IR 05000199/1987001
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| Site: | 05000199, 07002951 |
| Issue date: | 11/13/1987 |
| From: | Dellaratta A, Keimig R, Schulingkamp C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20236Q588 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-199-87-01, 50-199-87-1, 70-2951-87-01, 70-2951-87-1, NUDOCS 8711200165 | |
| Download: ML20236Q605 (3) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
50-199/87-01 Report Nos.
70-2951/87-01
50-199 Docket Nos. 70-2951 l
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'I License Nos.
Licensee: Manhattan College Corporation Mechanical Engineering Department
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Bronx, New York 10471 j
Facility Name:
Zero Power Reactor i
Inspection At:
Bronx, New York
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Inspection Conducted: October 7 and 8, 1987
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i Type of Inspections:
Routine Unannounced Material Control and Accounting, and Physical Security Inspectors:
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//. a. # 7 VR. Keimig( fhief afeguards Section, date DRSS Inspection Summary:
Inspection on October 7 and 8, 1987 (Combined Report Nos.
50-199/87-01 and 70-2951/87-01)
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Areas Inspected:
Nuclear material control and accounting and physical security, including: organization and operation; inventory; records and reports; and, fixed site physical protection measures for special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance.
Results: The licensee was in compliance with NRC requirements in the areas inspected.
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DETAILS
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Key Persons Contacted
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Berlin, Reactor Administrator
- J. Hu, Chief, Reactor Supervisor i
J. Malloy, Director of Security l
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The inspector also interviewed other licensee employees involved with j
nuclear material control and physical security.
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- present at exit interview 2.
Material Control and Accounting l
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Organization and Operation The Mechanical Engineering Department of Manhattan College continues
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to maintain the responsibility and control of all special nuclear -
i materials (SNM) held under the following licenses:
License No. R-94 This license authorizes Manhattan College to operate a'Zero Power Reactor (ZPR), which is an open tank, light water moderated reactor using aluminum clad, 90% enriched uranium-aluminum alloy fuel, and to possess one encapsulated Plutonium-Beryllium (Pu-Be) neutron I
source. The reactor is used as a teaching instrument.
License No. SNM-1892
l This license authorizes the possession of seven encapsulated Pu-Be I
neutron sources, b.
Inventory
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A review of the licensee's records was performed by-the inspectors on I
October 8, 1987 to assure that all special nuclear material was
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accounted for.
The review included a verification of stored material.
The critical reactor contained 15 uranium-aluminum fuel elements and one partial fuel element. Three uranium aluminum fuel plates were in a locked box and stored in the basement of the Reactor-Laboratory. There were also 10 foils containing'less than one gram of U-235 stored in the Reactor Laboratory. Other holdings included:
1 Plutonium-Beryllium neutron source - critical reactor 1 Plutonium-Beryllium neutron source - water moderated subcritical i
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5 Plutonium-Beryllium neutron sources graphite moderated subcritical 1 Plutonium-Beryllium neutron source -. stored in basement Leak test records for these sealed sources were reviewed for completeness and timeliness. The most recent tests were performed on May 1 and 4, 1987.
No discrepancies were identified, c.
Records and Reports-Material status reports (DOE /NRC-Form-742), submitted during the period of October 1, 1984 through September 30, 1987, for both enriched uranium and plutonium were reviewed for compliance with 10 CFR 70.53. There were no shipments or receipts of SNM made during the period reviewed.
No discrepancies were identified.
The authorized limits and actual possession of SNM under the NRC licenses held by Manhattan College on October 8, 1987, are as follows-
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License No.
Authorized Limit Possession
.j R-94 3,200 grams U-235 3,105 grams U-235 16 grams Pu (Pu-Be 16 grams Pu source)
SNM-1892 240 grams Pu 239 grams Pu (Pu-Be sources)
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Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material of Moderate Strategic Significance The licensee's program for the physical protection of SNM of moderate strategic significance was reviewed by the inspectors and was found to conform to NRC requirements and the licensee's implementing procedures.
Specific components of the program that were inspected included:
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and reports; security organization; alarm response; key control; j
l detection aids; physical barriers; and written security procedures.
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Exit Interview The inspectors met with the licensee representatives indicated in i
paragraph 1 on October 8, 1987 and summarized the scope and findings of
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the inspection.
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At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspectors.
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