ML20198B404

Forwards Insp Rept 70-1257/98-204 on 981109-13 & Notice of Violation Involving Failure to Control Decommissioning Operations So That Operators Would Verify That Disassembled Equipment Free from Visible U Deposits

ML20198B404
Person / Time
Site:	Framatome ANP Richland
Issue date:	12/14/1998
From:	Ting P NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Femreite B SIEMENS POWER CORP. (FORMERLY SIEMENS NUCLEAR POWER
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ML20198B408	List: ML20198B404 ML20198B419 ML20198B436
References
70-1257-98-204, NUDOCS 9812180158
Download: ML20198B404 (3)

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- Mr. B. N. Femreite -

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.Vice President of Manufacturing L Siemens Power Corporation  ;

2101 Hom Rapids Road 3 - P.O. Box 130 l Richland, WA 99352-0130 l 1

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SUBJECT:

INSPECTION REPORT NO. 70-1257/98-204 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION 2 Lf_

Dear Mr. Femreite:

i The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a routine, announced inspection of your

facility's criticality safety program from November 9 - 13,1998. The enclosed report presents L.

the results of that inspection. At the conchision of the inspection, the findings were discussed with tho'se members of your staffidentified in the report.

i-Based on the results of the inspection, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding

~it are described in detail in the subject inspection report. The violation involved the failure to  :

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control decommissioning operations so that operators would verify that disassembled equipment

[ , - was free fmm visible uranium deposits before stagmg it with other equipment. This violation la L of concern to the NRC because there was inadequate conuel of contractor activities that required l implementation of administrative controls to assure criticality safety.

1 L Yc are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the  !

h' enclosed Notice when preparing your response. 'In your response you should address any actions that you have taken'or plan to take to as,sure that future contractor activities will be conducte'd in 7

accordance with established NCS safety controls. The NRC will use your response, in part, to

' determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

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. l 2-In accordance with 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 inspection, please contact Dennis Morey of my statTat (301) 415-6107.

Sincerely,

.n fPhilip Ting, Chief )[

7 I Operations Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Docket No.1257

' License No. SNM-1227

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/ enclosures: L. J. Maas, Manager Regulatory Ccmpliance, Siemens cc w/o enclosures: John L. Erickson, Director Division of Radiation Protection Washington Department of Health

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. In accordance with the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be j;:' , placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Should you have any questions concerning this l, mspection, please contact Dennis Morey ofmy staff at (301) 415-6107.

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