IR 05000134/1987004
| ML20196A064 | |
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| Site: | 05000134 |
| Issue date: | 01/19/1988 |
| From: | Della Ratta A, Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-134-87-04, 50-134-87-4, NUDOCS 8802040241 | |
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I Report No. 50-134/87-04
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Docket No. 50-134
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License No.
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Licensee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachuiet.ts 01609 i
Facility Name: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Nuclear Facility Inspection At: Worcester, Massachusetts
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l Inspection Conducted: November 30 - December 2, 1987 I
Type of Inspection:
Routine Unannounced Material Control, Accounting and Physical Security
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Inspection Summary:
Routine Unannounced Inspection on November 30 through
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Areas Inspected:
Nuclear material control and accounting, and physical
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security, including: organization and operation; shipping and receiving; storage and internal controls; inventory; records and raports; and
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physical protection measures for special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance, j
Results: The licensee was in compliance with NRC requirements in the areas inspected.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted
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H. Newton, Jr. Director, Nuclear Facility
- J. A. Mayer, Director, Nuclear Engineering Program K. Mathews, Reactor Operator A. Whitney, Chief, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Security Force
- present at exit interview 2.
Material Control and Accounting a.
Organization and Operation The inspector verified through a review of records that the licensee maintained written procedures for nuclear material control and accounting and that written statements of responsibility and authority existed for those positions with responsibility for special nuclear material (SNM).
Custody of all SNM and management of the nuclear material control and accountability program is the responsibility of the Director, Nuclear Facility.
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Shipping and Receiving The inspector setermined through a review of records that the licensee maintcined procedures to assure that all nuclear material shipped or received was accurately accounted for. The licensee had no receipts or shipments of SNM during the period of October 1, 1983 through September 30, 1987, c.
Storage and Internal Control The inspector determined through observations and review of records that the licensee was maintaining a system of storage and internal controls that provided the quantity, identity, and current location of all SNM within the facility.
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Inventory The licensee had conducted annual physical inventories as required by 10 CFR 70.51 (d). The inspector performed an inventory verification on December 1, 1987, which consisted of a piece count of the 26 fuel elements located in the reactor core, and the 2 fuel elements, including seven plates of a ten plate fuel element, stored in locked boxes in the reactor room.
The serial numbers of those two elements were verified to facility records.
The reactor core also contained a plutonium beryllium (PuBe) sealed source.
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Records and Reports
- i The inspector reviewed the licensee's records, reports, and source data. All Material 04. lance Reports (DOE /NRC Form-742), submitted by the licensee for the oeriod October 1, 1983, to September 30, 1987, were reviewed for compliance with 10 CFR 70.53.
No discrepancies were identified.
Leak test records for one PuBe sealed source were reviewed for completeness and timeliness.
No discrepancies were identified.
The inspector also determined that the total loss of Uranium-235 through burnup is less than a reportable quantity (one gram).
Exhibit I, of this report summarizes the licensee's nuclear material activity for the period October 1, 1983 - September 30, 1987.
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General Physical Security Requirements for SNM of Moderate Strategic Significance The 1.1spector reviewed the licensee's protection of special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance for conformance to the NRC-approved physical security plan, by examining barriers, access controls and procedures, and by observations of a licensee test of alarm system features.
Implementation of the physical security plan was found to meet the general performance requirements and objectives of the governing regulations and the NRC-approved physical security plan.
The licensee was in the process of suomitting a 10 CFR 50.54(p)
change to the NRC to update the physical security plan due to recent changes made to the reactor facility.
These changes included the removal of two wire safety glass windows, located in the office area, that were replaced with bricks and cement blocks. No discrepancies were identified.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representatives indicated in paragraph 1 on December 2, 1987 and summarized the scope and ' ndings of the inspection.
At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspector.
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EXHIBIT I Wor _cester Polytechnic Institute
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Docket No. 50-134 License No. R-61 Material Balance Period: October 1, 1983 - September 30, 1987 Reporting Identification Symbol:
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~ Enriched Uranium Plutonium Element Isotope Element Isotope Beginning Inventory:
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Material To Account For: 4051 3784
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Removals:
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I Material Accounted For:
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