ML20217N684
| ML20217N684 | |
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| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 08/10/1995 |
| From: | Troup G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Mcalpine E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20217N558 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-97-246 NUDOCS 9708260291 | |
| Download: ML20217N684 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000731/2008001
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101 MARIETTA STREET. N.W.. SUITE 2900
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 303D4100
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MEMORANDUM TO: E. J. McAlpine, Chief
Radiation Safety Projects Section
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Branch
Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards
FROM: G. L. Troup ^'
Sr. Fuel Facility Project Inspector
SUBJECT:- MEETING SUMMARY
GENERAL ELECTRIC - FbOOR DANIEL
On July 31 - August 1, 1995, I~ attended a design review meeting l
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the Fluor Daniel Management Center, Greenville, SC, concerning i
the Direct Conversion Facility (DCF) being built at the General
Electric Nuclear Engineering Production plant in Wilmington, NC.
The DCF is owned by the Joint Conversion Company (JCC) but will
be operated by GE. JCC is a partnership of GE and Japan Nuclear
Fuel. The process system is being purchased from Franco-Belge
Fabrication de Combustibles (FBFC). Fluor Daniel is the
_ architect engineer and constructor. Attendees are listed in
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Attachment 1.
The-DCF facility consists of the facility for converting UF to
U0 powder and blending the powder. Blending operations will6 also
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iclude milling and grari lation operations. (The existing blenders
and mills / sluggers / granulators will be replaced by new
equipment.) The powder will be handled in several hundred
kilogram lots in non favorable geometry containers. Nuclear
criticality safety control will be by moderation control.
Consequently, the integrity of the building, especially the roof,
is of primary importance. A special roof design will be used to
prevent the entrance of rain. Water lines are being run outside
of areas containing powder. Penetrationts in walls (outside and
around process equipment) are being eliminated as much as
possible. Where penetrations are necessary, such as the UF 6
cylinder inlet or ventilation intakes, they will be in spaces
where no powder operations are conducted. Another facility is
being constructed for the handling and disposal of the HF
produced in the-DCF.
Modifications will be made to FMO/FMOX to permit the mov4iment and
handling of the bulk powder containers. These changes will
require relocation of existing facilities and equipment. Work in
FMO/FMOX is separate from DCF and is handled under the category
' Integration".
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The schedule ?or the construction and check out of the DCF was
discussed during the meeting. However, mosc of the discussions
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dealt with the building and major systems. Several possible
design changes-were identified during the review and could change
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some schedules sligh:ly. Details of the Integration schedule have
to be specified although a preliminary schedule has been
developed. One of the tasks that GE-NEP identified for itself is
to develop a schedule for conducting " Integration" while
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disrupting fuel production operations in FMO/FMOX to a minimum.
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The schedules discussed do not provide sufficient detail to plan
a detailed inspection program and schedule. M. R. Chilton,
Manager, Joint Conversion Project (JCP), agreed to provide Region
II with detailed Gantt charts for the projects after they are
revised and updated. These should be available by about August
14. Based on these schedules, RSPS will revise / update the matrix
initially developed by Mr. Collins and develop an inspection
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program for the DCF and HF facility as well as the " Integration"
phase. Accomplishment of the inspection program will have a role
in determining " ready to operate" for licensing actions.
Some preliminary dates for milestones are:
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- Haz0p packages: should be available for review in April,
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NCS packages: should be available for review in March,
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DCF roof: install Nov - Dec, 1995
a rocess equipment installation and check-out: Oct
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Pro 4) equipment check-out and acceptance testing by GE:
Dec, 1996 - Feb, 1997
l JCP is working with FBFC to identify equipment and controls which
constitute " Active Eogineered Controls", critical valves, and
equipment and controls "important to safety". The list of items
3n these categories will form the basis for inspection and test
inspection review.
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A preliminary meeting concerning the licensing of the facility
will be in JRC headquarters on August 8. Another meeting to
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discuss licensing is scheduled at the GE facility on September
28.
Mr. Kipp said that another design review meeting will be
scheduled during the 4th quarter. Region II will be advised.
I feel that attendance at this meeting was very beneficial in
understanding the design characteristics of the facility and
systems, as well as the problems which are being identified. We
should have a representative at any future meetings
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1._ List of attendees
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D. M. Collins
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(RECORD NOTE: At~the-licensing meeting on August 8, 1995, Mr.,
Vaughan asked "What phases / parts of the DCF
construction / debug /startup/ demonstration are key
for NRC verification"? " Identify elements"-JCP a
will " identify schedule and keep coordinated."
I agreed that we would provide JCP with a list of
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milestones and key items _that we feel are
important to adequately evaluate satisfactory v
completion-of the systems and ccmpletion of the
facilities. This would be comparable to what
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Region II did in 1991 during testing and start-up :
of-the SX systems in URU.
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advise Region II sufficiently-in advance when
these items would be' reached so thatLinspection
activities can be-planned. JCP is very cognizant
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