ML20029C961
| ML20029C961 | |
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| Site: | MIT Nuclear Research Reactor, 07000938 |
| Issue date: | 04/26/1994 |
| From: | Bernard J MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9405030103 | |
| Download: ML20029C961 (2) | |
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Director Telefax No. (617) 253-7300 Director of Reactor Oparations Telex No. 92-1473 MIT-CAM Tel. No. (617) 253-4202 26 April 1994 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 ATTN: Document Control Desk Ref: Combined Inspection Nos. 50-20/94-01 and 70-938/94-01 Gentlemen:
On 02/25/94, Mr. James H. Joyner forwarded the report of the above-referenced inspection to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Dr. John A. Bernard and Mr.
Francis X. Masse). In his forwarding letter, Mr. Joyner noted that there was an unresolved item identified in Section 5.4 of the inspection. This item concerned the need to provide local firefighters with an annual tour of the facility. Please be advised that the following action has been taken:
a)
On 03/30/94, we met with the Director of Emergency Planning for the City of Cambridge. He in turn placed us in contact with the Training Officer for the City Fire Department, b)
We subsequently contacted the Training Officer and tours of the reactor facility have been scheduled for the firefighters who would respond to a
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reactor emergency. These are scheduled for May 3,5,10,12,17, and 24, 1994, with two sessions for each of the listed dates.
We anticipate that these tours will continue on an annual basis.
There is one other item that we wish to bring to the attention of the NRC. Namely, -
MIT actively participates with City and State emergency response teams in the annual conduct of emergency response drills. These involve simulations of large-scale accidents such as might result from toxic spills. One of the recent exercises involved a simulated problem with radioactive material. These exercises do NQIinvolve the MIT Research Reactor or its Staff. A separate exercise of the reactor emergency plan is, as noted in the inspection, conducted annually. But, these exercises do involve the MIT Campus Police, Medical Department, and Environmental Medical Service (includ;ng radiation protection).
personnel. Thus, while these exercises have no direct bearing on the MITR emergency qf t' a s,.,
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. plan, they do indicate a measure of synergy between MIT, the City, and the State, as regard emergency response capability.
Sincerely,
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John A. Bernard, Ph.
Director of Reactor Operations MIT Research Reactor JAB /CRM i
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USNRC - Project Manager, NRR/PDNP USNRC - Region I-Chief, Effluents Radiation Protection Section (ERPS)
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