ML20133B833
| ML20133B833 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07003074 |
| Issue date: | 12/23/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20133B821 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-3074-96-01, 70-3074-96-1, NUDOCS 9701060213 | |
| Download: ML20133B833 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Columbia University Docket No. 070-03074 i
New York, New York License No. SNM-1995 4
During an NRC inspection conducted on November 6,1996, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy j
and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (Enforcement Policy), NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:
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10 CFR 70.51(b)(1) requires that each licensee keep records showing receipt, inventory (including location), disposal, acquisition, and transfer of all special J
nuclear materialin its possession, regardless of its origin or method of acquisition.
Contrary to the above, as of November 6,1996, the licensee did not have i
records showing the receipt of all special nuclear material in its possession.
I Specifically, the licensee could not locate records of the receipt of one
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plutonium-239 sealed neutron source and of 287.4 grams of uranium enriched in U-235 in the form of powder and foils and in two fission counters; and, 4
l contrary to the above, as of November 6,1996, the licensee did not have records of receipt, disposal, acquisition, and/or transfer of special nuclear material to account for the differences between two dated inventory records (October 25,1994 and November 17,1995).
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l This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI).
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Condition No.16 of License No. SNM-1995 requires that licensed matcrial be J
possessed and used in accordance with the statements, representations, and j
procedures contained in an application dated November 6,1991.
4 ltem 8 of the Appendix, Section C, of the application,.%uires, in part, that after initial training, each responsible investigator and radiation worker will be required to attend a continuing education course in radiation safety or a radiation safety refresher course annually.
Contrary to the above, as of November 6,1996, at least two responsible investigators working with the sealed plutonium neutron sources had not been provided a continuing education course in radiation safety or a radiation safety refresher coursa annually.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VI).
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I 9701060213 961223 PDR ADOCK 07003074 C
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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Columbia University is hereby required to submit a w rh. ten statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Det.ument Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20655, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" an:1 should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the i
violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoM further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Yot'r response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, j
l if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for j
Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper chould not be taken. Where good cause is shov.q, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Because your response will be paced in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not 'nclude any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards i
information so that it can be placed in the PDH without redaction. However, if you a
l find it necessary to include such information, yois should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the, PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.
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