ML20138Q339

Matl Control & Accounting Insp Rept 50-219/85-30 on 851001-04.Violation Noted:Fuel Location History Card (Kardex) File Not Maintained on Current Basis

ML20138Q339
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	12/20/1985
From:	Della Ratta A, Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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50-219-85-30, NUDOCS 8512270150
Download: ML20138Q339 (7)

See also: IR 05000219/1985030

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

Report No. 50-219/85-30

Docket No. 50-219

License No. DPR-16

Licensee: GPU Nuciaar Corporation

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P.O. Box 388

Forked River, New Jersey

' Facility Name: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

Inspection At: Forked River, New Jersey

Inspection Conducted: October 1 - 4, 1985

Date of Last Material Control and Accounting Inspection: October 20 - 22, 1982

. Type of Inspection: Unannounced Material Control and Accounting

Inspector: I /z-Je -Bf'

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Approved by: =ch /e - s e - J I

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Safeguards Branch

Inspection Summary: Routine, Unannounced Inspection on October 1 - 4, 1985

(Inspection Report No. 50-219/85-30)

Areas Inspected: Facility organization and operation, measurement and

controls, shipping and receiving, storage and internal control, physical in-

ventory, records and reports, and management of material control systems. The

inspection involved 28 hours3.240741e-4 days <br />0.00778 hours <br />4.62963e-5 weeks <br />1.0654e-5 months <br /> on site by a regional based inspector.

Results: One violation was identified (failure to follow procedures which

require the fuel location history card (Kardex) file to be maintained on a

current basis (paragraph 5.e).

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DETAILS

1. Persons Contacted

• P. Fiedler, Vice President and Director, Oyster Creek

W. Smith, Plant Engineering Director

D. Turner, Radiological Controls Director 0.C.

• A. Rone, Manager Operations Engineering

• J. Molner, Core Manager

• D. Notigan, Core Engineer

• J. Rogers, Licensing Engineer

• W. Bateman, NRC Senior flesident Inspector

• J. Wechselberger, NRC Resident Inspector

• Present at exit interview

2. 30703 - Exit Interview

The inspector met'with the licensee representatives (denoted in para-

graph 1) on October 4, 1985, and summarized the scope and findings of the

inspection.

At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the

licensee by the inspector.

3. Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings

(Closed) Inspector Follow-Up Item (82-27-01). The licensee agreed to

revise the plant operating procedures (Series 200 and 1000) to reflect

current practices, and to incorporate the accountability of all detectors

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containing special nuclear material (SNM) in the applicable sections'of

the procedures. The inspector reviewed the applicable plant operating

procedures and determined that the procedures had been revised to reflect

current practices and to provide for the accountability of all detectors

containing SNM in the applicable sections.

4. 92713 - Independent Inspection Effort

The inspector observed that visitors were being monitored with a walk-

through metal and explosive detector and a hands-on search prior to entry

into the protected area and that packages were inspected using an x ray

device.

5. 85102 - Material Control, Accounting

a. Organization and Operation

The inspector verified through review that the licensee had main-

_ tained written procedures for nuclear material control and accounting

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and that statements of responsibility and authority existed for those

positions with responsibility for special nuclear material (SNM).

b. Measurement and Controls

The licensee had maintained, and was utilizing a method of computing

thermal output, uranium / uranium-235 depletion and plutonium pro-

duction.

The inspector determined that the licensee's computer tabulation

summary of total uranium and uranium-235 depletion and plutonium

production agreed with the totals reported on the DOE /NRC-742's

submitted between April 1, 1982, and March 31, 1985.

c. Shipping and Receiving

The inspector determined through review that the licensee had main-

tained procedures to assure that all special nuclear material shipped

or received was accurately accounted for.

The licensee had thirty-six receipts of SNM since April 1, 1982. A

review was performed of all DOE /NRC Form - 741 generated for those

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transactions to determine proper signature, timely dispatch, and

accuracy of data. No discrepancies were noted.

d. Storage and Internal Control

The inspector determined through review that the licenree was main-

taining and following a system of written material, control and

accounting procedures which provided for the knowledge of the quan-

tity, identity, and location of SNM within the facility, with one

exception which is discussed in paragraph Se.

