ML20213G866
| ML20213G866 | |
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| Site: | 07000687 |
| Issue date: | 01/26/1987 |
| From: | Ruzicka W CINTICHEM, INC. |
| To: | Haverkamp D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 8705180497 | |
| Download: ML20213G866 (9) | |
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CINTICHEM, INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of Medi-Physics, Inc.
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[9141 3 51-2131 January 26, 1987 Mr. D. Haverkamp Region i 631 Park Avenue
-King of Prussia, PA 19406
Dear Mr. Haverkamp:
On ' January 23, on the l ast day of your inspection, you requested Cintichem to provide you with some additional information.
Enclosed with this letter are two of the items; the Nuclear Operations Task Assignment memo and the Nuclear Safeguards review of the October 1, 1986 operations letter on required surveill ance tests.
You also asked if a two year period had elopsed between the October 1, 1986 Cintichem identified over-due surveillance test and a previous lapse in surveil l ance perf ormance.
We have reviewed this two year period and have not identified other tests not performed as required.
We have also pulled out of our files and are reviewing the ANSI Standard
" Qual Ity Assurance Program Requirements f or Research Reactors - ANS 15.8".
This standard does give some guidance on the questions discussed during your inspection.
If you have f urther questions on these matters, please call me.
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INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE TO:
C. J. Konnerth, Chairman DATE:
Novernber 4,1986 FROM:
Secretary, NSC
SUBJECT:
Minutes of Meeting No. 121 Ifeld October 29, 1986 COPY:
K.D. George J.J. McGovern,
- W.G. Ruzicka J.A. Franzen D.D. Grogan R.H. Quackenbush R.A. Strack L.C. Thelin On Wednesday, October 29, 1986, the 121th meeting of the Nuclear Safeguards Committee was held. All members and alternates were present, except K.D. George, J.A. Franzen, and L.C. Thelin. At this meeting we reviewed the following
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tilNUTES OF MEETING NO. 120 - DRAFT: t%Y 21, 1986 This document was approved with a few minor changes.
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NRC INSPECTIONS (70-687/86-02, 50-54.86-01), 70-687/86-01, 70-687/86 LETTERS: APRIL 14, 1706, APRIL 30, 1986, OCTOBER 2, 1986 These documents were reviewed an,d i t was established that a proper response has been issued by Operations as required.
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NORTH FACE SILICCtl LEAD REACTIVITY EXPERIMENT - LETTER: AUGUST 4 Procedure for measuring the North Face Silicon Facility's Reactivity - Letter: August 6.
Telephone poll RE:
Letters of August 4 and 6 - hand-written notes: August 12, 1986.
Procedures for start-up in pool position - letter: August 20, 1906.
The Committee approved the minutes of the telephone poll as uritten.
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FFM TARGET MISLMD - LETTER: AUGUST 22, 1986 The Cotuni t tee approved the document as wri t ten.
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REQUIRED SURVEILL#4CE TEST NOT PERFORMED - LETTER:
OCTOBER 1, 1986 The Committee requested that Operations designate one person to be responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, and controlling the surveillance testing program. The Chief Reactor Operator was designated for this task.
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INTERNAL PROCEDURE VIOLATION - LETTER: OCTOBER 22, 1986 The Committee requested that Operations review and approve any maintenance to be done on " critical equipment" before the work is performed. Approval should be obtained from the Chief Reactor Operator or a higher level of management. _ Operations _aoreed to define " critical equipment".
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AUDIT OF PACKAGING AND TRANSPORT OF TYPE
'B' QUANTITY RADIDISOTOPES AND THE PACKAGE QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM - LETTER:
SEPTEMBER 30, 1986 The Committee noted that the document ' Certificate of Competent Authority" should have been labeled " Certificate of Compliance".
Clif f Konnerth will review the need to renew this document and if required will submit the renewal. The Committee discussed the overall function of package licensing and it was established that Cliff Konnerth will be responsible for this task.
ITEM 1 will be implemented as written to meet ALHRA. The Committee agreed that it was not necessary to take action on ITEM 2.
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AUDIT OF THE M#MGEMENT OF THE HEASUREMENT 00ALITY ASSUR#4CE PROGRN1 - LETTER: OCTOBER 10, 1986 The Committee approved the document as written. The i:CC will begin formal review of the HQA annually.
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AUDIT OF SNM CRITICALITY CD1 TROL - LETTER:
OCTOBER 11, 1986 The barrel incident was reviewed by the Committee and agreed that since the barrels had been assayed at each being less than 15gms, they were exempt from fissile Class 1 and did not require criticality control.
The subject of the 19 month delay was addressed in previous minutes and we have been in compliance since July 1986.
The Commi ttee agreed that the weekly alarm check, mentioned in this document, is in fact checked monthly and a monthly procedure is being implemented.
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- 10. AUDIT OF REACTOR OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION PLAN - LETTER:
OCTOBER 13, 1986 The Committee recommended that Reactor Operations should increase eHorts to keep more timely records.
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memo be issued that listed those people wno are doing a good joD.
