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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-160/78-05 & Notice of Violation
ML19263B339
Person / Time
Site: Neely Research Reactor
Issue date: 12/20/1978
From: Long F
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Weaver L
Neely Research Reactor, ATLANTA, GA
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Download: ML19263B339 (2)


See also: IR 05000160/1978005

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In Reply Refer To:

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50-160/78-5

Georgia Institute of Technology

School of Nuclear Engineering

Atta: Dr. L. E. Weaver, Director

225 North Avenue

Atlanta, Georgia 30332

Gentlemen:

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

on November 29 - December 1,

1978, of activities authorized by NRC License

No. R-97 for the Georgia Institute of Technology Research Reactor facility,

and to the discussion of our findings held with Dr. M. V. Davis at the

conclusion of the inspection.

The inspection was an examination of the activities conducted under your

license as they relate to radiation safety and to compliance with the

Commission's rules and regulations and the conditions of your license. The

inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representa-

tive records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the

enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews

with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

We have examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identified

enforcement matters and unresolved items. The status of these items is dis-

cussed in the enclosed report.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your license

appear to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements. These items and references

to pertinent requirements are listed in the Notice of Violation enclosed

herewith as Appendix A.

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, Ccde of

Federal Regulations.

Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office,

within 20 days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement 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 noncompliance; 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 (or your contractor) believe to be

proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within 20 days

to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure. Any such

application must include a full statement of the reasons on the basis of which

it is claimed that the information is proprietary, and should be prepared so that

proprietary information identified in the application is contained in a separate

part of the document.

If we do not hear from you in this regard within the

specified period, the report will to placed in the Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to

discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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F. J. Long, Chief

Reactor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

1.

Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Inspection Report No. 50-160/78-5

cc w/ encl:

Dr. Thomas E. Stelson

Vice President For Research

Georgia Institute of Technology

225 North Avenue

Atlanta, Georgia 30332

Dr. M. V. Davis, Director

Nuclear Research Center

Georgia Institute of Technology

225 North Avenue

Atlanta, Georgia 30332