ML20339A671

BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Report Number 70000027/2020406

ML20339A671
Person / Time
Site:	BWX Technologies
Issue date:	12/04/2020
From:	Eric Michel NRC/RGN-II/DFFI
To:	Burch B BWXT
References
IR 2020406
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION December 4, 2020 Mr. B. J. Burch, General Manager BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0785

SUBJECT:

BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP, INC. U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INSPECTION REPORT NUMBER 70-27/2020-406

Dear Mr. Burch:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a routine inspection of the Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) safeguards program at the BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Lynchburg facility (BWXT NOG) from November 9 - 12, 2020. The purpose of this inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by your license were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements. The enclosed report presents the results of the inspection that were discussed with members of your staff during an exit meeting held at the end of the inspection on November 12, 2020.

This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to public health and safety, the common defense and security, and to confirm compliance with the Commissions rules, regulations, and the conditions of your license. Areas examined during this inspection included management structure, item monitoring, process monitoring, measurement systems and control, physical inventory, internal control, alarm resolution, assessment, and recordkeeping. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of performance tests, selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress. No violations of more than minor significance were identified.

The enclosed inspection report contains Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security vulnerability. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Enclosure(s) transmitted herewith contain(s) SUNSI. When separated from enclosure(s),

this transmittal document is decontrolled.

LIMITED INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION PERMITTED OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION B. Burch 2 Should you have any questions concerning this report, please contact Noel A. Pitoniak at 404-997-4634, or via e-mail to noel.pitoniak@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Thomas Vukovinsky, for

/RA/

Eric Michel, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Docket No. 70-27 License No. SNM-42

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report No. 70-27/2020-406 w/

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Supplemental Information cc:

W. Ogden Nuclear Material Control BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0785 C. Terry Licensing and Safety Analysis BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0785 OFFICAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

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