ML20196A923
| ML20196A923 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Neely Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 06/15/1988 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Crecine J Neely Research Reactor, ATLANTA, GA |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20196A926 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8806300149 | |
| Download: ML20196A923 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000160/1988001
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Docket No. 50-160
License No. R-97
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Georgia Institute of Technology
ATTN: Dr. John P. Crecine, President
225 North Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30332
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT N0. 50-160/88-01
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by
P. E. Fredrickson on March 17 and 18, and April 6 and 11, 1988. The inspection
included a review of activities authorized for your Georgia Institute of
Technology Research Reactor (GTRR) facility.
At the conclusion of the inspec-
tion, the findings were discussed with those members of the staff identified in
the enclosed inspection report.
Areas examined during the inspection involved a review of the corrective action
program at the GTRR facility and also the -mechanisms for addressing and
correcting personnel errors.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of
selective examinations of procedures and representative records, and interviews
with personnel.
No violations or deviations were identified, principally because the NRC
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does not have many explicit regulatory requirements in this area.
However,
several management control observations were made.
The fact that the Neely
Nuclear Research Center (NNRC) did not have a documented corrective action
program until July 1987, along with the strained relationship at the NNRC, as
documented in previous NRC inspection reports, contributed to the facility
having a corrective action program that did not function well. NNRC manage-
ment appears to have addressed this problem, but you need to insure that the
corrective action program at the NNRC fulfills the intended function of
identifying and correcting conditions adverse to quality.
One area of
particular concern involves personnel errors.
We believe that the NNRC
management has not effectively established performance standards Land used the
full complement of personnel actions available to maintain continued satis-
factory personnel performance.
You should assure that the NNRC management
clearly establishes the expected level of safety and regulatory performance,
and uses the appropriate amount cf positive reinforcement, counseling, re-
trainin?, and/or disciplinary action to insure acceptable and encourage
outstand.Mg personnel performance.
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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 copy of this letter.and its enclosure _
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact-us.
Sincerely,
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report
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Dr. T. E. Stelson, Vice President
for Research
Dr. Ratib A. Karam, Director
Neely Nuclear Research Center
Dr. J. S. Tulenko, University
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Dr. Paul J. Turinsky, North
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