ML20198B419

Notice of Violation from Insp on 981109-13.Violation Noted: Failure to Control Decommissioning Operations So That Operators Would Verify That Disassembled Equipment Was Free from Visible U Deposits Before Staging with Other Equipment

ML20198B419
Person / Time
Site:	Framatome ANP Richland
Issue date:	12/14/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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ML20198B408	List: ML20198B404 ML20198B419 ML20198B436
References
70-1257-98-204, NUDOCS 9812180162
Download: ML20198B419 (2)

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i NOTICE OF VIOLATION l 4

. . Siemens Power Corporation. Docket No. 70-1257

Richland, Washington License No. SNM-1257 l i

i During a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on November 9 - 13, 1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General l 1

, Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC. Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation . i F is listed below:

Safety Condition S-1 of License SNM-1257 requires the use oflicensed material in f '

accordance with the statements, representations, and conditions of the License Application and supplements.

p License Section 2.5 states, in part, that ."Siemens Power Corporation (SPC) is committed I, to controlling activities involvmg special nuclear materials 'in accordance with these  ;

i approved written procedures, standards and guides."  ;

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,, Licensee Criticality Safety Specification UO50 Section 18.2 requires that "an operator g visually verify that any equipment disassembled is free from visib'e uranium before ,

& staging it with other disassembled equipment."

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?' , Contrary to the above, on September 21,1998, during a routine walkthrough, the licensee discovered approximately 100 feet of ductwork containing 9.2 kilograms of

. uranium mixed with ammonium nitrate, that had been removed and staged with other E disassembled equipment without being verified to be free from visible uranium.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI).

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Pursvant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Siemens Power Corporation is hereby required to i

submit a written statement'or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

! ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 with copies to the Regional i

i Administtator, Region IV, and Chief, Fuel Cycle Operations Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle LSafety and Sakguards, NMSS, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: . (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis

for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the'results achieved.

L.(3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full

. compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference orinclude previously docketed

. correspondence if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate

• ' reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or Demand for Enclosure 1 9812190162 981214 I PDR ADOCK 07001257 [

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2 Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, yL-or why such other actions as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Ifyoa contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy ofyour response to the Director, OfTice of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.

20555-0001.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so j that it can be placed in the PDR without reduction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld, and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure ofinformation will create nn unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the infonnation required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial info 1mation). If safeguards infomaation is necessary to provide an acceptable n:sponse, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 14th day of December 1998

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