ML19260A495

Responds to NRC 791010 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-224/79-04.Corrective Actions:Required 1979 Rept Will Be Prepared & Stack Monitoring Sys Tests Will Be Noted on Printout Tape

ML19260A495
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Site:	Berkeley Research Reactor
Issue date:	10/25/1979
From:	Kaplan S CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, BERKELEY, CA
To:	Book H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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.4 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY BERKELEY

• DAVIS

• IRVINE a LOS ANGELES

• RIVERSIDE

• SAN DIEGO

• SAN FRANCISCO SANTA BARBARA

• SANTA CRUZ

\dV COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94720 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENCINEERING Docket No. 50-224 October 25, 1979 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region V 1990 North California Boulevard Suite 202, Walnut Creek Plaza Walnut Creek, California 94596 Attention: H. E. Book, Chief Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch Gentlemen:

In reference to your letter dated October 10, 1979, "NRC Inspection of TRIGA Facility", please find the following information:

1. Deficiency - The report required by 10 CFR 20.407 was prepared immediately when Facility personnel became aware of the requirement, and has been sent on September 20, 1979. Facility personnel have been instructed to prepare the report required for calendar year 1979 dur ng the first quarter of 1980. Reports i

for future years will not be prepared unless so instruc-ted by NRC officials as provided for in 10 CFR 20.407.

We regret this deficiency, but please note that neither our office, nor any other Campus authority for a campus license, has a record of having re-ceived from NRC either written or verbal notice of this new requirement. We first became aware of it through verbal notification at the time of inspection.

2. Facility operations personnel have been instructed to note any tests of the stack monitoring system on the printout tape so that the information for the test period (s) can be corrected prior to computerizing and processing.

3. Swipe survey report form is being prepared which should satis fy the reques t for more clear report format. This form should be in use before the end of the year.

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October 25, 1979

4. Drill involving Facility personnel plus Campus and City police and fire personnel, ambulance, hospital personnel, and various observers was held on October 23, 1979.

Sincerelv,

+ #/A S. N. Kaplan SNK: irs Reactor Administrator cc: Environmental Health 6 Safety Reactor Hazards Committee Dean E. S. Kuh, Dean of College of Engineering 1380 I71