IR 05000022/1999202

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IR 05000022-99-202, October 27-28, 1999, January 17-20, April 19-21, and May 14-16, 2000, Westinghouse Test Reactor at Waltz Mills. No Violations Noted
ML022120503
Person / Time
Site: Waltz Mill
Issue date: 09/06/2002
From: Madden P
NRC/NRR/DRIP/RORP
To: Rich Smith
Westinghouse
Holmes S, NRC/NRR/DRIP/RORP, 415-8583
References
IR-99-202
Download: ML022120503 (27)


Text

ber 6, 2002

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-22/1999-202

Dear Mr. Smith:

This letter refers to the inspection which was conducted on October 27-28, 1999, and January 17-20, April 19-21, and May 14-16, 2000, at the Westinghouse Test Reactor at Waltz Mill. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

Various aspects of your decommissioning and safety programs were inspected, including selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of the facility.

Based on the results of this inspection, no safety concern or noncompliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements was identified. No response to this letter is required.

Although this inspection documents the removal of the reactor vessel internal contents, the reactor vessel, and the biological shield, you should note that two provisions of the Final Decommission Plan still need to be accomplished prior to termination of the TR-2 license.

These are determining the residual radioactivity remaining in-situ and preparing the necessary amendments for and requesting the transfer of the remaining residual radioactivity and WTR facilities to the SNM-770 License.

We thank you for your letter of March 25, 2002 updating us on the current status of decommissioning activities and the discussions between Viacom and Westinghouse Electric Company on the transfer of the remaining residual radioactivity and WTR facilities to the SNM-770 License. We encourage you to continue focusing on completing the TR-2 decommissioning plan, as you have described in your letter. Please inform us if the situation described in you letter of March 25, 2002, changes.

Mr. R. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at (the Public Electronic Reading Room) http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Mr. Stephen Holmes at 301-415-8583.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Patrick M. Madden, Section Chief Research and Test Reactors Section Operating Reactor Improvements Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-22 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 50-22/1999-202 cc w/enclosure: Please see next page

Westinghouse/Waltz Mill Docket No. 50-22 cc:

Mr. James G. Yusko Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Joseph Nardi, License Administrator Westinghouse Electric Company Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611

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