ML20058L722

Discusses NRC Familiarization Tour of Univ Reactor by Resident Inspectors Re Potential Consequences of Accident

ML20058L722
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Site:	05000083
Issue date:	07/20/1990
From:	Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Vernetson W FLORIDA, UNIV. OF, GAINESVILLE, FL
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NUDOCS 9008080049
Download: ML20058L722 (3)

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go JUL 201990 Docket No. 50-83 License No. R-56 University of Florida ATTN: Dr. W. C. Vernetson Director of Nuclear Facilities 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611 r

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

FAMILIARIZATION TOUR BY RESIDENT INSPECTORS As you know, one of the missions of the NRC is to respond to a licensee's .

facility in case of a serious problem or emergency. The role of the NRC in the event of an emergency at your facility will be to monitor your response efforts in protecting public health and safety, .and to provide information and assistance to you as needed. . Although our role is one of support, we must stay informed and be ready to provide assistance or whatever else may be required.

Following notification of an incident, it would require several hours before we

, could. actually: respond -from our Regional Office and be at your facility to offer support that may be needed. As you are aware, at our nuclear power plant licensee facilities, we are fortunate to have one or more resident inspectors who can respond much more quickly, usually within a matter of minutes.

We recognize, of course, that the potential consequences of an accident at your facility are 'obviously significantly less than at a nuclear power plant.

However. in order for us to provide a more timely response to your facility in case of.an emergency, I have suggested that the NRC resident inspectors at the Crystal River nuclear power plant, Peter Holmes-Ray and Robert Spence, as the early responders to any emergency or event involving your NRC license. In

~t his role, they must become familiar, in a general sense, with your facility

.and operations. To expedite ',Nis and to minimize the impact upon your time I plan to have these gentlemen accompany Craig Bassett, our Research Reactors Projects Engineer, on a familiarization tour of your facility during one of our future inspections. This will allow you to become acquainted with them and allow them the opportunity to become familiar with your operations, organization, staff, and methods for facility access.

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JUL 201980 University of Florida 2 Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any coninents or questions regarding this planned action, please feel free to contact me so we can discuss them.

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Stewart D. Ebneter Regional Administrator cu Dr. J. S. Tulenko, Chairman Nuclear Engineering Sciences Department University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611 Dr. Ratib A. Karam, Director Neely Nuclear Research Center Georgia Institute of Technology 900 Atlantic Drive NW Atlanta, GA 30332 Garry D. Miller, Associate Director Nuclear Reactor Program North Carolina State University Box 7909 Raleigh, NC 27695-7909 Dr. R. U. Mulder, Director Reactor Facility University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22901 Mary E. Clark, Chief Office of Radiation Control.

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