ML20197B103

Insp Rept 70-0824/78-08 on 780807-10.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Safety Committees, Training & Procedural Controls

ML20197B103
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Site:	07000824
Issue date:	09/13/1978
From:	Coryell G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Report No.: 70-842/78-8 Docket No.: 70-824 License No.: SNM-778 Licensee: Babcock and Wilcox Company Lynchburg Research Center P. O. Box 1260 Lynchburg, Virginia 24505 Facility Name: Lynchburg, Virginia Inspection Conducted: August 7-10, 1978 Inspector: G. P. Coryel _u Reviewed by: / ff J. P. Potter /f'hief ' Date Fuel Facili Mes and Material Section Fuel Facility and Materials Branch Inspection Summary Inspection on August 7-10, 1978 (Report No. 70-824/78-8)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection covering operations, safety committees, Internal Review and Audit, training and procedure control. The inspection involved about 24 inspector-hours on-site by one NRC inspector.

Results: No apparent items of noncompliance or deviations were identified in the five areas inspected.

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G. P. Coryell, Tuel/ Facilities Inspector /Date l Fuel Facilities agd Materials Section Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch I Dates of Inspectio - gu 7- 0, 1978 l Reviewed by: .

A i/}78 J. P. PjKter, Chief La t'e Fuel FVcilities and Materials Section Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch l

1. Persons Contacted  !

• T. C. Engelder, Director

• A. F. Olsen, Licensing Administrator

• S. W. Croslin, Health Physcis Engineer W. R. Younger, Plant Engineer l F. G. Welfare, Research Specialist  !

J. W. Cure III, Supervisor, llealth and Safety T. A. Thorton, Engineer, Fuel Development '

V. D. Holaday, Engineer, Fuel Development ,

C. F. Statford, Research Engineer J. E. Bullard, Chemist Technicians, Three

• Denotes those present at the Exit Interview.

2. Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings No previously identified imspection findings were reviewed during this inspection.

3. Safety Comittes

a. Safety Review Comittee (SRC) minutes for meetings held on l

- April 18 and June 15, 1978 vere reviewed. The inspector verified that comittee membership, meeting frequency and meeting attendance met license conditions specified in Appendix A, item 7. Agenda items include review of proposed experiment evaluation forms, 1 review and approval of new or revised procedures and internal or )

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b. A Safety Audit Subcomittee report dated June 12, 1978 covered review and recomendations relating to a chloride volatility experiment. The subcomittee report was provide the SRC chairman as required by Appendix F of the licensee application. No items of noncompliance were identified.

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'4 . Internal Review and Audit

a. The inspector verified from the records that monthly audits were conducted by the Nuclear Safety Officer and by Health Physics.

The Health Physics Audit included detailed review of SNM Shipping and Receiving records as required by Section 8.4.7 of Appendix A.

b. Facility Maintenance records verify performance of weekly tests of the four emergency power sources, air compressors, the two Uninterruptable Power Sources (UPS); building B off gas fans and installed sprinkler system water supply and system alarms. Crane ,

and sling Inspections are performed monthly and an annual check of crane components is conducted to assure conformance to requirements of the standard USAS B30.~2.0 - 1967,

c. No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.

5. Training

a. The inspector verified that the required annual retraining of authorized users had been conducted on April 17 and June 6,1978.

A Nuclear Safety Training class for new authorized users was held on June 7,1978.

b. No items of roncompliance or deviations were identified.

6. Operations

a. The majority of the research projects in progress are non nuclear.

Work involving SNM includes examination of irradiated fuel pins in the Hot Cell and some radiochemical analysis.

b. Operating areas were inspected, criticality control limits are posted. Operating procedures are available. It was noted that Building B procedures, other than Hot Cell procedures, have been reviewed and approved by the SRC but have not been issued in final form with all required approval signatures. This item was discussed with licensee representatives and the inspector was informed that this item would recieve priority attention and that the procedures were scheduled for issuance by September 1, 1978.

c. Hot cell operations logs were received and conformance with conditions listed in license Amendment No. 2, dated September 16, 1975 was confirmed. -

d. An examination of the SNM unit logs showed that the quantities of SNM in the laboratories and storage areas were well below the limits authorized by the license.

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7. Procedure' Control

a. The inspector reviewed the' system for generation, review and approval and distribution of procedures. Administrative

-procedure 1706-09 " Instructions, Procedures and Drawings" defines the format, approval chain and distribution control. Instructions include a requirement for periodic audit of procedure manuals.

b. Administrative procedure 1702-01, "QA program for the R & D Division" defines procedures by type as either administrative or technical. Administrative procedures implement policies and direct the activities of an organization, defining interface requirements and detailed work direction for recurring functions.

Technical procedures provide specific direction for performance  :

of experiments, tests, calibration of equipment, error analysis  !

and special process control. Procedures include test prerequisites, data forms, test witness requirements and directions for handling controlled material and test equipment,

e. Selected procedures were reviewed for conformance with administrative procedure requirements and no items of noncompliance were identified.

8. Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph

1) on August 10, 1978. The scope and findings of the inspection were reviewed in detail.

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