ML20150D550

Forwards IE Inspec Rept 50-020/78-06 & Notice of Violation

ML20150D550
Person / Time
Site:	MIT Nuclear Research Reactor
Issue date:	10/16/1978
From:	Brunner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Lisa Clark MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE
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ML20150D517	List: IR 05000020/1978006 ML20150D515 ML20150D536 ML20150D550 ML20150D573
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See also: IR 05000020/1978006

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Docket No. 50-20

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Reactor

ATTN: Mr. Lincoln Clark, Jr.

Director of Reactor Operations

138 Albany Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Gentlemen:

Subject: Inspection 50-20/78-06

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. T. Stetka of this office

on September 27-29, 1978 of activities authorized by NRC License No. R-

37 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Stetka 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

examinatiols of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, and observations by the inspector.

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

activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

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 ycu 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 including: (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 noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance

will be achieved.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Reactor

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the N'C's

n " 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 Commission 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 the specified period, the report will be placed in

the Public Document Room.

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

pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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Eldon . Brun r ief

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Reactor Operations and Nuclear

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Support Branch

! Enclosure:

l 1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2. Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection

Report Number 50-20/78-06

cc w/ enc 1:

Dr. O. K. Harling, Director of the Reactor Laboratory

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