ML20236S764

Notice of Violation from Insp on 870518-22.Violations Noted: Failure to Write,Review & Approve Procedure Detailing Proper Use of Raschig Rings & Storage of Loose Combustibles in Exhaust Fan Room

ML20236S764
Person / Time
Site:	07000687
Issue date:	11/25/1987
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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Shared Package
ML20236S726	List: ML20236S724 ML20236S764 ML20236S788
References
70-0687-87-04, 70-687-87-4, NUDOCS 8711300081
Download: ML20236S764 (3)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

Cintichem Inc. Docket No.70-687 Tuxedo, New York License No. SNM-639 As a result of the inspection conducted on May 18-22, 1987, and in accordance i with the General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions, 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy, 1986), the following violations were identified, j A. License Condition No. 9 of NPC License No. SNM-639 incorporates the license renewal application into the facility license. The NRC-appreved license renewal application, in Section 2.7 dated June 6, 1984 states, in part, that all processes which involve greater than 15 gram of SNM which have pertinent criticality or radiation safety issues shall be covered by written procedures. All new procedures and procedural changes that .

i modify the original intent of the procedure shall be reviewed by the Nuclear Safeguards Committee and approved by Level Il management. New and revised procedures must be controlled in accordance with written i isdministrative procedures.

Contrary to the above, as of May 22, 1987, a new procedure, detailing the  !

prcper use of raschig rings as a nuclear criticality safety poison for uranium solutions, was not written, reviewed by the Nuclear Safeguards  !

Conmittee and approved by level 11 Management. In addition, between l November 4, 1986 and May 22, 1987, several procedures involving processes which use greater than 15 grams of SNM, identified by the licensee, were not reviewed by the Nuclear Safeguards Conmittee or controlled in accordance with written administrative procedures.

This is a Severity level IV violetion (Supplement VI.D).

B. License Ccndition No. 9 of NRC License No. SNM-639 incorporates the license renewal application into the facility license. The NRC-approved license renewal application, in Section 4.2.5 (1)(b) dated Junc 6, 1934 states, in part, that all SNP in excess of 100 grams must be contained in borosilicate cor. tainers that shall be packed with borosilicate gicss raschig rings.

Centrary to the above, on May 22, 1987 the borosilitete glass ccntainers used in the isotope processing hot cell, contained in excess of 100 grams of SNM and were not cwpletely pected with borcsilicate gins raschig rings. Fech borosilicate glass container contained uranium bearing solution that was about one anch over the top of the tcrosiliute gless raschig rir,gs .

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This is .'aL Severity Level LIV viola.t f on (Supplerrent VI.D).

.[ C. l License: Condition lNo. 9 of NRC License;No. SNM-639 incorporates the ,1

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ilicense renewal' application into the facility license. The NRC-approved

< '. license. renewal application, in Section 3.2.5.5 dated June 6, 1984-states

, -that,1no ' loose: combustibles are to be stored in the. fan room..

W  ; Contrary to the above, ~on' May 19,1987, . loose. combustibles consisting of V wood ladders, a chair, rubber gloves, and plastic begged contaminated iternslwere stored in the exhaust fan room.

This is .a Severity. Level 1V' violation (Supplement VI.0).

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%> D .' License Condition No. 9 of NRC License.No. SNM-639 incorporates'the.

license renewal application into the facility; license. The NRC-approved L

license renewal application, in Chapter 8.0. dated September 5,- 1984 incorporates the Union Carbide (Cintichem)' Nuclear Facility EmergenEy~

Plan:into the facility 1icense which requires, in part, in Section 10.5, that on a biennial; basis, thel Emergency Planning Coordinator will reyiew and update the emergency plan, implementing procedures,.and agreements

with,cffsite support.. organizations. On an annual basis,'the. Emergency.

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Planning Coordinator will review the: Emergency Roster and Telephone Listing and verify each individual's or organization's phone number. - Any~

changes will be incorporated into the listing.

Contrary to:the above; '

-(a) The Emergency Planning coordinator did not review and update the emergency plan and implementing procedures biennially, since 1983.

'(b) Agreements with c-ffsite support groups were either not initiated or were riot updated biennially since 1976, and (c) The Emergency Planning coordinator did not review the emergency

' roster and telephone listings and verify each individual's or organization's phone number annually since.1983.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VIII.D).

E. 10 CFR 70.22(i) states, in part, that emergency plans shall contain the

>c elements that are listed in Section IV " Contents of Emergency Plans" of Appendix E to Part 50 of this chapter. Appendix E,Section IV. E.9 requires that adecuate provisions shall be made and described for energency facilities and equipment, including at least one onsite and one offsite communications system; each system shall have a backup power

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Contrary to the above, on May 2,1987, there was only one communications system (commercial telephore) installed to handle cnsite to onsite, onsite to offsite and offsite to onsite communications and this cerfruni-cations system was not equipped with an ensite bacbup power source.

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Pursuant to the' provisions of'10 CFR.2.201, Cintichem. Incorporated,-is hereby required to: submit to this office within thirty days of the'date of the letter which transmitted this' Notice,'a written statement or explanation in reply, includingi' -(1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results.

-' achieved;'(2); corrective' steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown,; consideration will be'given to extendingLthis response time.

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