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Framatome 2018 Lpr Letter
	ML18064A175
Person / Time
Site:	Framatome ANP Richland
Issue date:	03/02/2018
From:	Lesser B; NRC/RGN-II/DFFI
To:	Land R; Framatome
References
	IR 2018001
	Download: ML18064A175 (6)
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 March 2, 2018 Mr. Ronald J. Land Site Manager Framatome Inc.

2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, Washington 99352

SUBJECT:

FRAMATOME INC. - LICENSEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW (NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INSPECTION REPORT 70-1257/2018-001)

Dear Mr. Land:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff in our Region II office, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response completed a licensee performance review of the Framatome Inc., Richland fuel fabrication facility inspection results and facility performance in conducting NRC-licensed activities. The review covered the period of January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2017. The performance of Framatome Inc., was evaluated in the following performance areas: Safety Operations, Safeguards, Radiological Controls, Facility Support, and Other Areas. The enclosure to this letter provides the results of our review and constitutes the basis for establishing the NRC oversight program for your facility.

Overall, the staff determined that Framatome Inc., has continued to conduct activities safely and securely and in a manner that protects public health and the environment. Based on our review of activities, no area needing improvement was identified for the areas of Safety Operations, Safeguards, Radiological Controls, Facility Support, and Other Areas. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct the core inspection program for a Category III Fuel Facility as described in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 2600 Appendix B, NRC Core Inspection Requirements, for the period of January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019. No separate letter will be issued addressing the Safeguards area.

Unresolved Items (URIs) were opened during the conduct of Temporary Instruction (TI) 2600/015, Evaluation of Licensee Strategies for the Prevention and/or Mitigation of Emergencies at Fuel Facilities. The NRC subsequently issued Generic Letter (GL) 2015-01, Treatment of Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities (ADAMS Accession No. ML14328A029) to request that licensees submit information to demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements regarding the treatment of natural phenomena hazard (NPH) events in the integrated safety analysis (ISA). The NRC conducted an announced inspection during the week of August 29, 2016, in accordance with TI 2600/016, Inspection of Activities Associated with NRC Generic Letter 2015-01 (ML16293A899) to independently verify that the Framatome Inc., response to the GL adequately evaluated NPH events in your facility ISA. In addition, this inspection was used to follow-up with previously identified URIs regarding the treatment of NPH events and to inform of the closure process of NRC GL-2015-01. The NRC concluded that the

R. Land 2 Framatome Inc., ISA adequately addressed potential hazards as a result of NPH events; therefore, the URIs opened during the conduct of TI 2600/015 were closed during this inspection.

The results of our review will be discussed with you at a public meeting on March 21, 2018, via webinar. During the meeting, we request that you discuss your performance in the same areas as those evaluated by the NRC.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please refer questions and comments regarding your Licensee Performance Review to Mr. Eric Michel, Chief, Projects Branch 2, by telephone at 404-997-4555.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark S. Lesser, Director Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Docket No. 70-1257 License No. SNM-1227

Enclosure:

Licensee Performance Review cc: (See page 3)

R. Land 3 cc:

William L. Doan, Jr., Manager Nuclear Criticality Safety Framatome Inc.

2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, Washington 99352 Calvin D. Manning, Manager Licensing and Compliance Framatome Inc.

2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, Washington 99352 Timothy J. Tate, Manager Environmental, Health, Safety & Licensing Framatome Inc.

2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, Washington 99352 Mike Elsen, Director Office of Radiation Protection Department of Health PO Box 47827 Olympia, Washington 98504-7827 mike.elsen@doh.wa.gov Earl Fordham, Deputy Director Office of Radiation Protection Department of Health 309 Bradley Boulevard, Suite 201 Richland, Washington 99352

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ASSESSMENT PERIOD: JANUARY 1, 2016 TO DECEMBER 31, 2017 The following is a summary of the performance of Framatome Inc., in the conduct of NRC-licensed activities.

PERFORMANCE AREA: SAFETY OPERATIONS This area is comprised of plant operations, nuclear criticality safety, and fire protection.