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NRC NOV – NOVCP (SL III) $12,500

EA-96-538 · NOV · Severity SLIII · Issued 1997-03-04 · Materials Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-96-538
Licensee
NOVCP (SL III) $12,500
Category
Materials Licensees
Action type
NOV
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
1997-03-04

Description

The action involved five violations involving an event in which a low-enriched, unirradiated fuel assembly was inadvertently returned in its original shipping container to its point of origin in Germany. The violations, which are being characterized as a Severity Level III problem, include B&W's failure to: (1) follow its procedures for the downloading operation; (2) provide adequate procedures for the downloading operation; (3) conduct a reasonable survey of the shipping container; (4) comply with numerous transportation requirements; and (5) adequately implement material control and accounting procedures to verify the presence of the fuel assembly.

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