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Category:NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF A REGULATION
MONTHYEARML20207B3731999-05-21021 May 1999 Notice of Violation from Insp on 990322-26,0514 & 21. Violations Noted:On 980225,licensee Delivered Licensed Matl to Carrier for Transport Under General License Pursuant to 10CFR71.12 & Did Not Comply with Terms & Conditions ML20198B4191998-12-14014 December 1998 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 ML20236R2741998-07-17017 July 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 980615-19.Violation Noted: Operational Safety Activities Not Implemented Iaw/Documented Standard Operating Procedures Appropriate to Circumstances in Listed Examples ML20198S4961998-01-16016 January 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 971215-19 & 971222-24. Violation Noted:On 971218,licensee Discovered That U Compounds Other than Oxide Pellets Were Being Stored in Temporary Storage Locations ML20199B9341997-11-0707 November 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 971006-10.Violation Noted: April 1977 Loss of Moisture Control Incident at Dry Conversion Pilot Plant Was Not Adequately Reviewed & Appropriate Corrective Actions Were Not Taken ML20216J0851997-09-12012 September 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970731.Violation Noted: on 970413,RL Rumley,Lead Operator,Defeated Breathing Zone Air Sampler by Placing Rubber Glove Over Air Sampler at Respective Work Station ML20141K5781997-05-23023 May 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970414-18,23,24 & 0501. Violation Noted:On 960603,licensee Shipped 405 NT-IX Shipping Packages Containing Fissile Matl W/O Installing Cushioning Matl ML20134C7241997-01-30030 January 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970106-10.Violation Noted: Field Change Made Under Open ECN (No.5533L) & Not Documented or Included W/Ecn Package Prior to Startup Approval on 960806 ML20133D0231997-01-0303 January 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 961202-05.Violation Noted: Licensee Failed to Update Posted Criticality Safety Limit Card for UF6 Cylinder Wash Operation to Reflect Change in CCS Limit ML20134K7921996-11-12012 November 1996 Notice of Violation from Insp on 961021-25.Violation Noted: as of 961022,licensee Had Not Calibrated Three Sets of direct-reading Dosimeters Maintained for Er Since 950918,for Two Sets & Since 950725,for the Third Set ML20149H4581994-11-10010 November 1994 Notice of Violation from Insp on 940926-30 & 1012-14. Violations Noted:Licensee Did Not Provide Training to Operators Relative to Modification or Evaluate Need to Revise Operating Procedures Prior to Restarting Sys ML20056C8411993-07-0202 July 1993 Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $12,500.Noncompliance Noted:Ecn Not Used for Mod of Discharge Tube of Feed Hoppers on All Four Blenders by Installing Interlocks for Direct Control of Discharges ML20126B3311992-12-0404 December 1992 Notice of Violation from Insp on 921015-17 & 29.Violation Noted:Licensee Personnel Did Not Immediately Rept to Safety, Security & Licensing Abnormal Conditions Where U Accumulated in Unsafe Geometry Vessel ML20195F9811988-11-18018 November 1988 Notice of Violation from Insp on 880906-09 & 23.Violations Noted:Inadequate Survey Performed as Evidenced by Set of Coveralls Having Measurable Contamination Being Discovered on Coat Rack ML20212K8061986-08-14014 August 1986 Notice of Violation from Insp on 860721-25 ML20154K2201986-03-0505 March 1986 Notice of Violation from Insp on 860203-07 & 20 ML20135A3231985-08-30030 August 1985 Notice of Violation from Insp on 850729 ML20126L3921981-04-17017 April 1981 Notice of Violation from Insp on 810312-13 1999-05-21