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- 11. At44UAL AUDIT REQUIRED 8Y LICENSE R LETTER: OCTOBER 13, 1986 The Ccanittee requested that Operations continue to investigate the cause of "all rod drops.'
The NTD Si project was discussed and the Cceraittee agreed that a full Safety and Hazards analysis complete with a maximum credible accident identification must be sutenitted by Operations and reviewed by the NSC prior to facility start-up. This report should also include an analysis of routine and emergency operations.
All other deficiencies have been addressed under separate headings of this minutes.
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TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN NORTH FACE SILICON FACILITY - LETTER:
OCTOBER 21, IMS l'he NSC revicued this document and accepted it as written. A suggestion was made to Operations to run two cans simultaneously.
One can would contain a 4' ingot and the second a 3' ingot.
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OUTSTANDING AUDITS Ccenpliance wi th measurement GA procedures - R.H. Oeackent;ush.
Material Control and Accounting Proceduros - J.J. McGovern.
Hot Lab Operations - F.J. Morse A*
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CINTICHEM, lh C.
INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE TO:
C. R. Consol e DATE: August 21, 1986 T. R. EnglIsh J. A. Franzen C. J. Konnerth S. E. Lupinski R. A. Strack FROM:
W. G. Ruzicka
SUBJECT:
REACTOR OPERATIONS TASK ASSIGNMENTS This memo is a lIsting of task assignments for the Reactor Supervisor, Chief Feactor Operator, Assistant Chief Reactor Operator and Nucl ear Project Engineer positions.
This listing of specific Job duties is an ef fort to more clearly dif ferentiate Job responsibilities between the above f our positions.
This was necessitated by the presor.t vagueness and overlap of the present job descriptions.
A general description of job responsibilities follcws:
Reactor Supervisor - Overall responsib il i ty and accountab il i ty for reactor operations.
Must insuro that duties of those reporting to him are completed in a satisfactory and timely manner, involved in the non-routine requirements of reactor operations, delegating to the Chief Reactor Operator the daily, routine tasks.
Chief Reactor Operator - To supervise the personnel involved in the operation and maintenance of the reactor.
General direction under the reactor supervisor.
He or the personnel reporting to him handle alI routine operational tasks.
Assistant Chief Reactor Operator - Assist the Chief Reactor Opeartor wIth his
- duties, in tho absence of the CRO, the ACR0 will assume the duties assigned to the CRO.
Nucl ear Project Engineer - Assigned project tasks rel ated to reactor or f acil ity operation.
Generally these tasks require technical expertise and involve ongoing operational problems, new projects, or training.
The above descriptions give a brief listing of position respon si b il i ties.
L isted below are Job categories broken down into sub-sections with the appropriate position responsibilities assigned.
The acronyms RxS, G0, ACRO, and NPE will be used to represent the Reactor Supervisor, Chief Reacter Operator, Assistant Chief Reactor Operator, and Nuclear Project Engineer.
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,s, REACTOR OPERATIONS TASK ASSIGNMENTS Page 2 Trainina RxS -
Overall reactor operator training coordinator.
Provides schedule and lecture assignments.
Major delegation of lecture assignments to CRO, NPE, Heal th Physics, Reactor instrumentation Technician, and licensed Reactor Operators.
Insures that training stays on schedule and that del egated lecture assignments are adequately perf ormed.
Writes, deseminates, and corrects byannual written Reactor Operator requalification exam.
(This can be delegated to another SRO.)
CR0 -
Conducts training exercises assigned by RxS.
Coordinates manipulation performance and manipulation review program.
Insures all l icensed operators perform required manipul ations, etc.
Reactor Operator licensing renewal paperwork and physicals.
NPE -
Conducts training exercises as requested by RxS.
Fuel Management RxS -
Overall f uel management.
Coordinates and schedules new and spent f uel shipments.
Maintain appropriate sel f protection accountabil ity f il e.
lasure adequate f uel supply is on site and that new fuel fabrication is done in a timely manner to maintain required reactor duty cycle.
Follows f uel element usage and keeps MNO and Purchasing inf ormed of reactor needs for uranium feed and new f uel f abr ication.
Liaison beiween fuel fabricator and site.
Inspects nowly fabricated fuel el ements.
(This task can be del egated. )
Advisor on reactor f uel computer program which is delegated to CR0 or Assistant CRO.
Provides to CR0 overview and long term f uel management goals.
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As shutdown coordinator, perf orms or assigns perf ermance of new core ref uel calculations and completes ref uel f orm.
Performs or delegates to Assistant CR0 computer ref uel performance.
Assures ref uel cal cul ations, refuel form, and computer run of fs are properly f iled.
Schedules and coordinates performance of core flux scams as directed by RxS.
Shutdown Coordinator RxS -
Two days before shutdown, conduct meeting to discuss detail s of sh utdow n.
Prepare prel iminary agenda, invite RSO, MNO, and CRO.
CR0 -
Coordinate shutdown preparations incl uding ref uel calcul ations.
Set schedule and work agenda including all surveillance testing.
Insure log book and surveillance test logs are properly filled out.
