IR 05000199/1997201

Insp Rept 50-199/97-201 on 970605.No Noncompliance or Significant Issues Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plant Status,Security & Safeguards Activities

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION

REGION I

Docket No: 50-199-  !

License No: R-94

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Report No: 50-199/97201 I Licensee: Manhattan College Corporation Facility: Zero Power Reactor I

Location:' Riverdale, New York Dates: June 5, 1997 Inspector: Thomas F. Dragoun, Project Scientist l

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Approved by: Marvin M. Mendonca, Acting Director Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate /NRR l

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Fuel elements were in storage. The physical security program was properly i implemented. - Action on follow up items from previous inspections was complete and satisfactory, l

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Report Details M ry of Plant Status-The reactor was defueled and'the facility secure _0perational-Status _of Facilities and Equipment Insnection Scone (Insnection Procedure 40750)

The inspector reviewed:

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fuel movement records in the console log.

! Observations and Findinas l Records indicated-the reactor' fuel was off-loaded December 20, 1996.

l- The. inspector confirmed by visual inspection that 16 fuel elements had been placed in shipping packages with four elements-per package. One element was-in a locked metal box bolted to the floor. Fuel was -

stored in the basement room of the MCZPR facilit .

In a December 10, 1996 meeting, licensee management stated that th reactor would be defueled pending a decision on the future use of the facility. This action was complete and satisfactory. Inspecto Follow up Item 50-199/96-01-01 was close In letter dated April 2,1997, " Response to Apparent Violations -in Ins section Report 50-199/96-01", the Reactor Administrator stated that '

eac1 of three violations =of-Technical Specifications-cited in inspection report 96-01 had been addressed by defueling the reactor.-

He also indicated that the reactor may be decommissione In an April 24, 1997 letter, the Provost stated an intention to cease ,

operations and decommission the reactor. Licensee-action regarding-violations 50-199/96-01-02, -03,.and -04 was complete and satisfactor During inspection 93-01, the licensee stated that the format of

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routine radiation survey data would be revised to improve the usefulness of these permanent records. The inspector reviewed the revised format and determined that-it was acceptable. Inspector Follow up Item 93-01-01 - is close Conclusions Reactor core off-load was completed as stated by the. license _

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The inspector reviewed:

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The physical barriers, access controls, alarms, and key control were

! as described in the NRC-approved physical security _ plan. -Surveillance of the facility by cam)us police during day shift, back shifts, and weekends as described )y the Assistant Director of Security-was'

adequate. Records. indicated alarms were tested at the required frequency. A test of an intrusion alarm and verification of the off-site response call out list was satisfactorily conducted.during the inspectio In a letter dated August-24,1994, " Reply to Notice of Violation". the ,

licensee stated that a' revised Security Plan would be submitted-to the NRC no later than September 30, 1994. This was done. Violation 50-199/94-02-02 was close : Conclusions The licensee's program for physical protection of SNM of low strategic significance was properly implemente S7 Miscellaneous Security and Scfeguards Issues Insoection Scone (Insoection Procedure 85102) .

The inspector reviewed:

. management controls and accountability for SNM,

. semiannual'SNM inventories (NRC Form 742), and

. a piece count- verification of current inventor bservations and Findinas Records indicated that inventories were completed and reported as required. Management responsibilities described in the security plan were met. The inspector verified that all material was accounted fo Since the last inspection of this area, a new fission chamber containing 0.42 gram of uranium-235~had been-receive ,

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During inspection 94-02, the licensee was cited for unauthorized possession of three fission chambers containing uranium-235 enriched to more than 20%. This occurred after the reactor conversion from -

high enriched to low enriched fuel resulted in a license change. The licensee requested and was granted amendment 11 to license R-94 in September 1994 that restored authorization to possess up to 10 grams of high enriched uranium. Corrective action for violation 50-199/94-02-01 was complete and satisfactory, Conclusions Conduct of the operator requalification program was-satisfactor XI Exit Meeting Summary (Inspection Precedure 30703)

The inspector presented the inspection results to members of licensee management at the conclusion of the inspection on June 5,1997. The licensee acknowledged the findings presented, i-i

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PARTIAL LIST OF PERSONS CONTACTED l

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J. Cerezo, Assistant Director of Security l W. Duggan, Reactor Administrator J.' Patterson, Dean ofLthe School of Engineering C. Stanton, Chief Reactor Supervisor INSPECTION PROCEDURES USED

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IP 30703: ENTRANCE AND EXIT INTERVIEWS 3 IP 40750: CLASS II NON-POWER REACTORS

- IP 81431:' FIXED SITE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF LOW STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE NUCLEAR MATERIAL

IP 85102: MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING - REACTORS

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ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED Opened none Closed 93-01-01 IFI 94-01-01 VIO 94 02-02 VIO 96-01-01 IFI 96-01-02 VIO 96-01-03 VIO

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96-01-04 VIO LIST OF ACRONYMS USED CFR Code of Federal Regulations CR Chief Reactor Supervisor RC Nuclear Regulatory Commission MCZP Manhattan College Zero Power Reactor RA Reactor Administrator SNM Special Nuclear Material TS Technical Specifications

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