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Category:INSPECTION REPORT
MONTHYEARIR 05000297/19992011999-03-0202 March 1999 Insp Rept 50-297/99-201 on 990209-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Routine,Announced Insp Included Onsite Review of Various Aspects of Licensee Programs Concerning Conduct of Operations & Emergency Preparedness ML20217C0721998-03-18018 March 1998 Insp Rept 50-297/98-201 on 980120-23.Violations Noted.Major Areas inspected:on-site Review of Selected Aspects of Licensee Class II Nonpower Research Reactor Operation Including;Safeguards,Security Program & Matl Control IR 05000297/19972011997-09-0909 September 1997 Insp Rept 50-297/97-201 on 970609-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Review of Selected Conditions & Records Since Last Insp & Verification of CA Previously Committed to by Licensee IR 05000297/19930021993-10-15015 October 1993 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/93-02 on 930928-29 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Procedures,Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Matl of Low Strategic Significance & Matl Control IR 05000297/19900021990-11-14014 November 1990 Insp Rept 50-297/90-02 on 901029-1101.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review & Oversight of Reactor Activities IR 05000297/19890031989-09-28028 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-03 on 890907 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Accounting Records & Repts & Physical Inventory IR 05000297/19890021989-09-15015 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-02 on 890817 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Plans & Procedures,Repts of Safeguards Events & Fixed Site Physical Protection of SNM of Low Strategic Significance ML20245G2371989-08-0101 August 1989 Insp Rept 50-297/89-01 on 890628-30.Violation Noted Major Areas Inspected:Staff Organization,Training,Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities,Environ Monitoring & Transportation Activities IR 05000297/19880041988-10-31031 October 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-04 on 880926-29.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Onsite Review of Licensee Radiation Protection Program,Including Staff Organization,Training, Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities IR 05000297/19880031988-06-0909 June 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-03 on 880523-26.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Recent Activities to Reduce & Monitor Pool Leakage & Completed Biennial Insp of Licensee IR 05000297/19880011988-04-0404 April 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-01 on 880301-04.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Leaks in RCS Piping Outside Reactor Bldg & in Isolable Portion of Reactor Primary Sys within Bldg ML20235W0881987-10-0707 October 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-03 on 870929-30.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Internal & External Exposure Control & Assessment,Control of Radioactive Matl & Contamination, Surveys,Monitoring & Transportation of Radioactive Matl IR 05000297/19870011987-03-27027 March 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-01 on 870316-18.Violations Noted:Failure to Post Required Documents,Failure to Comply W/Dot Requirements for Transportation of Radioactive Matls & Failure to Verify Authorization of Intended Recipient IR 05000297/19860021986-06-0404 June 1986 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/86-02 on 860521-22 (Ref 10CFR2.790 & 73.21).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plans & Procedures,Safeguards Events Repts & Low Strategic Significance SNM Fixed Physical Protection IR 05000297/19860011986-05-14014 May 1986 Insp Rept 50-297/86-01 on 860414-18.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Biennial Research Reactor Insp,Including Logs & Records,Review & Audit, Requalification Training & Procedures IR 05000111/19820021982-04-21021 April 1982 IE Insp Repts 50-111/82-02 & 50-297/82-01 on 820315-19. Noncompliance Noted:Control Room Left Unattended & Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Not Convened Semiannually IR 05000160/19780041978-10-20020 October 1978 IE Inspec Repts 50-160/78-04, 50-276/78-02, 50-297/78-04 & 70-0386/78-04 on 780926-27 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Areas Inspec Incl:Nuc Matl Control & Accounting Procedures Review IR 05000297/19780031978-10-0202 October 1978 Inspec Rept 50-297/78-03 on 780817 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Area Inspected:Physical Security Plan 1999-03-02
