IR 05000139/1980002

IE Insp Repts 50-139/80-02 & 70-0115/80-01 on 800414-15.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Control & Accounting of SNM in Research Reactor Programs

ML20049A253
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Site:	05000000, 05000139, 07000115
Issue date:	05/02/1980
From:	Hamada G, Norderhaug L, Wieder A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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ML19323G049	List: IR 05000083/1975002 IR 05000083/1977004 IR 05000139/1975001 IR 05000139/1975002 IR 05000139/1976001 IR 05000139/1977003 IR 05000139/1978002 IR 05000139/1978004 IR 05000139/1979002 IR 05000139/1979003 IR 05000139/1980002 IR 05000139/1980003 ML20054C747 ML20054C768 ML20054C771 ML20054C781 ML20054C784 ML20054C787 ML20054C792 ML20054C797
References
FOIA-81-339 50-139-80-02, 50-139-80-2, 70-0115-80-01, 70-115-80-1, NUDOCS 8005300301
Download: ML20049A253 (3)

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U.S. fiUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF If45pECTI0ft AfiD E.'lFORCEMENT

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50-139/80-02 Report flo.

70-115/80-01 50-139/60-02 R-73 Docket flo.

70-115/80-01 License flo.

SitM-108 Safeguards Group

Licensee:

University of Washington College of Engineering Seattle, Washington 98105 Facility flame:

Inspection at:

Inspection Conducted:

April 14-15, 1980 Date of Last Physical Security Inspection Visit:

January 9-10, 1978 Type of Inspection:

Material Control and Accounting Inspectors:

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Inspection on April 14-15, 1980 (Report flo. 50-139/80-02, 70-115/80-01 (IE-V-382)

Areas Inspected:

The licensee was inspected for compliance with applicable regulations pertaining to the control and accounting of special nuclear material in research reactor programs.

Functional areas inspected included Facility

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l Organization and Operation, Measurement and Controls, Storage and Internal Control Inventory, and Records and Reports. The inspection involved 13 inspector hours onsite by two fiRC inspectors.

Results:

fio items of noncompliance were identified in any of the areas inspected.

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DETAILS 1.

Persons Contacted

• Professor W. Chalk, Director, fluclear En'gineering Laboratory

• W. P. Miller, Associate Director, Reactor Operations

• Denotes those present at Exit Interview 2.

Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings flo items of noncompliance were identified during the previous inspection (Report tio. 70-115/78-01, 50-139/78-02).

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Exit Interview The results of the inspection were discussed with licensee personnel identified in paragraph 1.

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Unresolved Items ilo unresolved items were identified during the lust inspection.

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Facility Organization and Operation With minor exceptions, the facility organization remains basically

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Facility operation has been consistent with the limits l

authorized for possession and use of special nuclear material (SitM).

I fio items of noncompliance were identified.

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Measurements and Controls The inspection consisted of a review of Stim depletion and production data and the reporting of these data in the Material Status Reports.

flo items of noncompliance were identified.

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Storage and Internal Control Inventory records maintained for in-reactor and storage were reviewed, tio items of noncompliance were identified.

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Inventory An inventory of stored fresh fuel plates by serial number and scrap by item number was conducted.

Spent fuel bundles were identified only visually from a distance and accepted on the basis of their activity as indicated by a survey meter.

Plutonium-beryllium sources were identified by serial number. The core content was accepted on the basis of a fuel bundle location chart.

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t{o items of noncompliance were identified.

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Records and Reports The semiannual fluclear Material Status Reports (NRC-742) and the fluclear Material Transaction Reports (flRC-741) for the period October 1,1977 through September 30, 1979 were reviewed and evaluated against the record keeping and SNM report requirements l

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