Storage areas were maintained and included the reactor core, fuel

pool, new fuel storage vault, and other areas that were appropriate

for SNM contained in other than reactor fuel.

e. Phi,ical Inventory

The inspector reviewed the licensee's records for the physical in-

ventory performed on September 24, 1985. The review consisted of a

piece count of the fuel assemblies as shown on the licensee's fuel

storage map and a comparison of the fuel location history card

(Kardex) file to the core loading and fuel storage map. Fuel bundles

were located as follows:

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Location Bundles

Reactor Core 560

Spent fuel Pool 1204

New Fuel Storage Vault 4

Total Bundles 1768

During the review of the physical inventory records, the inspector

noted that the fuel location history cards (Kardex) file had not been

updated to reflect the current location of certain fuel bundles lo-

cated in the spent fuel pool as required by the Oyster Creek Nuclear

Generating Station Procedure 1002.4, Revision 9 to comply with 10 CFR

70.51(c). The relocation of the fuel bundles occurred on August 25

and 26, 1984, as shown on SNM Move Sheet Nos.84-123, 84-124, and

84-125. Failure to maintain the necessary records and follow the

established procedure was identified as a violation (85-30-01).

The inspector also reviewed the source inventory records to

determine inventory control of various detectors containing SNM. No

discrepancies were noted.

Additionally, the inspector reviewed and determined that the licensee

had taken physical inventories, as required by 10 CFR 70.51 (d).

f. Records and Reports

The inspector reviewed the licensee's records, reporte and source

data. All Material Balance Reports (DOE /NRC Form-742) submitted by

the licensee during the period of April 1,1982 to March 31, 1985

were reviewed as were all' Nuclear Material Transaction Reports

(DOE /NRC Form-741). Total uranium and U-235 fission, transmutation

and plutonium production and decay records were also reviewed. No

discrepancies were noted.

Attached to this report as Exhibits I and II is a summary of the

licensee's SNM activity for the period April 1,1982 through

March 31, 1985.

g. Management of Material Control Systems

The inspector determined that the licensee was maintaining a manage-

ment system which provided for the revision, implementation and en-

forcetent of nuclear material control and accounting procedures with

the exception of the violation discussed in Details paragraph 5.e.

There was an organizational structure responsive to the nuclear

material control and accounting requirements, pursuant to their

license and applicable NRC regulations.

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Audits of.the site were performed annually by the Quality Assurance

, Department of General Public Utilities (GPU) Nuclear Corporation.

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The inspector reviewed the latest audit report (No. 5-0C-85-08 dated

September 9,1985) of SNM control and accounting procedures /prac-

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EXHIBIT I-

• Oyster Creek Nuclear Generatino Station

Docket No. 50-219 License No. DPR-16' >

Ma te ria l Ba lance or Period: April 1. 1982 - Ma rch 31. 1985

Reportino identification Symbol: YHA 'Reportino Unit: orams ,

Enriched Uranium Noemai U ra n i um ,

j, Element isotope Element isotooe F

Beginning inventory:

(April 1, 1982) 262,894,421 -2,973,274 1,653,666 11,844

Additions:

From Norma l - Uranium

Account: 1,653,666 11,344 -0-- -0-

Receipts: 27.422.966 465.730 -0- -0-

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Ma te ri a l to Account for: 291.971.053 ,3.450.848 1.653.666 11.844

Removals:

To Enriched Uranium Account: -0- -0- -0- -0-

Shipments: -0- -0- -0- -0-

Degradation to Other:

Ma te ria l s: -0- -0- 1,653,666 11,844.

Fission and Transmutation: 18,473,251 708,336 -0- -0-

Inventory Difference -0' -0- -0- -0-

Total Removals: 18,473,251 708,336 1,653,666 11,844

Ending I nvento ry:

(Ma rch 31, 1985) 273.497.802 2.742.512 -0- -0- i

Materia l Accounted For: 291.971.053 3.450.848 1.653.666 11.844 l

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EXHIBIT ll

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generatina Station

Docket No. 50-219 License No. DPR 16

Material Ba lance or Period: Ap ri l 1. 1982 - Ma rch 31. 1984

Reportina identification Symbol: YHA Reportina Unit; o ra ms -

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Plutonium Plutonium-238

Element Isotope Element isotope

Beginning Inventory:

(April 1, 1982 1,555,871 1,127,726 1.2 1.0

Additions

Production: 203,965 '144.865 -0- -0-

Receipts: -0- -0-- -0- -0-

Material to Account For: 1.759.836 1,272.591 1.2 1.0

Removals:

Shipments: -0- -0- -0- -0-

Decay: 10,297 11,022 -0- -0-

Inventory Difference

(Rounding Error) (3) (3) -0- -0-

Total Removals: 10,294 11,019 -0- -0-

Ending I nvento ry:

(Ma rch 31, 1985) 1.749.542 1.261.572 1/ 1.2 1.0

Material Accounted for: 1.759.836 1.272.592 1.2 1.0

1/ = 2 sources (Serial Nos. MRPU8BE423, MRPU8BE424).

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