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MONTHYEARIR 05000297/19992011999-03-0202 March 1999 Insp Rept 50-297/99-201 on 990209-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Routine,Announced Insp Included Onsite Review of Various Aspects of Licensee Programs Concerning Conduct of Operations & Emergency Preparedness ML20217C0721998-03-18018 March 1998 Insp Rept 50-297/98-201 on 980120-23.Violations Noted.Major Areas inspected:on-site Review of Selected Aspects of Licensee Class II Nonpower Research Reactor Operation Including;Safeguards,Security Program & Matl Control IR 05000297/19972011997-09-0909 September 1997 Insp Rept 50-297/97-201 on 970609-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Review of Selected Conditions & Records Since Last Insp & Verification of CA Previously Committed to by Licensee IR 05000297/19930021993-10-15015 October 1993 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/93-02 on 930928-29 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Procedures,Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Matl of Low Strategic Significance & Matl Control IR 05000297/19900021990-11-14014 November 1990 Insp Rept 50-297/90-02 on 901029-1101.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review & Oversight of Reactor Activities IR 05000297/19890031989-09-28028 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-03 on 890907 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Accounting Records & Repts & Physical Inventory IR 05000297/19890021989-09-15015 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-02 on 890817 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Plans & Procedures,Repts of Safeguards Events & Fixed Site Physical Protection of SNM of Low Strategic Significance ML20245G2371989-08-0101 August 1989 Insp Rept 50-297/89-01 on 890628-30.Violation Noted Major Areas Inspected:Staff Organization,Training,Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities,Environ Monitoring & Transportation Activities IR 05000297/19880041988-10-31031 October 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-04 on 880926-29.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Onsite Review of Licensee Radiation Protection Program,Including Staff Organization,Training, Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities IR 05000297/19880031988-06-0909 June 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-03 on 880523-26.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Recent Activities to Reduce & Monitor Pool Leakage & Completed Biennial Insp of Licensee IR 05000297/19880011988-04-0404 April 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-01 on 880301-04.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Leaks in RCS Piping Outside Reactor Bldg & in Isolable Portion of Reactor Primary Sys within Bldg ML20235W0881987-10-0707 October 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-03 on 870929-30.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Internal & External Exposure Control & Assessment,Control of Radioactive Matl & Contamination, Surveys,Monitoring & Transportation of Radioactive Matl IR 05000297/19870011987-03-27027 March 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-01 on 870316-18.Violations Noted:Failure to Post Required Documents,Failure to Comply W/Dot Requirements for Transportation of Radioactive Matls & Failure to Verify Authorization of Intended Recipient IR 05000297/19860021986-06-0404 June 1986 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/86-02 on 860521-22 (Ref 10CFR2.790 & 73.21).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plans & Procedures,Safeguards Events Repts & Low Strategic Significance SNM Fixed Physical Protection IR 05000297/19860011986-05-14014 May 1986 Insp Rept 50-297/86-01 on 860414-18.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Biennial Research Reactor Insp,Including Logs & Records,Review & Audit, Requalification Training & Procedures IR 05000111/19820021982-04-21021 April 1982 IE Insp Repts 50-111/82-02 & 50-297/82-01 on 820315-19. Noncompliance Noted:Control Room Left Unattended & Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Not Convened Semiannually IR 05000160/19780041978-10-20020 October 1978 IE Inspec Repts 50-160/78-04, 50-276/78-02, 50-297/78-04 & 70-0386/78-04 on 780926-27 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Areas Inspec Incl:Nuc Matl Control & Accounting Procedures Review IR 05000297/19780031978-10-0202 October 1978 Inspec Rept 50-297/78-03 on 780817 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Area Inspected:Physical Security Plan 1999-03-02
[Table view] Category:TEXT-INSPECTION & AUDIT & I&E CIRCULARS
MONTHYEARIR 05000297/19992011999-03-0202 March 1999 Insp Rept 50-297/99-201 on 990209-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Routine,Announced Insp Included Onsite Review of Various Aspects of Licensee Programs Concerning Conduct of Operations & Emergency Preparedness ML20217C0501998-03-18018 March 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 980120-23.Violation Noted: Licensee Developed Various Health Physics Instructions That Were Reviewed & Approved by Reactor Health Physicist,But Not by Radiation Protection Committee ML20217C0721998-03-18018 March 1998 Insp Rept 50-297/98-201 on 980120-23.Violations Noted.Major Areas inspected:on-site Review of Selected Aspects of Licensee Class II Nonpower Research Reactor Operation Including;Safeguards,Security Program & Matl Control IR 05000297/19972011997-09-0909 September 1997 Insp Rept 50-297/97-201 on 970609-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Review of Selected Conditions & Records Since Last Insp & Verification of CA Previously Committed to by Licensee IR 05000297/19930021993-10-15015 October 1993 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/93-02 on 930928-29 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Procedures,Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Matl of Low Strategic Significance & Matl Control ML20217C6691991-07-0808 July 1991 Exam Rept 50-297/OL-91-01 on 910603-04.Exam Results:Both Applicants Passed Exam IR 05000297/19900021990-11-14014 November 1990 Insp Rept 50-297/90-02 on 901029-1101.