ML20211N936
| ML20211N936 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | University of New Mexico |
| Issue date: | 10/09/1997 |
| From: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| ML20211N933 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-252-97-201, NUDOCS 9710170175 | |
| Download: ML20211N936 (2) | |
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9 NOTICE OF VIOLATION University of New Mexico Docket No. 50 252 AGN 201M Licente No. R 102 i
During an NRC inspection conducted on September 1518,1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:
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- 1. The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part SS, Section 53(e), requires that operators licensed pursuant to that part, maintain proficiency by performing the functions of an operator or senior operator for a minimum of four hours per calendar quarter. If unable to meet the above, Section 53(f) of that Part requires that an operator must perform at least six hours under the instruction of a qualified individual performing the duties of the license p
before resuming licensed activities.
Contrary to this, the licensee permitted three licensed senior operators to perform licensed duties from October 1,1996 to December 31,1996 with them neither having performed a minimum of four hours in the preceding calendar quarter nor performing duties under instruction for a minimum of six hours before resuming licensed activities.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
- 2. Technical Specifications 3.2.b requires that the total scram withdrawal time for both safety rods and the coarse control rod be less than one second. Technical Specifications 4.2.a requires that control rod scram times be measured annually.
Contrary to '.his, the licensee had not rneasured the scram time for the applicable control
- rods in the past three years.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
- 3. The licensee's Physical Security Plan, Section 3.2.2.1 requires that unescorted access to the Nuclear Engineering Lab be restricted to those students who need access; are qualified as Radiation Supervisors; and at the beginning of each semester, have signed a written agreement to comply with security requirements.
Contrary to this, a graduate student had unescorted access to the nuclear engineering lab until his departure in February 1997 yet he neither qualified as a Radiation Supervisor nor had he signed a written security agreement since September 1994.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement Ill).
' Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, the University of New Mexico is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the responsible inspector, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region lil,801 Warrenvilk ' Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Vio'ition (Notice). This 9710170175 971009 PDR-ADOCK 05000252 G
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2-should be clearly marked as a 'Heply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will % taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the Cate when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a demand for information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction, if personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you mual specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure or information will create sin unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information), if safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21, Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th of October 1997,