IR 05000083/1980001
| ML19312E760 | |
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| Site: | 05000083 |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1980 |
| From: | Kellogg P, Wagner A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| 50-083-80-01, 50-83-80-1, NUDOCS 8006090505 | |
| Download: ML19312E760 (4) | |
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Report No. 50-83/80-01 Licenaee: University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32601 Facility Name: University of Florida Training Reactor Docket No. 50-83 Inspector:
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P.'J.Kellogg,ActingSec*fonChief,RONSBranch Date' Signed SI:MMARY Inspection on March 17-20, 1980 Areas Inspected This routine, unannounced inspection involved 30 inspector-hours on site in the areas of reactor operator requalification program, surveillance, UFTR subcoc:mittee review and audit, operating logs and records, experiments, and procedures.
Results Of the 7 areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identified in 6 areas; I apparent item of noncoc:pliance was found in 1 area (Infraction:
Failure to perform required safety system checkout prior to startup (Details, paragraph 11).
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees H. Gogan, Senior Reactor Operator G. Foyle, Reactor Operator
- N. J. Diaz, Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Reactor Supervisor T. J. Bauer, Radiation Control Offices
- Attended exit interview.
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Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on March 20, 1980 with those persons indicated by an asterisk in paragraph 1 above.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Deficiency (83/79-02-02) Failure to record UFTR committee meetings.
The inspector verified that the UFTR committee meetings are being documented by formal meeting minutes and retained in the records file.
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
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Reactor Operator Requalification Program The inspector reviewed the records of reactor operator requalification program from July 1,1979 to the inspection date. The new requalification program included a two year schedule for holding training lectures and plant walk-thrus. The inspector pointed out that as of the inspection date the program was approximat'ely three months behind schedule. A licensee representative stated that the scheduled items will be easily caught up and the required training completed within the required time frame.
No deviations or items of noncompliance were identified in the area.
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UTTR Subcommittee Review and Audit The inspector reviewed the minutes from meetings of the University of Florida Training Reactor (UFTR) Subcommittee held during 1979 and 1980.
The meetings frequency met or exceeded the required time limit in the.
Technical Specification. The meeting minutes are formally documented on preoutlined forms. The forms are retained in a file for ready reference.
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The inspector reviewed the results of the annual staff audit. The recom-mendations and implementation thereof has not been completed at this time.
This will be reviewed by the inspector during a subsequent inspection (83/80-01).
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Quarterly Emergency Drill The inspector reviewed the documentation and critique of the quarterly Emergency Drill held on October 29, 1979, December 7,1979 and February 27, 1980. The inspector questioned the use of short lived radio isotopes to simulate realism during the drill. Approximately one milli = curie of the isotope Tc-99 was used on a skin prosthesis to give the effect of a con-taminated skin injury. A plastic encapsulated source of a cesium isotope was taped to a radiation workers chest to simulate a victim with internal lung contamination. Also, a liquid containing cesium was use to spike
"biologicel urine sample to simulate an internal contamination condition.
These simualtions were intended to check the Shands Hospital staff's ability to detect these types of contamination problems.
There are no known release of any radioactive material to the environment.
The licensee reported that the drill participants received minimal radiation exposure during the period that these isotopes were used. The inspector discussed the use of isotopes during the drill with Region II health physics staff. The staff did not see a problem with their use as described by tae inspector.
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No. deviations or items of noncompliance were identified in this area.
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Operating Logs and Records The inspector reviewed representative segments of the control console data
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sheet from October 1, 1979 to the date of the inspection. All entries appeared adequate. The inspector reviewed the maintenance log entries from October 1, 1979 to the date of the inspection. All entries appear adequate.
The present facility organization and staffing appears consistent with technical specification requirements.
No deviations or items of noncompliance were identified in this area.
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Experiments The inspector reviewed portions of the required review and approval of
,various experiments conducted since October 1, 1979.
No deviations or items of noncompliance were identified in this area.
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Procedures The inspector reviewed the status of the facility standard operating procedures (SCP) as of the date of inspection.
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3-During a previous inst c.f on it was noted that procedure 3.3.a " Operation of City Water Cooling afstems" was incorporated into the SOP's and was also listed as a semporary proc. dure. The inspector verified that the procedure has been removed from the list of temporary procedures. This closes open item number 83/7r 04.
No deviations or items of noncompliance wre identified in this area.
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Surveillance Surveillance records for six parameters which are required by Technical Specifications were reviewed. No discrepancies in the conduct of these surveillances were noted. Verification was made that selected data and logs supported the results of the surveillance records.
The inspector observed the performance of the weekly and daily preoperational checks performed by the senior reactor operator. The reactor was then started up following the standard ooerating procedure for reactor startup.
The inspector noted that not all of the control blade withdrawal interlocks were checked as required by technical specification IV.C.
The wide range channel count rate interlock was not checked as part of the preparations for a reactor startup. Failure to perform the required preoperational check is an item of noncompliance (83/80-01-02).
The inspector discussed this item with licensee representatives. They stated that it is not possible to perform this check at all times due to the installed neutron source in the core. The reactor operator assumes the interlock is properly functioning by observing the count rate is above two counts per second and the inhibit interlock light is extinguished. A licensee representative stated that this requirement will be removed from the revised technical specifications. The licensee is currently working to complete a proposed revision to the technical specifications.
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Review of Previous outstanding Items Open item 83/79-02-05 from a previous inspection required documentation that the UFTR subcommittee approved the use of SOP C.1, D.4, D.5, D.6 and D.7.
The inspector reviewed the UFTR subcommittee minutes of Novciber 29, 1979. The subcommittee approved the use of those procedures during that meeting. This item is closed.
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