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review & Oversight of Reactor Activities IR 05000297/19890031989-09-28028 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-03 on 890907 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Accounting Records & Repts & Physical Inventory IR 05000297/19890021989-09-15015 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-02 on 890817 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Plans & Procedures,Repts of Safeguards Events & Fixed Site Physical Protection of SNM of Low Strategic Significance ML20245G2321989-08-0202 August 1989 Notice of Violation from Insp on 890628-30.Violations Noted: Failure to Provide Adequate Training to Radiation Safety Ofc Personnel Performing Contamination Surveys & Failure to Follow Environ Procedures for Collecting Air Filters ML20245G2371989-08-0101 August 1989 Insp Rept 50-297/89-01 on 890628-30.Violation Noted Major Areas Inspected:Staff Organization,Training,Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities,Environ Monitoring & Transportation Activities ML20205R0001988-11-0202 November 1988 Notice of Violation from Insp on 880926-29.Violation Noted: Failure to Have & Maintain Approved Procedures Utilized by Radiation Protection Ofc to Conduct Liquid Effluent & Environ Sample Radiological Analyses IR 05000297/19880041988-10-31031 October 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-04 on 880926-29.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Onsite Review of Licensee Radiation Protection Program,Including Staff Organization,Training, Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities ML20195J3641988-06-13013 June 1988 Notice of Violation from Insp on 880523-26.Violation Noted: Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Did Not Meet During 870408-880225 IR 05000297/19880031988-06-0909 June 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-03 on 880523-26.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Recent Activities to Reduce & Monitor Pool Leakage & Completed Biennial Insp of Licensee ML20154D2561988-05-0505 May 1988 Exam Rept 50-297/OL-88-02 on 880426.Exam Results:Reactor Operator Passed IR 05000297/19880011988-04-0404 April 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-01 on 880301-04.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Leaks in RCS Piping Outside Reactor Bldg & in Isolable Portion of Reactor Primary Sys within Bldg PNO-II-88-015B, on 880229,licensee Informed NRC That 1 Mwt Pool Reactor Had Been Shutdown Due to Primary Coolant Leak Outside Containment.Two Leaks Identified.Util Plans to Isolate Leak & Test Further to Assure That Leak Is in Liner1988-03-24024 March 1988 PNO-II-88-015B:on 880229,licensee Informed NRC That 1 Mwt Pool Reactor Had Been Shutdown Due to Primary Coolant Leak Outside Containment.Two Leaks Identified.Util Plans to Isolate Leak & Test Further to Assure That Leak Is in Liner PNO-II-88-015A, analysis of Reactor Water Sample Indicates That Concentrations of Radionuclides Less than NRC Limit for Release to Unrestricted Area.Cold Leg Has Been Drained & Leg Currently Being Drained1988-03-0303 March 1988 PNO-II-88-015A:analysis of Reactor Water Sample Indicates That Concentrations of Radionuclides Less than NRC Limit for Release to Unrestricted Area.Cold Leg Has Been Drained & Leg Currently Being Drained PNO-II-88-015, on 880229,licensee Informed NRC That Unit,A 1 Mwt Pool Reactor Had Been Shut Down Due to Primary Coolant Leak Outside Containment.Region II Has Dispatched Both Health Physics & Operations Inspector to Review Event1988-03-0101 March 1988 PNO-II-88-015:on 880229,licensee Informed NRC That Unit,A 1 Mwt Pool Reactor Had Been Shut Down Due to Primary Coolant Leak Outside Containment.Region II Has Dispatched Both Health Physics & Operations Inspector to Review Event ML20150B2371988-02-23023 February 1988 Exam Rept 50-297/OL-88-01 on 880202-03.Exam Results:One of Two Reactor Operators Passed Written Exam & Operating Exam & Senior Reactor Operator Passed Both Exams PNO-V-88-013A, on 880114,reactor Bldg Overpressurization Occurred.Investigation Revealed That High/Low Pressure Trip Circuit for Train 'B' Fan Trip Circuit Inoperable.Licensee Continuing Investigation to Determine Root Cause1988-02-19019 February 1988 PNO-V-88-013A:on 880114,reactor Bldg Overpressurization Occurred.Investigation Revealed That High/Low Pressure Trip Circuit for Train 'B' Fan Trip Circuit Inoperable.Licensee Continuing Investigation to Determine Root Cause ML20235W0801987-10-0909 October 1987 Notice of Violation from Insp on 870929-30.Violation Noted: Operating Procedures for Radiation Control Not Written &/Or Followed for Listed Incidents ML20235W0881987-10-0707 October 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-03 on 870929-30.