ML20248E775

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980427-0508.Violation Noted:On 980505,organization & Group Managers Failed to Update Training Requirement Matrices for Production Support & Nuclear Safety Managers

ML20248E775
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	05/29/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20248E772	List: ML20248E769 ML20248E775 ML20248E784
References
70-7002-98-08, 70-7002-98-8, NUDOCS 9806030444
Download: ML20248E775 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION United States Enrichment Corporation Docket No. 70-7002 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Certificate No. GDP-2 '

During an NRC inspection conducted from April 27 through May 8,1998, 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:

Technical Safety Requirement 3.9.1, requires, in part, that written procedures shall be implemented for activities described in Appendix A, of Safety Analysis Report, Section 6.11

" Procedures." Appendix A, of Section 6.11, describes training as activities that shall be implemented in accordance with written procedures.

Procedure UE2-TR-TR1030," Conduct of Training," Revision 0, Change B, dated July 31,1997, required, in part, that organization / group managers: 1) develop and maintain training j requirement matrices for the organizations; 2) identify personnel requiring indoctrination training; and,3) place work restriction on or remove employees from duty where training is deficient.

I Contrary to the above, as of May 5,1998, the organization / group managers failed to: 1) update j (maintain) the training requirement matrices for the production support and nuclear safety managers to include required initial and continuing nuclear criticality safety training as specified in the Safety Analysis Report; 2) identify the newly appointed operations manager as an individual requiring in'3ctrination (initial) mandatory training in the areas of technical safety requirements and nuclear criticality safety upon appointment to the position on April 10,1998; and,3) place work restrictions on or remove the newly appointed operations manager and the l 1

temporary maintenance manager from duties on April 23,1998, where training was deficient.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI). (VIO 70-7002/98008-01)

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 violations to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 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 Portsmouth, 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 achieved. 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 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 Commisrion, Washington, l D.C. 20555-0001.

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l Notice of Violation l 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 ,

responsa that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request althholding 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 (for example, 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 financialinformation). 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 29th day of May 1998 i