IR 05000184/1987001

Insp Rept 50-184/87-01 on 870514-15.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Control & Accounting & Physical Security,Including,Organization & Operation, Shipping & Receiving & Storage & Internal Controls

ML20235N366
Person / Time
Site:	National Bureau of Standards Reactor
Issue date:	06/30/1987
From:	Della Ratta A, Keimig R, Schulingkamp C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20235N333	List: IR 05000184/1987001 ML20235N331
References
50-184-87-01, 50-184-87-1, NUDOCS 8707200039
Download: ML20235N366 (5)

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si I, U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 'l l REGION I Report N /87-01 Docket N .

i License N TR-5 Safeguards Group II Licensee: U. S. Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards Washington,-D. C. 20234 Facility Name: National Bureau of Standards Inspection At: Gaithersburg, Maryland Inspection Conducted: May 14 and 15, 1987 Type of Inspection:

Unannounced, Material Control, Accounting and Physical Security Inspectors: M S // [ N K c -o f-p 7 A. Della Ratt6 Safeguards Auditor date 0 rY % a a,.s 6-30- 77-C. M.~Schulingkamp l' date Physical Security I s ter-Approved by: *

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,A R. Keimig, Chief date Safeguards Section, D Inspection Summary:

Inspection on May 14 and 15, 1987 (Report No. 50-184/87-01)

Areas Inspected: Nuclear material control and accounting, and physical security,. including: organization and operation; shipping and receiving; storage and internal controls; inventory; records and reports; and, fixed site physical protection measures for special nuclear material of moderate strategic signifir:anc !

Results: The licensee was in compliance with NRC requirements in the areas inspecte .

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Details Key Persons Contacted

• S. Carter, Chief, Reactor Radiation Division

• T. Raby, Chief, Reactor Operations

• J. Torrence, Deputy Chief, Reactor Operations T. Shackelford, Captain, Physical Security J. Roundtree, Lieutenant, Physical Security

• present at exit interview 2. Material Control and Accounting Organization and Operation The inspectors verified through a review of licensee records that  ;

the licensee maintained written procedures for nuclear material control and accounting and that written statements of responsibility and authority existed for those positions with responsibility for special nuclear material (SNM). Shipping and Receiving The inspectors determined through a review of licensee rccords that the licensee maintained procedures to assure that all nuclear material shipped or received was accurately accounted fo A review was performed of all DCE/NRC Form -741's generated during the-period October 1, 1985 through March 31, 1987 to assure that each was properly signed, dispatched in a timely manner, and that the data were accurate. No discrepancies were note Storage and Internal Control The inspectors determined through observations and reviews of records that the licensee was maintaining a system of storage and internal J control which provided knowledge of the quantity, identity, and j current location of all SNM within the facilit j i

Storage areas were maintained which included the reactor core, fuel pool, and new fuel storage vaul I Inventory The inspectors performed an inventory verification on May 15, 1987 which consisted of a piece count of all the irradiated fuel elements, irradiated sectioned elements, and new fuel elements and a comparison of the fuel location history card file with the core loading and fuel pool ma I

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The results of the inspectors' independent inventory verification are indicated below. These results agreed with the licensee's inventor Location Fuel Elements l

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1/ These 132 elements were sectioned into 264 pieces containing SN The inspectors noted that the licensee's records documented only the !

date that a physical inventory of the fuel elements had been  !

conducted. There was no summary of the results of each physica inventory that indicated, by location, the total number of fuel elements and reconciliation to the fuel element history cards. The inspectors advised the licensee that, in the future, documentation of physical inventories should include that information to provide evidence that a physical inventory was actually conducte Records and Reports I The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records, reports and source data. All Material Balance Reports (DOE /NRC Form-742), submitted by the licensee for the period October 1, 1985 to March 31, 1987, were reviewed as were all Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (DOE /NRC Form-741) to verify compliance with 10 CFR 70.53 and 70.54 respectivel Total uranium and uranium-235 depletion records were also reviewed. No discrepancies were note Attached to this report as Exhibit I is a summary of the licensee's SNM activity for the period October 1, 1985 through March 31, 198 . Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material of Moderate Strategic Significance The inspectors reviewed the licensee's NRC-approved physical security plan and found that the licensee was protecting special nuclear material in

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3 Exit Interview The inspectors met with the licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) on May 15, 1987, and summarized the scope and findings of the inspectio At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspectors.

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EXHIBIT I National Bureau of Standards Docket No. 50-184 License No. TR-5 Material Balance for Period: October 1, 1985 - March 31, 1987 Reporting Identification Symbol: YVA Reporting Unit: Grams Enriched Uranium Element Isotope Beginning Inventory:

(October 1, 1985) 30,113 22,642 Receipts: 18,348 17,091 Material to Account For: 48,461' 39,733 Removals:

Shipments: -0- -0-Fission and Transmutation: 8,803 10,337 Ending Inventory:

(March 31, 1987) 39,658 29,396 Material Accounted For: 48,461 39,733

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