ML20062B912

Forwards Insp Rept 50-223/78-03 & Notice of Violation

ML20062B912
Person / Time
Site:	University of Lowell
Issue date:	09/15/1978
From:	Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Beghian L MASSACHUSETTS, UNIV. OF, LOWELL, MA (FORMERLY LOWELL
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See also: IR 05000223/1978003

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. 15 SEP 1978

Docket No. 50-233

University of Lowell

ATTN: Dr. Leon E. Beghian

Acting Director, Nuclear Center

1 University Avenue

Lowell, Massachusetts 01854

( Gentlemen:

Subject: Inspection *50-223/78-03

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. E. Greenman of this

office on August 17-18, 1978, of activities authorized by NRC License

, No. R-125 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Greenman

with yourself and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the

inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of

Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this

letter. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective

examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, measurements made by the inspector, and observations by the

inspector.

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. Our inspector also verified the steps you have taken to correct the

i*ams of noncompliance brought to your attention in a letter dated March

8, 1978. We have no further questions regarding your action at this

time.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your

activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC recuirements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix

A. This item of noncompliance has been categorized into the levels as

described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974. This

notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the

NRC's " Rules of practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within twenty (20)

days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation

in reply inclu: Jing: (1) corrective steps which have been taken by you

and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to

avoid further items of noncomoliance; and (3) the da:e wnen full compliance

will be achieved.

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• In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part

2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the

enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room. If this

report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe to

be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application

within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public

disclosure. 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 statement of reasons

which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by

the Ccmmission as listed in subparagraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790. 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 t$e specified period, the report will be placed in

the Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

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I Sincerely,

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El n J. Brunner, Chief

Reac' tor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch

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Enclosures:

1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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2. Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report

Number 50-233/73-03

cc w/encls:

Dr. J. Phelps, Professor in Charge of Nuclear Reactor

T. Wallace, Reactor Supervisor

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