ML20147J145
| ML20147J145 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | University of Virginia |
| Issue date: | 03/08/1988 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Starke E VIRGINIA, UNIV. OF, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20147J149 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-87-155, NUDOCS 8803090189 | |
| Download: ML20147J145 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000062/1987003
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MAR 0 81988
Docket No. 50-62
License No. R-66
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University cf Virginia
ATTN: Dr. Edgar A. Starke, Jr., Dean
School of Engineering ard
Applied Science
Thornton Eall
Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
ORDER IMPOSING A CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY
(NRC INSPECTION REPCRT NO. 50-62/87-03)
This refers to your letter dated November 18, 1987, in response to the Notice
of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty sent to you by our letter
datec October 26, 1987.
Our letter and Notice describe sever 61 violations
identified as a result of an NRC inspection. To emphasize the need for
adequate control of high radiation areas and management control of facility
design and modifications mado for the purpose of performing experinents, a
civil penalty of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) was proposed.
In your respense dated November 18, 1987, you denied the occurrence of
Violations I.B.2 and I.B.4, and you admitted the cecurrence of the remaining
violations. You also requested remission or mitigation of the proposed civil
penalty.
In ycur November 18 response yeu admit Violation I.A but state that continuous
nonitoring of the blockhouse modification was not requircd because beanport
shield integrity could be verified by visual inspection of the water level
position in the see-through water lines of the beamport fill / drain system.
Interviews with experimenters working on the blockhouse rnodifIcation showed
that many of the experimenters did not know how to interpret various fluid
levels in the water lines of the beamport fill / drain syste1.
In addition, the
sight tube for the beamport fill / drain system was located oc+. side the blockhouse
and would not have provided any alarm to changing shield conditions to persons
working inside the blockhouse. Consequently, continuous menitoring of the
blockhouse modification was required.
At the time of the enforcement conference, the NRC was not aware of the broad
scope of corrective actions that were in the development staqes, such as the
guidelines issued for experinents conducted at your reactor facility. After
consideration of your respon e, including the evaluation of new informatien
submitted after the NRC inspection on July 6-8, and 15-17, 1987, we have
concluded fer the reasons given in the Appendix attached to the enclosed Order
Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty that Violation I.B.4 occurred as stated in the
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Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition cf Civil Penalty dated October 26,
1987, that Violation I.B.2 should be withdrawn and that mitigation of the
proposed civil penalty of $2,500 by 50 percent is warranted due to your
extensive corrective actions anc the withdrawal of Violation I.B.?.
Acccrdingly,
we hereby serve the Enclosed Order on the University of Virginia imposing a
civil monetary penalty in the ancunt of One Thcusand Two Huncred Fifty Collars
($1,250). We will review the effectiveness of your corrective actions during a
subsequent inspection.
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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 ccpy of this letter and the enclosure
will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
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Deputy Executive Directer
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Order Imposing Civil Ponetary
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