ML20247E308

Summarizes 980430 Public Meeting W/Listed Attendees to Discuss NRC Evaluation of Plant Performance in Five Major Areas of Safety Operations,Safeguards,Radiological Controls, Facility Support & Licensing Activities

ML20247E308
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Site:	07000036
Issue date:	05/07/1998
From:	Hiland P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Kraiser B ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY
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May 7, 1998 l

l Dr. Bruce Kraiser, Vice President Fuel Operations ABB Combustion Engineering. Inc.

3300 State Road P Hematite, MO 63047

SUBJECT:

APRIL 30,1998, PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

(LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW) 1

Dear Dr. Kaiser:

This letter documents the public meeting held between ABB Combustion Engineering, Inc.,

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Hematite Fuel Operations and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at the Hematite Plant on April 30,1998.

i The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the NRC's evaluation of the plant's performance in the five major a aas of safety operations, safeguards, radiological controls, facility support and licensing activities. The meeting also afforded you the opportunity to provide feedback to the NRC regarding your self-assessment and perception of the NRC performance review. We appreciated the information you provided during the meeting regarding your intentions to increase management oversight of your license operations to ensure regulatory and safety compliance. Specifically, we were encouraged to learn that your plant performance assessment targeted many of the program weaknesses identified in the NRC's assessment.

As a result of our assessment, we intend to increase our inspections in the areas of safety operations with an emphasis on your corrective actions program for all major areas, decrease our inspection in the area of radiological controls, and maintain normal inspection activities in other areas.

The list of attendees, NRC presentation, and in,ensee presentation are enclosed.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely, Original Signed by Patrick L. Hiland, Chief Fuel Cycle Branen Docket No. 070-00036 License No. SNM-33

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encis:

R. W. Sharkey, Regulatory Compliance Manager R. A. Kucera, Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources Distribution _n:

Docket File w/encls PUBLIC IE-07 w/encls M. Weber, NMSS w/encls R. Soong, NMSS w/encls P. Ting, NMSS w/encls A. B. Beach, Rlli w/encls J. L. Caldwell, Rlil w/encls C. D. Pederson, Rlll w/encls R. Bellamy, RI w/encls EJM, Ril w/o encls (e-mail)

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' LIST OF ATTENDEES April 30,1998 U.S. Nuclear Reaulatory Commission E. W. Brach, Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS

- J. Caldwell, Deputy Regional Administrator R. J. Caniano, Deputy Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety P. L. Hiland, Chief, Fuel Cycle Branch ABB Combustion Enaineerina. Inc.. Hematite Fuel Operations B. Kaiser, Vice President, Fuel Operations R. Sharkey, Director, Regulatory Affairs G. Page, Director, Uranium Operations P. Weaver, Manager, Production A. Noack, Manager, Maintenance.

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AGENDA l

LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW l

ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC.

APRIL 30,1998

1. OPENING REMARKS l

ROY CANIANO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, f

DIVISION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFETY, Rlli

11. PERFORMANCE REVIEW RESULTS WILLIAM BRACH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF FUEL CYCLE SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS, NMSS PAT HILAND, CHIEF, FUEL CYCLE BRANCH, REGION lli Ill. LICENSEE COMMENTS / QUESTIONS IV. CLOSING REMARKS WILLIAM BRACH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF FUEL CYCLE SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS, NMSS JIM CALDWELL, DEPUTY REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, REGION lll l

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r PROGRAM FUNCTIONAL AREAS 1.

SAFETY OPERATIONS:

CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY e

CRITICALITY SAFETY e

PLANT OPERATIONS l

o FIRE PROTECTION e

MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND CONTROLS 2.

SAFEGUARDS:

e MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING e

PHYSICAL PROTECTION 3.

RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS:

RADIATION PROTECTION e

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WASTE MANAGEMENT e

TRANSPORTATION l

PROGRAM FUNCTIONAL AREAS (cont.)

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FACILITY SUPPORT e

MAINTENANCE / SURVEILLANCE e

TRAINING e

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 5.

