IR 05000139/1980001
| ML19309G588 | |
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| Site: | 05000139 |
| Issue date: | 03/19/1980 |
| From: | Faulkenberry B, Andrea Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19309G584 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-139-80-01, 50-139-80-1, NUDOCS 8005070181 | |
| Download: ML19309G588 (3) | |
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Report !'o.50-139/R-C l Docket No.50-139 License No. Rf 3 Safeguards Group Licensee: University of Washington Seattle, Washinoton
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Facility Nace: Research Reactor, Argonaut Inspection at: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Inspection conductefebrdary 19-22, 1980
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A. D. Johnson, Rea'ckor Inspector
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B.H.Faulkenberry, Chief,, React 5NrojectSection2 Date Signed Reactor Operations and if0 clear support Branch S u=a rf :
Inspection on February 19-22,1980 (Recort flo. 50-139/80-6l)
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Areas Insnected : Routine, unannounced inspection of organization, logs, and records; review and audit; requalification training; procedures; surveillance; experiments; previous item of noncompliance; reportable event; and independent inspection, including a facility tour. This inspection involved 22 inspector-hours by one flRC inspector.
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Of the nine areas inspected, no apparent items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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1. Persons Contacted Professor W. Chalk, Director, fluclear Engineering Laboratory ffr. W. f4 iller, Assistant Director for Recetor Operations
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2. Organization, Records and Logs
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The facility organization remained unchanged during 1979. There were two senior reactor operators licensed for this reactor facility, and two individuals scheduled to be examined for operator licenses during the last week of February.
The records of operations for the period since the previous inspection (January 9-11,1979) were examined. These records included the opera-ting procedures, the reactor " CAL" log, pre-startup checklists, requests for operations forms, maintenance and surveillance logs and the experiment log. The data in the 1979 Annual Report was also con-firmed.
flo items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
3. Requalification Training The inspector examined the operator requalification training records for 1979. The information in these records showed that the operators were requalified through examination as provided for in the licensee's pro-gram.
The requalification examinations were found to address the re-quired subject matter. The records indicated that tiie individual opera-tors had performed checkouts and manipulations of reactor controls as required by the approved program.
fio itens of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
4. Surveillance
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The inspector's examination of the facility records showed. that the surveillance requirement had been performed in accordance with the
requirements of the technical specification.
fio items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
5. Procedures The inspector perfonned a review of the technical adequacy of procedures, and of adherence to these procedures by licensed operators. Specifically, the inspector observed a checkout of the facility prior to operation, startup and operation at 50 KWs and operation of the rabbit facility.
fio items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie.
O-2-d 6. Review and Audit l
The minutes of the Nuclear Reactor Advisory Committee meeting during 1979 were examined. The committee met on December 17, 1979, and re-viewed the circumstances surrounding the event where water was spilled
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into the central core region (LER 79-01). The committee approved the steps planned to dry out the region.
The radiological safety officer had commenced his audit of facility operation on February 11, 1980. The audit performed in 1979, disclosed no deficiencies.
7. Experiments The inspector examined greater than 20% of the experiments and irrad-iations conducted over the period from the previous inspection to this inspection.
Through examination of the records and discussions with facility personnel the inspector verified that all experiments and irradiations had been reviewed and approved in accordance with proce-dures and technical specification requirements.
There were no special tests or new experiments carried out under 10CFR 50.59 during this inspection period.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
8. Followuo on item of noncomoliance The inspector confirmed the licensee's corrective action related to the items of noncompliance identified in the NRC notice of violation dated January 29, 1979.
However since the in depth audit had been scheduled for early February and had commenced on February 11, 1980, the letters requesting the audit had not been sent to the auditor.
9. Followup on Reportable Event The inspector verified the information transmitted to NRC by the licensee's report dated December 21, 1979 involving spillage of water on the top of the reactor shielding into one of the experimental vertical holes (VH-2). The process of drying out the graphite has been gradual.
On February 21, 1980 the excess reactivity of the core was 1.072% AK/K, approximately 0.15% AK/K less than prior to wetting the graphite in the core region.
10. Exit Interview The inspector met with Professor Chalk and Mr. Miller at the conclusion of the inspection on February 22, 1980, for the purpose of discussing the scope and finding of the inspection.
Since there were no items of noncompliance or deviations identified by the inspector, no commitments were made by the licensee representatives.
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