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ML20217G48314 October 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-207 Containing Proprietary Info on 990920-23.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Selective Exams of Core Procedures & Representative Records, Interviews with Personnel & Observations of Activities
ML20217F5558 October 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-12 on 990810-0920.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Maint & EngineeringCommercial Grade Dedication
Temporary Modification
Commercial Grade
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20217B3276 October 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-203 on 990921-23.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Y2K Program,Including Mgt Planning,Implementation,Qa,Regulatory Considerations & Documentation,Per GL 98-03
ML20212K9304 October 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-10 on 990720-0907.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations,Maint,Engineering & Plant SupportEnforcement Discretion
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20212K9164 October 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990720-0907.Violation Noted:Between 990720 & 0907,plant Staff Granted Personnel Unescorted Access to Controlled Access Area That Had Not Received General Employee or site-specific Training
ML20212F11822 September 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-12 on 990830-0902.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Security Insp Including Physical, Storage & Control of Classified Matter,Classification, Communications Security & Computer Security
PNO-III-99-042, on 990921,large Sanitary Water Line Ruptured at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant,Causing Loss of Sanitary Water to Plant.Resident Inspector Monitored Plant Response to Incident.State of Oh,Oh EPA & NRC Ctr Contacted21 September 1999PNO-III-99-042:on 990921,large Sanitary Water Line Ruptured at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant,Causing Loss of Sanitary Water to Plant.Resident Inspector Monitored Plant Response to Incident.State of Oh,Oh EPA & NRC Ctr Contacted
ML20212B66815 September 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-202 on 990816-20.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Engineered Fire Protection Sys, Implementation of Administrative Fire Prevention Controls & Manual Fire Suppression Response CapabilitiesHydrostatic
Fire Protection Program
Fire Watch
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20211Q78510 September 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-205 on 990816-20.No Violations Noted. Major Areas inspected:Y2K Readiness Program
ML20211L8982 September 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-11 on 990802-06.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Selective Exam of Procedures & Representative Records,Interviews with Personnel & Observations of Activities in ProgressJob Performance Measure
ML20211H28427 August 1999Notice of Violations from Insp on 990629-0809.Violations Noted:Plant Mgt Did Not Correct Condition Adverse to Quality as Soon as PracticalCondition Adverse to Quality
ML20211H31227 August 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-09 on 990629-0809.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Maint & EngineeringEnforcement Discretion
Condition Adverse to Quality
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20210P75210 August 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990529-0719.Violation Noted:Between 990510 & 0601,plant Staff Did Not Promptly Notify Plant Shift Superintendent of Identified Problems & Conditions Associated with Process Bldg Fire Protection Sys
ML20210P76710 August 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-08 on 990529-0719.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations,Engineering & Plant SupportOperability Determination
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20210P71110 August 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-11 on 990719-23.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Support.Inspector Concluded That Certificatee Was Effectively Implementing Radioactive Matls Transportation ProgramDeep Dose Equivalent
Uranium Hexafluoride
Exclusive Use
ML20209F10612 July 1999Partially Withheld Insp Rept 70-7002/99-204 Conducted on 990614-17.No Violations Noted.Details Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790
ML20209F0749 July 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-09 on 990621-25.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Insp Noted That Operators Response to Small UF6 Release in Building C-337A Was Effective & Consistent with Guidance Provided in Alarm ResponseUranium Hexafluoride
Exclusive Use
ML20209E9019 July 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-08 on 990614-17.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Security Program,Including Physical Security,Storage and Control of Classified Matter, Classification & Communications & Computer Security
ML20209E8679 July 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990517-0629.Violation Noted:Between 990609 & 22,certificate Batched G-17 Valves with Hidden Vols Greater than 1 Gallon in Staging Outside Bldg X-744H Was Obtained
ML20209E8789 July 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-07 on 990517-0629.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Maint & Surveillance, Engineering & Plant SupportOperability Determination
Uranium Hexafluoride
Depleted uranium
ML20209E8859 July 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990614-17.Violation Noted: Plant Employee Used Memory Typewriter Approved for Classified Use,With Removable Ribbon That Was Not Marked to Reflect Highest Clasification Level
PNO-III-99-034A, on 990702,all Criticality Accident Alarms Administratively Declared Inoperable.Criticality Accident Alarms Administratively Was Declared Inoperable After Engineering Plant Staff,During Review of Calculations6 July 1999PNO-III-99-034A:on 990702,all Criticality Accident Alarms Administratively Declared Inoperable.Criticality Accident Alarms Administratively Was Declared Inoperable After Engineering Plant Staff,During Review of Calculations
PNO-III-99-034, on 990702,all Criticality Accident Alarms Adminstratively Declared Inoperable.Certficatee Issued Press Release.Certificatee Remains in Alert Pending Resolution of Operability Issue.Senior Inspector Responded to Site2 July 1999PNO-III-99-034:on 990702,all Criticality Accident Alarms Adminstratively Declared Inoperable.Certficatee Issued Press Release.Certificatee Remains in Alert Pending Resolution of Operability Issue.Senior Inspector Responded to SiteEnforcement Discretion
ML20196K1051 July 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-07 on 990413-0528.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations,Maint & Surveillance, Engineering & Plant SupportForeign Material Exclusion