SPECIAL TOPICS:

LICENSING ACTIVITIES i

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r THE RESULTS ARE PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS FOR EACH FUNCTIONAL AREA 1

PROGRAM STRENGTHS l

PROGRAM ELEMENTS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT e

PROJECTED CHALLENGES TO PERFORMANCE 1

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SAFETY OPERATIONS Program Strengths Open and effective communication amongst licensee staff Significant progress in site-wide housekeeping Artas Needing Improvement implementation of the nuclear criticality safety program and maintenance of criticality safety limits and controls Development and maintenance of plant safety basis documentation Control of hazardous chemicals Control of the fire protection program Proactive initiatives to systematically evaluate, correct, and resolve issues identified during internal and external audits Pro.iected Challenges to Performance Completion of nuclear criticality safety upgrade plan commitments in a timely manner Completion of integrated safety analysis in a timely manner

SAFEGUARDS Program Strengths l

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l Program Areas Needing improvement implementation and development of the material control and accounting program elements Conduct and corrective actions for periodic audits

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Pro.iected Challenges to Performance None I

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RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS Program Strengths l

As Low As Reasonably Achievable program effective in minimizing radiation exposures and facility effluents Program Areas Needing Improvement Open and timely communications for the resolution of environmental issues I

Pro.iected Challenges to Performance None l-

FACILITY SUPPORT l

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l Competent facility maintenance workers Overall maintenance and implementation of the emergency preparedness program Program Areas Needing Irmvement l

Corrective actions for surveillance findings Projected Challenaes to Performance l

Effective implementation of the computerized preventive maintenance program l

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Transition to the new computerized operator training system 1

SPECIAL TOPICS (Licensing Activities)

Program Strengths 1

None Program Areas Needing Improvement Adequacy of initial licensing submittals and responsiveness to initial and informational NRC questions Projected Challenges to Performance Ensure timely resolution of decommissioning activities

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l 1 ALT.1Y OPL$ATIONS (Plant Operations, Chemical SAF1TY OPP.RNl10NS (Pt.wt Operations. Chemical Karety, Criticality Saf0ty. Fire Safety, ed Management Safety, Cnticality Sarsty, Fire Safety, amt Meagemein Controls)

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Improvcinent areas Control of the fire protection program

- Criticality safety prograin

- updat.uig the emergency pl.tn p, won complete

- audhs by insurer On schedule with mticality sarcty evauties

- sprinider system for wiarebouse storage meets

. converuon, recycle / recovery requirements a updatos as dangen are made

- fire pump is tested weckly, no impairment

- Control of hazardous chemicals

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. Proactive inhiatives to systematically

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• Created program document for self assessment WM Put into place data base to prompt and track D.YE.7~

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Incicated the number and type of audits sAi+ tY OPERATIONS (Plant Operations, Chemical SAFEGUARDS (Material Contral and Accounting sa ay, critic 4ity saray Fist sarcty,and Mansetucat (MC&A) and Physical Protection) r Coubeln)

• Prouram Arcas NeedineImorovement Proiccted Challenges to Performance a

- Completion r,f niGcality safety upgrade plan e Impicmentation and development of the commitments in a timely manner MCAA progntuulements

- Completion ofintegrated safety analysis in a timely rannner

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RADIOLOGICAL CONIROLS (Radiation mHanu, Emerg7ncy Preparedocss, and j

bicction, Environmental Pro:cction, Wasto Trauund Management, andTransportation)

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• hottram Strennths a Overall mainionaisce and impleinentation of the

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• Concetive actions for sur.callame findings Proiccted ChallenRes to Performance a Open and timely comumnicabas for abs resolution

• Ufecove implernentation of the computerized of ensironmentaf issnes presentive maintcoaccc program a Transition to clie new conipoterized operatu tramiog symem Accomplishments / future SPECIAL TOPICS (Licensing Activities) activities /cliallenges Pronam ereas needine Improvement w.,i, ci,,,,,,

- Adequacy ofinitial licendng submittals and

- hisauris filtrates. limesione. roads IIydrogcologic tovestigation (MoDNR/NRC) responsiveness to initial and informational Etnucim 5 NRC qqcstions CSPU/ISA

• NRC e CE ammmunication Contine the investment l esatuantua of chaop

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- 200,000 gation mixed-use gravity water tank I,500 ppm diesel fire waier pump & distribution system

- Swef ti+ art alarm sysicm

. A sW dicsal cenergunsy generator

• New incipershw and controls l

- Eliminated combustible roofing

= ADMINISTRATIVE Minimited coinbus11b!cs in eco-spnnued areas

. Employee Ces prowetiontextieguisher training

- Dcficod fire areas t

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