ML20134G927

Forwards Special Insp Team Rept 70-1113/96-12 on 961204-08 & Notice of Violation

ML20134G927
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Site:	07001113
Issue date:	01/28/1997
From:	Mallett B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Kipp C GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 9702110083
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January 28, 1997 General Electric Company ATTN: Mr. C.P. Kipp, General Manager GE Nuclear Energy Production P. O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402

SUBJECT:

NRC REGION II SPECIAL INSPECTION TEAM REPORT NO. 70-1113/96 12 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Kipp:

On December 4 8, 1996, a special NRC team inspection was conducted at the I Wilmington plant to review the causes and your corrective actions associated with a failure of the Line 3 calciner tube reported to the NRC on December 3, 1996. During that inspection, the team reviewed the circumstances surrounding the tube failure, precursors to the event, your response to the event, developed an understanding of the root causes, and verified the initial corrective actions that General Electric (GE) implemented to preclude recurrence.

The inspection team was composed of Messrs. E. McAlpine (Team Leader), and D. Ayres of this office; and D. Stout, G. Smith, and C. Tripp of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NHSS). The enclosed copy of our report identifies areas examined by the team.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that three violations of NRC requirements occurred. The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the re> ort. Although the violations represent problems noted in your program, w1ich contributed to the calciner tube failure, your response to the failure and corrective actions were excellent.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of 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 letter, please contact us.

Sincerely, W

Bruce S. Mallett, Director Division of Nuclear Material Safety j Docket No. 70 1113 License No. SNM-1097 i  !

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1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report No. 70 1113/96 12 cc w/encis:

Dr. Ralph Reda, Manager Fuels and Facility Licensing General Electric Company P.O. Box 780, Mail Code J26 Wilmington, NC 28402 Dayne H. Brown, Director Division of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment, Health & Natural Resources P.O. Box 27687 Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 Distribution w/encls:

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