ML20215E247
| ML20215E247 | |
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| Site: | Berkeley Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 03/19/1980 |
| From: | Lim T CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, BERKELEY, CA |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| FOIA-86-811 NUDOCS 8612190016 | |
| Download: ML20215E247 (1) | |
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- DAVIS
- IRVINE
- RIVERSIDE
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- SANTA CRIJZ COLLEGE OF ENCINEERING BERT.ELEY, CALIFORh!A 94720 tI'10 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENCINEERING f
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RECENED Docket No. 50-224 March 19, 1980 g 3:11980 p
V Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement, Region V U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 201, Walnut Creek Plaza 1990 N.
California Boulevard Walnut Creek CA 94596 Daar Sir:
Enclosed is a copy of the Berkeley Research Reactor Annual Report for the calendar year 1979.
Sincerely yours, 3
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h g-i March 15, 1980-NUCLEAR ENGINEERING REACTOR LABORATORY.
TRIGA MARK III Facility University.of California-Berkeley, California i
BERKELEY RESEARCH REACTOR ANNUAL REPORT OF OPERATIONS January 1, 1979 through December 31, 1979
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and Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations were found during the operations and security inspections.
Ilowever, during the radiation safety inspection a deficiency was found for not j!
reporting personnel dosimetry under 10 CFR 20.407 for the year 1978.
Operating Procedures The following new and revised operating and safety procedures were introduced in 1979:
NERL 30 1-15-79 Reporting Defects and Noncompliance of Components Which are Currently Used Within, l
or Will be Used at the BRR Facility.
NERL 31 10-23-79 Additional BRR Procedures 1)
Note on stackgas printout paper tape in 1110-A Etcheverry IIall when test is I
performed; 2)
Emergency evacuation and security i
exercises in June and December; 3)
Annual Personnel Monitoring Report to NRC.
4 Emergency Shutdowns and Inadvertent Scrams j
Date Scram Circuit Reasons 2-21-79 Linear Power Ope.rators error j
9-10-79 Linear Power Ope'rators error 11-30-79 Period Scram Operators error i
i Operators Training In December of 1979, one reactor operator passed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reactor Operator's examination.
Requalification Training Program In accordance with regulations a successful requalification written examination was given to licensed operators and senior I
operators in November 1979.
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BEREELEY
- DAVIS
- IRVINE
- IAS ANCELES
- RIVERSIDE
- SAN DIEGO
- SAN FRAFTSCO SANTA BARBARA
- SANTA CRUZ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94720 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEER 1NC Docket No. 50-224 October 25, 1979 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region V 1990 North California Boulevard Suite 202, Walnut Creek Plaza Walnut Creek, California 94596 Attention:
H.
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Book, Chief Fuel Facility and Materials Safdty Branch Gentlemen:
In reference to your letter dated October 10, 1979, "NRC Inspection of TRIGA Facility", please firid the following information:
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Deficiency - The report required by 10 CFR 20.407 f
was prepared immediately when Facility personnel e
0 became aware of the requirement, and has been sent on September ~20, 1979.
Facility personnel have been instructed to prepare the report required for calendar
}t year 1979 during the first quarter of 1980.
Reports for future years will not be prepared unless so instruc-ted by NRC officials as provided for in 10 CFR 20.407.
We regret this deficiency, but please~ note that f
neither our office, nor any other Campus authority l
for a campus license, has a record of having re-I ceived from NRC either written or verbal, notice of this new requirement.
We first became aware of it through verbal notification at the time of inspection.
2.
Facility operations personnel have been instructed to note any tests of the stack monitoring system on the printout tape so that the information for the test period (s) can be corrected prior to computerizing and processing.
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Swipe survey report form is being prepared which should satis fy the reques t for more clear report format.
This form should be in use before the end of the year.
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. October 25, 1979 4.
Drill involving Facility personnel plus Campus and City police and fire personnel, ambulance, hospital personnel, and various observers was held on October 23, 1979.
Sincerelv
^1/f/4 S. N. Kaplan SNK: irs Reactor Administrator Environmental Health 4 Safety cc:
Reactor Hazards Committee Dean E. S. Kuh, Dean of College of Engineering O
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY BEREELEY
- DAVIS
- IRVINE
- I.OS ANCELES
- RIVERSIDE
- SAN DIEGO
- SAN FRANCISCO SANTA BARBARA
- SANTA CRUZ COLLEGE OF ENCINEERING BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94720 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERLNG Docket No. 50-224 October 25, 1979 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region V 1990 North California Boulevard Suite 202, Walnut Creek Plaza Walnut Creek, California 94596 Attention:
H. E. Book, Chief Fuel Facility and Materials Safdty Branch Gentlemen:
In reference to your letter dated October 10, 1979, "NRC Inspection of TRIGA Facility", please find the following information:
1.
Deficiency - The report required by 10 CFR 20.407 was prepared immediately when Facility personnel became aware of the requirement, and has been sent on September 20, 1979.
Facility personnel have been instructed to prepare the report required for calendar year 1979 during the first quarter of 1980.
Reports for future years will not be prepared unless so instruc-ted by NRC officials as provided for in 10 CFR 20.407.
We regret this deficiency, but please note that neither our office, nor any other Campus authority for a campus license, has a record of having re-ceived from NRC either written or verbal notice of this new requirement.
We first became aware of it through verbal notification at the time of inspection.
2.
Facility operations personnel have been instructed to note any tests of the stack monitoring system on the printout tape so that the information for the test period (s) can be corrected prict to computerizing and processing.
3.
Swipe survey report form is being prepared which should satis fy the reques t for more clear report format.
This form should be in use before the end of the year.
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Drill involving Facility personnel plus Campus and City police and fire personnel, ambulance, hospital personnel, and various observers was held on October 23, 1979.
Sincerelv
+ #/4 SNK: irs S. N. Kaplan Reactor Administrator Environmental Health 4 Safety cc:
Reactor Hazards Committee Dean E. S. Kuh, Dean of College of Engineering O
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