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Internal & External Exposure Control & Assessment,Control of Radioactive Matl & Contamination, Surveys,Monitoring & Transportation of Radioactive Matl ML20206D3851987-04-0202 April 1987 Notice of Violation from Insp on 870316-18 IR 05000297/19870011987-03-27027 March 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-01 on 870316-18.Violations Noted:Failure to Post Required Documents,Failure to Comply W/Dot Requirements for Transportation of Radioactive Matls & Failure to Verify Authorization of Intended Recipient IR 05000297/19860021986-06-0404 June 1986 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/86-02 on 860521-22 (Ref 10CFR2.790 & 73.21).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plans & Procedures,Safeguards Events Repts & Low Strategic Significance SNM Fixed Physical Protection ML20211A4381986-05-19019 May 1986 Exam Rept 50-297/OL-86-01 on 860423-24.Exam Results:All Five Candidates Passed Oral & Written Exams IR 05000297/19860011986-05-14014 May 1986 Insp Rept 50-297/86-01 on 860414-18.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Biennial Research Reactor Insp,Including Logs & Records,Review & Audit, Requalification Training & Procedures ML20054H0981982-04-21021 April 1982 Notice of Violation from Insp on 820315-19 IR 05000111/19820021982-04-21021 April 1982 IE Insp Repts 50-111/82-02 & 50-297/82-01 on 820315-19. Noncompliance Noted:Control Room Left Unattended & Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Not Convened Semiannually IR 05000160/19780041978-10-20020 October 1978 IE Inspec Repts 50-160/78-04, 50-276/78-02, 50-297/78-04 & 70-0386/78-04 on 780926-27 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Areas Inspec Incl:Nuc Matl Control & Accounting Procedures Review IR 05000297/19780031978-10-0202 October 1978 Inspec Rept 50-297/78-03 on 780817 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Area Inspected:Physical Security Plan 1999-03-02
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Licensee: North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27607 Docket No.: 50-297 License No.: R-120 1 Facility Name: North Carolina State University Inspection Conducted: October 29 - November 1,,1990 Inspector; b Lm P. T. Burnett-c/
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This routine, unannounced inspection addhessed the biennial inspection of Class #"
11 research reatt;r A recently completed repair of the pool liner and open items were also reviewed Results:
The licensed operator ,requalification progrera was current with respect to regulatory requirements, but has fallen behind tho' licensee's planned. schedule 4 by seven lectures (four days of activity).' The slippage.in training was caused
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by the loss of two key reactor staff members in= the spring. Both: positions have been filled, and.the licensee expressed confidence that the program would be completed by the end of the year. 0ne strong feature of this program is the annual evaluation of operator proficiency conducted by the chief reactor operato (Paragraph 4.c)
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.The Radiation Protection Comittee and the Reactor Safety Advisory Group have been meeting with greater than! prescribed frequency and -their review and oversight of reactor activities- has been performed with care, obviou competence, and timelines (Paragraphs-4.d and-4.f)
Surveillance activities have. been< performed at the-required frequencies with satisfactory test methods. (Paragraph 4.e)
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a REPORT-DETAILS: , Persons Contacted Licensee Employees-
, S. J. Bilyj, Chief of'Peactor Maintenance I
- T. L. Brackin, Reactor Safety Specialist
- T. C. Bray, Reactor Operatict's Manager
- D. J. Dudziak, Head, Department of Nuclear Engineering K. V. Mani, Reactor Health Physicis * D. Miller, Associate Director Nuclear Reactor Program D. W. Morgan, Radiation Protection Officer 0ther licensee employees contacted included. Nuclear Engineering Department-Faculty, operators, and office personne '
- Attended exit interview on November 1, 1990.-
Acronyms and initialisms used. throughout this? report are listed .in Lthe last paragrap . Initial Interview (30703)
The deputy director gavel:the inspector a" full andt candid briefing on facility status and staffing immediately.upon the inspector,'s. arrival on site. No material problems with the facility were identified. The staff recently . lost two SRO-licensed people. iincluding thei chief' reactor operator, who is still at NCSU and available for' consultation. . Some staff ,
l members are currently functioning in dual roles tof assure that all: of the i
functions described in TS 6.1.1: are performed, By.the end of the inspec-L tion, both positions had been filled, but it will. be some months before the new people are prepared for an operator's. license examination and are able to fulfill their dutie FacilityTourandObservations(40750)
' A tour of the facility gave a . strong impression of -good cleanliness !
