ML20034E982

Notice of Violation from Insp on 930125-29.Violation Noted: Minutes of Meetings Held by Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Indicate That Meetings Were Held at Intervals Exceeding Required 8 Months

ML20034E982
Person / Time
Site:	North Carolina State University
Issue date:	02/11/1993
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Shared Package
ML20034E980	List: IR 05000297/1993001 ML20034E979 ML20034E982 ML20034E984
References
50-297-93-01, 50-297-93-1, NUDOCS 9303020161
Download: ML20034E982 (1)

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ENCLOSURE 1 l

NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

i North Carolina State University Docket No.: 50-297 i

PULSTAR Reactor License No.: R-120 During an NRC inspection conducted on January 25-29, 1993, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.

In accordance with the " General Statement of l

Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C,

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the violation is listed below.

Technical Specification Section 6.2 requires that.a Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group (RSAG) be formed to provide independent appraisals of-reactor operations.

Section 6.2.7 requires that the RSAG meet at least-every six calendar months and upon call of the Chairman of the Radiation Protection Council.

t Contrary to the above, a review of the minutes of the meetings held by-l the RSAG during 1992, indicates that the RSAG met on February 26 and October 28, a time interval exceeding eight months.

i This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VIII).

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t Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, North Carolina State University is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S.

J Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.

20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the i

NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of

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Violation" and should include for each violation:

(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the i

corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations,- and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

If an adequate reply is not received within the time.specified in this Notice, an order or Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

~1 Dated at,$tlanta, Georgia this //Mt. day of February 1993 I

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