Insure all start up and electronic tests and checks are done.
Communicate, delegate, and supervise shutdown tasks w Ith operators.
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REACTOR OPERATIONS TASK ASSIGNMENTS Page 3 Housekeepina CR0 -
Work with SLD to insure building cleanliness.
Assign cleanup tasks as appropriate to operations personnel.
Operator Supervision CR0 -
Provides supervision and directs activities of Reactor Operators and Reactor Operator Trainees.
Writes up Reactor Operator yearly appraisals and reviews same with operator.
Assigns initial annual merit rating f or each operator.
Authorizes overtime.
Insures shift coverage.
Coordinates operator vacation schedule.
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Reviews and approves annual merit ratings.
Works through CR0 in assigning operator tasks and overtime.
NTD Sil icon Program i.
f RxS -
Overall management of program.
Insures overall cal ibration of rig.
Insures wire or wafer method of calibration is being perf ormed in correct and timely manner.
Works with customers directly to insure and maintain calibratien and minimize out of specification material.
CR0 -
Overview of sll icon schedul ing and cal ibration.
- Review, update, and improvements to handling and calibration procedures.
ACRO-Daily scheduling of s!!! con.
Routine calibration under overview of CR0 and RxS.
Provide input to CR0 on silicon program improvements.
NPE -
Assigned special tasks on NTD Sil icon by MNO.
Pool Water Quality and Flow 1
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Maintain pool water quality within tech, spec. limits.
I Monitor pool water quality and maximum flow rate.
l Determine timeliness and method of filter changes, resin changes and regenerations, and peroxide treatments.
Schedule same.
Inf orm RxS of actions.
Inf orm RxS when pool water quality (Ph or ohm-cm) or maximum flow rate is approaching tech spec limitations.
l Maintain secondary water in spec.
RxS -
Provide overview of situation.
Rev iew existing procedures.
Write and update as r equired new I-procedures for pool water quality.
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r REACTOR OPERATIONS TASK ASSIGNMENTS Page 4 Operator Work Team Meetinas CR0 -
Schedules and communicates meeting schedule to all operators.
As appropriate, presents preliminary agenda to operators.
Conducts meeting in a punctual, timely manner.
RxS -
Provides meeting input.
Attends when necessary.
Reactor Staf f Meetina MNO -
Conducts weekly reactor staf f meeting.
(Monday 9:00 a.m.)
RxS, CRO, NPE to attend.
Agenda w ll l Include open tasks, pr f or ity rev lew, probl ems.
Reactor instrumentation Rx Routine preventative maintenance of all reactor f acilIty electrical Inst.
and electronics.
Makes recommendations to shutdown coordinator about Tech required shutdown jobs.
RxS -
Over view of situation.
Advisor to Reactor Instrumentation Technician.
Non-routino problems.
NPE -
Special projects as assigned by MNO.
1-125 Loop RxS -
Overall management of program.
Involved in non-routine probica solving.
New procedure approval.
m0-Daily-routine operation management.
Insures schedule of cycles, bottie changes, etc. are conducted to meet hot lab requirements.
Insures operators are adequately trained on system.
New procedure preparation.
The above CR0 tasks can be delegated to the /.ssistant CR0 or Lead Xenon Technician but overal l accountabil ity for routine operation stays with CRO.
Computer NPE -
Overall management of Reactor Operations computer systems. Writes new programs.
Rev i ew s, updates, and improves, as necessary, existing programs.
Interf aces w ith RxS, CRO, and Operators on computer needs and problems.
CRO/ - Performs routine computer runs including ref uel, FPMO, FPM target ACR0 selection and l@A.
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REACTOR OPERATIONS TASK ASSlGNMENTS Page 5 Computer (continued)
RxS -
Interf ace w ith NPE on computer needs and probl ems.
Special probl em solving as necessary.
Surveillance Testina CR0 -
Schedul es and Insures compl etion of routine reacter surveillance program to meet tech. specs., SNM-639, and other l icense requirements.
Logs test completion and maintains records.
Rx -
Schedules and perf orms reactor instrumentation surveillance checks as Inst.
required by tech. spec.
Logs test completion and maintains records.
Tech RxS -
Overall accountabil ity for surveillance program.
Service Irradiations CR0 -
Responsible f or scheduling of routine service irradiations.
Superv ises operator handling of serv ice Irradiations including fabrication, testing, handling, etc.
Direct customer contact.
tJPE -
New customer liaison to work up Initial f easibi l ity, set up, and NSC rev i ew s.
New Irradiation technical advisor.
RxS -
Non-routine probl em solving.
Provide overv iew of program.
Direct customer contact for non-routine probl em solving.
Fission Product Moly Taraet CR0 -
As MBA Custodlen, maintains responsibilliy for SNM in f ueled targets and their placement into the core.
Supervises activities of alternate bEA Custodians.
RxS -
Non routine problem solving.
CR0 -
Schedules and coordinates perf ormance of FPM scans as requestod by RxS.
Security Plan RxS -
Carries out duties of the " Designated Controlled Access Area Security Officer".
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