IR 05000089/1980002

IE Insp Repts 50-089/80-02 & 50-163/80-02 on 801215-17. No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Logs & Records, Review & Audit & Operator Requalification Program

ML20002D486
Person / Time
Site:	General Atomics
Issue date:	12/23/1980
From:	Faulkenberry B, Andrea Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:
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ML20002D484	List: IR 05000089/1980002 ML20002D483
References
50-089-80-02, 50-163-80-02, 50-163-80-2, 50-89-80-2, NUDOCS 8101210138
Download: ML20002D486 (4)

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h U.S. HUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

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REGION V

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50-09/80-02

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Report No.

50-163/80-02 Docket No.

50-89 & E0-163 License No.

R-38 & R-67 Safeguards Group Licensee:

General Atomic Company P. O. Box 81608

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San Diego, California 92138 TRIGA Mark I and Mark F Facility Name:

Inspection at:

Torrey Pines Mesa Inspection conducted:

Decpmber 15-17, 1980 Inspectors:

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A. D. Johnsongy eactor Inspector

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Date Signed Date Signed Approved By: jf-)b<'I 4 /.23 /FD B. H. Faulkenberry, QhiWheactor Projects Section 2, Date Signed Reactor Operations andNuclear Support Branch Summary:

Inspection on December 15-17, 1980 (Report Nos. 50-89/80-02 & 50-163/80-02)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of organizations; logs and records; review and audit; procedures; surveillance; experiments; and operator requalification program.

The inspection involved 18 hours2.083333e-4 days <br />0.005 hours <br />2.97619e-5 weeks <br />6.849e-6 months <br /> onsite by one NRC inspector.

Results: No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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DETAILS 11.

-Persons' Contacted

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H. Wellhouser, Dir'ector, Nuclear Materials Control Division W. Whittemore, Physicist-in-Charge, TRIGA. Facilities

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nJ. Shoptaugh,' Associate Physicist-in-Charge

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W. Stout, Deputy Physicist-in-Charge W.~Mowry, Licensing Administrator

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, All of the above were present at the exit ' interview.

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Organization

The organizational structure and responsible staff have remained unchanged since-the prev _ious inspection in September.1979.

No items of. noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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Logs and Records-Selective examination of the following operating logs and records

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for. both facilities ' covering the period of October 1,1979 to December'15, 1980, disclosed that they were being maintained con--

sistent with. license requirements..

Operating Logs

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Maintenance Logs Reactor.Startup Checklists Reactor Shutdown Checklists

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Weekly, Monthly, Semi-annual, and Annual' Checklists ~

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Irradiation Request Forms

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No items of norcompliance or deviations were identified.

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Review and Audit Discussions with licensee personnel and the selective examination of (1) the Criticality. Safeguards-Committee (CSC) minutes of quarterly audits and meetings, (2) design changes reviewed and approved in accordance with 10-CFR 50.59, and (3) the approval

of experiments disclosed that the review and audit functions were j

being conducted consistent with the requirements of the technit,a1

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specifications (TS) and changes to the facilities were being mada consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.59 and the'TS.

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'No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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Operator Requalification Program The Operator Requalification Program is common' to both the Mark I and Mark F facilities except for. control manipulations. The operators

~are Hcensed for' both. The inspectors verified by discussions with operators and examination of records that the requalification program was being performed consistent with the approved program.

Records of operator review of abnomal and emergency procedures, examinations, reactivity manipulations, and supervisor evaluations for three inc'ividuals were verified to meet program requirements.

No items of noncompliance or deviations we,'e identified.

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. Procedures The inspectors reviewed changes to the Administrative Procedures and the Written Operating Procedures for both Triga facilities for technical adequacy, and conformance to the technical specifications.

No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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Experiments The experimental program on both. facilities consists principally of. activation analysis, uranium analysis, neutron radiography, King furance high-temperature studies of reactor fuel, various irradiations, and training exercises. Through examinations of

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numerous Irradiation Request forms and discussions with licensee personnel, the inspectors verified that the experiments had been

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appropriately reviewed and approved,' potential hazards had been identified, reactivity effects on the reactor had been predicted before hand and _ confirmed by measurement, and reactivity limits had not been exceeded.

No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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Surveillance Examination of selected surveillance records and procedures, and discussions with licensee personnel indicated that surveillance requirements were being satisfactorily accomplished in a timely manner. Additionally, the records of several limiting conditions for operation, which do not have specific surveillance require-ments, were examined to verify that they had not been exceeded.

These included steady state power levels, maximum available excess reactivity, maximum reactivity insertion during transient opera-tions, maximum reactivity worth of transient control rods, pool water conductivity and bulk water temperature.

' No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

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- 9? Independent' Inspection Independent inspection effort included witnessing startup and full power operation of the Mark I ant Mark F reactors,-and a detailed-tour of both facilities.

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10. Exit Interview The inspectors met with licensee representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1)Lat the conclusion of the inspection on December 17,

~1980. The inspector summarized the purpose and scope of the inspection and findings.

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