IR 05000602/1988005

Insp Rept 50-602/88-05 on 880922-23.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Mechanical Equipment, Piping,Electrical Sys Installation,Const Progress & Schedule Status

ML20204G234
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Site:	University of Texas at Austin
Issue date:	10/12/1988
From:	Murphy M, Seidle W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20204G215	List: IR 05000602/1988005 ML20204G211
References
50-602-88-05, 50-602-88-5, NUDOCS 8810240076
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APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR REGULAT0kY COMISSION

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REGION IV

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NRC Inspection Report: 50-602/88-05 Construction Permit:

CPPR-123

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Expiration Date: December 31, 1988 f

Docket: 50-602 Licensee: University of Texas

College of Engineering

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Nuclear Engineering Programs

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Facility Name: Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory f

(NETL) (TRIGA Mark II)

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Inspection At: NETL Balcones Research Center, Austin Texas

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Inspection Conducted: September 22-23, 1988

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Inspector:

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Test Programs Section, Division of Reactor

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^r W. C. Seidle, Chief f T(st Programs Section Date

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i Inspection Conducted September 22-23, 1988 (Report 50-602/88 05)

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Areas Inspected:

Routine announced inspection of mechanical equipment, piping,

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Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were l

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DETAILS 1.

persons Contacted University of Texas

• T. Bauer, Assistant Director, NETL J. Green, Construction Inspector H. Lott, Jr., Vice President, Business Affairs Construction Incorporated of Texas T. Hampton, Project Superintendent B. Webb, Senior Project Manager LET50S Company M. Gardner, Mechanical Superintendent WSH Architects H. Wilson C. Estes

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Construction progress The NRC inspector toured the facility to determine specific work in progress and review the overall status of the facility.

Finish work, cleaning, and painting were in progress.

Electrical work was complete except for control room console installation and control and instrumentation circuit installation.

The chill water piping to the pool cooling system heat exchanger was being installed. This work entailed fit-up, cutting, grinding and welding. The NRC inspector found the primary side pipe connections to the heat 3xchanger open to the atmosphere. A licensee representative was informed and they were immediately sealed up. The primary pool water recirculation system poing installation had not started. The primary recirculation pump is on Us foundation but not nounted.

The pump was also found open to the atmosphere and was imediately sealed.

The pool water purification system is not yet on site.

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delivered by General Atomics (GA).

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Radioactive waste storage installation is complete. The licensee had identified one piping error in this system.

A direct line to the sewage sump was installed.

This sump vent line should connect to the shield foundation sump vent line and will be rerouted.

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Other items or needing significant work to complete were identified as:

Complete sealing and conduct tightness test on reactor room.

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Complete HVAC system balance.

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ventilation system.

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Install pool water makeup system.

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Complete reactor top seal - concrete to aluminum.

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Install pool ove'rflow drains.

No violations or deviations were identified in the review of this program

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Schedule Milestones

Due to construction delays, the milestone schedule dates as published in NRC Inspection Report 50-602/88-04 have been revised and are as follows as l

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Milestones Completion Dates-1988/1989

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Receive control room console Octoter 1 and mechanical components

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Complete HVAC balancing Octc.bor 15

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Complete physical security elements November,1

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Complete pool water system (installation)

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Install control room console November 1-11 Install GA mechanical components October 3-31 i

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Install radiation monitoring equipment November 1-11 l

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Complete all operating procedures November 12 (90 percent complete by October 1)

Receive operating license January 16, 1989 Load reactor fuel - achieve initial January 16-30 criticality

• Argon exhaust monitoring equipment to be complete by December 15.

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Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were discussed with the Assistant Director, NETL, at the conclusion of the inspection on September 23, 1988.

The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the material provided to, or reviewed by the NRC inspector.

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