control and Safeguard Procedure Manual, dated

October 1977, and determined that it had not been approved and

implemented in accordance with Section 6.8.2 of the licensee's

Administrative Controls which states: "Each procedure and admini-

t strative policy of 6.8.1, and changes thereto, shall be reviewed by

the Plant Operations Review Committee (PORC) and approved by the

Plant Superintendent prior to implementation and period.ically as

set forth in each document." This is in contrary to their letter

dated March 1,1976, which stated: " Full compliance will be achieved

on or before the end of March,1976." This is an item of non-

, compliance, at the infraction level, under 10 CFR 70.51(c). (78-

01-01)

The licensee is authorized to possess 6550 kijograms of enriched

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uranium U-235, and possession and use of sp cial nuqlear material

! has been confined to'th6' locations and purposes authorized in the

license as required by 10 CFR 70.41. The activity for the period

! covered by this inspection is shown.on Exhibits A and B of this

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4. Measur ment and Control  !

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The inspetor reviewed procedures, icdgers and computer printouts

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to ascertain if~the licensee has established, maintained, and is

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utilizing a method of computation for the determination of the

total element and isotopic composition of nuclear material in each

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fuel bundle.

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i The licensee uses their own in-house computer program to detennine

isotopic composition, production and exposures for each fuel bundle

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in the Reactor Core. ~

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.} The inspector determined that the licensee's reported figures of '

the uranium-235 depletion and plutonium production as shown on the

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30, NRC-742 submitted for the periods July 1, 1975 to September

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agrees with the amounts shown in their computer ledgers,

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No items of, noncompliance were noted.

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The inspector's review for receipts of SNM confirmed receipt of one

hundred nine (109) fuel assemblies that were properly accounted for

during the period of March 1,1976 through September 30, 1977. The

j Nuclear Material Transaction Reports, Form NRC-741, were completed

in a timely and acceptable manner.

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{ The licensee did not have any off-site shipments during the period

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covered by this inspection.

No items of noncompliance were identified.

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6. Storage and internal Controls

i- A review of the licensehs records determined that a system of

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internal control'is being maintained with the computer program

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i all fuel assemblies within the fa'cility. .

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i 7. Inventory -

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{ 1978 which consisted of a piece count of the assemblies in the

spent fuel pcol and cross checking the core loading schematic to

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the tagboards, computer printout and the SNM card files. Fuel ~

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bundles were as follows:

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During this physical inventory verification, the inspector's noted l

j that two fission chambers (Serial Nos. R4372 and S1818), each con- l

taining 3 Milligrams of 90% enriched U-235, located in 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,

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had not been included in inventory records. This is an item of ,

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noncompliance, at the deficiency level, under 10 CFR 70.51(b)(1). j

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All Forms NRC-741 documents for the period July 1,1975 through

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September 30, 1977 were reviewed for completeness, accuracy, signa-

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9. Management of Material Control Systems

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The licensee has established a management system which provides for

the development, revision, implementation and enforcement of nuclear

material control and accounting., There is an organizational struc-

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requirements pursuant to their license and applicable NRC regul'a-

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The: inspectors walked through various areas of the facility to

observe operations and activities of the site personnel.

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No-items of noncompliance were identified..

11. Exit-Interview '

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The inspector met with. licensee. representatives (denoted-in para-'

graph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on January 12. 1978.

The inspector-sumarized the scope and findings of the inspection.

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Exhibit A-

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50-213 - DPR-61

Material Balance Summary

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. Enriched Unranium

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RIS:YEX Grams

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Beginning-Inventory 9 7/1/75 134,849,212 2,790.856

Receipts- 44,878,398 1,797,050 -

Material to Account for- 179.727,610 4,587,906

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Fission and Transmutation 1,813.072 1,082,957

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Total Material Accounted For 179,727,610 4.587,906 I

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Material Balance Sumary

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Beginning Inventory 7/1/75 988,309 775,073

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Material to Account For -1,387,346 1,077,760

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Total 10,158 10,158- u

Ending1 Inventory 0 9/30/77 1,377,188- 1,067,602

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