ML20055D040

Updates Status of Items from Past Insps for Cp.Efforts to Reasonably Complete Items within Constraints of No Matl License Complete

ML20055D040
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Site:	University of Texas at Austin
Issue date:	06/18/1990
From:	Bauer T TEXAS, UNIV. OF, AUSTIN, TX
To:	Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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NUDOCS 9007030132
Download: ML20055D040 (5)

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. DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL. ENGINEERING

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A. Bill Beach H Regional Administrator '

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~ Arlington, Texas 76011

Dear Mr. Beach:

A review has been made of the items of past inspection reports for the docket 50-602 construction permit. The attached information updates the status on each item.

Efforts to reasonably complete items within the constraints of no material license are complete. Three exceptions exist. 1.) Minor joint leakage still occurs in the reactor bay area. This is a fraction of the original problem. Leaks at horizontal joints have been corrected. The vertical joints require 4-8 hours work to correct. A review of the products for, this work is in progress. A corrective repair has been made of one leak in the horizontal joint at the coolant treatment room.

2.) A manufacturing deficiency has been found in the HEPA filter caisson. The unit has been returned to the manufacturer for corrective work. System will be retested after corrective work and as part of the acceptance of any work. Depending on the extent of the work installation may occur as early as the first week in July. 3.) Procedures i to move the cobalt-60 source are pending identification of a cask. i Development time for these procedures is expected to be less than 2

., man days. There is ample time to adequately address this item in the natural course of preparations and procurement of equipment.

A request is made to complete the final inspection . Status of the facility, equipment, procedures and documentation should be sufficient to demonstrate that the requesting facility is ready, capable and has met all the criteria for protection of public health and safety. Those remaining exceptions are noted and a commitment exists to complete these items as per the requirements of the original construction specifications.

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Each of the items are_ to be completed prior to_ operational use of the subject equipment. Resisions to facility documents are in progress as part of the review by Mr. Al Adams and. NETL staff.

Sincerely, .

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Thomas L. Bauer Assistant Director, NETL APPROVAL:

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Bernard W. Wehring Director, NETL TLB/ekr

' cc: G. J. Fonken H. H. Woodson D. Klein J. R. Howell H. C. Lott H. Wilson A. Adams B. Seidel 1

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April 23,'1990: Joint repair has been done. (100% correction of primary problem, total leakage correction'is 95%

complete). Work is in progress to correct minor  ;

secondary leaks found subsequent to the first. i repair. Leakage in the coolant treatment room has been corrected.

- Mode terminology corrections done..

- Test manual approval done.

- Reactor committee charter revision has been

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- Fuel handling tool has been complete.

- Installation check lists have been completed. A l new checklist to be implemented prior to startup contains items that could not be completed without license material.

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- Modification of. the noisy scanner board has been completed to fix the systematic noise- I problem. Noise is now limited to one signal line.  !

Corrective work is in progress. This is. now a l

- maintenance problem.

January 11, 1990: 602/8904-02 A supplement to the procedure has been completed to -

itemize the topics in detail appropriate to 19.12.

602/8904-04 Part 1: Dosimetry has been reviewed and has been

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E Part 2: Review has been made of procedures, standards, regulations. If a conflict exists -

a review of license terminology is required.

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ATTACHMENT 1 602/8904-05 Part 1: Hand held frisker-equipment has been purchased +

and is on site, Hand foot monitor i acquisition is in process.

Installation is expected before fuel is moved to the site.

Part 2: a - p counter has been purchased, is on site and operable Part 3: Already closed (High range survey meter) >

Part 4: Corrections have been made to HP-5. Neutron survey instrument has been calibrated by- Cf-252 moderated source.

Part 5: All items corrected except I gaseous calibration of Argon monitor, staff- feels that the transfer calibration is sufficient L until' reactor operation is available to perform a calibration I with gas on site. -

l_ Part 6: Procedures for et - p' L counter are being developed.

I These will be complete long before license materials are in the facility. The system is already performing routine measurements.

602/8904-06 All items complete except HEPA filter unit acceptance.

602/8904-08 Full exercise has been done.

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Page 0 ATI'ACHMENT 602/8904-09 Plan revisions - have been submitted. Procedures have been =

completed. A physical correction l has been done. I 602/8904-10 Part 1: Fuel movement procedures are complete. 1 Part 2: Co 60 procedures are pending knowledge of available-equipment.

Item -(3) - Provisions for remote monitoring have been made. The final connection has not been made or activated but all wiring and hardware is in place, Previous reports - items summarized in most recent reports. i 1

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