IR 05000433/1979002
| ML19290C334 | |
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| Site: | 05000433 |
| Issue date: | 12/10/1979 |
| From: | Horn A, Sternberg D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| ML19290C332 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-433-79-02, 50-433-79-2, NUDOCS 8001100544 | |
| Download: ML19290C334 (3) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGUIATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OP INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION V
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Report No. 50-433/79- 02 50-433 R-124 Docket No.
tic,n,, gc, Safeguards Group University of California, Santa Barbara Licensee:
Santa Barbara, California UCSB L-77 Reactor Facility Name.
Santa Barbara Campus Inspection at:
flovember 27-28, 1979 Inspection conducted:
Inspectors:
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D. M. Sternb~ erg, Chief, Reattor Projects Section 1 DatelSignch Reactor Operations and fluclear Support Branch Summary:
Insp"ction on tiovember 27-28,1979 (Report flo. 50-433/79-02)
Areds Inspected:
Routine inspection of organization, logs and records, review and audits, procedures, surveillance and experiments.
This inspection involved seven hours by one flRC inspector.
Results:
fio items of noncompliance, unresolved items or deviations were identified during the inspection.
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DETAILS
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Persons Contacted A. Profio, Reactor Director (Presentatexitinterview)
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Organization The organizational structure remains essentially unchanged since the last inspection.
Dr. A. Profio is the only licensed operator presently at UCSB. Another licensed operator (licensed in f4ay 1979), G. Shani, returned to his country (Israel) for an indefinite s tay. Mr. D. Ringwald is presently receiving training as a reactor operator.
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Logs and Records The inspector reviewed the Operations Log for the period January 10, through tiovember 27, 1979; the Maintenance Log for the period June 9,1978 through flovember 27, 1979; and the Central Log for the period from the last inspection to the present.
The inspector observed that entries are made as required by the Technical Specifi-cations or Operations Manual and are consistent with the 1977 and 1978 annual reports where applicable.
fio items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Review and Audit Reactor Operations Committee (ROC) meeting minutes and audit reports since the last inspection were reviewed.
Ito significant deficiency or safety problems were noted in the minutes or reports.
The Technical Specifications require at least semiannual ROC meetings and' at least quarterly audits of reactor operations by the ROC or a subconmittee thereof.
In the last two years there have been problems
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having audits and meetings scheduled that meet the requirements, but the licensee has identified the problem and is taking appro-priate action.
It should be noted, though, that all reactor operations have been audited.
fio items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Procedures The inspector reviewed the operating procedures and noted that there have not been any significant changes.
During review of the Operating Logs, it was found that all necessary entries were made and actions required had been performed in accordance with the operating procedures.
fio items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Surveillance
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The surveillance requirements of the Technical Specifications were observed to be accomplished by review of the surveillance procedures
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and records.
Items specifically checked against Technical Specifi-cations were:
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Reactor thermal power calibration b.
Seismic scram calibration c.
Control rod reactivity worth and rate of insertior d.
Rod drop time e.
Core-recombiner pressure scram test d.
Shield water level scram test tio items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Experiments The inspector reviewed the two most recent new experiments.
The requirements for completion of the experiment request form had been met including the ROC review and approval.
Ito items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with Dr. Profio at the conclusion of the inspec-tion on flovember 28, 1979 to discuss the scope and findings of the inspection. The problem of the timeliness of meetings and audits by the ROC, or a subcommittee thereof (Paragraph 4), was discussed, and Dr. Profio indicated that they will work on improving the scheduling to meet the requirements.
The fact that there is only one licensed operator for the UCSB L-77 was discussed, considering the commitment in 1976 (IE Inspection Report tio. 76-01) to initiate a reactor cperator training program to enable University personnel to obtain flRC reactor operator licenses.
Dr. Profio commented that he was working on training for non-nuclear background personnel, but because of the non-urgency of the need for more operators, UCSB has not actively pursued the matter.
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