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MONTHYEARML20211G7501999-08-25025 August 1999 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 70-1257/99-201 (Ref 10CFR2.790) on 990802-05.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Exams of Core Procedures & Representative Records & Interviews with Personnel.Details Withheld ML20211B9261999-08-19019 August 1999 Insp Rept 70-1257/99-202 on 990802-05.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Plant Operations,Criticality Safety Training,Administrative Controls,Internal Audits & Internal Reporting of Nuclear Criticality Safety Infractions PNO-IV-99-036, on 990813,licensee Notified NRC Operations Ctr That Inaccurate Lab Analysis Method Resulted in Potential for Criticality Safety Limit to Be Exceeded by 23%.Affected Process Was Shut Down & Tagged Out.Region Will Conduct Insp1999-08-18018 August 1999 PNO-IV-99-036:on 990813,licensee Notified NRC Operations Ctr That Inaccurate Lab Analysis Method Resulted in Potential for Criticality Safety Limit to Be Exceeded by 23%.Affected Process Was Shut Down & Tagged Out.Region Will Conduct Insp ML20210R9071999-08-12012 August 1999 Insp Rept 70-1257/99-02 on 990712-16.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Selected Aspects of Licensee Programs for Operational Safety,Radioactive Effluents,Environ Protection,Waste Mgt Programs & Followup of Open Items ML20207B3781999-05-21021 May 1999 Insp Rept 70-1257/99-01 on 990322-26,0514 & 21.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected;Licensee Programs for Radiation Protection,Emergency Preparedness,Operator Training, Transportation & Followup of Open Items from Previous Insps ML20207B3731999-05-21021 May 1999 Notice of Violation from Insp on 990322-26,0514 & 21. Violations Noted:On 980225,licensee Delivered Licensed Matl to Carrier for Transport Under General License Pursuant to 10CFR71.12 & Did Not Comply with Terms & Conditions PNO-III-99-005, on 990202,truck with Empty UF6 Cylinders Involved in Traffic Accident.Local Fire & Police Personnel Responded Immediately to Scene of Accident.Driver of tractor-trailer Received Minor Injuries1999-02-0303 February 1999 PNO-III-99-005:on 990202,truck with Empty UF6 Cylinders Involved in Traffic Accident.Local Fire & Police Personnel Responded Immediately to Scene of Accident.Driver of tractor-trailer Received Minor Injuries ML20198F6021998-12-15015 December 1998 Insp Rept 70-1257/98-05 on 981026-30.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Operational Event Review Feedback & Mgt Organization ML20198B4361998-12-14014 December 1998 Insp Rept 70-1257/98-204 on 981109-13.Violation Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Open Item Completion,Review of Recent Licensee Criticality Safety Event,Validation & Criticality Safety Analysis ML20198B4191998-12-14014 December 1998 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 PNO-IV-98-043, on 980922,NRC Operation Ctr Notified That Criticality Safety Specialist Noted Visible Accumulations of Solids in Disassembled Sections of Ductwork.Training Planned for Disassembly Crew in Aspects of Safety Requirements1998-09-23023 September 1998 PNO-IV-98-043:on 980922,NRC Operation Ctr Notified That Criticality Safety Specialist Noted Visible Accumulations of Solids in Disassembled Sections of Ductwork.Training Planned for Disassembly Crew in Aspects of Safety Requirements ML20151X0721998-09-16016 September 1998 Insp Rept 70-1257/98-04 on 980810-14.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operational Safety,Maint & Surveillance,Transportation & follow-up of Open Items from Previous Insps ML20236R2841998-07-17017 July 1998 Insp Rept 70-1257/98-03 on 980615-19.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Selected Aspects of Operational Safety, Radiation Protection,Radioactive Waste Handling & Storage ML20236R2741998-07-17017 July 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 980615-19.Violation Noted: Operational Safety Activities Not Implemented Iaw/Documented Standard Operating Procedures Appropriate to Circumstances in Listed Examples PNO-IV-98-022, on 980605,notified Nrc,Region IV That Mfg Sciences Corp Had Returned Shipment of Zirconium Cladding After Discovery of Two Unirradiated Fuel Pellets within Cladding.Nrc Region IV Will Perform follow-up Review1998-06-0505 June 1998 PNO-IV-98-022:on 980605,notified Nrc,Region IV That Mfg Sciences Corp Had Returned Shipment of Zirconium Cladding After Discovery of Two Unirradiated Fuel Pellets within Cladding.Nrc Region IV Will Perform follow-up Review ML20248K0011998-06-0202 June 1998 Insp Rept 70-1257/98-02 on 980413-17 & 980504-08.