ML20214K125
| ML20214K125 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000893 |
| Issue date: | 05/12/1987 |
| From: | Mcalpine E, Son Ninh, Todd G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20214K108 | List: |
| References | |
| 70-0893-87-01, 70-893-87-1, NUDOCS 8705280331 | |
| Download: ML20214K125 (3) | |
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Report No.
702893/87-01 Licensee:
Florida Institute of Technology 150 West University-Melbour e, Florida 32901 1
Docket No.
70-89 License No. SNM-844 Inspection Cond ted:
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SUMMARY
Scope:
This routine, unannounced inspection was conducted by two NRC inspectors in the areas of nuclear material accounting procedures, records and reports, and physical inventory.
Results:
No violations or deviations were identified.
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REPORT DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted
- Dr. R. Jin, Professor, Physics and Space Science Department
- Denotes those present at the exit interview.
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Exit Interview The inspection scope"and findings were summarized on April 9,1987, with the individual indicated in paragraph 1 above.
The licensee acknowledged the inspe:. tion findings and took no exceptions.
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Material Control and Accounting 1
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Procedures 1
Written material control and accounting procedures and experimental
, use procedures as required had been established, maintained and followed by the licensee at the time of this inspection.
Procedures are approved as described in the licensee's application for license renewal dated April 2, 1985.
These procedures encompass the fundamental elements of material control in the areas of storage, use, inventory and records.
The accountability procedure was properly approved and was being followed by the licensee, b.
Records and Reports An audit of the licensee's Material Balance Report, Form DOE /NRC-742 for the period ending September 30, 1986, was performed.
As indicated by an NRC contractor audit performed by Martin Marietta 1
Energy Systems, Inc. and reported on February 9,1987, the licensee i
had not submitted a DOE /NRC 74: document for material type 50 for that period.
NRC examination of the licensee's document submittal revealed that, in fact, the licensee had submitted the necessary documentation but had typographically recorded an incorrect material type code. < The material balance of type -50 material recorded was determined to be correct and the referenced documentation was otherwise submitted in accordance with NUREG/BR-0007.
As a result of the nature of the error, the licensee was not issued' a. Notice of Violation for failure to report but rather was instructed by NRC to pay particular attention to detailed coding and balance amounts prior to their submittal to the Oak Ridge Center.
Additionally, the licensee was requested to correct the documentation in question and submi uit to Oak Ridge for a proper balancing of his account.
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Physical Inventory-The licensee's material holdings consisted of a subcritical polyethlene assembly contained in a right circular cylinder comprising 36 002 discs, and a plutonium-beryillum source.
-The material contained 459 grams U235 and 14 grams Pu239 respectively.
The presence of these-components was verified visually by piece count.
In addition, the presence of the source was verified by serialized identification and monitored by use of.a neutron detection instrument.
.u The source was stored in a 15 gallon. drum and the subcritical was 4
stored in a 55 gallon drum under controlled locked access.
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