ML22350A709

Louisiana Energy Services, LLC, Aba Urenco USA (Uusa), Request for Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference for Apparent Violations, NRC Inspection Report 07003103-2022007; EA-22-086

ML22350A709
Person / Time
Site:	07003103
Issue date:	12/16/2022
From:	Padgett W Louisiana Energy Services, URENCO USA
To:	Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, NRC/RGN-II, Document Control Desk
References
LES-22-157-NRC, EA-22-086
Download: ML22350A709 (1)

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LES-22-157-NRC 12/16/2022 Attn: Document Control Center U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Louisiana Energy Services, LLC NRC Docket Number: 70-3103

Subject:

Request for Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference for Apparent Violations, NRC Inspection Report 07003103-2022007; EA-22-086

Reference:

1) Letter from Anthony D. Masters (NRC) to W. Padgett (UUSA), U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Report 2-2016-048; Urenco USA-NRC Inspection Report 07003103-2022007 and Apparent Violations dated 12/8/2022 (IN-22-083-NRC, ML22341A606)

2) UUSA Integrated Inspection Report 07003103/2022003 (IN-22-073-NRC, ML22298A089)

USA The National Enrichment Facility Pursuant to the NRC's instructions specified in Reference 1, UUSA is requesting a Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference (PEC) to the NRC inspection report 07003103-2022007 and Apparent Violations.

UUSA is also requesting an extension to the 30 days due to the holiday season and to allow for the closure of the Un-Resolved ltem(URI) 07003103/2022006-02 documented in Reference 2 which was identified in the Extent of Condition for the Apparent Violations.

UUSA would like to discuss in some detail the apparent violations being considered for escalated enforcement, historical date of the event, apparent cause and the status of UUSA's corrective actions as they relate to potential failures to establish controls for construction vehicles on-site in March and June of 2022.

Should there be any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Chris Schwarz, Licensing and Performance Assessment Manager at 575.394.5783.

Respectfully, Wyatt Padgett Digitally signed by Wyatt Padgett Date: 2022.12.16 12:49:05 -07'00' Wyatt Padgett Compliance Manager

LES-22-157-NRC cc:

Laura A. Dudes, Region II 245 Peachtree Center Avenue N.E, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303 Email:

Anthony D. Masters, Director, Division of Fuel Facility Inspection U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Anthony.Masters@nrc.gov Robert Williams, Branch Chief Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Robert.Williams@nrc.gov Jacob Zimmerman, Branch Chief Fuel Facility Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jacob.Zimmerman@NRC.gov Jonathan Rowley, Project Manager - UUSA U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jonathan.Rowley@nrc.gov Timothy Sippel, Senior Fuel Facility Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Timothy.Sippel@nrc.gov USA The National Enrichment Facility