control and well-maintained : facilities and ' equipment.- Control room staffing was always in compliance with TS 6.1.2, when observed, and the operators appeared to be attentive to the control The inspector's observation of the coolant flow: channels as illuminated-by the Cerenkov glow showed all to be free ofiobstruction l
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2 j i Records. Review Review of Operating Logs and Records- J The Operations Logbook was reviewed, on a sampling basis (more than 10 percent of. the pages were examined), for the. period from May 24, 1988 to October 26, 1990.' Particular attention was paid to entries .
of reactor. power. T.% licensee's calibration records show that MWth is equivalent to a core. temperature rise ygf:13.8:*f at 500' gpm and.to 0.405 E10-08 am3eres indicated on-the N . monitor. No entries in excess of 0.405 E:,0-08 ' amperes were ' observed. -In the few instances in 'which the temperature . rise appeared to be high, the reactor pool was not in equilibrium, and the measurement was not -
reliabl Paired entries of ECP and ACP were all wi. thin. acceptable agreement, and all entries of SDM indicated'at-least twice the TS minimum of-400 pc Other entries in' the operating log documented control roJ worth measurements, fuel movement, and other surveillance activities, which are discussed further belo Entries are made in the Primary Water 1 Inventory Log every working-day. The gross leakage is determined from the change in reactor _ pool level and then adjusted for estimated evaporative losses _and measured losses from' the reactor coolant pump seal; the pumpiruns constantly.-
Since the repair of the pool liner, all water loss can be accounted for from the known losses listed above. The licensee is conridering increasing the interval between surveillances to weekl Procedure Changes-The Operations' Manual was revised in.'its entirety.in 1989, Revision Procedure format was improved for readability and details were expanded. The new manual reflects extensive =and successful effort on the part of the licensee, Requalification Training i
Review of the operator license. requalification program records for 1990 indicated that the 19901 program is behind by seven lectures,
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four training days. At least two of the lectures, Technical Specifi-cations and 10 CFR Chapter 1, will be overdue.for the-biennium if not completed by the end of 1990. _ Licensee management acknowledged thec slippage in training lectures;Lascribed it to the loss of the CR0; and expressed confidence that the entire series of lectures, annual examination, and annual evaluation of operator. proficiency, conducted by the CRO, would be completed by the end of the. year. The profi-
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proficiency is a strong feature of this progra d. Maintenance Activities The leak in the reactor pooi liner was repaired in February 1990-by a contractor experienced in the appifcation of underwater epoxy patches. The contractor's final report, which was reviewed by the inspector, is R and D Report No.1649 (Issue A) March 1990, " Application of Epoxy Reinforcing Patch to the Fuel : Storage Wall. Liner in PULSTAR REACTOR, M. F. Taylor and M. J. Mudihimer; The actual application of the patch was performed under the control'
of PULSTAR Maintenance Procedure, . " Procedure 'for Applying Epoxy Reinforcement to Liner! in PULSTAR REACTOR '(Revision 3, -
February 22,1990).