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Operational Safety, Radioactive Effluents & Environ Protection PNO-IV-98-017A, on 980415,licensee Conducted Conducted Briefing of Region IV & Headquarters Staff on Details of Fire.Location & Matls Involved in Fire,Described in Original Preliminary Notification of Event or Unusual Occurrence1998-04-16016 April 1998 PNO-IV-98-017A:on 980415,licensee Conducted Conducted Briefing of Region IV & Headquarters Staff on Details of Fire.Location & Matls Involved in Fire,Described in Original Preliminary Notification of Event or Unusual Occurrence PNO-IV-98-017, on 980415,licensee Reported to NRC Operations Ctr That Fire Had Occurred in Handling Area of UO2 Bldg.Fire Initially Quelled w/CO2 & Then Extinguished W/Small Amount of Water.Licensee Scheduled to Conduct Briefing W/Nrc1998-04-15015 April 1998 PNO-IV-98-017:on 980415,licensee Reported to NRC Operations Ctr That Fire Had Occurred in Handling Area of UO2 Bldg.Fire Initially Quelled w/CO2 & Then Extinguished W/Small Amount of Water.Licensee Scheduled to Conduct Briefing W/Nrc ML20217J8671998-04-0101 April 1998 Insp Rept 70-1257/98-201 on 980313-19.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Open Item Resolution,Configuration Mgt & Flowdown of Analytical Limits & Controls ML20203K3731998-02-24024 February 1998 Insp Rept 70-1257/98-01 on 980126-30.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Review of Mgt Organization & Controls, Operational Event Review & Feedback,Operator Training & Qualification & Selected Aspects of Operational Safety ML20198S4961998-01-16016 January 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 971215-19 & 971222-24. Violation Noted:On 971218,licensee Discovered That U Compounds Other than Oxide Pellets Were Being Stored in Temporary Storage Locations ML20198S5181998-01-16016 January 1998 Insp Rept 70-1257/97-07 on 971215-19 & 971222-24.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Ep,Operations & Followup on Open Items from Previous Insps ML20199B9431997-11-0707 November 1997 Insp Rept 70-1257/97-202 on 971006-10.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Criticality Safety Analyses,Chemical Safety Assessment,Chemical & Criticality Safety Controls,Active Engineering Controls & Administrative Controls Flowdown ML20199B9341997-11-0707 November 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 971006-10.Violation Noted: April 1977 Loss of Moisture Control Incident at Dry Conversion Pilot Plant Was Not Adequately Reviewed & Appropriate Corrective Actions Were Not Taken ML20217G9641997-10-0808 October 1997 Insp Rept 70-1257/97-06 on 970915-19.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Selected Aspects of Operations & Radiation Protection PNO-IV-97-053, on 970917,Siemens Nuclear Corp Reported Discovery of Damp U Dioxide Matl in Transfer Line in Dry Conversion Pilot Facility Sample Analyses of Pyrohyrolysis Vessel.Licensee Rept Made,Per NRC Bulletin 91-0011997-09-18018 September 1997 PNO-IV-97-053:on 970917,Siemens Nuclear Corp Reported Discovery of Damp U Dioxide Matl in Transfer Line in Dry Conversion Pilot Facility Sample Analyses of Pyrohyrolysis Vessel.Licensee Rept Made,Per NRC Bulletin 91-001 ML20216J0851997-09-12012 September 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970731.Violation Noted: on 970413,RL Rumley,Lead Operator,Defeated Breathing Zone Air Sampler by Placing Rubber Glove Over Air Sampler at Respective Work Station ML20198H4171997-09-0505 September 1997 Insp Rept 70-1257/97-201 on 970804-08.No Violations Noted. Info Re Major Areas Inspected Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790(d) ML20141K5781997-05-23023 May 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970414-18,23,24 & 0501. Violation Noted:On 960603,licensee Shipped 405 NT-IX Shipping Packages Containing Fissile Matl W/O Installing Cushioning Matl ML20141K5791997-05-23023 May 1997 Insp Rept 70-1257/97-04 on 970414-18,23,24 & 0501.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Radioactive Effluent Discharges,Environ Protection,Solid Radioactive Waste Mgt & Transportation of Radioactive Matls ML20137P1301997-04-0404 April 1997 Insp Rept 70-1257/97-03 on 970303-07.