IR 05000018/2015001

Ir 05000018/2015001, 0500070/2015001 and 05000183/2015001, July 20-23, 2015, Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy

ML15303A361
Person / Time
Site:	Vallecitos Nuclear Center, Vallecitos
Issue date:	10/30/2015
From:	Kellar R L NRC/RGN-IV/DNMS/RSFSB
To:	Caine T A GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas
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IR 2015001
Download: ML15303A361 (17)

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October 30, 2015

Mr. Thomas A. Caine, Manager Vallecitos Nuclear Center GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy 6705 Vallecitos Road Sunol, CA 94586

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 050-00018/15-001; 050-00070/15-001; 050-00183/15-001

Dear Mr. Caine:

This letter refers to the inspection conducted from July 20-23, 2015, at your Vallecitos Nuclear Center in Sunol, California. During this inspection, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff examined activities conducted under your licenses as they relate to public health and safety to confirm compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selected examination of procedures and representative records, observations of activities, and interviews with personnel. The preliminary inspection results were presented to you at the end of the onsite inspection. During the onsite inspection, the NRC's contractor, ORAU, conducted a confirmatory survey of two tracts of land located in the northern section of the Vallecitos Nuclear Center site property. The ORAU survey results indicate that identified radionuclide concentrations in surface soils in the northern properties are consistent with regional background and/or world-wide fallout levels. In addition, there is no evidence that the two areas were impacted by previous site operations. The final inspection conclusions were presented to your staff by telephone on October 22, 2015, after receipt of the ORAU confirmatory survey report dated October 19, 2015. The enclosed inspection report presents the results of this inspection. No violations were identified, and no response to this letter is required. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response, if you choose to provide one, will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy or proprietary, information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Dr. Robert Evans, Senior Health Physicist, at 817-200-1234 or the undersigned at 817-200-1191.

Sincerely,/RA/ Ray L. Kellar, P.E., Chief Repository and Spent Fuel Safety Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Dockets: 050-00018; 050-00070; and 050-00183 Licenses: DPR-1; TR-1; and DR-10

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 050-00018/15-001; 050-00070/15-001; 050-00183/15-001

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