ML19324B439

Informs That Reactor Operations Committee for Univ of California,Irvine Nuclear Reactor Facility Failed to Meet During 880818-890131,in Violation of Tech Specs,Due to Routine Operations Discontinued,Including Staff Reduction

ML19324B439
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Site:	University of California - Irvine
Issue date:	05/05/1989
From:	Geoffrey Miller CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, IRVINE, CA
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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i UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE '  !

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May 5th,1989  ;

IIIL-(714) 856 6649 oR 714156 6082 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,  !

Region V. Docket: 55 326  !

1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210, Licensee report of violation, i l Walnut Creek, CA 94596 i

Gentlemen:

I have to inform you that the Reactor Operations Committec(ROC) for the UCI Nuclear Reactor I Facility failed to meet in the Period August 18th,1988 to January 31st,1989,in violation of the I requhements in the Technical Specificaticas that the Committee shall meet at least quarterly.

Thus the fall quarter was missed. In 1988 there were three reguhr meetings (February 18th, May  !

20th,and August 18th).In addition there were special meetings of staff before, on, and after May l 23rd, when an emergency exercise was conducted, and on January 31st,1989 for a complete review of the Emergency Plan.

• The reasons were:

(a) routine operations were discontinoed between December 13th and January 18th because of a combination of staff xduction, staffillness, and the need to carry out additional maintenance at a i time when mah,tenance staff external to the facility were unavailable. A December meeting that had  :

been scheduled was thus postponed. >

(b) difficult'es with the unavailability of secretarial assistance. i These problems have been resolved.Special maintenance has now been completed and routine  :

maintenance c anducted on schedule. 'Re Reactor Supervisor liow has a new secretarial assistant  ;

who will be able to deal with reactor paperwork once her training period on other department  !

matters is complete. Committee meettngs have been held on schedule - January 31st, March 14th, 1 and planned for May lith,1989 to review operations, emergency response plans and  !

maintenance.  ;

It is important to emphasize that continual surveillance on behalf of the ROC has been maintained I by the personnel of the Office of Environmental Heahh and Safety, who have reviewed both  ;

performance and records at the facility involving not only safety matters, but also operations and ,

== general maintenance. The results of their reviews have been  ;

, number of occasions and resulted in small corrective actions.given to the Reactor The Committee is satisfied th'tt the Supe-p facility has continued to operate with proper re,;ard for the health and safety of the public in spite of .

the absence of a formal meeting, and no hazarc has resulted, nor has the likelihood of haz.ard been

,h, a. increased.

l 4J Sincerely, i

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,, Gewge E. Miller

'g Reactor Supervisor coa.a.

cc: Reactor Operations Conunittee members a r,