IR 05000077/1982001

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IE Safeguards Insp Repts 50-077/82-01 & 70-0190/82-01 on 820512.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Facility Organization & Operation,Shipping & Receiving,Storage & Internal Control,Physical Inventory & Records & Repts
ML20054K762
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Site: 05000077, 07000190
Issue date: 06/17/1982
From: Della Ratta A, Gody A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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50-077-82-01, 50-77-82-1, 70-0190-82-01, 70-190-82-1, NUDOCS 8207060131
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Region I 50-77/82-01 Report Nos. 70-190/82-01 50-77 R-31 Docket Nos.70-190 License No SNM-164 Safeguards Group -5 Licensee: Catholic University of America 620 Michigan Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20064 Facility Name: Catholic University of America Inspection At: Washington, Inspection Conducted: May 12, 1982 Date of Last Material Control and Accounting Inspection: April 26, 1978 Type of Inspection: Unannounced Material Control and Accounting Inspector: X 6-/r#2 A. Della Ratta',LAu'ditor date Approved by:

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Section, Technical pr grams Branch Inspection Summary:

Inspection on May 12, 1982 (Combined Report Nos. 50-77/82-01 and

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Areas Inspected: Facility Organization and Operation; Shipping and Receiving; Storage and Internal Control; Physical Inventory; and Records and Report The inspection involved 4 inspector-hours onsite by a regional based NRC inspecto Results: The licensee was found to be in compliance with NRC requirements within the areas examined, k

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Details 1. Persons Contacted Dr. E. D. Jordan, Reactor Administrator

  • E. Keene, Radiological Safety Officer
  • present at the exit intervie . Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Unresolved (78-02-01) Apparent oversight by NRC:NMS3 and Licensee to include Pu alpha sources on license No. SNM-164. The inspector determined that license No. SNM-164 was amended on October 3, 1978 to in;1ude the Pu alpha source . 30703 - Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee's representative (denoted ir paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on May 12, 1982. The inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspectio . 92713 - Independent Inspection Effort No violations were identifie The inspector toured the facility to verify the licensee's possession and use of special nuclear material (SNM) was in accordance with NRC requirement . 85102 - Material Control and Accounting Facility Organization and Operation No violations were identifie The inspection results were attained through discussions with licensee management and review of the licensee's Radiation Safety Manual dated January, 1980. Custody of SNM and the management of the nuclear material control and accountability program was the responsi-bility of the Reactor Administrato Shipping and Receiving No violations were identifie The inspector determined that the licensee had established procedures to assure that all special nuclear material received or shipped was accurately accounted fo There were no shipments or receipts of SNM for the inspection period for either licens ;

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c. Storage and Internal Control No violations were identifie The licensee had established a system of storage and internal control of SNM which provided for current knowledge of the quantity and identity of all SNM within the facilit The licensee had the PuBe sources, Pu alpha sources, and the fission plate from the reactor stored in locked containers. The keys for these storage containers were kept locked within the access controlled source storage vaul d. Physical Inventory No violations were identifie The licensee conducted semi-annual inventories in conjunction with the submittal of Form NRC-742. The licensee considered the signed Form NRC-742 as inventory documentatio The inspector conducted a physical inventory of the facility. The results of the inventory verified the Form NRC-742 listings of the licensee holding e. Records and Reports No violations were identifie The inspection results were attained through a 100% audit of Material Status Reports (Form NRC-742) submitted for the period April 1, 1978, through March 31, 1982, to verify compliance with 10 CFR 70.5 No discrepancies were note The material balance summary for the period covered is shown in the attached Exhibit r- - -

. s-Exhibit I i Catholic University-Docket No. 50-77 License No. R-31 Docket No.70-190 License No. SNM-164 l

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Material Balance For Period: April 1, 1978 - March 31, 1982 Reporting-Identification Symbol: ZDC Reporting Unit:~ GRAMS l Enriched Uranium Plutonium Element Isotope Element Isotope'

Physical Inventory at April 1, 1978 3525 701 96 89 Receipts -0- -0- -0-: -0-Material To-Account For: 3525 g 96 89 Removals:

Shipments -0- -0- -0- -0-Fission and-Transmutation -0- -0- -0- -0-

Total Removals: -0- -0- -0- -0-Physical Inventory at March 31, 1982 3525 701 96 89 Material Accounted For: 3525 701 gg 89

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