IR 05000186/1981005
| ML20031D430 | |
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| Site: | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Issue date: | 09/23/1981 |
| From: | Boyd D, Knop R, Ridgway K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20031D409 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-186-81-05, 50-186-81-5, NUDOCS 8110130311 | |
| Download: ML20031D430 (3) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-186/81-05 Docket No. 50-186 License No. R-103
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Licensee: University of Missouri
Research Reactor Facility Research Park Columbia, MO 65201
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Facility Name: University of Missouri Research Reactor Inspection Conducted: September 3, 1981 j
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Inspection Summary
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Inspection on September 3, 1981 (Report No. 50-186/81-05)
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l Areas Inspected: Special Management Meeting to discuss the excessive
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number of reportable events that occurred in the first half of 1981.
The meeting was attended by four NRC perscnnel and required two hours.
A tour of the facility was also conducted.
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Results: No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons in Attendance
University of Missouri T. Collins, Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs D. Alger, Acting Director, Research Reactor Facility
C. Thompson, Chairman, Reactor Advisory Committee J. Tolan, University Radiation Safety Officer L. Pitchford, Assistant Radiation Safety Officer C. McKibben, Reactor Manager USNRC Region III R. Knop, Chief, Projects Branch 1 D. Boyd, Chief, Projects rection IA K. Ridgway, Reactor Inspector USNRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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R. Carter, Project Manager, Standardization and Special Projects
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Management Meeting
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A meeting between members of the licensee's management and Region III
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Office of Inspection and Enforcement management was conducted on
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Region III personnel expressed concern with the excessive number of-
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reportable events that have occurred during the first half of 1981
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and particularly with the fact that most of the events were precip-
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itated by personnel error. Region III also expressed concern with l
the depletion of licensee's staff.
In the last two years six Senior Reactor Operators, two Reactor Operators and several exper-
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ienced electronic technicians have left the facility staff.
The licensee acknowledged the above remarks and stated that they-too were concerned with the number of events in early 1981 and the seriousness of them. The licensee stated that the facility manage-
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l ment and staff had a positive attitude toward the safety of the facility and the public. They too are concerned with the loss of experienced personnel, but that this is not entirely unexpected
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since the University cannot compete with the nuclear power industry I
salary structure. To help maintain a trained and effective staff,
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they have upgraded their training program by obtaining NUS Corpora-tion video training tapes and have provided a revised training manual for new operator trainees.
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Two engineers have been recently hired, one to fill the Reactor Operations Engineer position that had been vacant for several months and the other, with five years experience, to better dis-tribute the engineering and maintenance work load.
The licensee stated that they desire to maintain a shift staff consisting of a shif t supervisor, with a senior reactor operator license, and three licensed operators, two with senior operator licenses. At the present time the licensee is five senior operators short of this goal. They are attempting to recruit three additional operator trainees and plan to upgrade licensed and unlicensed trainees to eventually fill these vacancies.
The license and Technical Specifications require only one licensed operator and a second knowledgeable person to operate the reactor.
The licensee has also upgraded the training program for the main-tenance staff. The importance of returning equipment or systems to operational conditions following maintenance is being stressed in this training.
The licensee feels that the increase in engineering staff, the expeditious recruiting to replace operating staff and the upgrading of their training program will decrease reportable events to a satisfactory level.
RIII personnel indicated that the effectiveness of these actions to reduce the number of reportable events would be closely monitored.
A tour of the reactor facility and associated laboratocies was conducted prior to the meeting.
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