ML19309F248
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| Site: | University of Missouri-Rolla |
| Issue date: | 03/24/1980 |
| From: | Planje T MISSOURI, UNIV. OF, ROLLA, MO |
| To: | Keepler J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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.* I 075 School of Mines and Metallurgy Office of the Dean UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA 301 Straumanis Hall Rolla, Missouri 65401 Telephone (314) 341-4153 March 24, 1980 Mr. James G. Keppler Director United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 REF: Docket 50-123
Dear Mr. Keppler:
Enclosed is a report of the actions taken or to be implemented to correct our procedures which were cited by Mr. N. E. DuBry as areas of noncompliance. The deficiencies in our records were primarily attributable to a vacancy in our health physics position due to a resignation and compliance requirements to recruit a replacement. We are confident that the change in past procedures for calibrations, tests, and surveys of the facility will serve to eliminate the past deficiencies in the records of the Reactor Facility.
The enclosures do not contain any information we would consider to be of proprietary in nature. We appreciate the thoroughness with which this inspection was conducted and appreciate the constructive criticisms and suggestions for improving our procedures and records offered by the inspector in this instance.
Sincerely yours,
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g T. J. Planje, Dean School of Mines & Metallurgy TJP:ps cc: Chancellor Marchello Dr. D. R. Edwards Encl.
MAR 2 61980 1
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Memo Re: NRC Report 50-123/79-03 Page 2 possible conflicts of interest. At that time, all health physics duties were delegated to the health physicist. Obviously, this delegation has resulted in other difficulties.
I have recommended to the Radiation Safety Officer that we combine the best features of the two approaches.
The reactor staff is now responsible for the routine health physics calibrations, tests, and surveys. The staff is audited periodically by the health physicist. This change was affected on November 8,1979, as per the attached memorandum from the Radiation Safety Officer to the
. Reactor Manager. This added step will provide the necessary checks with-out unduly complicating the procedures for health physics coverage.
Ex-cept for the lack of filing, I can find no other indication of any degrada-tion of our program at the reactor. There were no safety problems. We will continue to maintain and operate a safe facility and to complete the necessary documentation to verify this fact.
The inspector expressed some concern over other matters such as the response to IE Bulletin 79-19; a lecture on the current regulations for waste handling, packaging, and disposal; the license renewal; and procedures in water analysis.
I have attached infonnation on the first two items and the third item, license renewal, is being handled directly with the NRC in Washington. The fourth item is now the responsibility of the reactor staff and standard operating procedures cover all aspects of staff respon-sibilities.
SUMMARY
. The inspector pointed out difficulties in reports and filing and in health physics coverage.
Some of the difficulties were a result of the vacancy in the health physicist position which is now filled.
By instituting a procedural change (the delegation of routine health physics activities to the reactor staff and the auditing of the staff by the health physicist) we have added another level of checks on the complete-ness of routine activities. This procedure has been instituted and has corrected the items listed in the inspection report.
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' Telephone (314) 341-472o March 21, 1980 MEM0 T0:
T. J. Planje Dean, School of Mines and Metallurgy FROM:
D. Ray Edwards Director, Nuclear Reactor
SUBJECT:
NRC Report 50-123/79-03 With the assistance of the Reactor Staff and the health physics personnel, I have reviewed the items in question in Appendix A and B of the above report and hereby submit the following sumation of my review:
APPENDIX A, ITEM 1.
All permanent records are in accordance with 10CFR20.401(a). The records to which the inspector referred were spare badges and not a part of the permanent record.
APPENDIX A, ITEM 2.
The wipe test records in question were complete but not filed since the health physicist had resigned and a new one was being hired. A new health physicist is now employed and the records are all appropriately filed.
APPENDIX B, ITEM 1.
The only missing records in 1978 and 1979 were for the months of August, September and October,1979. This was the period when the health physicist position was unfilled.
i APPENDIX B, ITEM 2.
The Building Survey records at the reactor are complete except for the month of December, 1978.
APPENDIX B, ITEM 3.
There are four (4) missing pool water tests; during at least two of these months the equipment was not available.
APPENDIX B, ITEM 4.
There are ten (10) health physics instruments at the reactor.
The only missing calibration reports are for the third quarter of 197.9; again, this was the period when the health physicist position was unfilled.
DISCUSSION. The inspector pointed out the difficulty we have when a full-time health physicist is not available. At one time, the health physics functions at the reactor were performed by reactor personnel. Although j
there were no safety problems, earlier inspectors expressed concern over 1
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MEMO T0: Alva Elliott, Ron Jones, Mike Jones, N. Tsoulfanidis FROM: Ray Bono RE: Sealed Source Leak Tests Sealed sources requiring leak checks are those sources that contain greater than 100 microcuries of beta and/or gama emitting material, or greater than 10 microcuries of alpha emitting material.
