ML20346A211

American Centrifuge Operating LLC Oak Ridge Facility U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Report Number 07007004/2020401

ML20346A211
Person / Time
Site:	07007004
Issue date:	12/11/2020
From:	Robert Williams NRC/RGN-II/DFFI/FFB1
To:	Cutlip L American Centrifuge Operating
References
IR 2020401
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION December 11, 2020 Larry B. Cutlip Senior Vice President Field Operations American Centrifuge Operating, LLC 400 Centrifuge Way Oak Ridge, TN 37830

SUBJECT:

AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE OPERATING, LLC, OAK RIDGE FACILITY - U.S.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INSPECTION REPORT NUMBER 70-7004/2020-401

Dear Mr. Cutlip:

This report documents the results of the Information Security Operational Readiness Review that was conducted on September 22 - 24 and November 12, 2020, at the American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO) facility in Oak Ridge (OR), Tennessee. The purpose of this inspection was to determine whether adequate controls were in place to support the storage and processing of classified matter in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements. The results of this inspection were discussed with members of your staff at an exit meeting held on November 12, 2020.

During this inspection, the NRC staff examined activities conducted under your license as they related to protection of classified information and to confirm compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. Areas examined during the inspections are identified in the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selected examination of procedures and representative records, observations of activities, and interviews with personnel.

Based on the results of the inspections, no violations of more than minor significance were identified.

The material enclosed herewith contains Security-Related Information associated with the Classified Information Security safeguards program at the ACO-OR Facility, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security vulnerability.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION L. Cutlip 2 Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS); accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

If you have any questions regarding the report, please contact us.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert E. Williams, Jr. Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Docket No. 70-7004 License No. SNM-2011

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report 70-7004/2020-401 w/

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Supplemental Information OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION L. Cutlip 3 cc:

Larry Cutlip Senior Vice President Field Operations ACO cutliplb@centrusenergy.com Kelly Wiehle Regulatory Manager ACO wiehlekl@centrusenergy.com Scott Eagan Security Manager ACO-OR eagens@centrusenergy.com SoLita Greene Director, Department of Energy NE-32/D-430 solita.greene@nuclear.energy.gov OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

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