ML20209B8001 July 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-203 on 990607-11.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Hazard Identification & Assessment, Maintenance & Insp,Compliance Plan Issues,Conduct of Operations in X-705 & Audits & Insps
ML20196H85529 June 1999Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $55,000.Violation Noted:Corp Failed to Classify as Alert,Emergency Situation Which Could Have Led to Release of Radioactive Matl or Have Direct Effect on PersonnelUranium Hexafluoride
ML20211C42724 June 1999EN-99-025:on 990629,NOV & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $55,000 Issued to Licensee.Action Based on Severity III Violation Involving Failure to Classify,As Alert,Emergency Situation at Usec Portsmouth Plant
ML20207H51111 June 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-05 on 990406-0514.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operators Response to Small UF6 Release in Bldg X-330,which Was Effective & Consistent with Guidance Provided in Alarm Response & off-normal ProceduresCondition Adverse to Quality
Foreign Material Exclusion
Continuous fire watch
Fire Watch
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20207H50511 June 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990406-0514.Violation Noted:Chemical Safety,Operations,Radiation Protection & Equipment Control Activities Were Not Performed IAW ProceduresUranium Hexafluoride
ML20207A02721 May 1999Notice of Violations from Insp on 990222-0312.Violations Noted:Certificatee Failed to Determine All Credible Process Upsets,Develop Controls Necessary to Meet Double Contingency Principle & Identify All Assumptions & Equipment NeededCondition Adverse to Quality
ML20207A03421 May 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-04 on 990222-0312.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Corrective Action Program & Implementation of Nuclear Criticality Safety Corrective Action PlanCondition Adverse to Quality
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20196K58510 May 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990413-0528.Violation Noted:Corporation Did Not Report to NRC Operations Ctr, within 24 Hours After Discovery of Event in Which Process Gas Leak Detection Sys Failed to Function as Designed
ML20206E65929 April 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-04 on 990224-0412.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Staff Took Appropriate Actions to Trip Process Motors for Cell Involved with Motor Fire Due to Failed motor-to speed-increaser CouplingUranium Hexafluoride
ML20206E43229 April 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990222-0406.Violation Noted:On 990325,attendee Failed to Implement Requirements of Confined Space Entry,Permit Number 99-330-04,which Was Required by Procedure XP2-Sh-1H1032
ML20206E43729 April 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-03 on 990222-0406.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Aspects of Plant Operations,Maint, Engineering & Plant SupportEarthquake
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20206B56522 April 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990322-26.Violation Noted: on 981209,Building X-326 Operator Did Not Stop Cell Motors from Fastest Location Upon Unexplained Rises in Motor Amp Load Which Lead to Excessive Overload in Stage 2Unanalyzed Condition
Condition Adverse to Quality
ML20206B57022 April 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-06 on 990322-26.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations,Maint & Surveillance, Engineering & Plant Support (Emergency Preparedness)Unanalyzed Condition
High winds
Condition Adverse to Quality
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20205R81420 April 1999Partially Withheld Insp Rept 70-7001/99-201 on 990322-26. Details Withheld
PNO-III-99-018, on 990408,failure of Transfer at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Caused 9,500 Gallons of Oil to Leak Into Onsite Drainage Pond.Pond Is Designed to Prevent Matl from Entering Offsite Waterways.Nrc Notified of Event8 April 1999PNO-III-99-018:on 990408,failure of Transfer at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Caused 9,500 Gallons of Oil to Leak Into Onsite Drainage Pond.Pond Is Designed to Prevent Matl from Entering Offsite Waterways.Nrc Notified of Event
ML20205J3092 April 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-05 on 990322-25.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Compliance with Certificate Holder Approved Physical Security Plan for Protection of Special Nuclear Matl of Low Strategic Significance
ML20196K40519 March 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990222-26.Violation Noted: Certificate Holder Failed to Establish Document & Maintain Program That Investigates shipper-receiver 235 U Differences on Total Shipment Basis
ML20196K40919 March 1999Partially Withheld Insp Rept 70-7002/99-202 on 990222-26.No Violations Noted.Details Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790(d)
ML20204D84517 March 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 990112-0222.Violation Noted:On 990112,certificatee Returned Autoclave 1 to Svc Following Steam Shutdown,Due to False Sys Actuation of Safety Sys Component,Without Initiating Problem Rept
ML20204D86117 March 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/99-01 on 990112-0222.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations,Maint,Engineering & Plant SupportEmergency Lighting
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20207K30911 March 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-01 on 990113-0223.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations,Maint & Surveillance, Engineering & Plant SupportWater Inventory Control
Missed surveillance
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20207G2715 March 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 981201-990112.Violation Noted:Certificatee Permitted Individuals to Have Access to Document Revealing Confidential Restricted Data Without Having Q or L Access Authorization
ML20203G90416 February 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/98-19 on 981209-990108.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Circumstances Surrounding 981209 Fire Involving Side Purge Cascade,Evaluations of Plant Equipment Performance & Plant Personnel Response to EventContinuous fire watch
Fire Watch
Uranium Hexafluoride
ML20203G4239 February 1999Insp Rept 70-7001/99-02 on 990125-29.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant SupportUranium Hexafluoride
ML20202D75726 January 1999Notice of Violation from Insp on 981123-990112.Violation Noted:On 981213,motor Load Monitor Setpoints for Stages of Cell 31-5-7 & Adjacent Cell Stages in Area Control Room 2 Not Adjusted to 10% Above & Below Nominal Motor Load
ML20202D76326 January 1999Insp Rept 70-7002/98-18 on 981123-990112.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations,Maintenance & EngineeringUranium Hexafluoride