IR 05000225/1986001
| ML20202F463 | |
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| Site: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 07000920 |
| Issue date: | 07/09/1986 |
| From: | Della Ratta A, Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20202F399 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-225-86-01, 50-225-86-1, 70-0920-86-01, 70-920-86-1, NUDOCS 8607150169 | |
| Download: ML20202F463 (13) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COM4ISSION
REGION I
50-225/86-01 Report No /86-01 50-225 Docket No CX-22 License No SNM-910
Safeguards Group: II ,)
Licensee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Science Troy, New York 12181 e i
Facility Name: L. David Walthousen Critical Experiments Facility, and f
Campus Facility Inspection At: Schenectady and Troy, New York Inspection Conducted: March 4-7, 1986 Date of Last Material Control and Accounting Inspection: July 3, 5, and 6, 1964 Date of Last Physical Security Inspection: March 22-24, 1983 Type of Inspection: Unannounced Material Control and Accounties, and Physical S2curity
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Inspector: / 7-9- X A. Della Ra , Saf ards Auditor date Approved by 10 / 7- f- 84 R A . Keinig, Ch ef, S guards Section date Auclear Materia s Saf y and Safeguards Branch, DRS Inspection Summary: Inspection on March 4-7, 1986 (Combined Report No /86-01 and 70-920/86-01)
Areas Inspected: Nuclear material control and accounting, and physical security, including: fac:y organization and operation; meas.-s ent and controls; shipping and receiving; storage and internal control; ;:r.ysical j inventory; records and reports; and physical protection measures for special I nuclear material of moderate and low strategic significanc {DR ADOCK 05000225 PDR
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Results: Six violations were identified: failure to notify the Commission, within two months, of changes made to the NRC-approved physical security plan (Paragraph 6.a); failure to perform alarm tests (Paragraph 6.b); failure to maintain a current access list of individuals authorized to enter the facility, ,
and to maintain the facility visitors register (Paragraph 6.c); failure to issue keys for the critical facility to only authorized individuals (Para-graph 6.d); failure to lock the inner fence gate (Paragraph 6.e); and failure to establish means to assure compliance that the search policy was being i carried out (Paragraph 6.f).
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DETAILS Persons Contacted
- L. Feeser, Acting Vice Provost for Computing and Information Technology, Troy Campus
- R. Ryan, Director, Office of Radiation & Nuclear Safety, Troy Campus F. Mastrianni, Assistant to Director, Office of Radiation & Nuclear Safety, Troy Campus B. Drobnicki, Director of Security Operations, Campus Law Enforcement R. Slovacek, Adjunct Research Associate, Troy Campus
- Harris, Director, Critical Facility, Schenectady
- F. Wicks, Supervisor, Critical Facility, Schenectady J. Staruck, Captain, G.E. Security Force J. Rogers, Patrolman, G.E. Security Force C. Peters, Patrolman, G.E. Security Force
- present at exit interview Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representatives indicated in para-graph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on March 7, 1986, and summarized the scope and findings of the inspectio At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspecto . 92702 - Licensee Action on Previously Identified Enforcement Action (Closed) Violation (50-225/84-01-01): Failure to limit the receipt, possession and use, at any one time, of contained highly enriched uranium-235 to 4.99 kilograms for the reactor license CX-22. On October 29, 1984, the licensee transferred 308 grams of uranium-235 from its reactor license CX-22 to its special nuclear material license SNM-91 This transfer reduced the reactor's Sim physical inventory to 4.99 kg of uranium-23 (Closed) Violation (70-920/84-01-01): Failure to submit a physical security plan to comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 73.67(c)(1). On October 29, 1984, the licensee shipped off site 231 grams of uranium-233 which reduced its physical inventory below the category of moderate strategic significance for which the physical security plan was require . 92704 - Follow-up on Headquarter Request i-ne inspector reviewed, aad discussed 'th the licensee, the act ons taken with regard to the NRC Coacission Order of September 27, 1985, that required nonpower reactor licensees to show cause why they should not be required to reduce the amount of high enriched uranium (HEU) onsite to
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that amount necessary to maintain a normal schedule of operations. Speci-fically, this Order permits the licensees to keep no more than enough fuel to (1) replace one failed element for each different type of element in the core, and (2) replace the amount of fuel depleted during a 90-day period of normal operations. The licensee's Critical Facility has less than one HEU fuel element on site (i.e., one fuel plate (a 28.62 grams U-235) in addition to the fuel elements located in the reactor cor . 85102 - Material Control and Accounting Organization and Operation The inspection included discussions with licensee management and review of the licensee's Special Nuclear Materials Procedure Manual, which is incorporated into the " Radiation Safety Regulations and Procedures." Custody of all Special Nuclear Material (SNM) and the management of the nuclear material control and accountability program is the responsibility of the Director, Office of Radiation and Nuclear Safety. The critical facility core loading has been modified to reduce the quantity of enriched uranium below 5 kilograms of U-235. The total site inventory was 4,980.34 grams of U-235. Of this amount, 4,951.72 grams was in the core and the remaining 28.62 grams was stored in the vaul Measurement and Controls There was no burnup reported by the licensee for the critical facil-ity due to the low operating power level and the limited frequency of us Shipping and Receiving
