ML20245A760

Insp Rept 70-1201/89-03 on 890417-21.No Violations & Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Implementation of Agreement Between Us & IAEA for Application of Safeguards in Us

ML20245A760
Person / Time
Site:	07001201
Issue date:	05/26/1989
From:	Earnestine Clay, David Jones, Mcalpine E, Todd G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML19312B260	List: ML20245A756 ML20245A760
References
70-1201-89-03, 70-1201-89-3, NUDOCS 8906220161
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Report No.: 70-1201/89-03 Licensee: B&W Fuel Company Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant Lynchburg, VA: 24506-1646 Docket No.: 70-1201 (CNFP) License No.: SNM-1168 Facility Name: Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant Inspection Conducted: April 17-21, 1989 Inspectors: b1Dkh D. W. Jones,' Team Leadeh, RII d 6 M26[Ri Date Signed 9% ~

E. L. Clay, Shfeguards Engineer, RI,I 5[26[87 Date Signed G. A. Todd, S&feguards Ahditor, Ril Y2Gh 9 Date Signed Approved by: 9W' M E. J. McAlpirie, Chief V 26b9 Date Signed Material Control and Accountability Section Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards

SUMMARY

Scope:

This routine, announced team inspection focused on the implementation of the Agreement Between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Application of Safeguards in the United States (US/IAEA Agreement) at the B&W Fuel Company fuel fabrication facility to determine whether the licensee had established, maintained, and followed a system of nuclear material accounting and control in accordance with 10 CFR Part 75.

Followup actions on previcus inspection findings were ~also examined.

Results:

In the areas inspected, violations or deviations were not identified. As of the date of this inspection, the Facility Attachment had not been finalized and therefore an implementing license condition had not been issued. The Facility Attachment is a docu?.ent prepared by the IAEA which specifies the pertinent provisions of the Agreement that are applicable to a particular facility. Only minor details and clarifications remained to be resolved for the licensee's

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Facility Attachment. Although the Facility Attachment was not officially in force, the licensee had implemented a nuclear material control and accounting system which complied with most of the provisions of the most recent draft Facility Attachment. Six inspector followup items were identified and verbal commitments for specific actions with regard to each of those issues were obtained. Implementation of those commitments will enhance the licensee's material control and accounting program and should preclude adverse findings by IAEA inspectors. The identified issues are as follow:

The licensee's administrative procedure for safety committee review of facility modifications will be revised to include a commitment to update the DIQ for any facility modification which affects a.ny previously submitted installation information (para. 3b).

The licensee's accounting procedures will be revised to incorporate IAEA transaction codes (para. 4a).

The poison-bearing materials currently in the licensee's possession will l either be disposed of prior to the next physical inventory or the distribution and concentration of the poison will be established (para. Sc).

Practicec will be implemented to protect the integrity of IAEA seals and procedures will be developed which describes the actions to be taken in the event that an lAEA seal is accidently compromised (para de).

The licensee's physical inventory procedures will be revised to incorporate provisions for p.9viding the IAEA with a physical inventory listing stratified in a manner which will facilitate the IAEA's physical inventory verification efforts (para 9a).

The licensee will develop a technique to account for small quantities of SNM holdup in process prefilters (para 9a).

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, , , CONT AINS P.790 INFOPM AilON Table of Contents Report No. 70-1201/89 1. Key Persons Contacted................................................ 1

2. Inspection Scope...................... .............................. 1 a ., Scope........................................................... 1

b. Inspection Methodology.............. ........................... 1

3. Design Information Questionnaire Submittal and Update................ 1

a. Design Information Questionnai re Su0mi ttal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

b. Revisions to Design Information Questionnaire................... 2

c. Supplemental Information........................................ 2

4. Accounting Records................................................... 3

a. Procedures for a System of Accounting Records................... 3

b. Submittal of DOE /NRC Form 741.................................... 3

c. Accounting Records for DOE /NRC Form 741......................... 4

d. Adjustments and Corrections to Invento ry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

5. Operating Records.................................................. .5

a. Procedures for a System of Records.............................. 5

b. Quantities and Locations of SNM................................. 6

c. Identification, Concentration and Distribution of Poison. . . . . . . . 6

d. Reports of and Act'ons Taken to Determine Cause and Quantity of Losses..................................................... 7

e. Remo val o f I AE A S e a1 s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

6. Measurement Records.......................... ....................... 8

a. Procedures for Measurement of SNM......................... ..... 8

b. Records of Measurement Results.................................. 8

c. Records of Calibration Data................................ .... 9

d. Records of Sampling and Analys'is................................ 9

e. Information on Malfunctioning Measurement Equipment............. 9

7. Measurement Control Records............. ............................ 9

a. Procedures for Evaluation of Measurement Errors and Shipper / Receiver Differences................... .............. 9

b. Operating Records for Measurement Centrol....................... 10 m

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8. Material Status Reports.............................................. 10

a. Ini tial Inventory Report on DOE /NRC Form 742. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

b. Submittal of DOE /NRC Forms 742 and 742C......................... 11

9. Physical Inventory................................................... 11

a. Physical Inventory Procedures................................... 11

b. Operating Records for Physical Inventories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

10. IAEA Inspections..................................................... 13

a. IAEA Verification of Design Information Questionnaire. .. .. . .. ...13

b. Verification of I AEA Inspector Credential s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

c. Opportunity for IAEA Inspections................................ 14

11. Special Reports...................................................... 14

a. Loss of Nuclear Material and Changes in Containment or Excessive Discards............................................ 14

b. Clarification of Routine Reports................................ 14

12. Implementation of License Conditions Associated with the Facility Attachment............................................ 15

13. Retention of Records for Fi ve Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

14. Foll owup on Inspector Identi fied Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

15. Exit Interview..................... ................................. 16 k

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