ML20236V564

Notice of Violations from Insp on 980608-0720.Violations Noted:Action Not Taken to Prevent Spurious Containment Isolation of Autoclave 3 in X-344 Bldg on 980630

ML20236V564
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	07/30/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20236V563	List: ML20236V561 ML20236V564 ML20236V567
References
70-7002-98-11, NUDOCS 9808040052
Download: ML20236V564 (3)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION United States Enrichment Corporation Docket No. 70-7002 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP-2 During an NRC inspection conducted from June 8 through July 20,1998, three violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, Revision 1, the violations are listed ,

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1. 10 CFR 76.93, " Quality Assurance," requires that the Corporation shall establish, maintain, and execute a quality assurance program satisfying each of the applicable requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NQA-1-1989,

" Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities."

AMSE NQA-1-1980, Basic Requirement 16, " Corrective Action," states that conditions l adverse to quality (CAQs) shall be identified promptly and corrected as soon as possible.

C8 of Appendix A of XP4-BM-Cl1002, " Problem Report Screening Process," lists inadequate work instructions as a specific example of a CAQ.

Contrary to the above, the certificate did not take action to prevent the spurious containment isolation of Autoclave No. 3 in the X-344 Building on June 30,1998. The

, certificate's intended corrective action to prevent recurrence of an August 1997 event, to j add a precaution to the work package to isolate Autoclave No. 4 during a maintenance '

activity, was not implemented.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70-7002/98011-03)

2. Technical Specification Requirement 3.9.1, requires that written procedures shall be prepared, reviewed, approved, implemented, and maintained to cover activities described in Safety Analysis Report (SAR), Section 6.11.4.1, and listed in Appendix A to SAR Section 6.11.  ;

Appendix A to SAR Section 6.11 requires that " communications" shall be covered by written procedures. '

Paragraph 3.3 of Procedure XP2-US-FO1105, " COP-6 Policies and instructions," states, in part, that daily operating instructions (Dols) will not instruct anyone to replace guidance in approved procedures.

Contrary to the above, DOI 300-98-111 dated June 15,1998, replaced guidance in approved Procedure XP2-CO-CA2030," Operation of Criticality Accident Alarm System (CAAS)," to allow building evacuation homs to be used to maintain operability of the CAAS in affected facilities if local CAAS nitrogen homs were inoperable.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70/7002-9801144) i 9808040052 900730 PDR ADOCK 07007002 C PDR

Notice of Violation 3. Technical Safety Requirement 3.9.1 requires that written procedures be implemented to cover activities described in SAR Section 6.11.4.1, and listed in Appendix A to SAR l

Section 6.11.

Appendix A to SAR Section 6.11 states that " investigations and reporting" shall be ~

covered by a written procedure.

Paragraph 6.2.1.E of Procedure UE2-RA-RE1030, " Nuclear Regulatory Event Reporting,"

requires that the certificate verbally notify the appropriate NRC office of reportable I events within the time requirements shown in Appendix A of the procedure.

Paragraph L.4 of Appendix A to Procedure UE2-RA-RE1030, requires that any possible compromise of classified information or classified documents be reported verbally to the

! NRC immediately (within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />). 1 Contrary to the above, on July 9,1998, the certificate did not verbally notify the NRC within i hour of discovering classified documents in an unapproved storage container, a l possible compronilse of classified information.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70-7002/98011-05).  :

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 76.60, United States Enrichment Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the l

Regional Administrator, Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Portsmouth L

i- Gaseous Diffusion Plant of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this

! Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of l

Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the vioVN4 (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective s .ps inat wilice taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compI!ance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.

If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time if you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001.

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Notice of Violation 3-l Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent l possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or sa., guards information so that i it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is

! necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial l

information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 30th day of July 1998

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