IR 05000225/1979003
| ML19262C495 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 07000920 |
| Issue date: | 12/10/1979 |
| From: | Martin W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19262C493 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-225-79-03, 70-0920-79-01, NUDOCS 8002140087 | |
| Download: ML19262C495 (8) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION I
50-225/79-03 Report Nos. 70-920/79-01 50-225 CX-22 Docket Nos.70-920 License Nos.
SNM-910 Safeguards Group
Licensee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York 12181 Facility Name:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Critical Facility Inspection At:
Troy & Schenectady, New York Inspection Conducted:
November 7-9, 1979 Date of Last Material Control and Accounting Inspection Visit:
April 7, 1978 Type of Inspection:
Unannounced Material Control & Accounting Inspectors:
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. H. J0yner, Chief,14uclear Material Control dat4 uppoQJection,SafeguardsBranch Inspection Summary:
Areas Inspected:
Organization and operation; measurement and controls; storage and internal control; inventory; records and reports; and management of nuclear material control.
The inspection involved 32 inspector-hours on site by two NRC inspectors and was begun during the regular hour:;.
Results:
The licensee was found to be in compliance with NRC requirements in the six areas examined during the inspection.
Region I Form 166 8002140 0 8 7 (August 1979)
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Report Details 1.
Persons Contacted
- R. M. Ryan, Director, Office of Radiation & Nuclear Safety F. J. Mastrianni, Assistant to Director, Office of Radiation &
Nuclear Safety
- P. D. Nelson, Critical Facility Supervisor R. Slovacek, MBA Custodian, KAPL
- Denotes those present at the exit interview.
2.
Licensee Actior on Previous Inspection Findings There were no items of noncompliance noted on the previous inspection.
(Report Nos. 50-225/78-04 and 70-920/78-02)
3.
Exit Interview The inspectors met with licensee representat'ves (identified in Paragraph 1) at both sites at the conclusion of the inspection on November 8 and 9, 1979.
The inspectors summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.
4.
Unresolved Items There were no unresolved items noted during the inspection.
5.
MC927138 - Independent Inspection Effort No items of noncompliance noted.
The inspectors walked through various areas of the laboratory and critical facility to observe their operation.
6.
MC85102B, 852028/85204B Material Control and Accounting, Facility Orgynization and Operation No tems of noncompliance noted.
The inspection results.ere attained through discussions with licensee management and review of the l!censee's Special Nuclear Materials Procedure Manual, which is incorporated into the " Radiation Safety Regulations and Procedures".
The critical facility core loading has been modified to reduce the required quantity of enriched uranium below 5 kilograms of U-235.
It is the intent of the licensee to dispose of the balance of fuel of approximately 6 kilograms enriched U-23.
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MC852068 - Measurement and Controls No items of noncompliance noted.
The inspection results were obtained through:
(1) a tour of the facilities and, (2) review of sealed source leak test records.
License Condition 11 of NRC License SNM-910 requires that each plutonium and Pu-238 source be tested for leakage at intervals not exceeding six months.
Verifi d ion of the presence of the sources, at the various storage locations, ano a review of the control log indicated that the licensee had corrplied with this requirement.
The records recorded smear test dates of July 14, 1978, January 11 and July 12, 1979.
There was no burnup reported by the licensee for the critical facility due to the low heat output and infrequency of use.
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MC85210B - Storage and Internal Control No items of noncompliance noted.
The inspectors reviewed the licensee's SNM file system which provides for knowledge of the quantity and location of all SNM at the two facilities.
A cross check of the records to the SNM was performed by the inspectors as stated in the section on Physical Inventory.
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MC852128 - Physical Inventory No items of noncompliance noted.
An inventory verification was performed by the inspectors on November 8 and 9 of the items held under License No.
SNM-910 at the RPI campus site.
The licensee's most recent physical inventory listing (as of March 20, 1979) was used as the basis for the verification.
All items on the listing were located and identified by serial number or other identifying marking.
The inventory verification at the critical facility was performed by the inspectors on November 8, 1979.
The Critical Facility inventory consisted of 214 fuel plates in the storage vault and 176 fuel plates in the core.
A piece count was performed of the fuel plates in the vault.
The count agreed with facility records.
The core map was compared to a visual check of the fuel assemblies in the core.
No discrepancies were noted.
10.
MC852168 - Records and Reports No items of noncompliance noted.
The inspection results were attained through: (1) review of all Material Transaction Reports '(Form NRC-741)
filed by the licensee for the period January 1, 1978 through September 30, 1979 to verify compliance with 10 CFR 70.54, and (2) a 100% audit of Material Status Reports (Form NRC-742) for periods ending March 31 and September 30, 1978 and March 31 and September 30, 1979, to verify compli-ance with 10 CFR 70.53.
Material balance summaries for the period cove. red by this inspection are shown in Exhibits I through I.
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MC852188 - Management of Nuclear Material Control No items of noncompliance noted.
Written procedures employed by the licensee for the control of special nuclear material were acceptable and were being used by personnel charged with accountability responsibilitie e
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Exhibit I Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 70-920 SNM-910
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Material Balance Summary January 1, 1978 - September 30, 1979 Uranium-233 RIS:ZSX Gy m_ss Uranium U-233 Beginning Inventory @ 1/1/78 360 351 Ending Inventory @ 9/30/79 (I)
360 351 (I)
1 Fission Chamber
1 1 Al Fuel Rod
3 ll'ir~ Fuel Rods 333 328 1 Long Foil
19 360 351
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Exhibit II Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 70-920 SNM-910 50-225 CX-22 Material Balance Summary January 1, 1978 - September 30, 1979 Enriched Uranium RIS:ZSX Grams Uranium U-235 Beginning Inventory @ 1/1/78 12,154 11,313 Receipts
0 Material to Account For 12,154 11,313 Removals
77 Ending Inventory @ 9/30/79 (I)
12,072 11,236 Material Accounted For 12,154 11,313 (I) 8 Foils (Plate)
264 246 390 Fuel Plates 11,734 10,988
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7 Fission Chambers
3 Detectors
Powder
2 12,072 11,236
- less than 1 gram
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Exhibit III Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 70-920 SNM-910 Material Balance Summary January 1,1978 - September 30, 1979 Plutonium-238 RIS:ZSX Grams Plutonium Fa-238 Beginning Inventory @ 1/1/78 0.30 0.20 Ending Inventory @ 9/30/79 (I)
0.30 0.20 (I) Source, Serial No. MRC-41
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Exhibit IV Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 70-920 SNM-910 50-225 CX-22 Material Balance Summary January 1, 1978 - September 30, 1979 Plutonium RIS:ZSX Grams Plutonium Pu-239, 241 Beginning Inventory @ 1/1/78 397 375 Ending Inventory @ 9/30/79 (I)
397 375 (1) = 1 PuBe Source No. MRC-330
47 1 PuBe Source No. M-734
74 (License CX-22)
1 PuBe Source No. M-89
14 1 PuBe Source No. M-90
14 1 PuBe Source No. M-91
14 1 PuBe Source No. M r5
2 1 PuBe Source No. M 27
2 1 PuBe Source No. M-1149
91 1 PuBe Source No 963-S-55
91 i Accident Dosimicer
1 2 Discs (Foils)
25 397 '
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