IR 05000166/1990002
| ML20055G778 | |
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| Site: | University of Maryland |
| Issue date: | 07/16/1990 |
| From: | Fox E, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20055G777 | List: |
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| 50-166-90-02, 50-166-90-2, NUDOCS 9007240165 | |
| Download: ML20055G778 (5) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION 1 Report No. 504 66/90-02
. Docket No. 50-166 License No. R:20-Licensee: '
University of Maryland College Park. Maryland 2Q29 Facility Name: University of Maryland Training Reactor Inspection at:
College Park. Maryland Inspection Conducted: June 25-27. 1990 g,
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E. F.' Tor ~JrWor EmMgency Preparedness date Specialist Approved by:.
7[/4,!fe W.4?lazaius, Chief
'date Emergency Preparedness Section inspection Summary: Insoection on June 25-27.1990 (Report No. 50-166/90 02)
Areas luspected: Routine, announced safety inspection by one region based inspector of the facility's emergency organization and operations, and emergency planning.
Results: No violations or deviations were identified. However, the issues identified in Section 4.0 with respect to the Emergency Preparedness Plan (Rev 0) are left unresolved.
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1.0 Persons contacted E. Blackburn, Radiation Safety Officer l
- Dr. D. Ebert, Reactor Director
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R. Hiebert, Director, Public of Information
T. Ieng, Manager, Radiation Safety Office
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Major M. McNair, Deputy Chief, University of Maryland Campus Police (UMCP)
Lt. W. Muller III, Station Commander, College Park Volunteer Fire Department Dr. F. Munno, Director, Nuclear Engineering Program
- Dr. G. Pertmer, Professor, Nuclear Engineering B. Robins, Commander, inspection Services, UMCP B. Robinson, Manager, Fire Protection
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R. Ryan, Acting Director, Department of Environmental Safety
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'B. White, IV, Manager, Reactor Operations
- Designates those present at the exit interview on June 27,1990.
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2.0 I.icensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings
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inspector Followup Item 50-166/89 01 02. Closed. The interior alarm zone
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remained out of semce awaiting a part from the manufacturer of the system.
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The inspector reviewed the record of repair of the interior alarm system and observed a successful test of the system at the UMCP.
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3.0 Facility inspection and Description of Operations The University of Maryland Training Reactor (MUTR) was inspected upon
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arrival. The MUTR is located on the north eastern quadrant of the main campus at College Park, Prince Georges County, Maryland and occupies portions of the first and second floors of the Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building.
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The MUTR is a pool type, natural convection cooling, Training, Research, Isotope, General Atomics (TRIGA) reactor licensed for 250 kW operation. The core sits on the bottom of an aluminum tank which is seven feet in diameter by 21 feet in height. The biological shield su' rounding the core consists of ordinary concrete and 6000 gallons of demineralized water. The core is shielded by 17.5 feet of water on the top and two feet of water and seven feet of concrete on the sides. The water system which includes heat exchanger, filters, demineralizer,
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and circulation pump is used for cooling and purification. A 1400 gallon holding tank is used to catch water that is drained from the pool for inspection by the Radiation Safety Office before it is release.
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The reactor is primarily a training tool, but it is used as a source of neutrons for activation analysis. The experimental facilities are designed to bring neutrons out of the reactor and to permit small sample irradiathns in the core. The sample irradiation facilities include a thermal column, two beam tubes, through -
tube and a pneumatic transfer system.
All of the functions essential to the operations or the reactor are controlled by the operator from a desk-type console. The console controls the control rod drive motors and the current for the electromagnets which allows manipulation of the control rods, and the console also records the measured power level obtained by the nuclear detectors located in the core.
4.0 Logs. Records. and Surveillance
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The inspector reviewed licensee records to verify that:
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emergency plan procedures, associated surveillance, and training meet license
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E to 10 CFR 50 and the guidance of Regulatory Guide 2.6, NUREG 0894,
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and ANSI /ANS 15.16.'
