IR 05000083/1987001
| ML20205N894 | |
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| Site: | 05000083 |
| Issue date: | 03/26/1987 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Tulenko J FLORIDA, UNIV. OF, GAINESVILLE, FL |
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| ML20205N898 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-87-032, EA-87-32, NUDOCS 8704030130 | |
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| Download: ML20205N894 (3) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:[[tZM . . MAR 261987 Docket Nos. 50-83 License Nos. R-56 EA 87-32 Ur>iversity of Florida pATTH: Mr. J. S. Tulenko Chairman, Nuclear Engineering Sciences Department 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611 Gentlemen: SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. AND 50-83/87-01) This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by B. K. Revsin at the University of Florida Training Reactor on February 9-11, 1987. The inspection included a review of your program for transportation of radioactive materials. The report documenting this inspection was sent to you with a letter dated February 20, 1987. As a result of this inspection, signifi-cant failures to comply with NRC regulatory requirements were identified.
Accordingly, NRC concerns relative to the inspection findings were discussed by J. P. Stohr, Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards, NRC, Region II, with M. J. Ohanian, Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineer-ing, in an Enforcement Conference held on February 16, 1987.
The violation described in the enclosed Notice of Violation involved a failure to comply with Department of Transportation (DOT) reouirements for transportation of radioactive materials outside the confines of your reactor facility during , the transport of two 55-gallon drums containing licensed material. The radiation levels on one of the drums exceeded the D0T limit of 200 millirem per hour by greater than a factor of five. The high radiation levels were in a localized area and movement of the radioactive material outside the reactor facility was performed by qualified university radiation protection personnel. Normally, this would be considered to be a Severity Level II violation. However, because qualified personnel were involved and the radiation was localized, the violation has been categorized as a Severity Level III violation in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986). A civil penalty is considered for a Severity Level III . violation. However, after consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, I have decided that a civil penalty will not be proposed in this case because of your prior good performance in this area and your unusually prompt and extensive corrective actions taken relative to the radioactive waste transportation program to prevent recurrence.
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. - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $4AR 261987 University of Florida - 2 -- r - You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and its enclosure are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
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Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY M. ERNST J. Nelson Grace Regional Administrator Enclosure: Notice of Violation cc w/ encl: CBr. W. G. Vernetson, Director of Nuclear Facilities . O T .. -. -
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