IR 05000027/1980002
| ML19338G541 | |
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| Site: | Washington State University |
| Issue date: | 09/18/1980 |
| From: | Faulkenberry B, Andrea Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| ML19338G539 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-027-80-02, 50-27-80-2, NUDOCS 8010310082 | |
| Download: ML19338G541 (4) | |
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O U. S. NUCI. EAR REGUL\\ TORY C0!OilSSION OFFICE OF INSPEC* ION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION V
Report No.
50-27/80-02 R-76 Docket No.
50-27 License No.
Safeguards Group Licensee:
Washington State University Pullman, Washington 99163 Facility Na=e:
Nuclear Radiation Center Inseection at:
Pullman, Washington Aept' ember 2-5, 1980 Inspection conducted.
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9////fo B. H. Faulkenberry,gC M Reactor Operations Date Signed Section #2, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch S u=:a:7 :
Insoection on Seotember 2-5, 1980 (Recort No. 50-27/80 -02)
Areas Inscected: Routine, unannounced inspection of organization, logs and recoras; review and audit; requalification training, procedures; surveillance; experiments; and miscellaneous independent inspection effort including a tour of the facility and observing daily check of safety and control instrumentation, assent to full power and steady state operation. This inspection involved 21 regular inspector hours by one NRC inspector.
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Results: No items of noncompliance or significant deviations were identified within the scope of the inspection.
RV Form 219 (2)
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted
- R. Filby, Director, Nuclear Radiation Center
- W. Wilson, Associate Director, Nuclear Radiation Center
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- 1 S. Hawley, Reactor Suoervisor J. Neidiger, Senior Reactor Operator
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Reactor Ooerations - General The use of the facility continues to be principally for irradiation of
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samples for activation analysis. The information in the Annual Report
for the period July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1980, was found to be consistent with that obtained during this and the previous inspection in December 1979.
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Organization, Logs and Records
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Organization, logs and records pertaining to plant operations since
December 1979 were examined by discussions with facility personnel and a selected review of the following:
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Reactor Log Mainte7 nce Log
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Reactor Startup Checkoff Irradiation Data Log
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Preventive Maintenance Checklists
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Control Element Worth Log Irradiation Request Foms-4 Core Change Log Scram Summary Pulsing Summary
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Operator Regulification Recced
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Fuel Temperature Strip Char - (4/10/80 - 6/17/80)
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Line Power Strip Chart (5/1/80 - 6/23/80)
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
Review and Audit
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The licensee's review and audit program was examined by discussion with licensee management and a review of the Reactor Safeguards Committee i
Ouarterly Audit Reports.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Recualification Trainino Discussions were held with licensee management and records of recualification training, including periodic and annual examinations, were examined to verify that the program was being implemented in accordance with the program approved by the NRC.
flo items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Procedures The inspector reviewed the " Standard Operating Procedures (SOP" of the licensee's facility for scoce, technical adecuacy, and conformance to the technical specifications. The insoector discussed the procedures with the reactor staff and walked through the startup check list while it was being performed. Also, implementation of the procedures for incore irradiation from bridge and rabbit insertion were observed. All SOPS had been reviewed
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and approved by appropriate levels of management.
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fio items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Surveillance
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L The inspector reviewed surveillance procedures and records of completed
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The technical specification related parameters that were examined included:
pulse reactivity; minimum reactor safety systems; control and safety rod drop
times and inspection; core temperature; pulse rod droptime; excess reactivity;
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shut down margin; power level calibration, control and safety rod worth
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calibrations.
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flo items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Experiments The inspector examined greater than 20", of the experiments and irradiations conducted over the period frem the previous inspection to this inspection.
It was verified by examination of records and discussion with facility per sonnel that all experiments and irradiations had been reviewed and approved in accordance with procedures and technical specification recuirements. There were no special tests or new experiments carried out under 10 CFR 50.59 during this inspection period. The reactivity effect of experiments were predicted beforehand and confirmed by measurements. The limits, shutdown margin, excess reactivity, and individual and total worth of experiments were not exceeded.
tio #tems of nonccmpliance or deviations were identified.
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Indeoendent Inscection The inspection included a tour of the facility, observation of the daily startup checks, and subsequent reactor startup and operation at full power.
flo items of noncompliance or unresolved items were identified.
11. Exit Interview
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The inspector met with the licensee representative (denoted in Paragraph 1)
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