ML20217J461
| ML20217J461 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 08/08/1997 |
| From: | Pierson R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Toelle S UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9708140256 | |
| Download: ML20217J461 (2) | |
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Mr. Steven A. Toolle, Manager Nuclear Regulatory Assurance and Policy U. S. Enrichment Corporation 2 Democracy Center 6903 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20017
SUBJECT:
APPLICATION OF THE FACILITY STAFFING TECHNICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENT TO THE SITE SECURITY FORCE
Dear Mr. Toolle:
Your July 31,1997, letter informed the NRC of USEC's plans for implementing the facility staffing requirements dealing with overtime restrictions for the Site Security Force, in the letter you state that USEC is evaluating the options for applying the hours of work limitations in Technical Safety Requirement (TSR) 3.2.2.b to the security personnel.
For Portsmouth, you state that job duties and responsibilities have been realigned to ensure security personnel assigned to perform USEC activities remain within the TSR hours of work limitations. For Paducah, you are still evaluating options, but in the interim are meeting the TSR by having any deviations authorized by the General Manager. This is acceptable on an interirn basis, however, routine deviations from the hours of work
[d limitations is not allowed under the TSR. An option discussed in the letter is to revise Compliance Plan Issue 42, " Administrative Controls on Overtime " This Compliance Plan issue has been closed. USEC could propose to reopen or to develop a new Compliance Plan issue. Either of these options requires USEC to coordinate the new or reopened issue with the Department of Energy, prior to submittal to the NRC.
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You have also requested that enforcement action not be taken on this issue. You have not provided any reason to support your request. The issue was identified by the NRC inspection staff and will be appropriately handled through the Region lliinspectior program.
The application of hours of work limitations to the security personnel would not appear to meet the criteria for enforcement discretion.
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t if you have any questions, please contact Ms. Merri Horn of my staff at (301415 8126).
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