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                              % .... /                                                              November 28, 1997 Mr. J.11. Miller Vice President - Production United Stat:s Enrichment Corporation Two Democracy Center 003 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817
 
==SUBJECT:==
PADUCAll INSPECTION REPORT 70-7001/97-208, NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF DEVIATION
 
==Dear Mr. Miller:==
 
This refers to the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) inspection by members of the Headquarters staff conducted on September 15-19, and November 3-7,1997, at your Paducah, Kentucky facility. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by your certificate were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staffidentified in the report (Enclosure 3).
Areas examined in the inspecti< 1 are identified in the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and relevant records, interviews with plant personnel, and observation of activities in progress. Within the scope of the inspection, three violations and one deviation from a commitment were identified, as described in Enclosures 1 and 2, Notice of Violation and Notice of Deviation. The violations concemed the validation of criticality codes at 5.5wt% enrichment, corrective actions in response to surveillance findings, and failure to involve NCS staffin evaluation of upset conditions involving loss of double contingency controls. The deviation concemed changes to a commitment date to correct a previously identified violation. Although no immediate safety hazards were identified, these are of regulatory concern because they concern a lack of rigorous analysis and process to carry out effective and prompt corrective actions and could lead to safety problems in the future. In addition, two unresolved items and six inspector follow-up items were identified.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the inst actions in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Notice of Deviation when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plant to prevent recurrence. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. After reviewing your response to the enclosed Notices, including your proposed corrective actions and the result of future 7
inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to            t ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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                                                                                  -2            November 28, 1997 in accordance with the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Should you have any questions conceming this inspection, we would be please to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, fm
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Philip Ting, Chief Operations Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Docket No. 70-7001 Certificate No. GDP 1
 
==Enclosures:==
: 1. Notice of Violation
: 2. Notice of Deviation
: 3. Inspection Report 97-208 cc w/ enclosures:
Mr. Steve Polston, General Manager Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
 
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November 28, 1997 In accordance with the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we would be please to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, (Original /s/ by W. Troskoski for)
Philip Ting, Chief Operations Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Docket No. 70-7001 Certificate No. GDP-1
 
==Enclosures:==
: 1. Notice of Violation
: 2. Notice of Deviation
: 3. Inspectie, Report 97-208 cc w/ enclosures:
Mr. Steve Polston, General Manager Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant DISTRIBUTION:
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Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/97-208,NOV & Notice of Deviation for Insp Conducted on 970915-19 & 1103-07.Violations Concerned Validation of Criticality Codes at 5.5wt% Enrichment.Deviation Involved Changes to Commitment Date
ML20202E838
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Site: 07007001
Issue date: 11/28/1997
From: Ting P
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: John Miller
UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC)
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% .... / November 28, 1997 Mr. J.11. Miller Vice President - Production United Stat:s Enrichment Corporation Two Democracy Center 003 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817

SUBJECT:

PADUCAll INSPECTION REPORT 70-7001/97-208, NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF DEVIATION

Dear Mr. Miller:

This refers to the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) inspection by members of the Headquarters staff conducted on September 15-19, and November 3-7,1997, at your Paducah, Kentucky facility. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by your certificate were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staffidentified in the report (Enclosure 3).

Areas examined in the inspecti< 1 are identified in the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and relevant records, interviews with plant personnel, and observation of activities in progress. Within the scope of the inspection, three violations and one deviation from a commitment were identified, as described in Enclosures 1 and 2, Notice of Violation and Notice of Deviation. The violations concemed the validation of criticality codes at 5.5wt% enrichment, corrective actions in response to surveillance findings, and failure to involve NCS staffin evaluation of upset conditions involving loss of double contingency controls. The deviation concemed changes to a commitment date to correct a previously identified violation. Although no immediate safety hazards were identified, these are of regulatory concern because they concern a lack of rigorous analysis and process to carry out effective and prompt corrective actions and could lead to safety problems in the future. In addition, two unresolved items and six inspector follow-up items were identified.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the inst actions in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Notice of Deviation when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plant to prevent recurrence. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. After reviewing your response to the enclosed Notices, including your proposed corrective actions and the result of future 7

inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to t ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

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-2 November 28, 1997 in accordance with the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Should you have any questions conceming this inspection, we would be please to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, fm

~

Philip Ting, Chief Operations Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Docket No. 70-7001 Certificate No. GDP 1

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation
2. Notice of Deviation
3. Inspection Report 97-208 cc w/ enclosures:

Mr. Steve Polston, General Manager Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

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November 28, 1997 In accordance with the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we would be please to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, (Original /s/ by W. Troskoski for)

Philip Ting, Chief Operations Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Docket No. 70-7001 Certificate No. GDP-1

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation
2. Notice of Deviation
3. Inspectie, Report 97-208 cc w/ enclosures:

Mr. Steve Polston, General Manager Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant DISTRIBUTION:

Docket File 70-7001 PHiland, Rill MMessier (w/o encis) T9E10 PDR, LPDR MHorn, SPB FCOB r/f hPierson, SPB MRodgers, FCSS FCSS r/f KO'Brien, Rill ETenEyck, FCSS NMSS r/f Case File WBrach, FCSS

):\97-208m.wed OFC FCOB I FCOB s m, h FCOB FCOB, NAME D Morey C Tripp W Trosk N'[ g DATE AY 11k7 11b7 11g/97 11 % 7 C = COVER E = COVER & ENCLOSURE N = NO COPY OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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