ML20236R274

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

ML20236R274
Person / Time
Site:	Framatome ANP Richland
Issue date:	07/17/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20236R267	List: ML20236R266 ML20236R274 ML20236R284
References
70-1257-98-03, 70-1257-98-3, NUDOCS 9807210333
Download: ML20236R274 (2)

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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