CFFF Team Sponsors Week-long Summer Camp for Children and Teenagers
Last week, the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) sponsored a dynamic, week-long summer camp for children and teenagers in the Columbia – Lower Richland area.
Author: Westinghouse Electric Company
Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) No Impact Event Notification Made to NRC
August 29, 2022 - On August 23, 2022, at approx. 2:30 p.m., a low voltage (110 Volts) electrical cable short caused a circuit breaker to trip, causing a loss of power to the Criticality Accident Alarm System (CAAS) Stations 18 & 19 at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF). Stations 18 and 19 are two of the criticality monitoring detectors that are part of the overall CFFF criticality monitoring system. This system is designed to provide an audible and visual indication of high radiation levels that could result from a criticality event. Per system design requirements, upon the loss of power to these detectors, a signal was received at the manned guard station providing both visual indication and an audible alarm that Stations 18 and 19 were disabled.
2022 Hopkins Middle School Sneaker Ball
Westinghouse sponsored the 2022 Hopkins Middle School Sneaker Ball. The Ball is an end-of-year celebration to commemorate the accomplishments, hard work, and promotion of the 8th-grade class.
NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility
JULY 29, 2022 – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) associated with the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) license renewal application. As part of the agency’s process, the NRC also has filed the FEIS with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the License Renewal of the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility in Richland County can be found here.
Westinghouse reaches agreement with EPA on stored material at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility
Westinghouse has finalized a Consent Agreement and Final Order (Agreement) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address an issue raised in July 2019 related to the labeling, storage, and processing of perchloroethylene (PCE) at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF). The issue was found following inspections by the company and the South Carolina Department of Environmental Control (SCDHEC).
CFFF Conducts another Site Emergency Training Exercise
Throughout the year, the CFFF site conducts various training exercises using multiple scenarios to plan and prepare for how we react and respond to any type of emergency situation that can occur. These training exercises are conducted with the various emergency response teams at CFFF (Emergency Response Team, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Security Forces, and other Subject Matter Expert teams) depending on the training scenario. The training exercises often include joint participation with local, city, state, and regulatory agencies.
Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) No Impact Event Notification Made to NRC
On May 23, 2022, at approximately 4:22 a.m., a Westinghouse employee performed a routine transfer of contents from one tank to another without testing the tank for possible uranium concentration. When the transfer occurred, the operators did not recognize that the tank contents had changed due to a tank wash process, following the last recorded tank sample result previously tested on May 18, 2022.
Our CFFF Team Stands Hand in Hand with the Community
At Westinghouse, we're proud to serve the communities in which we operate. Most recently, our Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) team showed its support of the local community by participating in two events - both of which Westinghouse was a corporate sponsor for. On May 11, CFFF participated in the 11th Annual Rainbow International Golf and Auction Tournament that raises money for mothers living in Columbia and battling stage four cancer.
CFFF Team Partners with the AHA to Support Local Families, Promote Healthy Eating
The Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) was recently a proud Beyond the Table sponsor of the American Heart Association’s 2022 Midlands Heart Ball held on April 1 in Columbia, South Carolina.
Reaching Out a Helping Hand - Our CFFF Team Provides Aid to Two Local Groups in Need
On Monday, February 28, CFFF sponsored the Hopkins Adult Activity Center's 2022 Healthy Hearts Drive-Thru for a second year.
