ML20212A903

Notice of Violation from Insp on 860609-12.Violations Noted: Failure to Secure Facilities & Equipment,To Maintain Facilities & Equipment & to Conduct Audits

ML20212A903
Person / Time
Site:	05000072, University of Utah
Issue date:	10/06/1986
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20212A811	List: ML20212A903
References
50-072-86-01, 50-407-86-01, 50-407-86-1, 50-72-86-1, EA-86-136, NUDOCS 8703030437
Download: ML20212A903 (3)

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50-072 Salt Lake City, Utah 50-407 License No.: R-25 R-126 EA 86-136 During an NRC inspection conducted on June 9-12, 1986, violations of NRC requirements were identified. The violations involved the failure to implement and maintain the Physical Security Plan (PSP). In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violations are listed below:

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License Condition 2.C.(3) for the AGN-201 and TRIGA reactors states y

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physical security plan was revised as Revision 1 on July 28, 1980.

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Chapter 1, Section 1.1 of the PSP, states, in part, that steel yy o[/p doors 4 and 5 provide access to the radiochemistry laboratory he from the reactor room. When authorized personnel are not present within the University Nuclear Engineering Laboratory,

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Chapter 1, Section 1.1 of the PSP states in part that the over-O head crane is shut off at a lockable switch box within the con-q D

trolled access area (Room 1001-E). During periods when the crane

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M Contrary to the above, from June 9-11, 1986, the overhead crane switch was not locked when the crane was not in use.

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Chapter 1, Section 1.1 of the PSP states in part that Door 2 N

(Reactor Supervisor Office & TRIGA Control Room) keys are con-trolled by the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Office,

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physical plant, and the university key shop. These keys are only f, N issued to staff of the university and no students are issued y

m these keys. Keys to door 3 (AGN-201 and TRIGA Reactor Room 1001-E)

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Contrary to the above, on June 11, 1986, a student possessed a key to door 2 and 3, and the third key to the TRIGA and AGN-201 reactor room (Room 1001-E) was not being kept in a locked box, but was kept in an unsecured electrical fuse panel in a file cabinet in Room 1001-C.

These violations have been categorized in the aggregate as a Severity Level IV problem (Supplement III).

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Chapter 1, Section 1.1, of the PSP states, in part, that R

laminated-fixed safety glass windows provide a clear view of the S

reactor room (1001-E) from the Director's office (reactor E

supervisor's office room 1001-A), and the AGN and TRIGA control y

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Contrary to the above, as of June 9-11, 1986, 100 percent of the view afforded by the window in room 1001-A was obscured by a S

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stack of empty soda pop cans placed on the window sill area, and l

approximately 50 percent of the view from room 1001 windows was obscured by a chart, the AGN-201 reactor console, and books 1C which were stacked on the AGN-201 console.

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Chapter 2, Section 2.1 of the PSP states that violation of the g

intrusion alarm system results in the transmission of a signal g

interrupt over a dedicated telephone line to the University of 5

s Utah Police Dispatcher and to the University Radiation Safety R

Office (Radiological Health Department). In each of the offices a visual and audible alarm signal is located.

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Q Contrary to the above, as of June 10, 1986, the alarm at the Ra-e diological Health Department had been disconnected.

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The AGN-201 Technical Specification 6.4.3, states, in part, that audits of facility activities shall be performed under the e g g

cognizance of the Reactor Safety Committee. These audits shall be

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procedures.

Contrary to the above, since May 2, 1979, audits of the Facility Security Plan had not been conducted.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement III).

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a s Appendix Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, the University of Utah is hereby required to submit to this Office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation:

(1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Arlington, Texas, this G CYday of October 1986.

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