ML21250A176

NRC-2021-000238 - Resp 1 - Interim, Agency Records Subject to the Request Are Enclosed

ML21250A176
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PNO-III-98-058:on 981209,fire started in process Bldg 326. Plant onsite fire brigade responded & extinguished fire about 2 h later.Certificatee does not know cause of fire at present ML20197H313 12/9/1998 time.Treated four plant workers for minor injuries.

Forwards responses to NRC 981125 comments re USECs proposed criteria for reopening Compliance Plan (CP) issues,proposed revised criteria for determining when CP should be ML20198A745 12/9/1998 considered for reopening & USEC evaluation of noted issues.

Forwards proprietary corrected NRC Form 327, "Special Nuclear Matl (SNM) & Source Matl (SM) Physical Inventory Summary Rept," for inventories conducted on 980930. Proprietary info ML20198A762 12/9/1998 withheld,per 10CFR2.790.

ML20199G666 12/9/1998 Notation vote approving SECY-98-275, "Rept to Congress on Gaseous Diffusion Plants Located Near Paducah,Kentucky & Portsmouth,Ohio."

ML20197K028 12/10/1998 Informs that due to event involving fire at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant on 981209,NRC has initiated AIT to evaluate event.

ML20199G695 12/10/1998 Notation vote approving with comments SECY-98-275, "Rept to Congress on Gaseous Diffusion Plants Located Near Paducah, Kentucky & Portsmouth,Ohio."

ML20198F402 12/11/1998 Rev 27 to USEC-02, "Application for US NRC Certification, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant."

PNO-III-98-058A:on 981214,update of fire in process made. Insp exit meeting,open to public,will be scheduled in early Jan.Certificate holder,US Enrichment Corp,continuing its investigation ML20198A475 12/15/1998 of fire,including determination of causes.

Discusses Portsmouth & Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plants re criteria for identifying deficient closure of reopening of compliance plan issues.Associated CAR should likewise be provided to ML20198F252 12/18/1998 DOE by 990131.

ML20198F277 12/18/1998 Insp rept 70-7002/98-208 on 981130-1204.Violations noted. Major areas inspected:status & adequacy of nuclear criticality safety corrective action plan.

ML20198J872 12/22/1998 Informs NRC of change in regulatory commitment made in USEC ltr dtd 981123 re response to insp rept 70-7002/98-14 NOVs. Specifics of commitment change listed.

Forwards amend 18 to COC GDP-2 IAW application dtd 981014 & per 10CFR76.Amend extends three completion dates contained in Issue A.4 entitled "Possession of U Enriched to Greater ML20198K720 12/28/1998 Than 10% U-235."

Forwards revised response to NRC accreditation of Portsmouth Computer Sys,replacing 981218 submittal.Proprietary rev 3c to POEF-A-391, "Disaster Recovery & Contingency Plan for ML20198L315 12/28/1998 Corporate Computing Data Ctr...." Proprietary encl withheld.

Forwards rev 1 to event rept ER 98-13,for event resulting from actuation of CADP smokeheads in X-333 process building. Caused by unplanned release of UF6.Compressor & seals were ML20198N242 12/30/1998 replaced & cell 33-3-3 was placed back in operation.

ML20216D293 12/31/1998 Rev 3 to POEF-LMUS-10, "Criticality Accident Alarm Sys Coverage & Exclusions."

Forwards 30 day event rept ER 98-17,for event resulting from fire which caused damage to Cascade equipment containing radioactive matl at X-326 building.Investigation of root cause &

ML20199C855 1/8/1999 C/As is ongoing.Revised rept will be issued 990218.

PNO-III-99-058B:second update on 981209 fire in process bldg.Exit meeting on 990205 rescheduled from 990108 due to severe weather.Cause of fire still being investigated by USEC.Some ML20199D180 1/13/1999 release of HEX in process bldg occurred.

ML20199H112 1/15/1999 "Rept to Congress on Gaseous Diffussion Plants Located Near Paducah,KY & Portsmouth,OH," covering period from 971001-980930.

ML20202G204 1/15/1999 Revised SAR,comprised of rev 28,USEC-02 to application for NRC certification.

Responds to 981218 ltr re criteria for identifying deficient closure of & reopening of compliance plan issues.Licensee is preparing certificate amend requests to reopen Portsmouth compliance ML20199H059 1/19/1999 plan issue 9 & portion of issue 23.

