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Initial Examination Report No. 50-223/OL-04-01, University of Massachusetts - Lowell
ML042740409
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Site: University of Lowell
Issue date: 10/04/2004
From: Madden P
NRC/NRR/DRIP/RNRP
To: Kegel G
Univ of Massachusetts - Lowell
Doyle P, NRC/NRR/DRIP/RNRP, 415-1058
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October 4, 2004 Dr. Gunter Kegel, Director Nuclear Radiation Laboratory University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854

SUBJECT:

INITIAL EXAMINATION REPORT NO. 50-223/OL-04-01, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - LOWELL

Dear Dr. Kegel:

During the week of September 6, 2004, the NRC administered operator licensing examinations at your University of Massachusetts - Lowell Reactor. The examination was conducted according to NUREG-1478, "Non-Power Reactor Operator Licensing Examiner Standards,"

Revision 1. Examination questions and preliminary findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report at the conclusion of the examination.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at (the Public Electronic Reading Room) http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html.

The NRC is forwarding the individual grades to you in a separate letter which will not be released publicly. Should you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Paul Doyle at (301) 415-1058 or via internet e-mail pvd@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Patrick M. Madden, Section Chief Research and Test Reactors Section New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-223

Enclosures:

Initial Examination Report No. 50-223/OL-04-01 cc w/encls: Please see next page

October 4, 2004 Dr. Gunter Kegel, Director Nuclear Radiation Laboratory University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854

SUBJECT:

INITIAL EXAMINATION REPORT NO. 50-223/OL-04-01, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - LOWELL

Dear Dr. Kegel:

During the week of September 6, 2004, the NRC administered operator licensing examinations at your University of Massachusetts - Lowell Reactor. The examination was conducted according to NUREG-1478, "Non-Power Reactor Operator Licensing Examiner Standards,"

Revision 1. Examination questions and preliminary findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report at the conclusion of the examination.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at (the Public Electronic Reading Room) http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html.

The NRC is forwarding the individual grades to you in a separate letter which will not be released publicly. Should you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact Paul Doyle at (301) 415-1058 or via internet e-mail pvd@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Patrick M. Madden, Section Chief Research and Test Reactors Section New, Research and Test Reactors Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-223

Enclosures:

Initial Examination Report No. 50-223/OL-04-01 cc w/encls: Please see next page DISTRIBUTION w/ encls.:

PUBLIC RNRP/R&TR r/f PMadden MMendonca Facility File (EBarnhill) O-6 F-2 EXAMINATION PACKAGE #: ML041750578 REPORT ACCESSION #: ML042740409 TEMPLATE #: NRR-074 OFFICE RNRP:CE IROB:LA E RNRP:SC NAME PDoyle EBarnhill PMadden DATE 10/1/2004 10/1/2004 10/4/2004 C = COVER E = COVER & ENCLOSURE N = NO COPY OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

University of Massachusetts - Lowell Docket No. 50-223 cc:

Mayor of Lowell City Hall Lowell, MA 01852 Mr. Leo Bobek Reactor Supervisor University of Massachusetts - Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854 Office of the Attorney General Environmental Protection Division 19th Floor One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611

U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMINATION REPORT REPORT NO.: 50-223/OL-04-01 FACILITY DOCKET NO.: 50-223 FACILITY LICENSE NO.: R-125 FACILITY: University of Massachusetts - Lowell EXAMINATION DATES: September 7, 2004 SUBMITTED BY: /RA/ 09/15/2004 Paul Doyle, Chief Examiner Date

SUMMARY

On September 7, 2004, the NRC administered operator licensing examinations to two Senior Reactor Operator Upgrade candidates. Both candidates passed all portions of their respective examinations.

REPORT DETAILS

1. Examiners:

Paul Doyle, Chief Examiner

2. Results:

RO PASS/FAIL SRO PASS/FAIL TOTAL PASS/FAIL Written 0/0 0/0 0/0 Operating Tests 0/0 2/0 2/0 Overall 0/0 2/0 2/0

3. Exit Meeting:

Paul Doyle, NRC, Examiner Leo Bobek, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Reactor Supervisor The examiner thanked the facility staff for their support in the administration of the examinations, reported that he had not noted any generic weaknesses on the part of the candidates, and left to support examinations at the MIT research reactor.

ENCLOSURE