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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-224/79-04 on 790816-17 & Notice of Violation
ML19260A497
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Site: Berkeley Research Reactor
Issue date: 10/10/1979
From: Book H
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Schrock V
CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, BERKELEY, CA
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See also: IR 05000224/1979004

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Attention:

Professor Virgil Schrock

Reactor Administrator

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Gentlemen:

Subject:

NRC Inspection of TRIGA Facility

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. R. Thomas of this office

on August 16-17, 1979 of activities authorized by NRC License No. R-101,

and to the discussion of our findings held by Mr. Thomas with you and

other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Iceas examined during this inspection are described in the enclosed

inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures and representative records, in-

terviess with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your

activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

This item of noncompliance has been categorized into a level as de-

scribed in our correspondence to all NRC licensees dated December 31,

1974.

This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201,

of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal

Regulations. Section 2.20i requires you to submit to this office,

within twenty (20) days of your receipt of this notice, a written state-

ment or explanation in reply including (1) corrective steps which have

been taken by you and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which

will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full

compliance will be achieved.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and

the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public

Document Room.

If this report contains any information that you believe

to be proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written application

to this office, within 20 days of the date of this letter, requesting

that such information be withheld from public disclosure. The application

must include a full statement of the reasons why it is claimed that the

information is proprietary. The application should be prepared so that

any proprietary information identified is contained in an enclosure to

the application, since the application without the enclosure will also

be placed in the Pubiic Document Room.

If we do not hear from you in

this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in

the Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

glad to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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Fuel Facility and

Materials Safety Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A - Notice of Violation

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IE Inspection Report

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