ML20199H305 1/19/1999 Proposed rev to Chapter 3,sections Grade 1-4 of updated SAR.

ML20199H633 1/20/1999 Ack receipt of 981123 & 1222 ltrs informing NRC of steps taken to correct violation noted in insp rept 70-7002/98-14 on 981023.

Forwards compliance plan status rept for 980716-990101.Encls 1 & 2 contain detailed listing,sorted by noncompliance,of individual commitments within each compliance plan issue. Encl 2 ML20202E859 1/21/1999 withheld,per 10CFR2.790.

ML20202D763 1/26/1999 Insp rept 70-7002/98-18 on 981123-990112.Violations noted. Major areas inspected:plant operations,maintenance & engineering.

ML20202F106 1/31/1999 Rev 1 to "Compliance Evaluation Rept for Renewal of COC GDP-2," for Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant,Piketon,OH."

Forwards copy of security incident log & associated info for month of Jan 1999 for Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant,per exemption from immediate notification requirement of ML20202H925 2/1/1999 10CFR95.57(b) granted in NRC 981215 ltr to licensee.

Forwards insp rept 70-7002/98-19 on 981209-990108.No violations noted.Augmented Insp Team examined circumstances surrounding 981209 fire,plant staff response to fire & root causes ML20203G882 2/16/1999 for fire.

Insp 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 ML20203G904 2/16/1999 performance & plant personnel response to event.

Forwards list of documents re gaseous diffusion plant safety SAR,that will be archived.DOE will not be archiving Engineering Svc Orders (ESOs) that supported preparation of SARs.Original ML20205M269 2/23/1999 ESOs will be sent to gaseous diffusion plants.

Submits request for review & approval of rev to plan for achieving compliance with NRC regulations at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.Rev involves changes to issue 8, issue 9 &

ML20207E876 2/25/1999 portions of issue 23.

Forwards security incident log & associated info for Feb 1999,per exemption from immediate notification requirement of 10CFR95.57(b) granted by NRC 981215 ltr.All "2 of 2" pages of ML20207E238 2/26/1999 incoming submittal not included.

Responds to NRC 981204 RAI re licensee request for exclusion of areas within licensee leased areas from criticality accident alarm sys monitoring.Update documents,originally submitted as ML20195H454 3/1/1999 part of original request,encl.

ML20207D970 3/2/1999 Summary of 990218 meeting with US Enrichment Corp in Bethesda,MD re status of activities at gaseous diffusion plants.List of attendees & presentation matl,encl.

ML20204D861 3/17/1999 Insp rept 70-7002/99-01 on 990112-0222.Violations noted. Major areas inspected:plant operations,maint,engineering & plant support.

Ack receipt of 990225 ltr informing NRC of steps taken to correct violations noted in insp rept 70-7002/98-18 dtd 990126.Reviewed C/As & have no further questions.C/As will be examined ML20204E234 3/17/1999 during future insps.

Submits response to violations noted in augmented insp team rept 70-7002/98-19.Corrective actions:on 981215, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant operations dept issued lesson learned to ML20204G303 3/19/1999 incident commander.

Forwards rev 1 to event rept 98-17 re fire which caused damage to Cascade equipment containing radioactive matl in X-326 bldg side purge area at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion ML20204J191 3/19/1999 Plant.Revised rept includes root cause & corrective actions.

Forwards proprietary NRC Forms 327, "SNM & SM Physical Inventory Summary Repts," for Paducah GDP & Portsmouth GDP. Encl 3 contains revised NRC Form 327,submitted 981125.

ML20205F379 3/30/1999 Affidavit encl.Encl withheld.

ML20205H308 3/31/1999 Forwards copy of security incident log & associated info for period of 990225-990331,IAW 10CFR95.57(b).

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 ML20205K481 4/8/1999 entering offsite waterways.NRC notified of event.

ML20205Q424 4/14/1999 Revised SAR,comprised of rev 31 to application for NRC certification,Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

ML20206B969 4/19/1999 Forwards response to NRC RAI re safety analysis rept update. Responses to remaining questions/comments will be submitted at later date.

Forwards insp rept 70-7002/99-06 on 990322-26 & NOV.One violation identified involving failure of Plant Shift Superintendent,acting as Incident Commander for ER to fire on 981209,to ML20206B561 4/22/1999 classify emergency condition as Alert.

