ML20211Q789

Forwards Insp Rept 70-7001/97-09 on 970908-12 & Notice of Violation Re Failure to Include Requirement of Quality Assurance Program Into Implementing Procedures

ML20211Q789
Person / Time
Site:	07007001
Issue date:	10/17/1997
From:	Hiland P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	John Miller UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC)
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ML20211Q794	List: ML20211Q789 ML20211Q797 ML20211Q811
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70-7001-97-09, 70-7001-97-9, NUDOCS 9710230003
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October 17, 1997 Mr. J. H. Miller Vice President Production United States Enrichment Corporation Two Democracy Center 6903 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT 70-7001/97009(DNMS)

AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION Dear Mr. Miller.

On September 12,1997, the NRC completed a routine quality assurance program inspection at your Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The enclosed report presents the results of the inspection.

Based on the results of the inspection, the NRC has determined that a violation of NRC requirements occurred. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding the violation are desenbed in detail in the enclosed report. The violation is of concem because it indicates a lack of knowledge of a q"ality requirement by responsible staff and a failure to include a requirement of your Quality Assurance Program into implementing procedures.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response to the violation. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

in addition, the NRC requests a response to Unresolved item (URI) 70-7001/97009-01, within thirty u./s of the date of this letter. Your response should provide the United States Enrichment Corporation's position as to which supplementary requirements of ASME NQA-1-1989 it has iraplemented, along with any supporting documentation, and which supplementary requirements are currently not being implemented at either of the Gaseous Diffusion Plants. The response should not include those supplements for which specific exceptions or attematives have been approved in the Quality Assurance Program (for example, Sections 2.2.4 and 2.17.3,8 of the Qudly Assurance Program specify an acceptable attemative and an exception with a technical justification, respectively). The response should include the rationale for not implementing any supplementary requirements for which an exception or altemative has not been approved.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice" a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

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J. Miller We will gladly discuss any questions you have concoming these observations.

Sincerely, Original signed by Patrick L. Hiland, Chief Fuel Cycle Branch Docket No. 70-7001

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. Inspection Report No. 70 7001/97009(DNMS) cc w/encis: S. A. Polston, Paducah General Manager W. E. Sykes, Paducah Regulatory Affairs Manager D. l. Allen, Portsmouth General Manager Paducah Resident inspector Office Portsmouth Resident inspector Office J. C. Hodges, Paducah Site Manager, DOE bec w/encts: E. Ten Eyck, FCSS M. L. Hom, Project Manager, NMSS P. Harich, NMSS J. Caldwell, Rlll T. Simmons, Rlli PUBLIC (IE 07)

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