PNO-IV-87-021, on 870424,licensee Introduced Depleted UF6 as Feed Matl in Initial Startup Phase of Newly Constructed Processing Plant.Minor Difficulties Associated W/Process Equipment Encountered During Testing

PNO-IV-87-021:on 870424,licensee Introduced Depleted UF6 as Feed Matl in Initial Startup Phase of Newly Constructed Processing Plant.Minor Difficulties Associated W/Process Equipment Encountered During Testing

ML20209G842
Person / Time
Site:	04008027
Issue date:	04/27/1987
From:	Everett R, Holley L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
References
PNO-IV-87-021, PNO-IV-87-21, NUDOCS 8705010083
Download: ML20209G842 (1)

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April 27, 1987 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-IV-87-21 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice'of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the 9 Region IV staff on this date.

FACILITY: Sequoyah Fuels Corp. Licens~ee Emergency Classification:

, Gore, OK Notification of Unusual Event License No. 5U8-1010 Alert-Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

INITIAL START-UP OF THE DEPLETED UF TO UF PROCESSING PLANT 6 4 The-licensee introduced depleted UF on April 24, 1987, as feed material in the initial start-up phase of a newly c nstructed DUF to DUF processing plant.

Onlyminordifficultiesassociatedwiththeproce$sequipkenthavebeen encountered during preliminary testing.

t The new plant is located several hundred feet north of the licensee's present uranium hexafluoride conversion facility. The licensee plans to produce 1,288 lbs/hr of DUF, product under normal operating conditions including scheduled and unscheduled process interruptions.

A RIV inspector was onsite to observe the start-up. activities.

The licensee has responded to news media inquiries. The NRC does not plan to issue a press release.

i The state of Oklahoma has been informed.

Region IV received notification of this occurrence by the NRC inspector at 4:00 p.m. on April 24, 1987. Region IV has' informed NMSS.

This information has been confirmed with a licensee representative.

, CONTACT: R. J. Everett, FTS 728-8187/W. L. Holley, FTS 728-8198.

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