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Westinghouse ElectrColumbia Fuel Fabric
Material Control and Accou
2012 Fuel Cycle Informatio
Gerard Couture
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ic Company LLC cation Facility
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Columbia Plant Fuel F
UF6
PelletsConvertto UO2Powder
Pellets- UO2- Erbia- ZrB2
UNH Recycle
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Fabrication Process
TubingSprings
& End PlugsNozzles
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Grids & Skeletons
Fuel Rods
Fuel Assemblies
Zirconium
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MC&A Performance Obje
Protect & Control nuclear material to pnuclear material to puseuse
Confirm the Presence of Special Nuc
● Programs, processes and informationtimely, accurate, reliable information a
t i l dmaterial possessed
Resolve Indications of Missing Uraniu
● Programs, processes for timely detectdetermine a loss or theft has not occu
Export License Compliance
● Authorized material amounts and oblig
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ectives
prevent diversion, loss, theft or improper prevent diversion, loss, theft or improper
clear Material (SNM)
systems to collect, track, and report about the quantity and location of nuclear
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tion of anomalies and investigation to urred
gations
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How do we do it ?
Use of MC&A to track materiaprocess, storage and transpo
Safeguards Program Comp
Nuclear Materials Control
- Physical Security- Item Control - Measurement Co- Accountability Re- Physical Inventory
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ponents
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Nuclear Materials Control
Nuclear Material Receipt
Verification• Items are entered into item
monitoring system and quantities entered into uranium accountabilitledgerledger
• Items are unloaded and weighed tconfirm Gross weight and determinet weight
• Representative samples are analyzed for uranium percent and
U-235 percent
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Material Transfers
• SNM is transferred in processing by direct movement from equipment to equipment or in discrete
Nuclear Materials Control
equipment or in discrete containers
• Measurements of SNM quantity are performed on items
- Samples are analysed
- Items are weighed
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Nuclear Materials Control
Measurements & Measurement Control
SNM Measurements Systems a
calibrated using traceable
standards
Standards and replicate
measurements are performed o
specific frequencies to maintain
statistical control
Measurements are evaluated
statistically for trends and to
identify and quantify bias
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Nuclear Materials Control
Material Controls
• Items in process are consolidated into containers
• Items in storage or being shipped are tamper sealed
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Nuclear Materials Control
Item Control
Control of items is maintained by
1. Identification = ID on bar cod
2. Location = Item Control Loca
Market
3. Material Form = UO2 Powde
4. Quantity = net weight, uraniu
U-235 (% U-235) based on
values
5. Create Date/Time
6. Consume Date/time
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y recording and tracking:
e label
tion or
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r, UO2 Pellets, U3O8
m (% U) &
measured
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Nuclear Materials Control
• SNM is removed from process or storagmeasurement control or discreet contain
- Measured discards such as discharg
and air
- Product such as Fuel Assemblies
- Low Level Radioactive Waste
• Measurements of SNM quantity are mad
• Confirm License Compliance (amounts
• Measured values entered into (NRC 74
Accountability System and reported to N
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ge as authorized discards under ners under item control
ges to the river
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& obligations)
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NRC
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Nuclear Materials Control
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Nuclear Materials Control
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MC&A Summary
Existing regulations and implerobust protection & control of
● Proposed drastic regulatory chasafety or security regulatory bas
● NRC significantly underestimate● NRC significantly underestimate– (Initial 20 M, 2-Person rule impact
● Alternatives (i.e., recognizing enplace, employee security clearahave not been adequately explo
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mentation in the plants provide nuclear material nuclear material
anges to Part 74 lack a clear sis
ed the impact
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ed the impactt recurring up to 5 M)
nhanced security measures in ances and process monitoring) ored
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MC&A Summary
Implementation Issues
● Industry believes the back fit prto the Part 74 proposed rule durequired at a Part 70 licensed fa
● Proposed Part 74 rule changes● Proposed Part 74 rule changes 73 rulemaking underway to re-c
● Additional stakeholder discussiorulemaking progresses
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ovisions of 10CFR Part 70 apply e to the extensive changes acility
should be aligned with the Part
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should be aligned with the Part categorize SNM
ons are required as Part 74
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