IR 05000199/1990001
| ML20043H984 | |
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| Site: | 05000199 |
| Issue date: | 06/15/1990 |
| From: | Fox E, Lazarus W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20043H980 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-199-90-01, 50-199-90-1, NUDOCS 9006270155 | |
| Download: ML20043H984 (4) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No. 50-199/90-01 Docket No. 50-199 License No. B 9_4 l
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hignhattan College Corocration i
Riverdale. New York 10471
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. Manhattan College Zero Power Reactor Inspection at:
Riverdale. New York Inspection Conducted: June 4 & 8.1990
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Areas Insoccted: Routh:.e, announced safety inspection by one region based inspector of facility's emergency organization and operations, and emergency planning.
Results: No violations, deviations or unresolved items were identified.
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DETARS 1.0 Persons contacted
Dr. V. Antonetti, Ch. airman, Mechanical Engineering Department
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Dr. R. Berlin, Reactor Administrator
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L Chen, Anociate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
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J. Johnsor., Director of Security l
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F. Obe:mg, Chief Engineer / Fire Marshall M. Vaillancourt, laboratory Assistant
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e 2.0 1icensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings
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There were no previous open items requiring action by the licensee.
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3.0 Facility Inspection and Description of Operations r
The Manhattan College Zero Power Reactor (MCZPR) facility was inspected upon arrival. The reactor facility occupies portions of the first and second floors
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of the Leo Engineering Building, Manhattan College. The reactor was shutdown and defueled awaiting instructions from Department of Energy with respect to.
shipment of the High Enriched Uranium fuel and receipt of Low Enriched
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Uranium (LEU) fuel from Babcock and Wilcock. Extracted fuel was safely
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stored in shipping containers near the reactor. Reactor fuel loading with LEU and operations is expected to be performed before the fall semester to support academic schetlules.
t The MCZPR :s a U 235 fueled, light water moderated,open pool type, heterogeneous reactor with plate type fuel elements. The reactor tank is 8 feet high and 10 feet in diameter. The core consists of fifteen full fuel elements and one partial fuel element. The reactor is licensed to operate at a continuous
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maximum power of 0.1 watt. Because of the very low power level, no recirculating cooling system is provided.
The MCZPR is a research reactor used in training of reactor operators and for
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experimentation as part of Nuclear Engineering courses offered at Manhattan t'
College. All experiments performed on the reactor require prior approval of the Reactor Operations Committee (ROC). The committee closely monitors all
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experiments performed on the reactor. The members of the ROC are the.
Reactor Administrator who acts as the Chairman of the Committee, the Chief Reactor Supervisor, a Health Physicist, a Radiation Safety Officer and others, who might be helpful in the operation of the reactor and appointed to the Committee by the Reactor Administrator.
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4.0 logs. Records. and Surveillance 4.1 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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conditions and technical specifications; and
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- the Emergency Plan is consistent with the requirements of item I of Appendix E to 10 CFR 50 and the guidance of Regulatory Guide 2.6, NUREG 0894, and
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l 4.2 A review of the Emergency Plan indicated that it is adequate for dealing with j
emergencies and is in conformance with regulatory requirements, it was noted that changes made to locations and phone numbers within the NRC had not yet i
been made to_the plan. The correct locations and phone numbers were posted on the control console of the MCZPR. The licensee was advised of the correct i
location and phone numbers to call in case of emergency and committed to
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make these changes to the plan.
4.3 The inspector conducted a limited walk through examination with the Reactor
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Administrator and verified that an event most probable for this facility can be l
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health and safety would be protected.
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5.0 Emergency Preparedness Organization and Responsibilities P
The Reactor Administrator, who becomes the Emergency Director upon
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implementing the emergency plan, has the primary responsibility for emergency i
preparedness and directs the necessary activities required to cope with any i
nuclear emergency that may arise in the event of the administrator's absence
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L or incapacitation, the Chief Reactor Supervisor, Reactor Supervisor on duty, or L
the Reactor Supervisor to arrive first on the scene will be the Acting Emergency Director. In all emergencies, the Manhattan College Security Office is notified
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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 MCZPR facility.
Presently, the position of Chief Reactor Supervisor is vacant and a new person
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L has been hired to take his pla e. That person appears to be well qualified for
the position and the licensee is scheduling him for a Senior Reactor Operator _
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examination. The position rf Health Physicist is currently filled by a contracted
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In case of an emergency requiring outside assistance, the Manhattan College
Security Office contacts the New York City Police and/or the New York City t
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Fire Department. The Fire Department can be contacted directly by telephone or oull down alarms. Letters of agreement are in effect for this support. The facih'y is monitored for security by door alarms and internal motion detectors on a 24 htur basis by the college security office. Fire and emergency detection alarms were operable.
Drills involving the local fire department are conducted monthly in each building on Manhattan College campus. These persons are shown the MCZPR facility.
Discussions with the Fire Marshall indicated the local fire fighters should be given a better understanding of the reactor facility so that their efforts in fighting a fire in the building would not be hampered. Discussions with the Director of-Security for Manhattan College indicated that he is relatively new on the job and both he and the Reactor Administrator acknowledged the need to involve him in future drills at the MCZPR facility.
6.0 Notification of Unusual Event in that the MCZPR is licensed for and operates at 0.1 watt or less with no recirculating cooling requirement, only the first class of emergencies, viz:
Notification of Unusual Event is hypothesized as the most severe credible accident.
7.0 Exit Meeting The inspector met with the Reactor Administrator at the end of the inspection.
The inspector summarized the observations made during this inspection.
The licensee was informed that no violations, deviations, or unresolved items-were identified. Licensee management acknowledged the findings as described in this report and indicated that appropriate action would be taken regarding them.
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