ML19260A935
| ML19260A935 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | MIT Nuclear Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 09/20/1979 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| References | |
| 50-020-79-02, 50-20-79-2, NUDOCS 7912060161 | |
| Download: ML19260A935 (2) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Massachusetts Institute of Tr.:hnology Docket No. 50-20 Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on August 29-31,1979, it appears that certain of your activitites were not conducted in full compliance with conditions of your NRC License No. R-37 as indicated below.
Item A is an infraction and Items B and C are deficiencies.
A.
Technical Specification 7.10.1 states, in part, " Radiation control procedures shall be provided and made available to all plant personnel."
MIT Required Procedures for Radiation Protection state in Paragraph II.E, "Each individual who may use radioactive material or who may use equipment that emits ionizing radiation, is responsible for complying with the proce-dures and precautions contained in this document, and with those established by his Project," and states in Paragraph III.M(6), "When hand or clothing contamination is possible, protective gloves and a lab-coat shall be worn during operations involving the handling of radioactive materials."
Contrary to the above, at 10:57 a.m. 'n August 30, 1979, an individual was observed to be on top of the reactor, a posted potentially contaminated area requiring protective clothing, without the required protective clothing.
B.
Technical Specification 7.5.2, MIT Reactor Safeguards Comittee, states, in part, in Section C, "The Comittee will verify that nuclear reactor operation is consistent with MIT policy, rules, approved operating procedures and license provisions..."
Procedure 1.4, Review and Approval of Plans, Procedures, and Facility Equipment and Changes Thereto, states, in part in Section 1.4.1.1, "The following plans and procedures designated ' Class A'... Licensed Personnel Requalification Program..." and states, in part, in Section 1.4.4, "In addition to the Review and Approval; required for Class B items, proposals involving Class A items and proposals must be approved by the MITRSC before implementation."
Contrary to the above, as of August 30, 1979, the Requalification Program for is.ensed Personnel, approved by the NRC for implementation on May 18, 197o, was not approved by the MITRSC.
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C.
Technical Specification 7.4.1 states, "A training program shall be established to maintain the overall proficiency of the operating organization.
This program shall consist of both retraining and replacement training elements and shall meet the minimum provisions outlined in 10 CFR 55."
Procedure 1.16, Requalification, states, in part, in Section 1.16.1.3, "The Senior Review Board shall annually review the results of all written examinations together with individual operator and senior operator evalu-ations to assess the Requalification Program and to determine if additional retraining is required to upgrade licensed operator and senior operator knowledge."
Contrary to the above, as of August 30, 1979, the Senior Review Board has not been conducting annual reviews of the written examination results.
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