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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-225/80-02 & on 800213-14 & Notice of Violation
ML19323B384
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Site: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Issue date: 03/07/1980
From: Grier B
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Lahey R
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, TROY, NY
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See also: IR 05000225/1980002

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Docket No. 50-225

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

ATTN: Dr. R. T. Lahey, Chairman

Department of Nuclear Engineering

and Science

Department of Nuclear Engineering and Science

Troy, New York

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Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-225/80-02

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. T. Stetka of this office on

February 13-14, 1980 at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Critical Facility,

Schenectady, New York of activities authorized by NRC License No. CX-22 and to

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the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Stetka with Dr. D. Harris and Mr. P.

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Nelson of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of Inspection

and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter.

Within

these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures

and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the

inspector.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain of your activ-

ities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth

in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

These items of

noncompliance have been categorized into the levels as described in our corres-

pondence 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 state-

ment 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 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 enclosures

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

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

must be 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 (b) (4) of Section 2.790.

the items which will be

considered by the Commission as listed in subparagraph

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.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to

discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

lBoyce H. Grier

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Director

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-225/80-02

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Dr. D. R. Harris, Facility Director

Mr. P. Nelson, Reactor Supervisor

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

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