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Department of the Air Force; Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Closed Predecisional Enforcement Conference Summary
ML18270A101
Person / Time
Site: 03028641
Issue date: 09/27/2018
From:
NRC Region 4
To:
US Dept of the Air Force, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM
References
EA-18-072
Download: ML18270A101 (12)
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY R~LATFiD IN~ORMATION CLOSED PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

SUMMARY

Licensee:

Department of the Air Force Facility:

Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico License No.: 42-23539-01AF Docket No.: 030-28641 EA-18-072 On September 20, 2018, representatives of the Department of the Air Rorce (licensee) met with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) personnel in the Region IV Office located in Arlington, Texas, to discuss apparent violations identified in NRC Inspection Report 030-28641/2018-001 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession ML 18208A 144 ). The NRC provided opening remarks and described the enforcement process. The licensee presented a summary of the apparent violations, timeline for violation resolution, causes of the apparent violations, and corrective actions for the apparent violations.

The meeting participants also discussed the significance of each violation.

The attendance list, the NRC's presentation, and the licensee's presentation are attached to this summary. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this summary will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's ADAMS, accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www

.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

However, Enclosure 3 contains Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1

), and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security vulnerability.

Therefore, the enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's ADAMS.

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List 2. NRC Enforcement Process 3. Radioisotope Committee Presentation Enclosure 3 contains Official Use Only-Security-Related Information.

When separated from Enclosure 3, this cover Memo and Enclosures 1 and 2 are decontrolled.

6FflCIAL USE ONLY SECURIT¥-RElATED INFORMATION 8fFICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION ATTENDANCE LIST PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE Department of the Air Force September 20, 2018 Col P. Gourley USAF Radioisotope Committee Lt Col S. Nemmers USAF Radioisotope Committee Lt Col A. Hale USAF Radioisotope Committee T. Curtis USAF Radioisotope Committee S. Morris NRC Region IV L. Howell NRC Region IV M. Hay NRC Region IV R. Evans NRC Region IV M. Vasquez NRC Region IV D. Cylkowski NRC Region IV J. Kramer NRC Region IV C. Alldredge NRC Region IV M. Burgess (by telephone)

NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D. Furst (by telephone)

NRC Office of Enforcement 6FFICIAL USE ONLY SECURfJ-Y-=ftELATED INFeRMlrrl6N' Enclosure 1

8f-FICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION NRC ENFORCEMENT PROCESS Enclosure 2 OFFICIAL USE o~u._y SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE OfutY--SFiCURIT-¥-RibATED INFORftn.tt.TION U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting Peopk and the Environment NRC Enforcement Program Predecisional Enforcement Conference Department of the Air Force September 20, 2018 Arlington, Texas e-FAC1AL U-SE ONLY S*6-l:f-R:IP<

Rn ATrn ll!tJrARIHIATIAt.1 8FFICIAL USE ONEY SECURfP(-..Q-1:1 .Arf:s:n IM~AAMATIAM FOR TODAY'S MEETING

  • No Final Decision Yet
  • We Want Your Perspective

-Whether violations occurred -Significance of the violations

-Enforcement actions (if any) 0 e u.S.NRC OFFICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY RELATE:Q INFORMATION Unh~JSme*Nucl~~rRegnbcarr())mmii*inn Pr,,1em11g People mu/ 1/11 Environment OFFICIA-b-YS~k\'--SE--&UR~-b ATl5g I NFORMATION SIGNIFICANCE

= "Severity Level" EVERIT Y L.E:VEL -J t (tnost significant regulatory concern) s RIT EL-II (very significant regulatory concern) s RI EVE L-111 ( significant regulatory concern) (Escalated Enforcement) (N'on-Escalated Enforcetnent)

SEVERIT Y L (less significant concern., but more than 1ninor) AFFIGIAI IIRE-8NLY SEGl:IRfA'-R-Eb\-=FEO INFORMATION t , 1 1~ U.S.NR C Uniced .~l'~t~* Nuclear Regul~tory Ct:1mffli$~h1n Prottttitll People anti tht En11ironme1tt

&FflGIAL USE-8Nb¥--8ECURITY-REbATlig INfORMATION CP: WHEN & HOW MUCH? Severity Level I, ii and Ill Violations

& Violations Related to * < White, Yellow, or Red SDP Findings with Actual Consequence Primary Considerations:

  • How the violation was identified

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& e Civil Penalty NoHceof Violation

& Base CMI Penalty Notice of Violatlon

& 2XBase Civil Penalty

  • The promptness and completeness of any corrective actions 0FAGIA-l=-l:JSE-8NLY SEGt:IRUV 7 U.S.NR C Uni1*4 S1~tes NQd<ar R.~g.,l*tmy

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..,.fi0% 8F-FICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY-RELATEB-INfARMATIAN

$290,000 $145,000 $72,500 $29 , 000 $14,500 ~U.S.NRC I.Jnic~d Sc~,u N11cl,*r R~g'!l .. ury C,:,mmi$<ion Protttting Ptopk anJ tk &,,ironmntt OFFICIAL us~ ON"=¥-S~CUAITY A~LAT~D INFORMATION POSSIBLE OUTCOMES

  • No Action
  • Notice of Violation (NOV)
  • NOV with Civil Penalty($)
  • Order 8FFIGIAL USE ONLY SEGt:IRffV-REtA=Fl:9-fNFeRMATION

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  • If NRC t ak e s e n forcement act ion , it is g en e r all y Publicly Available o n NRC's web si te
  • Secur i ty-r ela ted in format ion will n ot be p ublicl y avail aPle
  • I n the e v ent a ci v il pe nal ty or an Order i s i ssu ed, norm all y, a Pre ss Rele as e will be i ssu ed OFFICIAL USE ONLY SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION

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.QFFIGIAL USE: ONLY SECURITY AELAT~D INFORMATION APPEAL RIGHTS

  • Any NRC action may be challenged
  • Civil Penalties and Orders provide hearing rights / 6F-FtefAt:-t:I-SE-6Nr¥---SEGtiRff¥.R.Ei::ATEB-INFORMATION

-~~U.S.N R C Uni,.,J Staie:* Nuclc:ar Rcgulot,iry C.,mtnhslon Prot<<ti11g P~opl~ mu/ tlM F.11vironmm1 na:a:1mA1 I ISE ONLY---SECl::JRITY-R-E6'-1=-E9--INFORMATION Any questions?

8FFICIAL USE 6Nl:Y SEettRff¥=Rcl:-l<'fED INF8RMATl8N

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