ML19057A129

BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc., U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Report 70-27/2019-403. Cover Letter

ML19057A129
Person / Time
Site:	BWX Technologies
Issue date:	02/26/2019
From:	James Shehee Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Burch B BWXT
References
EN-53838 IR 2019403
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 February 26, 2019 EN 53838 Mr. B. Joel Burch Vice President and General Manager BWX Technologies 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 70-27/2019-403

Dear Mr. Burch:

This refers to the inspection conducted from February 4-7, 2019, at your Mt. Athos facility located in Lynchburg, VA. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely, and in accordance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with members of your staff.

Areas examined during the inspection consisted of security equipment performance testing and maintenance and programs for protecting safeguards information. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS); accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

The enclosure contains Sensitive Unclassified Non Safeguards Information (Security-Related Information). Upon separation, this cover letter is DECONTROLLED.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION 2

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.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us at 404-997-4563.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James C. Shehee, Acting Chief Plant Support Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 70-27 License No. SNM-42

Enclosure:

NRC IR 70-27/2019-403 w/

Attachment:

Supplemental Information cc:

Christopher T. Terry, Manager Licensing and Safety Analysis BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 785 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0785 Steve Harrison, Director Division of Radiological Health Department of Health 109 Governor Street, Room 730 Richmond, VA 23219 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

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NAME O. Smith E. Michel J. Shehee DATE 2/22/2019 2/25/2019 2/26/2019 E-MAIL COPY YES NO YES NO YES NO