ML19269D388
| ML19269D388 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000124 |
| Issue date: | 05/10/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parkinson T VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIV., BLACKSB |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19269D389 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906020174 | |
| Download: ML19269D388 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000124/1979002
Text
s...-.s
-
- . - - . . . . - . - . - . . , . . . . . .
.
~
"
'
.-
.... . . . . . . .
.
. - . . . - - . . . .
- -
-.-.
-
k*R8 Coq
-
UNITED STATES
4
jo
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
g
R EGIoN 11
o
g.,.,
101 M ARIETT A sTRE ET.N.W.
5
..g
- k *""' /
.
s ....+
M M i a 1979
.
In Reply Refer To:
RII:CJ
50-124/79-02
'
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
Attn: Dr. T. F. Parkinson, Director
Nuclear Laboratory
'
Blacksburg, Virginia 24060
Gentlemen:
This refers to your letter of April 18, 1979, which responded to the
Notice of Violation sent to you with our letter of March 23, 1979,
concerning activities that were in noncompliance with Operating License
No. R-62.
We
Concerning your response to Item B, we have no further questions.
'
will examine your corrective actions during subsequent inspections.
With regard to Item A.2 of your letter which states that a list of
qualified reactor operators was posted in the reactor console room, no
such list was observed by the inspectors during the inspection and your
We
management representative stated that the requirement was not met.
will review Item A.2 during a subsequent inspection. Since this is but
-
one of three examples cited in paragraph A of"our Notice of Violation,
of failure to properly document your reactor operator requalification
program, this does not change our finding.
,
Concerning Item C, we have reevaluated our position and determined that
no additional information was provided which would change our findings.
Specifically, the inspector observed the fission product monitor to be
reading 80 mr/hr during normal operation of the reactor at 100 ht,
-
which requires by Technical Specifications that the instrument trip
point be set at or less than 800 mr/hr. Accordingly, please submit an
additional written response to this office, within ten (10) days of your
receipt of this letter, which provides the information required by
.
In your letter you committed to a completion date of August 30, 1979 to
'
complete the required procedure re, visions. This completion date is
acceptable.
It is our understanding that any interim procedures you
-
, . f*cplement are being reviewed and approved by the Radiation Safety Committee
,
s
'
in.'pecordance with Technical Specification 8.3.
l
4
2257 261
1906020174
.
.
.
..
.
.
..
..
.. _..
..
.
.
.
Virginia 41ytechnic Institute
-2-
MAY 101979
.
,,
.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we would be happy
to meet with you and discuss the matter further.
Sincerely,
-
ws.$.O*
James P. O'Reilly
irector
-
-
.
2257'262
.
<
,8
', ,/
,.
, . .i ;
. ,
. . .
.
I
li
i
'
.
,
,, ., .
p .. -
. ,
aumme = =