ML20236Y110

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980609-0720.Violation Noted:As of 980627,Corporation Failed to Identify,Review & Translate Design Requirements,Associated W/Installation of Bldg C-710 Criticality Accident Alarm Sys

ML20236Y110
Person / Time
Site:	07007001
Issue date:	08/05/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20236Y095	List: ML20236Y093 ML20236Y110 ML20236Y115
References
70-7001-98-11, NUDOCS 9808110175
Download: ML20236Y110 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION United States Enrichment Corporation Docket No. 70-7001 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP-1 During an NRC inspection conducted from June 9, through July 20,1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure .

for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:  !

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 76.93, " Quality Assurance," requires, in part, that the Corporation shall establish, implement, and maintain a Quality Assurance Program.

Section 2.3, of the Quality Assurance Program, " Design Control," required, in part, that design requirements shall be correctly translated into design output and procedural documenis of adequate quality to support facility installation and operation.

Contrary to the above, as of June 27,1998, the Corporation failed to identify, review, and translate design requirements, associated with installation of the Building C-710 criticality accident alarm system, into design output and procedural documents. Specifically, design inputs associated with operational mode installation limitations, quality classification of installation activities, and other work controls were not identified, properly reviewed, or translated into design output documents such as the design installation and verification specification, work package directions,' and modification drawings.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70-7001/98011-02)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 76.70, United States Enrichment Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation for the violation to the U.S. Nuclear RegulatoryCommission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at Paducah, 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 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 achievad. 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 Certificate 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 l- 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.

l 20555-0001, 9908110175 990005 PDR ADOCK 07007001 C PDR

Notice of Violation Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document 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 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 musj specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (for example, explain why the disclosure of information will craate 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.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 5th day of August 1998 1

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