ML20236A255
| ML20236A255 | |
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| Site: | 05000148 |
| Issue date: | 03/10/1989 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML20236A250 | List: |
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| 50-148-89-01, 50-148-89-1, NUDOCS 8903170010 | |
| Download: ML20236A255 (1) | |
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' APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION-y Univers'ity of K'ansas (KU)
Docket: 50-148 Nuclear Reactor Facility License: R-78
'During an NRC-inspection conducted February 9-10, 1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.' The. violation involved the failure to verify that a transferee's. Agreement State License authorized possession of the type, form, and. quantity of special' nuclear material transferred.
In accordance with.the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions, "10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violation is listed below:
Transfer of Special Nuclear Material Section -1.I of. Amendment 14 to the Facility Operating License, states, in part, that "The receipt, possession and use of the... special nuclear materials as authorized by the amended license will be in accordance with-the. Commission's' regulations in 10'CFR Parts 30 and 70...."
Section 2.C of the license establishes that the licensee is subject to the conditions specified in 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, and 70.
Paragraph (c) of 10 CFR Part 70.42,," Transfer of Special Nuclear Material," states, in part, that "Before transferring special nuclear material to a...
licensee'of an Agreement State... the licensee transferring the material shall' verify that the transferee's license authorizes receipt of the type, form, and quantity of special nuclear material to be transferred." Paragraph (d) identifies five different physical methods of verifying that the transferee's license authorizes such possession. Only in emargency shipments /transfe'rs is the transferer authorized to accept' the oral verification by the transferee as to license conditions.
Contrary to the above, the_NRC determined on February 10, 1989, that on or about October 24,' 1986, approximately 2 grams of encapsulated special nuclear material was transferred by the licensee to a licensee holding a 10 CFR Part 150, " Agreement State" (Kansas) license without verifying that the transferee was authorized to possess this type, form, and quantity of special nuclear material. This shipment was not deemed an emergency shipment as defined by 10 CFR Part 70.42.
This is a Severity Level IV violation.
(148/8901-01)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, University of Kansas is hereby required to submit to this office, within 30 days of the date of letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violations if admitted, (2) 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 10th day of March 1989 8903170010 890310 5
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