ML20029C097

Forwards Summary of 910129 Mgt Meeting Re Research Reactor Program,Univ Performance & Current Issues.List of Attendees & Meeting Handouts Encl

ML20029C097
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Site:	05000083
Issue date:	02/27/1991
From:	Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Vernetson W FLORIDA, UNIV. OF, GAINESVILLE, FL
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FEB 27199t Docket No. 50-83 License No. R-56 f

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Dr. W.

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Director of Nuclear Facilities 202 Nuclear Sciences Center l

Gainesville, FL 32611

, Gentlemen:

F SUBJECT-MANAGEMENT MEETING

SUMMARY

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This 2etter refers to the Management Meeting held at our request on Ll >

January. 29, 1991. This meeting concerned activities autherized for your Nuclear Reactor Facility.

The_ issues discussed at this L

meeting related to your research reactor program, your performance, 1

and current issues.

A' list of attendees, a meeting summary, and a copy'of_your' handout are enclosed.

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In accordance t'.th Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this-letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document h

Room.

l Should you' have any questions concerning this matter, please f1 contact us.

Sincerely,

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.' hil ohr, Diractor iYisi of Radiation Safety and Safeguards

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Director LNeely Nuclear Research center Georgia Institute of' Technology 900 Atlantic Drive, NW Atlanta', GA 30332 Garry D. Miller, Associate Director Nuclear _ Reactor Program North Carolina State University Box 7909 Raleigh, NC 27695-7909 Dr.:R. U. Mulder, Director Reactor! Facility University of Virginia JCharlottesville, VA 22901 Administrator Department of. Environmental Regulation PoNer Plant Siting Section State of Florida 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL.

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1 FEB 271991 ENCLOSURE 1 LIST OF ATTENDEES University of Florida W.

Bolch, Member,-Reactor Safety Review Subcommittee D. Munroe, Radiation Control Officer M. Ohanian, Chairman, Reactor Safety Revleu Subcommittee W.

Properzio, Director, Environmental Health and Safety J. Tulenko, Chairman, Nuclear Engineering Sciences Department W. Vernetson, Nuclear-Facility Director Nuclear Reculatory Commission S.=Ebneter, Regional Administrator, Region II (RII)

B. Mallett, Deputy Director, Division of Radiation Safety and

-Safeguards (DRSS),-RII E. McAlpine, Chief, Radiation Safety Projects Section (RSPS), DRSS, RII-C.

Bassetc, Senior Radiation Specialist, RSPS, DRSS, RII P. Holmes-Ray, Senior Resident Inspector, Crystal River-Nuclear Power-Plant T.:Michaels, Senior Program Manager, Non-Power Reactors, Decommissioning and Environmental Project Directorate, Division of Reactor Projects

.III, IV, V and Special Projects, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

c FEB 271991 it ENCLOSURE 2 l:

MANAGEMENT MEETING

SUMMARY

- :A-Management Meeting was held at the Nuclear Science Center'on the' campus of the University of~ Florida (UFL) on January.29, 1991, to discuss the111censee's research reactor program, past-performance

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The meeting was held at the request of the I

NRC.

The NRC Regional Administrator opened the meeting by discussing how the-agency. has -established an organization, both at the regional and the headquarters levels, to deal with the needs and concerns of i

the -- non-power; reactor f (NPR) community.-

He then1 reviewed ? thel training program that' has been established for those inspectors who -

perform inspections ofLNPRs.

The-training program is designed to l.

ensure that the inspectors give the appropriate-level of attention-to-the rules andfregulations that_the-licensees are required to 1

- follow. 'The Regional Administrator alsoLindicated that these types

- of _ management 1 meetings were intended to-improve ' understanding, -

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communication,,and the working relationship between the NPRs and-y

-the~NRC.

The : UFL-Nuclear Facility Directori presented. a, slide - presentation.;

which outlined the characteristics. of then University of Florida training reactor - (UFTR), : the: role' of the UFTR in the region, and an W

.- overview of the. usages of the UFTR... UFL representatives want on to express concern about various subjects including:

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, inspections at the facility, 2) the need, on occasion, to cancel a

class in order:to respond to / inspection ' activities, L 3) lack of good 1

' communications 1atLtimes,. 4) training _ on the "ew.10 CFR Part 20,- and

-_5); Technicalt Specification changes: that get revised by the NRC =

.after; being : submitted by thel licensee.

.i Following.the-discussion, both the NRC and the -UFL. representatives agreed ; to strive 4 for-better communications-in,the. future : and; to -

maintain the-good: working relationship.that ha's_ existed..The NRCL Regional-._ Administrator closed. the-meeting ' by thanking:' the - UFL officlals (for-the opportunity; to visitt the facility, and discuss-g E

-these issues.- The ULF Nuclear l Facility Director then Sonducted'a, tour'of the UFTR facility:for the NRC representatives ~.

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ENCLOSURE 3 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TRAINING REACTOR MANAGEMENT MEETING PRESENTATION for Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Representatives William G. Vernetson Director of Nuclear Facilities UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA l

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9 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TRAINING REACTOR KEY CHARACTERISTICS S

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STATE OF FLORIDA Large Distances Between Population Centers Emerging Technological. Base Emerging University System Unique Community College System S

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EDUCATION Secondary Schools Community Colleges Colleges / Universities 9

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PUBLIC INFORMATION

UF USAGE OF UFTR 9

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9 FACILITY NEEDS UPGRADE / MODERNIZATION 9

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