ML20040D803
| ML20040D803 | |
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| Site: | 07000303, 07000475 |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1981 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV., PITTSBURGH, PA |
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| NUDOCS 8202020269 | |
| Download: ML20040D803 (2) | |
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Cwbined. Inspection Nos. 70-475/81-02 and 70-303/81-u This refers"to the routine safeguards inspection conducted by Mr.
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Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Of fice of
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Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this g qf letter. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews wit
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SECGVED Within the scope of this insprct1on, no items of noncompliance were OI FEB 11982 " :
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p UDC In accordance vith 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a cop of this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the e
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NRC's Public Document Room.
If this report contains any information J
that you (or, your centractorQ1believe to be exempt from disclosure vader 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4), it is necessary that you (a) notify this office by telephone within ten (10) days from the date of this letter of your intension to file a request for withholding; and (b) submit within 25 days from the date of this letter a written application to this office to withh'old such information. Consistent with section 2.790(b)(1), any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit executed by the owner of the information which identifies the document or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a full statement of the reasons on the basis which it is claimed that the information should be withheld from public disclosure. This section furth2r requfres the statement to address with specificity the considerations listed in 10 CFR'2.790(b)(4).
The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible into a separate part of the affidavit.
If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified periods noted above, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room. The telephone notification of your intent to reauest withholding, or any request for an extension of-the 10 day period which you believe necessary, should be made to the Supervisor, Files. Mail and Records, USNRC Region I, at (215) 337-5223.
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concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, Origing1 Signed By:
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[f'ThomasT. Martin, Director Division of Engineering and Technical Inspection-
Enclosure:
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Combined Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report Numbers 70-475/81-02 and 70-303/81-02 cc:
Public Document Room (PDR)
Nuclear-Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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V. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION I 70-475/81-02 Report Nos.
70-303/81-02 70-475 SNM-444 Docket Nos.70-303 License Nos.
SNM-281 Safeguards Group 5
Licensee: Carnegie-Mellon University 500 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Inspection At: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inspection Conducted:
October 28, 1981 Date of Last Material Control & Accounting Inspection:
Type of Inspection: Unannounced Material Control And Accounting Inspectors:
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Technical Inspection Branch Inspection Summary:
Inspection on October 28, 1981 (Report Nos. 70-475/31-02 and 70-303/81-02)
Areas Inspected:
Facility Organization; Physical Inventory and Records and Reports. The inspection involved 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> on site by one NRC inspector and was begun during the regular hours.
Results: The licensee was found to be in compliance with NRC require-ments in the areas examined during the inspection.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted M. Kaplan, Professor of Chemistry F. Bomba, Radiation Safety Officer (SNM Accountability Representative) denotes those present at the exit interview.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee's representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on October 28, 1981.
The inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.
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MC 85202B - Facility Oraanization No items of noncompliance were identified. The inspector verified, through review, that the licensee had adequate written procedures for Nuclear Material Control and Accounting and that written statements of responsibility and authority had been established for those positions with responsibility for special nuclear material (SNM). These procedures were included in their manual entitled
" Regulations Concerning Radiation Safety At Carnegie-Mellon University,"
which was prepared by the Radiation Safety Committee, and dated October,1978. The manual is undergoing revision to reflect current practices.
The Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) reports directly to the Vice-President-of Academic Affairs of Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU).
The RSC has the responsibility for supervision, inspection, and control of all CMU activities and installations involving radioactive materials.
Both Mr. F. Bomba and Professor M. Kaplan are members of the RSC.
Professcc Kaplan was a former chairman of the RSC.
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MC 85212B - Physical Inventory No items of noncompliance were identified. The inspector performed an inventory verification on October 28, 1981 of the material held under License Nos. SNM-281 and SNM-444 at the licensee's campus storage areas; Mellon Institute Building; Doherty Hall; and Scaife Hall of Engineering.
The licensee's most r ecent. physical inventory listing (as of September 9,1981) was used as the basis for the verification. All items on the listing (2-Pu Alpha Sources, 7-PuBe sources and.167 grams U-235 in metallic powder) were located and.
identified either by serial number or container identification.
Also, a review of the leak-test records indicated that the licensee
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MC 85216B - Records and Reports No items of noncompliance were identified. The inspection results were attained through a review of the Material Status Reports (Form NRC-742) that were maintained and submitted by Mr. F. Bomba for periods ending September 30, 1978, March 31 and September 30, 1979, March 31 and September 30, 1980 and March 31 and September 30, 1981, to verify compliance with 10 CFR 70.53. Material balance summaries for the period covered by the inspection are shown in Exhibits I and II.
4 EXHIBIT I PLUT0NIUM MATERIAL BALANCE-CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY Docket No.70-475 License No. SNM-444 Material Balance for Period:
September 30, 1978-September 30, 1981 Reporting Identification Symbol: ZCX Reporting Unit:
grams Plutonium Element.
Isotope Physical Inventory 0 9/30/78 78 73 Receipts ' Material to Account For 78 73 Removals Physical Inventory @ 9/30/81 (1) 78 73 (1) PuBe Source No. M995 15 14-PuBe Source No. M996 15 14 PuBe Source No. M997 16 15 PuBe Source No. M998 16 15 PuBe Source No. M999 16 15 78 73 lI e-4 ll 1
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. License No. SNM-281 Material Balance for Period:
September 30, 1978-September 30, 1981 Reporting Identification Symbol: -ZCY_
Reporting Unit:
grams Plutonium Element Isotope
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7 Receipts Material To Account For 8
7 Removals Physical Inventory 0 9/30/81 (1) 8 7
(1) PuBe Alpha Source No. M468' 8-7-
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.Pu Alpha Source No. MA168 Pu Alpha Source
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6 EXHIBIT III-ENRICHED URANIUM BALANCE CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY Docket No.70-303 License No. SNM-281 Material Balance for Period:
September 30, 1978-September 30, 1981 Reporting Identification Symbol: ZCY Reporting Unit: grams Enriched Uranium Element. Isotope Physicai Inventory @ 9/30/78 Receipts Material to' Account For Removals Physical Inventory 9 9/30/81'(1)
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