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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-225/80-01 on 800115-17 & Notice of Violation
ML19309F671
Person / Time
Site: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Issue date: 03/10/1980
From: Galen Smith
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Lahey R
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, TROY, NY
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See also: IR 05000225/1980001

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Docket No. 50-225

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

ATTN:

Dr. R. T. Lahey, Chairman

Department of Nuclear Engineering

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Department of Nuclear Engineering and Science

Troy, New York 12181

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-225/80-01

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. N. M. Terc of this office on

January 15-17, 1980, of activities authorized by NRC License No. CX-22 and to

the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Tere with Dr. D. R. Harris and other

members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection included: Environmental Protection, Emer-

gency Planning and Radiation Control.

Within these areas, the inspection

consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records,

interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

Our inspector also verified the steps you have taken to correct the item of

noncompliance brought to your attention in a letter dated April 3,1978. We

have no further que!.tions regarding your action at this time.

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 iteni of noncompliance

has been categorized into the levels as described in our correspondence to you

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 2.201 requires you to submit to this office,

within twenty (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 avo

further items of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be

achieved.

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

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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

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withhold such information from public disclosure. Any such application must be

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accompanied by an affidavit executed by the owner of the information, which

identifies the document or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a

statement of reasons which addresses with specificity the items whu:h will be

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considered by the Commission as listed in subparagraph (b) (4) of Section

2.790. The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as

possible into a separate part of the affidavit.

If we do not hear from you in

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

Document Room.

Sincerely,

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. Smith, Chief

Fue] Facility and Materials Safety

Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-225/80-01

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Dr. D. R. Harris, Facility Dire" tor

Mr. P. Nelson, Reactor Supervisor

Dr. G. Judd, Vice Provost for Plans and Resources

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