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Aspects of Plant Operations, Engineering,Maint & Surveillance Testing ML20136C1611997-03-0707 March 1997 Insp Rept 70-1257/97-02 on 970210-12.No Violation Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Physical Security Plan,Safeguards Events,Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Matl of Low Strategic Significance & Insp Folloup Item ML20134C7241997-01-30030 January 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970106-10.Violation Noted: Field Change Made Under Open ECN (No.5533L) & Not Documented or Included W/Ecn Package Prior to Startup Approval on 960806 ML20134C7331997-01-30030 January 1997 Insp Rept 70-1257/97-01 on 970106-10.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Mgt Organization & Controls,Operator Training & Qualification,Plant Operations & Engineering PNO-III-97-004, on 970124,truck Carrying Four U Hexafluoride Cylinders in Accident Occurred.Truck Transporting Cylinders from Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant to Siemens Power Corp in Richland,Washington1997-01-24024 January 1997 PNO-III-97-004:on 970124,truck Carrying Four U Hexafluoride Cylinders in Accident Occurred.Truck Transporting Cylinders from Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant to Siemens Power Corp in Richland,Washington ML20133D0231997-01-0303 January 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 961202-05.Violation Noted: Licensee Failed to Update Posted Criticality Safety Limit Card for UF6 Cylinder Wash Operation to Reflect Change in CCS Limit ML20133D0291997-01-0303 January 1997 Insp Rept 70-1257/96-206 on 961202-05.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Fuel Fabrication Facility in Richland,Wa,Activities Associated W/Planned Startup of New Dry Conversion Facility & Review of Hq Insp Procedure 88015 PNO-IV-96-066, on 961211,licensee Notified Nrc,Walnut Creek Field Ofc of Electrical Fire & Partial Loss of Site Power. Licensee Formed Incident Investigation Board to Review Event.State of Wa Will Be Informed1996-12-12012 December 1996 PNO-IV-96-066:on 961211,licensee Notified Nrc,Walnut Creek Field Ofc of Electrical Fire & Partial Loss of Site Power. Licensee Formed Incident Investigation Board to Review Event.State of Wa Will Be Informed ML20135D8221996-12-0505 December 1996 Insp Rept 70-1257/96-205 on 961104-07.No Violations Noted. Details Withheld ML20134K8161996-11-12012 November 1996 Insp Rept 70-1257/96-04 on 961021-25.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Emergency Preparedness,Fp,Followup on Licensee Events & Followup on Open Item from Previous Item ML20134K7921996-11-12012 November 1996 Notice of Violation from Insp on 961021-25.Violation Noted: as of 961022,licensee Had Not Calibrated Three Sets of direct-reading Dosimeters Maintained for Er Since 950918,for Two Sets & Since 950725,for the Third Set ML20149H4581994-11-10010 November 1994 Notice of Violation from Insp on 940926-30 & 1012-14. Violations Noted:Licensee Did Not Provide Training to Operators Relative to Modification or Evaluate Need to Revise Operating Procedures Prior to Restarting Sys ML20149H4771994-11-0202 November 1994 Insp Rept 70-1257/94-06 on 940926-30 & 1012-14.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review Circumstances Re 940918 Event,Involving Spill of Approx 41 Kg of Low Enriched U Dioxide Power ML20058H9321993-11-22022 November 1993 Insp Rept 70-1257/93-12 on 931101-05.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Fire Protection & Followup on Items of Noncompliance,Inspector Followup Items & NRC Info Notices ML20058D4261993-10-17017 October 1993 Insp Rept 70-1257/93-11 on 930908 & 0927-1001.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Criticality Safety,Operations & Followup on Open Items ML20057C5041993-08-26026 August 1993 Insp Rept 70-1257/93-10 on 930812.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Announced Insp to Obtain Info on Licensee Employee Concerns Program ML20056E4111993-08-0808 August 1993 Insp Rept 70-1257/93-09 on 930726-30.Violations Noted But Not Cited.Major Areas Inspected:Maint/Surveillance Testing, Radiation Protection,Criticality Safety/Operations Review, Environ/Waste Mgt & Followup on Open Items ML20056E9041993-08-0404 August 1993 Insp Rept 70-1257/93-08 on 930628-0702.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Review Licensee Emergency Preparedness Program & Followup on Open Items ML20056C8711993-07-0707 July 1993 Insp Rept 70-1257/93-07 on 930614-18.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Environ Protection,Radwaste Mgt, Onsite Followup of Licensee Events & Followup on Open Items ML20056C8411993-07-0202 July 1993 Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $12,500.Noncompliance Noted:Ecn Not Used for Mod of Discharge Tube of Feed Hoppers on All Four Blenders by Installing Interlocks for Direct Control of Discharges 1999-08-25
