ML20151C175

Insp Rept 70-1100/88-04 on 880229-0304.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Control & Accounting, Including Facility Operations & Internal Control & Physical Inventory

ML20151C175
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Site:	07001100
Issue date:	04/01/1988
From:	Della Ratta A, Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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70-1100-88-04, 70-1100-88-4, NUDOCS 8804120198
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U.S. NUCLEAR PEGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I Report No. 70-1100/88-04 Docket No. 70-1100 License No. SNM-1067 Safeguards Group: III  :

Licensee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.

P.O. Box 500 Windsor, Connecticut 06095 Facility Name: Combustion Engineering - Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Inspection At: Windsor, Connecticut  !

Inspection Conducted: February 29 - March 4, 1988 Type of Inspection: Routine, Unannounced Material Control and Accounting -

Inspector: h M /- M

d. Della Ra W Sa uar uditor date Approved by: / M- /-//

. Kelmig,(Lhiaf, Sa uards Section, DRSS date Inspection Summary: Inspection on bruary 29 - March 4, 1988 (Inspection Report No. 70-1100/88-04).

Areas Inspected: Nuclear material control and accounting, including:

facility operations and internal control, and physical inventory.

I Results: The licensee was in compliance with NRC requirements in the areas inspected.

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DETAILS  :

1. Key Persons Contacted

• R. Sheeran, Manager, Licensing, Safety, Security and Accountability

• D. Parks, Manager, Nuclear Materials J. Vollaro, Supervisor, Health Physics and Safety K. Butenas, Nuclear Materials Accountability Specialist

• Present at exit interview The inspector also interviewed other licensee employees involved with nuclear material control and production.

2. Licensee Action On Previously Identified Enforcement Action (Closed) Violation (70-1100/87-04-01): Failure to provide written instructions to personnel that were sufficient to assure accurate verification of the transfer of inventory data from the handwritten '

inventory sheets to the final computer inventory summary report. The inspector determined through review of the "Schedule of Completion of Post-Inventory Activities" that the licensee had issued a revised inventory instruction on March 1, 1988. The revised instruction appeared adequate to assure accurate verification of the transfer of inventory data from the handwritten inventory sheets to the final computer inventory summary report.

3. Facility Operations and Internal Control The inspector reviewed the licensee's storage and internal control practices applicable to the two material balance areas (MBA's) and two

, item control areas (ICA's) and determined that the licensee properly

! prepared and maintained control of SNM transfer documents. All of the  :

MBA and ICA internal transfer documents issued in the physical inventory period of October 8,1986, through June 8,1987, were reviewed by the .

! inspector for proper signature, measured quantities, location, and I timeliness. No discrepancies were identified.  !

4. Physical Inventory The licensee is operating under a US/IAEA Safeguards protocol agreement  :

that requires a complete physical inventory of low enriched uranium on a

yearly basis. The results of the physical-inventory are to be reported  !

to the IAEA on Material Status Report (DOE /NRC Form-742).  ;

The inspector audited the supporting data used to establish the total low enriched uranium physical inventory started on June 8,1987. (The previous inventory was conducted on October 8, 1986.) The supporting inventory data consisted of handwritten inventory sheets used by the inventory teams, computer printouts containing individual items and inventory sheet summaries, a record documenting control of inventory 4

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3 tags and sheets, and specific inventory instruction. Each of the line items, which appeared on the handwritten inventory sheets, wae, compared to the computer printout and a sample of page totals was reviewed by the inspector. Also, the total of the four inventory areas on the computer printout was compared to the booked physical inventory. No discrepancies were identified.

5. Exit Meeting The inspector met with the licensee representatives indicated in paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on March 4, 1988. The ,

inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection. j At no time during the inspection was written material provided to the l licensee by the inspector.  !

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