NUREG 0894, " Standard Review Plan for the Review and Evaluation of
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Emergency Plans for Research and Test Reactors," corresponds to the guidance criteria of ANSI /ANS 15.16. This NUREG is endorsed by Regulatory Guide 2.6 l
(Rev.1, March 1983) " Emergency Planning for Research and Test Reactors,"
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l determine the acceptability of research and test reactor radiological emergency plans. A review of the MUTR Emergency Preparedness Plan (Rev 0) (EPP)
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indicated that although the plan had been approved by NRR, discrepancies with the planning standards specified in NUREG 0894 exist as indicated below (UNR 50-166/90 02 01).
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- Item 1.1 of Sec6n 3.0 The identification by title of the individual, with a line L
of succession, in charge of radiological assessments including his/her
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L responsibilities and authority for onsite and offsite dose assessments and recommended protective actions is not included in the plan.
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- Item 1.b of Section 4.0 - A listing by titi: o implementing procedures for r
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each class of emergency was not included M the plan.
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- Item 1.c of Section 7.0 - The contents of initial and followup emergency M
messages to the NRC and when applicable to offsite authorities were not described. Although the correct phone numbers for the Headquarters Duty Officer / NRC Incident Response Center were posted on the phone at the reactor console, this information was not in the plan.
item 1.d of Section 7.0 A method had not been established to ensure that a
offsite authorities have received the initial message and that it is authentic.
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- Item 2.a of Section 10 - Annual on-site emergency drills are to be conducted as action drills, however, the MUTR EPP ( Section 10.1.2) states a biennial emergency drill shall be conducted.
The licensee indicated that appropriate corrective action would be taken for the above noted planning discrepancies.
The inspector conducted limited walk through examinations with the Reactor Director and Reactor Operation Manager and verified that an event most probable for this facility can be handled with the existing procedures, equipment and personnel such that public health and safety would be protected.
Records required by the EPP were reviewed and it was determined that they are being maintained in accordance with the EPP. Biennial drills had been conducted in accordance with the EPP, however, see the above discussion on annual on site emergency drills.
5.0 Emergency Preparedness Organization and Responsibilities The Reactor Director, who becomes the Emergency Director upon implementing the emergency plan, has the primary responsibility for emergency preparedress and directs the nuessary activities required to cope with any nuclear emergency that may arise. In the event of the director's absence or incapacitation, the Chief Reactor Supervisor, Reactor Supervisor on duty, or the Reactor Supervisor to arrive first on the scene will be the Acting Emergency Director. In all emergencies, the UMCP is notified and has the capability for 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> surveillance of the MUTR facility.
In case of an emergency requiring outside assistance, the UMCP responds and can obtain backup from local and/or State Police. Additionally, the UMCP can contact the College Park Volunteer Fire Department (CPVFD) and/or the CPVFD can be contacted directly by telephone or pull down alarms.
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The facility is monitored for security by door alarms and internal motion
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alarms are operable. The UMCP 'and CPVFD are involved in drills conducted
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Letters of agreement for the transportation and caring for a contaminated
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-injured person are in place.
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Although the Radiation Safety Office, the Fire Protection Office, and the-J"'
Industrial Hygiene / Occupational and Health Office are included in the MUTR Emergency Organization (Figure 31, EPP, Rev 0), their responsibilities are not'
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delineated in the EPP (IFI 50-166/90-02-01).
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6.0 Emergency Classification System ~
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The MUTR EPP Emergency Classification Systea consists of:
J-Personnel Emergency Unusual Event (Class 1)
Alert (Class 2)
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'In that the MUTR is licensed for and operates at 250 kW or less and that there
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- are no credible accident scenarios that lead to exposures exceeding the guideline i
11imit of 3 rem to the whole body and 5 rem to the thyroid for any indMdual
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(Notification of. Unusual Event and Alert) are hypothesized as credible, a
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T:P inspector met with the persons identified in Section LO of this report at the i
of the inspection. The inspector summarized the observations made during en
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i The licensee was informed that no violations or deviations were identified.
Licensee management acknowledged the findings as described in Sections 4.0 and 5.0 of this report and indicated that appropriate action would be taken regarding
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