Other pertinent documents reviewed included memoranda generated b RSAG and RPC reporting on the-ir witnessing, oversight, and review
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activitie These references and the~ absence of any evidence-of leakage ;since the repair lead to the conclusion that the repair activitiestwere well managed by the facility staff, properly monitored by. the oversight ,
committees, and successfully. complete No other maintenance activities of- significance were performed during 7 the period reviewe Surveillance Activities
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4. PS-40-7:81, Fuel Movement ; Checklist for Biennial! Fuel l= Inspection and Dose Rate Measurements Around Core and South; L Storage Pit. _ All- fuel assemblies on the grid were removed l to either the fuel storage pits or .the storage racks; L Graphite reflector assemblies were removed one-at-a-time,
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inspected for ' swelling or cracking, and returned to the gri Fuel assemblies wer'c then visually . inspected i one-by-one . and returned tc the grid. -That: inspection'was limited to the condition of the assembly box surface and ;
the screws attaching the bales, grids and- nose piecesito i theLbo The inspection was' performed on May 29~, 199 ;
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assemblies were retired ~ and replace !
4. The Operations Logbook and the PULSTAR DATA SUM W Y,: Volume .
II, Reactor Operator's Data',, confirm that control ud worth !
measurements were performed annually-and whenever 1.he' core .
constituents were changed.- With the: decreasing, exces: ;
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.must be determined by extrapelation based :;pon the shapes-of earlier-determined rod. worth curves. This . practice is-reasonable and acceptabl . The drop _ and drive times - of the scrammable rods-'were determined annually. ' Review of the .results; of the past several years indicates no significant change. in control rod drop times, which are significantly less _than: the' TS-limit. .-The procedures used -for this activity are surveil--
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maintenance, but the procedures'are not completely clear as l to wh'ch steps:must be performed when. Licensee management agreec- to annotate the procedures - to indicat? which are required to accomplish the specified surveil'ance . Visuc' inspecti'ons .o# the- control rods 3 were -_ performed bienniall The rerords of the. last three inspections indicate only minor surface scratches ou the' rod . A calorimetric cal (bration of.the nuclear instruments has bgnperformed,wthunchangedresultswithrespecttothe d
N monitor, everi six months for the past three year . _The records confirmed _ that the pool water temperature monitor,. pr mary. cooling and flow monitor, pool. water level.-
monitor, primary heat exchanger RTDs, and safety _ and linear '
power channels were calibrated every six: months for the past three years, Committees'
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Review of RPC and RSAG minutes for the.two-year period preceding'this inspection confirmed that meetings were held.-'with the. required quarterly frequency. The minutes contained records of . reviews of-PULSTAR operations, procedures, and inspection.results, Experiments R No new experiments have been performed in the last bienniu The major applications 'of the facility continue to be support.of student-i
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laboratories, neutron activation analysis by the faculty,'short-lived isotope production for on-campus use, and use in the reactor operator; training programs for local utilitie . Action on Previous Inspection' Findings (92701)
(Closed) Inspector followup. item 297/88-03-01: Establish administrative procedures to require that non-intent changes. to any RPC-approved proce-dure be reviewed by the RPC within sixty days.-
Operations Manual 2.4.3 and Special Pmedure' 2.1.. implement the desired revie (Closed) Unresolved item 29//C0 03-02: -Full implementatha of the opera-tor requalification program was unresolved pending receipt of- nere infor-mation from the license The licensee forwarded t'o the Regional Office the.necessary information to !
confirm full implementation of the operator requalification progra (Closed) Violation- 297/88-03 03: RSAG' did not meet at least every six calendar month Since. the violation was ' identified', RSAG has been meeting with the re-quired frequency. RSA3 has a'so been_ expanded-to five members from three to make it easier to obtain a querum,,and the, meetings have been placed upon the annual calendir of the facility and.the member . ExitInterview(30703) ,
The inspection scope _ and findings were_ summarized ~ on November 1,1990, with those persons- indicated in paragraph 1 above. -The inspector de-
< scribed the areas-inspected and discussed in detail the inspection lind-l ing No dissenting comments were received from the licensee. _ ine licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided to or reviewed by the inspector during this irspectio . Acronyms and Initialisms Used'Throughout.This Report ACP actual critical-position CFR Code of Federal' Regulations '
CR0 chief reactor operator ECP estimated critical position MWth megawatts ',hermal NCSU North Carolim State University pcm Orcent mill f rho, reactivity units-RPC Raciation Pratection Committee RSAG Reactor Safaguards Advisory Group RTD.- resistance temperature device SDM shutdown trargin TS Technical Specification
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