ML20247D338

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980406-09.Violation Noted: on 980408,crane Cleaves Pins Used to Lift Four Full UX-30 U Hexafluoride Cylinder Overpacks Were Not Marked W/Rated Lifting Capacity Before Use

ML20247D338
Person / Time
Site:	07000036
Issue date:	05/06/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20247D335	List: ML20247D331 ML20247D338 ML20247D402
References
70-0036-98-01, 70-36-98-1, NUDOCS 9805150020
Download: ML20247D338 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc. Docket No. 070-00036 j Hematite, Missouri License No. SNM-33 During an NRC inspection conducted from April 6-9,1998, one 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:

4 Safety Condition S-1, of Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-33, requires that licensed material be used in accordance with the statements, representations, and conditions in Chapters 1 through 8, of the application, dated October 29,1993, with supplements.

Section 2.6, of Chapter 2, of the supplement, dated August 8,1997, requires, in part, that all )

operations which affect licensed material shall be conducted in accordance with approved procedures.  ;

Section 5.2, of Nuclear Industrial Safety Procedure (NIS) No. 221, " Material Handling Equipment," approved March 15,1996, requires, in part, that licensed material hsadling equipment shall be marked with a rated lifting capacity befora it may be used.

Contrary to the above, on April 8,1998, crane cicaves pins used to lift four full UX-30 uranium hexafluoride cylinder overpacks were not marked with a rated lifting capacity before use.

i' This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 070-00036/98001-01)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR Part 2.201,~ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc., 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 j Regional Administrator, Region Ill,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle,'lllinois 60532-4351, within i 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 achieved. Your Notice of

' Violation response may reference or include 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 L issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other l' , action as mey 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 9805150020 980506 PDR

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Notice of Violation 2-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 1 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 l 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.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 6th day of May 1998 l

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