ML20236V583

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980713-17.Violation Noted: Operations Which Affected Licensed Matl Were Not Conducted in Accordance W/Approved Written Procedures in Listed Examples

ML20236V583
Person / Time
Site:	07000036
Issue date:	07/30/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20236V578	List: ML20236V576 ML20236V583 ML20236V589
References
70-0036-98-03, 70-36-98-3, NUDOCS 9808040061
Download: ML20236V583 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION ABB Combustion Eng 'ieering, Inc. Docket No. 070-00036 Hematite, Missouri License No. SNM-33 During an NRC inspection conducted from July 13 through 17,1998, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (Enforcement Policy) NUREG-1600, Rev.1, the violation is listed below:

Safety Condition S-1, of Special Nuclear Materials License, SNM-33, authorizes the use of licensed materials in accordance with the statements, representations, and conditions in Chapters 1 through 8 of the application dated October 29,1993, and supplements and revisions thereto.

Chapter 2, Section 2.6, " Operating Procedures," of the supplement, dated August 8,1997, requires, in part, that all operations which affect licensed material shall be conducted in

?:ordance with approved procedures.

Sections 6.0 and 7.0 of Operational Safety Procedure O.S.604.12, " Operational Inspection and Checklists," required, in part, that certain equipment be checked per the " Weekly and Monthly Checklist," at weekly and monthly frequencies to maintain safety and/or operability of the Oxide Building.

Section 6.6, of Nuclear Industrial Safety (NIS) Procedure 213, " Hazardous Materials Management," required, in part, that chemicals shall be compatible with their containers, lockers, >

containment, and the other materials with which they are stored. A guideline is provided in the Hazardous Material Data Table.

Contrary to the above, operations which affected licensed material were not conducted in accordance with approved written procedures in the following examples:

a. From February 1998 to July 17,1998, plant staff failed to check certain equipment at weekly and monthly frequencies as required by Procedure O.S.604.12, to maintain safety and/or operability of the Oxide Building. Specifically, twelve weekly and two monthly i checks were not conducted from February 1998 to July 17,1998.  !

b. Prior to July 16,1998, a carboy (approximately 30-gallon containe.-) of nitric acid was stored on the west floor of the South Vault, where the floor was contaminated with oil, an organic combustible chemicalincornpatible with nitric acid, as defined in the Hazardous Material Table in NIS Procedure 213.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 070-00036/98003-01a,b)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc., is hereby required to submit a writter statement or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region lil,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle,lilinois 60532-4351, 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 Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the 9808040061 980730 P ADOCK 07000036 PDR C PDR u f

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Notice of Violation corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your Notice of Violation response may reference orinclude previous 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 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, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Docun'ent Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide ar' 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 information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please  ;

provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

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