ML20041D562
| ML20041D562 | |
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| Site: | 07000033 |
| Issue date: | 02/05/1982 |
| From: | Clemons P, Knapp P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 70-0033-81-11, 70-33-81-11, NUDOCS 8203050411 | |
| Download: ML20041D562 (4) | |
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e U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No. 70-33/81-11 Docket =No. 70-33 License No. SNM-23 Priority 1 Category UR Licensee: Texas Instruments Incorporated 34 Forest Street Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703 Inspection at: Attleboro, Massachusetts Inspection conducted: December 22-23, 1981 Inspector:
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P1 P. J. Knapp, Chief, Fadpaity date signed Radiological Protection Section, Technical Inspection Branch Inspection Summary:
Inspection on December 22-23, 1981 (Report No.
70-33/81-11)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection by a regional based inspector of the radiation protection program including; field inspection, dosimetry, terminations, audits, bioassay, surveys, training and drills.
Shortly after arrival, areas where work was being done were examined to review radiation safety control procedures and practices. The inspection involved 12 inspector hours onsite by one regional based NRC inspector.
Results: No items of noncompliance were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Dr. R. Schwensfeir, Manager, Nuclear Safety and Materials Mr. F. Sherman, Manager, HFIR Project 2.
Field Inspection On December 22, 1981, the inspector toured the High Flux Isotopes Reactor Project Facility (HFIR) to determine the status of the decommissioning activities. The inspector noted that the external walls of the fuel Manufacturing Area (FMA), the area where unencapsulated uranium was processed, were intact. The FMA is located within the HFIR Facility, and the walls isolate the potentially contaminated area from the clean areas.
The inspector observed, within the FMA, that walls had been removed, equipment had been disconnected from the exhaust system, and the licensee was preparing to dismantle the press that was used in pellet production.
According to a licensee representative, certain wall partitions had been boxed for ultimate disposal, and removed from the FMA into the HFIR Facility.
The inspector noted that outside of the FMA, but within the HFIR Facility, walls had been removed, equipment had been removed, and the licensee was in the process of removing additional equipmer.t.
This material had not been exposed to radioactive material. The inspector reviewed documents which indicated that all items were being surveyed prior to their release from the HFIR Facility.
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No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Dosimetry The inspector reviewed dosimetry data for the period January through September 1981, for the purpose of determining whether the licensee was in compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 20.101. Approximately 20 employees were monitored by the use of film badges, and the badges were analyzed quarterly.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Audits Condition No.13 of Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-23 states,
" Audits of the radiological... safety aspects conducted pursuant to this license shall be conducted at least quarterly..."
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The inspector verified that the required audits had been performed by reviewing audit reports that had been submitted to the licensee dated June 11,,1381, September 15, 1981, and December 10, 1981.
The audits had been performed by an individual who was not employed by the licensee.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Termination Report 10 CFR 20.408 requires a licensee to submit a report of an individual's l
exposure to radiation and radioactive material incurred during the period j
of employment to the NRC Director of Management and Program Analysis when j
the individual terminates employment with the licensee.
Such report shall be furnished within 30 days after the exposure of the individual has been determined by the licensee or 90 days after the date of ter.mination of employment or work assignrent, whichever is earlier.
10 CFR 20.409 requires the licensee to also notify the individual when the licensee is complying with 10 CFR 20.408.
The inspector reviewed termination reports for approximately twenty individuals who terminated employment with the licensee during 1981. The reports had been submitted as required.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Bioassay Sectien 5.5.1.1.1 of the Health and Safety Manual, incorporated by Condi. tion No. 8 of Special Nuclear Materal License No. SNM-23, requires urinalysis for enriched uranium quarterly for people employed more than 50 percent of the time in the FMA, and scrap and salvage personnel. The inspector reviewed data for the period January through September 1981. The data did not indicate cny problems with exposure control for the six to ten employees involved in the program.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Surveys 10 CFR 20.201(b) requires surveys to be performed to enable compliance with the regulations in 10 CFR 20.
The inspector reviewed air sample data for the period June through December 1981 for six sampling points within the FMA. The data indicated that all results were within the regulatory requirements.
The inspector reviewed stack sample data for tFe period June through December 1981 to determine that sampling was being performed, and to determine if the sample results were within regulatory limits.
4 The inspector reviewed smear survey records for the period June through December 1981.
The data revealed very low levels of removable contamination.
The inspector reviewed external radiation survey data for the period June through December 1981. The data indicated that beta gamma surveys were i
performed monthly during the period.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Training Section 10.2 of the Health and Safety Manual requires that all employees involved in the handling of fissionable material be given a re-orientation lecture by the Health Physics Officer on an annual basis.
The inspector r: viewed documentation which indicated that all HFIR employees received the required training, presented by the Manager, Nuclear Safety and Materials, during August 1981.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Annual Drill Section 10.2.4.1.2 of the Health and Safety Manual requires evacuation drills to be held annually. The inspector reviewed documents that indicated the required drills were conducted on April 21, 1981. At that time the licensee employed a three shift operation, and all shifts participated.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
- 10. Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspector on December 23, 1981.
The inspector summarized the purpose and the scope of the inspection, and the findings as presented in this report.
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