Notice 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 ML20206B565 4/22/1999 lead to excessive overload in stage 2.

ML20206B570 4/22/1999 Insp rept 70-7002/99-06 on 990322-26.Violations noted.Major areas inspected:plant operations,maint & surveillance, engineering & plant support (emergency preparedness).

ML20206A443 4/23/1999 Summary of 990407 meeting with US Enrichment Corp in Rockville,MD re licensee SAR update & Chapter 3, "Facility & Process Description." Meeting agenda & list of attendees, encl.

ML20206E437 4/29/1999 Insp rept 70-7002/99-03 on 990222-0406.Violations noted. Major areas inspected:aspects of plant operations,maint, engineering & plant support.

ML20206F624 4/30/1999 Forwards copy of security incident log & associated info for period of Apr 1999.

ML20196L046 5/10/1999 "USEC Proposed Changes,Certificate Amend Request,Update Application SAR,Description of Proposed Changes."

ML20206T439 5/14/1999 Proposed revs to "Plan for Achieving Compliance with NRC Regulations at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant."

ML20206S309 5/17/1999 Confirms meeting scheduled for 990610 in Lisle,IL to discuss failure to classify emergency conditon as "Alert" IAW Portsmouth EP.

ML20207A034 5/21/1999 Insp rept 70-7002/99-04 on 990222-0312.Violations noted. Major areas inspected:corrective action program & implementation of nuclear criticality safety corrective action plan.

ML20207A646 5/21/1999 Forwards Page 3 of USEC ltr GDP 99-0039,dtd 990514.Page inadvertently omitted.

Submits response to violations noted in insp rept 70-7002/99-06.Corrective actions:training was developed & implemented to address cell trips,cell isolation,compressor surging & compressor ML20195C312 5/28/1999 overloads.

ML20195D137 6/1/1999 "USEC Proposed Changes,Certificate Amend Request,Update Application SAR,Detailed Description of Change," revised pages to SAR update previously transmitted.

ML20195D911 6/1/1999 Forwards security incident log & associated info for period 990501-31,per 10CFR95.57(b).

Forwards required 30-day event rept ER 99-10 re event that resulted from failure of two cascade automatic data processing smokeheads in X-330 process bldg at Portsmouth Gaseous ML20195E262 6/4/1999 Diffusion Plant.List of commitments,encl.

Insp 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 ML20207H511 6/11/1999 provided in alarm response & off-normal procedures.

ML20196A169 6/16/1999 Provides required 30-day written Event Rept 99-11 for event involving high condensate level shutoff actuation at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

Forwards response to violations noted in insp rept 70-7002/99-04.Corrective actions:on 990510,preliminary XP4-EG-NS1001,was revised & implemented to include definition of "unlikely ML20196F042 6/21/1999 events" & provided instructions.

Responds to 990528 response to NOV submitted by 990422 ltr with insp rept 70-7002/99-06.Response not fully addressing informational needs in notice.Response to notice requested to be ML20196F112 6/23/1999 resubmitted within 30 days of date of ltr.

EN-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 ML20211C427 6/24/1999 situation at USEC Portsmouth plant.

ML20196H842 6/29/1999 Discusses insp rept 70-7002/99-06 on 990322-26 & forwards notice of violation & proposed imposition of civil penalty in amount of $55,000.

Notice 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 ML20196H855 6/29/1999 radioactive matl or have direct effect on personnel.

Insp 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-ML20209B800 7/1/1999 705 & audits & insps.

ML20209D256 7/1/1999 Forwards security incident log & associated info for period June 1999,per 10CFR95.57(b).

ML20209E878 7/9/1999 Insp rept 70-7002/99-07 on 990517-0629.No violations noted. Major areas inspected:operations,maint & surveillance, engineering & plant support.

Forwards rev to 30-day event rept ER 98-17,re event which resulted from fire causing damage to Cascade equipment containing radioactive matl in X-326 bldg side purge area. Briefing was ML20209F738 7/12/1999 initiated for X-326 Operations Personnel.

Provides addl changes to SARUP certificate amend request dtd 971031,comprising third set of SARUP technical safety requirements changes,changes to SARUP Section 3.8 & SARUP ML20210H247 7/22/1999 Chapter 14 discussed in USEC 990226 ltr to NRC.

