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Discusses Safety Insp 70-1203/90-01 on 900524 & Forwards Notice of Violation.One Violation (Leak Testing of Sources) Repetitive from Last Insp on 840618-19
ML20043H920
Person / Time
Site: 07001203
Issue date: 06/14/1990
From: Pate R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Erickson W
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV., SAN DIEGO, CA
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Report No. 90-01" Docket No. : 070-01203' i

' License No.-SNM-1158 San Diego' State University

-5300 Campanile CM ve San Diego, California 92182 w-h LAttention:. William L. Erickson Vice President c1 BusinessandFinancIalAffairs'

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SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION b-Thisletterrefersto-theroutinesafety-inspbetion/coNdu'ctedmby Mr. J. J

. Montgomery of this office on May_24,,1990:of activities authorized by NRC;f,

-License No? SNM-1158.

The initial' findings!of:this" inspection were-disc'ssed' u

with you and Mr. R. Belanger during the exit briefing'at:your office ontMaf524,

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- The inspection was an examination of'thkattivities cond6ct'ed-uriderlyour license as-they relate to radiation safety-and to compli'ance with the, 4

- Commission's rulesgand regulations and the conditions oftyour license.

The inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and records, linterviews with-personnel, and observations-by the irispector.

Based on1the results-of-this inspection, it appear $' th'at? t'hree of, your,

, activities were.not conducted in full-compliance with:NRC-requirements, as set forth in the Notice of Violation (Notice) accompanying this letter.

These-apparent violations have been categorized in: severity levels as described in'

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'CFR 2,? Appendix C (1990).1 The findings-of'this inspection also indicated that g,

Jone' violation (leak testing of sources).was repetitive from the last inspection, 4

f of; your activities l conducted on June 18-19,1984.

/Further,;the two isolated violations involving instrument calibration L.*

. documentation and labeling of a radioactive material container were not cincludediin the Notice because the enforcement discretion criteria contained in:

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Section V.A of 10 CFR 2, Appendix C, were satisfied.

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- e our inspectioni We also noted during the inspection that there were extensive

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sealed source. inventory records from.1985cto!1988. ? In. addition to the x$.

,need for corrective action regarding the specific violation included in the-Notice, we-are concerned about the implementation of your managementccontrol j

. system that; allowed this repetitive _ violation and the inve'ntorycrecord lapse to

'l occur,o Consequently,_in your reply-you should-describ'etin.particular those 1

actions taken or planned toiimprove:the effectiveness 'ofcyour overal.11 management control system.7

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'Yourresponseto-thisletterislto'be;submittedinaccordancewitithe Lprovisions of 10 CFR 2.201 andLas stated-in,ths accompanying Notice.

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'The responses directed by this letter and the< accompanying Notice are not 1

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required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980; PL'96-511.

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Montgomery or Dean Chaney at (415) g this inspection, please contact Mr. Jim 9s3-3778 or 3763.

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