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Siemens Power Corporation Docket No.: 70-1257 Richland, Washington License No.: SNM-1227 During an NRC inspection conducted on June 15-19,1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, Revision 1, the violation is listed below:
Safety Condition S-1 of License SNM-1227 authorizes the use of licensed materials in accordance with the statements, representations, and conditions contained in Part 1 of the licensee's application dated October 28,1996, and supplements and revisions thereto.
Part I, Section 2.5, " Operating Procedures, Standards and Guides," of the license application specifies, in part, that the licensee is committed to controlling activities in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, Company Standards, and Policy Guides. In addition, the procedures and standards shall be prepared, reviewed, revised, approved, and implemented in accordance with the Approval and Responsibility Matrix.
Standard Operating Procedure P66,427, " Fuel Rod and Cladding Rework," Revision 13, Section 5.6.1, specifies, in part, that operators first cut [ fuel) cladding to fit into a 55-gallon barrel, then verify [ fuel) cladding is empty, and finally place the [ fuel) cladding into the barrel.
Standard Operating Procedure P66,803, " Class A Waste Generator Requirements,"
Revision 16, Section 6.1, specifies, in part, that only the waste that is designated for each respective waste container shall be discarded into that container.
Contrary to the above, operational safety activities were not implemented in accordance with documented standard operating procedures appropriate to the circumstances in the following examples:
- a. Prior to February 1998, operations staff failed to first cut fuel cladding to fit into a 55-gallon barrel and then verify that the cladding was empty prior to placing it into a barrel. Instead, operations staff performed fuel cladding rework by verifying the fuel cladding was empty prior to cutting the fuel cladding to fit into a 55-gallon barrel. Fuel cladding was not verified to be empty prior to being placed into a barrel as evidenced by a shipment of empty fuel cladding to a commercial facility for decontamination in August 1997, which contained at least two fuel pellets in the cladding.
- b. Prior to April 15,1998, operations staff did not discard waste containing nitric acid into a respective waste container designated for that type of waste. Specifically, an analysis of the contents of the waste collection basket involved in the fire on
! April 15,1998, documented the presence of nitric acid, a hazardous waste. The waste collection basket involved in the fire was designated only for disposal of combustible and non-combustible wastes. Hazardous wastes, such as nitric acid, were not designated for disposal in the waste container.
l This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement VI) 9807210333 980717 PDR ADOCK 07001257 C PDR
l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Siemens Power Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, 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, (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 or include previous 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 a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 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 that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. 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, youJnust specifically identify the portions of your respone that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Arlington, Texas this 17th day of July 1998