ML20236S856

Forwards Responses to Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty from Insp Rept 50-062/87-03. Mitigation of Civil Penalty to Zero Requested

ML20236S856
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Site:	University of Virginia
Issue date:	11/18/1987
From:	Starke E VIRGINIA, UNIV. OF, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
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U N I V E R S IT Y O F V I R G I N I A' l: OFFICE dF THE DEA'N ! CO R R ES PO N D E NT 'S PHONE L THORNTON H ALL-- (804) 924- 3593_'

L November,18, 1987

' Director L  : Office of Enforcement

U.S. Nuclear.'Regula tory Commission

' ATTN: ' Document Control Desk-Washington, D. C. 20555

SUBJECT:

Docke t - No. 50-62.and License No. R-66 Dean'of Engineering's Response'to NRC Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of . Civil Penalty (NRC Inspection Report No. 50-62/87-03), about Managment ' Control of Reactor Faculty Operations

Dear' Sir:

Please find enclosed the required responses, prepared by-the

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l Reactor Facility's management,. specific to theLNRC, Notice-of Violations, which are submitted under oath. As requested'in the

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October 26, 1987, NRC cover letter, I am addressing in'this

1etter only- _ the' managment control aspects of ' Reactor Facility.

! operations.

It-was, unfortunately, not possible f or me to person' ally attend the Enforcement Conference of August 13, 1987.. However, Associate Dean Lowry represented ' the Dean's Office on that  ;

occasion,- and therefore I was kept current on the case. 1

-Naturally, I share the Commission's concern about the safe q operation of the Reactor Facil i ty , and have' sought input from other parties who have an insight into the management of the Fa c il i ty.

The evaluation of management made by the Reactor Safety Committee affirms in clear terms that the Reactor Director does ,

have' appropriate authority and control over experiments, and that l

the Department Chairman has supported the Director's authority and fulfilled his overall responsibilities. A copy of the Reactor' Safety' Committee report is enclosed. Furthermore, I

-believe that' management's actions to prevent similar events have ,

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appreciated byithe Commission. I am satisfied that.the

= management structure of . the '. Reactor Facility is-appropriateifor its' safe- operation, "and do not - believe that'the-incident is.an

- indication of'a generic-management problem.. .

As ' statedj 'in' the' detailed . licensee . response, mitigation of:

the civil penalty / to' zero 1is requested. -This is consistent with-

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> the. conclusion that management'promptly investigated the circumstances- surrounding' the . event and took - broad correc t ive'.

action: to assure that'a similar problem does not occur in other

-aspects of-operation.:

Sincerely, l

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Edgar A.:Starke, Jr. .

Earnest Oglesby Professor and Dean l . EASj r/ tbh 1

Enclosures

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