IR 05000294/1980002
| ML19318B127 | |
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| Site: | 05000294 |
| Issue date: | 05/14/1980 |
| From: | Essig T, Greer R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II), NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML19318B122 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-294-80-02, 50-294-80-2, NUDOCS 8006250047 | |
| Download: ML19318B127 (4) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-294/80-02 Docket No. 50-294 License No. R-114 Licensee: Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Facility Name: Triga Reactor Inspection At: Triga Site Inspection Conducted: April 30 - May 1, 1980
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Inspector:
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Approved By:
T. H. Essig, Chief f//V/8 Environmental and Special
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Projects Section Inspection Summary (
Inspection on April 30 - May 1, 1980 (Report No. 50-294/80-02)
Areas Inspected: Routine, announced inspection of emergency planning including a review of the licensee's emergency plan and procedures; coor-dination with support agencies; an examination of licensee emergency kits, survey instrunientation, and emergency detection alarms; a discussion of training and drills; and an examination of the licensee's environmental monitoring program. The inspectica involved ten inspector-hours on site by one NRC inspector.
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Re.aults : For the areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted
- J. Hoffman, Director, Division of Engineering Research
- J. Carrick, Reactor Supervisor C. Eigenauer, Department of Public Safety (DPS), MSU A. Zutaut, Commander, DPS L. Jarrett, MD, Olin Health Clinic J. Milam, Director of Nursing, Olin Health Clinic M. Sorrell, RN, Olin Health Clinic V. Gregg, Lieutenant, East Lansing Fire Department W. Malchman, Radiation Safety Office ADenotes those present at the exit interview.
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General The licensee has an internally approved Emergency Plan. The plan was first written in 1974 and is to be reviewed annually by the Reactor Supervisor and in consultation with the Department of Public Safety.
Major changes must be approved by the Reactor Safety Committee. The most recent review of the Emergency Plan by the Reactor Safety Com-mittee took place in December 1979. The E4ergency Plan was adopted as is.
The licensee is in the process of rewriting his Emergency Plan to conform with Regulatory Guide 2.6 in conjunction with an application for license renewal. l 1.icensee employee stated that this revision of the Emergen las iill be accomplished during 1980.
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Coordination with Support Agencies The inspector talked with personnel from the Department of Public Safety, the East Lansing Fire Department, and the Olin Health Clinic
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gency. The inspector noted that since the last inspection - the Radiation Safety Office has become a separate office from the Depart-ment of Public Safety. The inspector also spoke.with a representa-tive from the Radiation Safety Office. All eq describedinthepreviousinspectionreport.ipedinationremainsas Support group per-sonnel stated that coordination for the licensee is adequate and noted no problems.
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In response to an item noted in the previous inspection, the in-spector verified that members of the East Lansing Fire Department toured the reactor facility during July 1979. The inspector has no more questions concerning this item.
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No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Emergency Kits and Monitoring Equipment The licensee maintains portable survey instrumentation in both the reactor room and in the basement of the engineering building. An emergency locker is also maintained in the basement of the engineer-ing building. The Radiation Safety Office maintains portable survey instrumentation and decontamination and emergency supplies in their office and emergency vehicle. The inspector performed an inventory of the licensee' emergency locker located in the basement of the engineering building and noted that all items were present. The in-spector also examined the calibrations of the table survey instru-mentation and noted that they were performed a. required.
The in-spector checked survey instrumentation and found it to be operable.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Emergency Detection Alarms j
The licensee stated that automatic fire alarms and sprinklers are not available in the reactor room. However, the licensee does have an area monitor, a particulate monitor, and an argon-41 monitor which alarm at preselected levels. The area monitor and the partic-ulate monitor alarm remotely at the police station.
Police personnel are adequately trained in the procedure to be used if a remote a arm occurs.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Training, Testing, and Drills The licensee provides no formal training to employees in the Em-r-gency Plan. However, new operators assigned a copy of the Emergency
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annually.
An evacuation drill is to be conducted annually. The licensee also annually conducts re-entry drill which consists of a walk-through of the entry route by cembers of the Radiation Safety Committee, as well as a discussion of re-entry procedures. The inspector verified that evacuation drills were held September 26, 1979, and September 20, 1978. The re-entry walk-through was held May 7,1979, and April 23, i
1980. The licensee also held a drill in conjunction with the East Lansing Fire Department, the Olin Health Clinic and Radiation Salety Office personnel. This drill was held on March 8,1979 and invol :d six victims, one being contaminated. Building contamination was also simulated. The injured personnel were transported by the Fire Depart-ment to Olin Health Clinic. No major problems were noted during the drill.
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No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Environmental Protection Although the licensee has no requirement to conduct an environmental monitoring program, air and water samples are collected and TLD's are placed in various locations, both inside and outside the reactor building. The water is snalyzed for gross beta, and particulate filtera are routinely analyzed for tritium and beta gamma activity.
The inspector examined selected results of the monitoring program adopted during 1978 and 1979 and observed no unusual trends or anomalous results.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representatives denoted in Para-graph I at the conclusion of the inspection on May 1, 1980, and summarized the scope and purpose of the inspection and its findings.
The licensee stated that the Emergency Plan will be rewritten to con-form to Regulatory Guide 2.6 during 1980 as a part of license renewal.
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