ML20236L456
| ML20236L456 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Westinghouse |
| Issue date: | 07/31/1987 |
| From: | Loch E WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| To: | Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8708100252 | |
| Download: ML20236L456 (3) | |
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_o Westinghouse Nuclear FuelDmsion uaneactmngomanment Electric Corporation Dianet R Columbia South Carohna 29250
'803 776 2610 July 31, 1987
'U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission cc ATTN:
Mr. J. Philip Stohr, Director Division of Raalation Safety and Safeguards Region II c7 101 Marietta Street, N. W.
en Atlanta, Georgia 30323
- p Gentlenen:
6 RE: NRC Report No. 70-1151/87-10 y
Pursuant to the provisions delineated in Section 2.201 of the NRC's
" Rules of Practice,"
Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Westinghouse herein provides, in Appendix A,
formal response to your letter of July 2,
1987, regarding your inspection of our facilities conducted during the period June 15-19, 1987.
Regarding your comment concerning this violation and "similar v.mlations" identified during past NRC inspections, we believe that the root cause is a failure of certain personnel to provioe the " attention to details" necessary to assure conpliance with posted requirements.
The corrective actions in Appendix A of this letter are intended to (1) aaphasize to personnel the importance of adhering to nuclear criticality safety rules, and (2) enhance managanent's participation in this important area.
I an convinced that these corrective actions will minimize nuclear criticality safety violations in the future.
Should you have any questions or require additional information, please telephone me at (803) 776-2610.
I hereby affirm that the statanents made in this response are true ano correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Sincerely, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION E. P. Loch, Manager Coluabia Plant l
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APPENDIX A WESTINGHOUSE RESPONSE TO NRC NOTICE OF VIOLATION Violation 87-10-01 (1) Adnission or denial of the violation:
The violation is correct as stated in your Notice of Violation.
l (2) The reason for the violation if acnitted:
We have concluded that operator oversight was involved in the double stacking of pans.
The operator was aware of the nuclear criticality safety posting but old not maintain canpliance with the instructions therein.
We believe that the root cause for this violation ano "similar violations" noted during past inspections is a failure to provide the " attention to details" necessary to maintain conpliance with policies and proceoures.
The corrective actions indicated below are intended to address this proolen.
(3) The corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved:
(a) The sludge pans in question were immediately relocated by Pellet Area personnel to obtain canpliance with the nuclear criticality safety posting.
(b) Pellet Area enployes were reinstructed in the nuclear criticality safety postings and the importance of maintaining conpliance with then.
The foImal training was conpleted by June 25, 1987.
(c) The top shelf of the pan table on each pellet line has been modified to physically preclude double stacking.
These modifications were canpleted by June 19, 1987.
These actions have been successful in preventing recurrence of this violation.
(4) The corrective actions which will be taken to avoid further violations:
(a) A comprehensive retraining / preinstruction progran has been initiated for cognizant personnel by Colunbia Plant managenent to acconplish the following:
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Emphasize the importance of adhering to nuclear criticality safety requirements, 2.
Increase supervisory participation in plant audits, 3.
Include nuclear criticality safety criteria on backshift managenent coverege tours, L
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Provide for specific counseling of personnel when violations occur to avoid lecurrence ano to obtain feedback for corrective actions.
This infonnation was subaitted to cognizant personnel by Colunbia Staff managenent in letters dated July 9, 13, and 21, 1987.
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(b) A progran has been initiated to minimize the use of administrative controls in the storage of special nuclear materials.
Itens already implemented include new rack facilities for polypak storage, " doughnuts" for floor storage of polypaks and the pellet pan storage modification described above.
Adoitional controls under consideration include spacers for polypak and pan storage inside hoods, standardizing polypak designs, and providing 'bunpers" on racks ano carts to preclude spacing problens.
The evaluation to determine the feasibility of implementing these controls will be ccapleted by August 31, 1907.
(5) The date when full canpliance will oe achieved:
Full conpliance with the iten of noncompliance has been achieved.
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