Exceptions are j
listed in the Broad License under Conditions 13. A through E.
The following is a list of the sources at UMR which require leak
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tests every six months. All leak tests are due no later than every May and November of each year.
Authorized Source Activity Serial #
User Location Plutonium-239 5 Ci M-1092 D.R. Edwards Reactor Pool (PuBe)
Cobalt-60 15 mci B-90 D.R. Edwards P.eactor Safe Plutonium-239 5 Ci 820538-36B D.R. Edwards Reactor (Storage)
(PuBe)
Plutonium-239 5 Ci M-169 D.R. Edwards Reactor (Storage)
(PuBe)
Cesium-137 10 mci 373 N. Tsoulfanidis Reactor Safe Cesium-137 747 mci none D.R. Edwards Reactor Safe Cobalt-60 65 mci none Reactor Storage Cesium-137 100 mci 74-156 D.R. Edwards Reactor Safe du ML' bRayBono 1
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I Radiation Safetytrmte Bu.ldrw) C Roela. Missouee 6M01 Teutone 1314,3414m UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ROLLA November 8, 1979 MEM0 TO: Alva E. Elliott, Reactor Manager FROM: Nick Tsoulfanidis, UMR Radiation Safety Officer
SUBJECT:
Reactor Health Physics Activities The resignation of Tom Froelich and the recent visit by the NRC inspector indicates that there'should be change with regard to Health Physics activities in the UMR Reactor.
Effective imediately, Mr. Alva Elliott, the Reactor Manager, will be responsible for the following tasks:
Function Frequency 6 months Swipe test of sealed sources Ram Calibration quarterly Health Physicist instruments calibration quarterly Swipe test of recctor building monthly Air releases monthly Water release regeneration l
Building survey monthly Routine pool water monthly By-product material released monthly The records of these activities will be inspected by the Radiation Safety Officer or the Health Physicist. Written approval or disapproval will be indicated. The inspection will be performed once a month in the Reactr-building and a log of inspections will be kept.
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December 4, 1979 On Monday, December 10, 1979 O. Olson, the: Mll Reactor Health Physir.ist, will give a lecture on the ahnve subject at t he NE Conference Room.
Please make every effort t.n affend.
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Radiation Safety Office Bu+q C Rotta, Me.uri(Z 01 T* phone (314' M14:40 NIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ROLLA Februtry 28, 1930 Director, Region III Office of Inspection and Enforcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Subject:
Response to NPC IE Bulletin 79-19
Dear Sir:
The following information is submitted as an amendment to the response submitted to you on 18 September 1979 in regard to NRC IE Bulletin 79-19.
The information covers operations of the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR)
Campus and the UMR Research Reactor. The Research Reactor operates under license R-79.
The UMR Campus laboratories and users are under license 24-513-32.
All nine items are listed again for the sake of completeness.
How-V ever, only items 4, 6, 8 and 9 are different from the earlier response.
Our amended response is as follows:
1.
Each of five health physics offices maintains a set of NRC and DOT regulations.
2.
Each health physics office maintains a set of collection contractor requirements.
3.
Each health physics office staff member, health physicist and health physics technician, is designated as responsible for the safe transfer, packaging and transport of low-level radioactive material. No other persons are 50 designated.
4.
UMR health physics currently follows the general instructions listed in the " Handbook of Radiological Operations" which is applicable throughout the University of Missouri.
Health physics will develop a Standard Operating Procedure to cover radioactive waste operations.
5.
Health physics office staff members maintain an understanding of regulatory requirements by self-study and mutual assistance.
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Employees who generate the wastes are instructed in their obli-l l (73 gations by health physics by supplying the users with a " Handbook l
of Radiological Operations" and through' periodic laboratory inspections, an ocual opporturury enstitution w
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A regular audit of each of the fiata halth physics offices is Y'
perforr;ed annually with waste management practices constituting a supplement of the audit.
8.
A management-controlled audit of the activities asso'ciated with the transfer, packaging and transport of low-level radioactive waste was performed on December 20, 1979, and is on file in the health physics office.
9.
This repart is sent as an amendment to any previous response to Bulletin No. 79-19 and covers the UMR ca' pus only (reactor included).
1.) One waste shipment was made on May 3, 1978 with a total volume of 37.5 cubic feet.
No other waste shipments have been made to date.
2.)
Quantity------------- 0.0263 Ci Isotopes------C-14 Cs-134 p-32 Eu-152 p-33 Na-22 H-3 A;-ilon K-40 3.) Yes, liquid low-level radioactive waste was produced
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The scintillation liquid contained in vials was packed in vermiculite.
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