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The licensee has maintained procedures to ensure that all SNM received or shipped was accurately accounted fo The licensee had two receipts of SNM, and made two shipments of SNM during the period of April 1, 1984 to March 7, 198 Storage and Internal Control The inspector reviewed the licensee's SNM file system, which pro-vides knowledge of the quantity and location of all SNM at the two facilities. A comparison of the SNM records was performed by the inspector, as described in paragraph 5.e. No discrepancies were identifie __
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5 Physical Inventory The inspection included an inventory verification, on March 7,1986, of the material held under License No. SNM-910 at the RPI campu The licensee's most recent physical inventory listing was used as the basis for the verification. Selected items on the listing were located and identified by serial number or other identifying markin No discrepancies were identifie The inventory verification at the critical facility was performed by the inspector on March 6, 198 The critical facility inventory consisted of I fuel plate in the storage vault and 176 fuel plates in the core. The core map was compared by a visual check to the fuel l assemblies in the core. No discrepancies were identifie Records and Reports I
The inspector reviewed the licensee's records, reports, and source data. Material status reports (DOE /NRC Forn-742), submitted during the period of April 1, 1984 through September 30, 1985, were reviewed for compliance with 10 CFR 70.53. With the exception of typographical l errors, no discrepancies were note Leak test records for twelve sealed sources were reviewed for com-pleteness and timeliness. No exceptions were identifie The licensee's authorized possession limits were compared with the actual holdings. No discrepancies were identifie Exhibits I through IV, attached to this report, summarize the licensee's material activity for the period April 1,1984 through September 30, 198 . 81480 - General physical Security Requirements for SNM of Moderate Strategic Significance The inspector reviewed the licensee's protection of special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance, for conformance to the NRC-approved physical security plan, by examining barriers and access controls, procedures, and by observations of a licensee test of alarm system features. Implementation of the physical security plan was found to meet the general performance requirements and objectives of the governing regulations except as follows: Security Plan Changes The inspector's review of the licensee's MRC-approved physical se:urity plan ':entified that the licenses had Tade : anges between August and Decemoer, 1985, but had not su:citted these changes to the NRC within two months after the changes were made as required by
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EXHIBIT I Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Docket No.70-920 License No. SNM-910 Material Balance Period: April 1, 1984 - Septembe- 30, 1985 Reporting Identification Symbol: ZSX Reporting Units: grams URANIUM-233 Uranium U-233 Beginning Inventory:
360 351 (April 1, 1984)
Receipts: -0- -0-l 360 351 Material to Account For:
Removals: 235 231 Ending Inventory:
(September 30,1985) 1/ 125 120 Material Accounted For: 360 351
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1/ 1 Fission Chamber 3 ZR Clad S-3 Rods 3 3 3 ZR Fuel Rods 99 98 1 Long Foil 23 19 125 120
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EXHIBIT II Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Docket No.70-920 License No. SNM-910 Docket No. 50-225 License No. CX-22 Material 8alance Period: April 1, 1984 - September 30, 1985 Reporting Identification Symbol: ZSX Reporting Units: grams ENRICHE0 URANIUM Uranium U-235 Beginning Inventory: 5949 5536 (April 1,1984)
69 66 Rece-ipts:
6018 5602 Material To Account For:
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Ending Inventory: 5602
'. (September 30,1985) 1/ 6018 6018 5602 Material Accounted For:
8 Plates 251 235 1/ 76 3 Powder & Liquid 11 10 577 Disc Foils 331 308 11 Fuel Plates (1 Element) '
177 Fuel Plates 5280 4980 8 Specimens 60 57 9 9 33 Fission Chambers 6018 5602 i
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EXHIBIT III Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Docket No.70-920 License No. SNM-910 Material Balance Summary: April 1, 1984 - September 30, 1985 Reporting Identification Symbol: ZSX Reporting Units: grams PLUTONIUM-238 Plutonium Pu-238 Beginning Inventory:
(April 1, 1984) 0.30 0.20 I
Receipts: -0- -0-Material To Account For: 0.30 0.20 Removals: -0- -0-Er. ding Inventory:
(September 30, 1985) 1/ 0.30 0.20 Material Accounted For: 0.30 0.20 1/ Source, Serial No. MRC-41 l
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EXHIBIT IV Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Docket No.70-920 License No. SNM-910 Docket No. 50-225 License No. CX-22 Material Balance Period: April 1, 1984 - September 30, 1985 Reporting Identification Symbol: ZSX Reporting Units: grams PLUT0NIUM Plutonium Pu-239, 241
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Beginning Inventory:
(April 1,1984) 493 465
Receipts: -0- -0-Material To Account For: 493 465 Removals: -0- -0-Ending Inventory:
(September 30,1985) 1/ 493 465 Material Accounted For: 493 465-1/ 1 PuBe Source No. M-734 (License No. CX-22) 80 74 1 PuBe Source No. MRC-330 50 47 1 PuBe Source No. M-89 15 14 1 PuBe Source No. M-90 15 14 1 PuBe Source No. M-91 15 14 1 PuBe Source No. M-96 2 2 1 PuBe Source No. M-97 2 2 1 PuBe Source No. M-1149 96 91 1 PuBe Source No. 963-S-55 96 91 1 PuBe Source No. N320C29 32 30 1 PuBe Source No. N320C30 32 30 1 PuBe Source No. N320C31 32 30 1 Accident Dosimeter (Critical 1 1 Facility)
2 Discs (Foils) 25 25 (License No. SNM-910) ___
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