IR 05000139/2006204
| ML071370385 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000139 (R-073) |
| Issue date: | 05/21/2007 |
| From: | Johnny Eads NRC/NRR/ADRA/DPR/PRTB |
| To: | Soma M Univ of Washington |
| References | |
| IR-06-204 | |
| Download: ML071370385 (30) | |
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May 21, 2007
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-139/2006-204
Dear Dr. Soma:
On August 21-24, and November 7 and 8, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted an inspection at your University of Washington Nuclear Reactor facility. Also included as part of the inspection were various telephone conferences from August 2006 through May 2007. Further, the inspection included a review of the Final Status Survey Report (FSSR) dated December 13, 2006, as supplemented on February 26 and March 12, 2007, which was submitted following decommissioning of the facility and site. The survey information in the FSSR indicated that remediation was complete and that all residual radioactivity was quantified, documented, and below the NRC limits. The enclosed report documents the results of the inspection, the conferences, and the review. The results of the onsite inspection were discussed on August 24 and on November 8, 2006, with Jeff Angeley, Associate Construction Manager, University of Washington; representatives of LVI Services, Inc.(the decommissioning contractor); a representative of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE, an NRC contractor); and, other licensee and contractor personnel associated with the decommissioning project. The results of the ORISE surveys and the review of the FSSR were discussed by means of a final teleconference on May 11, 2007, with Jeff Angeley and Stanley Addison, Radiation Safety Officer.
The onsite inspection examined decommissioning activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the NRCs rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. Various aspects of your decommissioning and radiation protection programs were also inspected, including selected procedures and records, decontamination efforts, and survey activities. Licensee and contractor personnel were interviewed as well. The onsite inspection also involved the in-process inspection of final status survey activities and side-by-side field measurements that were performed at your University of Washington Nuclear Reactor facility by our contractor, ORISE, on August 23 and 24, and November 8, 2006. As a result of the inspection and FSSR review, the inspector determined that the decommissioning activities, including the final status survey, were conducted in accordance with the University of Washington Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Plan utilizing the guidance of NUREG/CR-5849, Manual for Conducting Radiological Surveys in Support of License Termination, and Regulatory Guide 1.86, Termination of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Reactors. The FSSR you submitted demonstrated that all survey units met the criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402 for unconditional release.
Based on the results of this inspection, it was determined that you have met the requirements for license termination given in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(11) in that: 1) the decommissioning of the University of Washington Nuclear Reactor was performed in accordance with the approved Decommissioning Plan, and 2) your final status survey and associated documentation demonstrated that the facility and site have met the radiological criteria for decommissioning set
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In accordance with Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Johnny H. Eads, Branch Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch B Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No: 50-139 License No: R-73 Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report No. 50-139/2006-204 with Attachments cc w/encl.: See next page
University of Washington Docket No. 50-139 Dr. M. Carette, Assistant to the Dean College of Engineering University of Washington Box 352180 Seattle, WA 98195-2180 Stanley Addison, Radiation Safety Officer Environmental Health and Safety University of Washington Hall Health Center Box 354400 Seattle, WA 98195-4400 Marty Howlett, Project Manager Capital Projects Office University of Washington University Facilities Annex 2 Box 352205 Seattle, WA 98195-2205 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611
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