ML20210H257 7/22/1999 Revised pages to "SAR Update." Pages 4.3-92,4.3-128 & 2.1-21 of incoming submittal not included.

Submits response to SA Toelle ltr dtd 990614, "10CFR76.68(a)(3) Decreased Effectiveness Reviews" & RAI for Paducah & Portsmouth transmittals of 1999 annual update to certification ML20210D818 7/23/1999 applications.

Responds to NRC 990629 ltr re violations noted in insp rept 70-7002/99-06.Corrective actions:expectations for activating EOC were reinforced & lessons learned re need to activate EOC was ML20210F211 7/27/1999 issued.

ML20210K029 7/30/1999 Responds to NRC 990623 ltr expressing concerns with 990528 reply to NOVs re insp rept 70-7002/99-006.Revised response encl.

ML20211A790 8/4/1999 Forwards info requested during briefing by NRC staff on 990726 re NRC interactions with USEC.

ML20211N185 8/4/1999 Revised SAR,comprised of rev 32 to application for NRC certification,Portsmouth GDP.

ML20211N192 8/4/1999 Rev 32 to QAP for USEC-02,application for US NRC certification,for plant.With technical safety requirements.

Revised response to NRC NOV re violations noted in insp rept 70-7002/99-04.Corrective actions:DOI-832-99-03 revised & reissued on 990729,to include any document utilized to support ML20210P184 8/6/1999 safety basis in NCSE.

ML20210Q792 8/12/1999 Notification of 990819 meeting with US Enrichment Corp in Rockville,MD to discuss activities at GDPs.

ML20211K208 8/31/1999 Discusses 990730 revised response to RAI transmitted by NRC 990623 ltr re 990528 response for Severity Level IV violations identified in insp rept 70-7002/99-06.

ML20211K404 8/31/1999 Forwards responses to remaining NRC questions/comments from 980601 & 0709 NRC RAIs re SAR update.

Application for certificate amend request to update 971031 SAR.Amend includes changes that were discussed in licensee 990226 ltr to NRC & changes in response to NRC questions.

ML20211K461 8/31/1999 Detailed description of changes & revised SAR pages encl.

ML20211M640 9/3/1999 Forwards security incident log for month of Aug 1999,per requirements of 10CFR95.57(b).

Forwards required 30 day event rept 99-17,for event that resulted from determination that 13 sprinkler sys associated with high pressure fire water sys in process buildings were not capable of ML20211N895 9/7/1999 meeting operability requirements.

ML20211Q785 9/10/1999 Insp rept 70-7002/99-205 on 990816-20.No violations noted. Major areas inspected:Y2K readiness program.

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 ML20212E443 9/21/1999 incident.State of OH,OH EPA & NRC ctr contacted.

Responds to 990806 reply to NOV in ltr dtd 990521 with insp rept 70-7002/99-04.Revised reply reviewed & responses to violations 1.B & 1.C do not fully address needs as clarified in 990715 ML20212G940 9/23/1999 telcon.Resubmit response within 30 days of ltr.

ML20212H380 9/24/1999 Responds to 990723 RAI re 1999 annual update to certification applications.

Provides required 30-day Event Rept 99-19 for event that resulted from failure of cascade automatic data processing data processing smoke detection sys at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion ML20216J789 9/27/1999 plant.Encl 2 is list of commitments made in rept.

Forwards revised event rept 99-17,for event resulting from determination that sprinkler sys not capable of meeting operability requirements.Caused by mineral deposits.Provided following ML20217A478 10/4/1999 completion of root cause evaluation.

ML20217B612 10/6/1999 Forwards copy of Security Incident Log for month of Sept 1999.

ML20217F555 10/8/1999 Insp rept 70-7002/99-12 on 990810-0920.No violations noted. Major areas inspected:operations,maint & engineering.

ML003672370 12/17/1999 Office of Enforcement Annual Report - 1999 ML003682976 2/8/2000 Inspection report 70-7002/99-17 on December 14, 1999 through January 24, 2000. Violations noted. Major areas inspected: maintenance and engineering.

ML003696418 3/27/2000 IR 07007002/2000-004 (DNMS) Portsmouth GDP ML003713957 5/5/2000 Portsmouth Inspection Report 70-7002/20000002 (DNMS)