ML20012E526
| ML20012E526 | |
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| Site: | Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute |
| Issue date: | 03/23/1990 |
| From: | Kane W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Irving G ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
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| EA-88-289, NUDOCS 9004050339 | |
| Download: ML20012E526 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000170/1990001
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Colonel George Irving, III, MC, USAF
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Gentlemen:
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Subjects:
(1) NRC Inspection No. 50-170/90-01
(2) NRC Office of Investigations Report No. 1-88-019
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This letter transmits the findings of the routine safety inspection conducted
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by Mr. P. Kaufman of this office on February 20-22, 1990 at the Armed Forces
Rad'obiology Research Institute, Betheeda, Maryland.
The inspection consisted
of document reviews, interviews, and observation of activities. The results
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were discussed with you and others of your staff at the conclusion of the
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inspection.
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Areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I
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Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter,
Within these areas, the
inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative
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records, interviews with personnel and observations by the inspector.
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The inspection included a review of the current status of the operator requali-
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fication program, and the effectiveness of your corrective actions taken
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subsequent to the issuance by the NRC of a $2500 Civil Penalty on March 22, 1989.
The penalty had been issued for a number of violations of NRC requirements
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identified during an NRC inspection in October-November,1988,
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During this-inspection the NRC determined that the operator requalification
training program was being satisfactorily implemented, and effective action
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has been taken to correct the deficiencies identified in 1988. No violaticns
were identified during this inspection.
This letter also transmits the synopsis of an investigation conducted by the
NRC Office of Investigations (01) subsequent to the October-November 1988
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inspection relative to inaccuracies identified in documentation associated with
licensed operator requalification trainir.g. Based on the 01 investigation, the
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NRC found that required requalification training lectures had not been completed
prior to t b NRC inspection. Additionally, due to careless disregard for NRC
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regulatic s, false information was submitted to the NRC on License Renewal
Applications (NRC Form 398s); in that requalification training was certified as
complete on the NRC Form 398 by the Training Co-ordinator and the Reactor
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Facility Director.
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However, as noted in the synopsis, there was insufficient evidence to conclude
that these individuals knowingly certified License Renewal Applications that
contained false information.
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The NRC has evaluated the 01 findings and has determined that no further
enforcement action is warranted because (1) the civil penalty was issued, in
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part for related issues in March 1989 (2) appropriate corrective actions have
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been taken since that time, and (3) this inspection in 1990 confirms that the
corrective actions appear to have been effective to date in precluding recur-
rence of the violations. Nonetheless, any similar findings in the future may
result in more significant enforcement action,
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Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
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Wilttam F. Kane, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
1. Inspection Report 50-170/90-01
2. 01 Synopsis
cc w/ enc 1:
M. L. Moore, Reactor Facility D! rector
Dr. William Vernetson, Director of Nuclear Facilities,
University of Florida
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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o enc 1)
R. Blough, DRP
L. Doerflein, DRP
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A. Adams, NRR
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