ML20212P549

Notice of Violation from Insp on 870112-14

ML20212P549
Person / Time
Site:	05000128
Issue date:	03/11/1987
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20212P543	List: IR 05000128/1987001 ML20212P540 ML20212P549
References
50-128-87-01, 50-128-87-1, NUDOCS 8703160148
Download: ML20212P549 (2)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION

' Texas A&M University Docket: 50-128/87-01 Nuclear Science Center License: R-83 During an NRC inspection conducted on January 12-14, 1987, violations of NRC requirements were identified. The violations ~ involved: (1) the failure to perform a proper evaluation of experiments before irradiation in the reactor, and (2) failure to fully implement the Emergency Plan. 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:

1. Failure To Evaluate Reactor Experiment Facility Operating License Technical Specification 3.6.3 requires, in part, that "(a) Experiment materials . . . which could off gas, sublime, volatilize, or produce aerosols under (1) normal operating conditions of the experiment or reactor . . . shall be limited in activity such that if 100% of the gaseous activity or radioactive aerosols produced escaped to the reactor room or the atmosphere, the airborne concentration of radioactivity averaged over a year would not exceed the limit of Appendix B of 10 CFR Part 20."

Contrary to the above, the NRC inspector determined on January 14, 1987, that the licensee failed to perform appropriate evaluations of the hazards involved with the irradiation and subsequent handling of a bromine experiment conducted on or about December 18, 1986.

This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I) (128/8701-01)

2. Failure to Implement the Emergency Plan 10 CFR Part 50.54(q) requires, in part, that licensees authorized to

_ possess and operate a research reactor shall follow and maintain in effect emergency plans which meet the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50.

Paragraph 3.1 of the NRC approved Emergency Preparedness Plan for the Nuclear Science Center (NSC) at Texas A&M University, dated November 1982, l requires that written agreements with offsite organizations for augmentation of NSC emergency organization be renewed on an annual basis, l and be included in Appendix A to the Plan.

Contrary to the above, the NRC inspector determined on January 13, 1987, that the letter of agreement between the NSC and St. Joseph's Hospital in Bryan, Texas, had expired on December 31, 1986, and had not been renewed.

i This is a Severity Level V viclation. (Supplement VIII) (128/8701-02).

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2 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Texas A&M University 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 violations 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 11th . day of March 1987 l

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