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Event Notification Report for December 17, 2023

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
12/16/2023 - 12/17/2023

EVENT NUMBERS
56904
Fuel Cycle Facility
Event Number: 56904
Facility: Framatome ANP Richland
Region: 2     State: WA
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type: Uranium Fuel Fabrication
Comments: Leu Conversion
Fabrication & Scrap Recovery
Commercial Lwr Fuel
NRC Notified By: Calvin Manning
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 12/20/2023
Notification Time: 16:49 [ET]
Event Date: 12/17/2023
Event Time: 09:45 [PST]
Last Update Date: 12/20/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
PART 70 APP A (c) - Offsite Notification/News Rel
Person (Organization):
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
CONCURRENT REPORT FOR LOW FILTER EFFICIENCY

The following information was provided by the licensee email:

"Pursuant to 10CFR70 Appendix A (c) Framatome is making this concurrent report:

"On December 17, 2023 a routine DOS [di-octyl sebacate] test of one of Framatome's final filter banks had an efficiency of 99.78% which was below the 99.95% efficiency credited by Framatome's radioactive air emissions license. In compliance with Framatome's radioactive air emissions license (RAEL-038), Framatome made the required written notification to the Washington Department of Health (WDOH).

"The loss of efficiency did not cause emissions to be above allowable limits."