ML19344F144

Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-326/80-01 on 800519-21 & Notice of Violation

ML19344F144
Person / Time
Site:	University of California - Irvine
Issue date:	07/03/1980
From:	Crews J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Mcgaugh J CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, IRVINE, CA
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. Docket No. [50-326

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California 92717

Attention: Profes'sor J. L. McCaugh

Executive Vice Chancellor

Gentlemen:

Subject:

NRC Inspection of TRIGA Facility

This. refers to th'e inspection conducteu by Messrs. G. Zwetzig and A. Chaffee

of this office on:May 19_-21, 1980 of activities authorized by NRC License No.

R-ll6, and to the discussion of our findings held by Messrs. G. Zwetzig

and- A. Chaffee with Professors F. Rowland and G. Miller at the conclusion

of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the enclosed

inspection' report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures and representative records, in-

terviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

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

activities 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 a. level as

' described in our correspondence to all NRC licensees 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 (EO) days of your receipt.of this notice, .a written statement

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or explanation in reply including (1) corrective steps which have been

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- taken by you and the results achieved; (2)' corrective steps which will

be'taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when~ full compliance

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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

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If this report containsLany information that you believe to be

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proprietary, it is necessary that'you submit a written application to

this offi&e, within 20' days of the date of this-letter, requesting that

- such information be withheld from public disclosure.

The application

must include a full statement of the reasons why it is claimed that the

information is proprietary. The application should be prepared

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any proprietary information identified is contained in an enclosure to

the tpplication, since the application hithout the enclosura will also

be placed in the Public Document Room.

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

glad to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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A s J. L. Crews, Chief

Reactor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Notice of Violation

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IE Inspection Report

No. 50-326/80-01

cc w/ enclosure:

Professor F. Rowland

Reactor Administrator

Department of Chemistry

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