ML20127E045

Responds to 850510 Notice of Violation.Corrective Actions: Encl Notice Required by 10CFR19.11 Posted.Unlicensed Senior Reactor Operator No Longer at Facility.Revs to Administrative Procedures Approved

ML20127E045
Person / Time
Site:	Reed College
Issue date:	05/31/1985
From:	Bragdon P REED COLLEGE, PORTLAND, OR
To:	Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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NUDOCS 8506240408
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.MGION VIAE May 31, 1985 Mr. Ross A. Scarano, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Re: Docket No. 50-288

Dear Mr. Scarano:

We appreciated the opportunity of meeting with you and your associates here earlier in the month, and we are deter-mined to take appropriate' steps as quickly as possible to carry out the understanding reached at that time. I would at this time like to respond to your Notice of Violation of May 10, 1985 with respect to Reed College - (License No. Rll2) as follows:

Item A - The notice required by 10 CFR Part 19.11, " Posting of Notices to Workers" was posted in the Reed Reactor Facility (RRF) and at all other required places on March 29, 1985.- The notice was posted in proximity to NRC Form 3, " Notice to Employees." A copy of the notice posted is attached to this letter. In the future, a copy of this notice will be attached to all Form 3's prior to posting. The referenced materials are available as described in the notice.

Item B - 1) The SRO who had not taken the yearly requalification examination since Maf 1983 is no longer a licensed operator for RRF.

Item B - 2) The operators referred to who did not make the ~

sufficient number of reactivity changes are no longer licensed operators at RRF.

Item B - 3) The immediate corrective steps are given in the response:to Item B below:

The corrective steps taken to ensure compliance with the RRF Operator Requalification Program are contained in the May 1985 Revision of the Reed Reactor Facility Administrative Procedures.

Under Section 2.3.1 Review, "The following items shall be reviewed by the Technical Subcommittee."

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Under Section 2.3.2 Audits. "The following items shall be audited by the Technical Subcommittee."

2.3.2.2) The retraining and requalification program for the operating staff, at least once j every other calendar year.

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2.3.2.3) The Main Log, Maintenance Log, l l Operator Log, and Problem Log at least once per J

calendar year.

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l Item C - 1) Docket No. 55-8696: This operator is no longer

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) Item C - 2) Docket No. 55-9442: License and position resigned.

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Item C - 3) Docket No. 55-7177: This Senior Operator'has taken F the 1985 Senior Operator Requalification Examination and will' l be given a console and oral examination as soon as operations

~ are resumed at.RRF. .At that time the'SRO will apply for rein-statement. Copies of all materials will be submitted with this

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} Item C.- 4) Docket No. 55-7180: This. Senior Operator wrote the i 1985 Senior Operator.Requalification Examination. He will be "

, given console and oral-examinations as soon as operations are 1

, resuned at RRF.- At that. time.the'SRO will apply for rein- r i statement. Copies of the oral and' console examination will be

submitted with this request. -

l- The corrective action to ensure. compliance with j 10 CFR. Part 50.54 (i) and the relevant parts of '

l the Reed Reactor Facility' Operator Requalification l -Program'are the same as those given for Item.B above.-

! Th'e entire contents of this response will be an agenda

-item.for the' September 1985 RRP Operators Meeting.

The revised' Administrative Procedures have already been approved by the ' current Reactor -Safety Committee and have been j

distributed in final draft form to'the Reactor. Operations Committee

! scheduled to meet June 10, 1985. It'is anticipated that approval' i-and distribution.of the' Administrative Procedures will'be:com-pleted by June 30,: 1985. ~

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Mr. Ross A. Scarano May 31, 1985 Page Three Thank you again for your advice and counsel at our recent meeting. I hope that you will agree tAat progre s i eing made and steps to assure further pro te:ss are a etdy - chedule .

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, y Notice to Employees The Reed Reactor Facility is licensed to operate by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under Facility License R-il2. The license, the conditions, amendments, and documents referred to in this license are availaNe on request. The license and amendments are on fDe in the Director's and Chemistry Department Secretary's Offices.

The Technical Specifications, Administrative Procedures, and Safety Analysis Report are on reserve in the Reed College Main Library, and are also in the Director's Office. The Standard Operating Procedures, Emergency Plan, and Security Plan are available in the Reed Reactor Facility Control Room and also in the Director's Office. Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations is available in the Di' rector's Office. Excerpts from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regualtions are available in the Reed College Chemistry Library.

This notice complies with the requirements of 10 CFR 19. I1.

Do not remove.

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