IR 05000182/2013201

IR 05000182-13-201, and Notice of Violation, June 10-13, 2013, Purdue University

ML13191A208
Person / Time
Site:	Purdue University
Issue date:	07/23/2013
From:	Gregory Bowman Research and Test Reactors Branch B
To:	Jamieson L Purdue University Research Reactor
Morlang G
References
IR-13-201
Download: ML13191A208 (18)

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uly 23, 2013

SUBJECT:

PURDUE UNIVERSITY - NRC ROUTINE ANNOUNCED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-182/2013-201 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Dr. Jamieson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted an inspection from June 10-13, 2013, at your Purdue University Reactor (Inspection Report No. 50-182/2013-201). The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your facility. The enclosed inspection report presents the areas examined and the results of that inspection. Within these areas the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress. An exit meeting to discuss the inspection findings was held with the Associate Head of the Nuclear Engineering Department on June 13, 2013, and discussed with you during a subsequent telephone exit conference on July 18, 2013.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that a Severity Level IV violation of NRC requirements occurred. The violation was evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, which is included on the NRCs Web site at www.nrc.gov; select What We Do, Enforcement, then Enforcement Policy. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding it are described in detail in the subject inspection report. The violation is being cited in the Notice because it constitutes a failure to meet regulatory requirements that has more than minor safety significance and the issue was identified by the NRC.

A written explanation is required from you, including corrective action steps to be taken and a date when full compliance will be achieved, within 20 days of the date of the Notice.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, and requests for withholding, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs document system (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS)). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at (the Public Electronic Reading Room) http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Mike Morlang at (301) 415-4092 or by electronic mail at Gary.Morlang@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gregory T. Bowman, Chief Research and Test Reactors Oversight Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-182 License No. R-87 Enclosure:

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