ML20207H778

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EN-86-057:on 860722,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $1,250 Will Be Issued to Licensee.Action Based on 860501 Power Excursion & Resultant Overpower Trip Event
ML20207H778
Person / Time
Site: 05000128
Issue date: 07/17/1986
From: Axelrad J, Poindexter T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
EN-86-057, EN-86-57, NUDOCS 8607250082
Download: ML20207H778 (1)


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July 17, 1986 EN 86-57 OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas Docket No. 50-128

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $1,250 This is to inform the Comission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250) will be issued on or about July 22, 1986 to Texas A & M University. This action involves a May 1, 1986 power excursion and resultant over-power trip caused by the removal of an experiment with a reactivity worth of $1.08 from the reactor while it was operating. Technical specifications state that the reactivity worth of an experiment shall be estimated or measured before operating the reactor with the experiment installed. Also, non-secured experiments are required to have a reactivity worth of less than one dollar.

Neither of these requirements were satisfied by the licensee.

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The Regional Administrator has been authorizea by the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, to sign this action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

! Mailing of Notice July 22, 1986 Telephone Notification of Licensee July 22, 1986

! A news release iids been prepared and will be issued after the licensee receives the Notice. The State of Texas will be notified.

The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to respond.

Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted, mitigated, or imposed by Order.

Contact:

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