ML20244D113
| ML20244D113 | |
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| Site: | 07000938, MIT Nuclear Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 04/05/1989 |
| From: | Della Ratta A, Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20244D093 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-020-89-01, 50-20-89-1, NUDOCS 8904210154 | |
| Download: ML20244D113 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000020/1989001
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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50-20/89-01
-Report Nos.
70-938/89-01
50-20
Docket Nos. '70-938
R-37
License Nos. SNM-986
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Licensee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
138 Albany Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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Facility.Name: MIT Nuclear Reactor
Inspection At: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Inspection Conducted: March 8-10, 1989
Type of Inspection:
Routine Unannounced Material Control, Accounting
and Physical Security
Inspector:
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A. Della Ratta, SMeguards Auditor
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Approved by:
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Inspection Summary:
Inspection on March 8-10, 1989 (Combined Inspection
Report Nos. 50-20/89-01 and 70-938/89-01)
/.rea s ' In spected : . Nuclear' material control and accounting and physical
security, including:
organization and operation; shipping and receiving;
storage and internal controls; inventory; records and reports; and physical
protection measures for special nuclear material of moderate strategic
significance.
Results: One violation was identified:
Failure to inventory all SNM bearing
sources every. twelve months (paragraph 2.d.).
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DETAILS
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Key Persons Contacted'
- J. Bernard, Jr. , Director of Operations
- G. Hopkins, Assistant Director of ~0perations
- K.,Kwok, Superintendent of Operations
- M. Galanek, Associate. Radiation Protection Officer
- H. Bondar, Administrative Assistant
'*P. Coggio, Reactor Radiation Protection Officer.
J. Mahoney, Deputy Chief, MIT Campus Police
J. Cappucci, Lieutenant, MIT Campus Police
G. Elderd, Sergeant, MIT Campus Police
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R. Solakoff, Sergeant, MIT Campus Police
The inspector interviewed other licensee employees associated with
nuclear material . control and physical security.
- present at exit. interview
2.
Material Control and Accounting
a.
Organization and Operation
The inspector verified through a review of' records that the. licensee
maintained procedures for nuclear material control and accounting
and that written statements of responsibilities and authority
existed for those positions with responsibility for special nuclear
material (SNM).
The licensee was in the process of completing the
revision of its Manual of Procedures and Instructions related to
accountability for source, special nuclear and certain other
materials, to reflect current practices.
The revisions will be
completed, approved and in effect by April 21, 1989.
b.
Shipping and Receiving
The inspector determined through a review of records that the
licensee maintained procedures to assure that all nuclear material
shipped or received was accurately accounted for.
A review was performed of all DOE /NRC Form-741's generated during
the period April 1, 1987 through September 30, 1988 to assure that
each was properly signed, dispatched in a timely manner, and that
the data were accurate.
No discrepancies were identified.
c.
Storage and Internal Control
The inspector determined through observations and review of records
that, with the exception noted in paragraph 2.d., the licensee was
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maintaining a system of storage and internal control which provided
knowledge of the quantity, identity, and current location of all SNM
within the facility.
SNM storage areas were maintained, and, included the reactor core,
fuel pool, new fuel storage vault and other areas that were appro-
priate for SNM contained in other than fuel.
d.
Inventory
The inspector performed an inventory verification on March 8
and 9, 1989, which consisted of a piece count of all the irradiated
fuel elements, and irradiated sectioned elements. The inspector
also verified other selected SNM items on the facility physical
inventory.
During the inventory verification the inspector found three SNM
bearing sources which tsre not listed on the licensee's master
inventory list. These sources were subsequently found listed in an
item control card file that was located in Building 6-Room 017. The
sources were apparently overlooked during transfer of the item
control card files to the licensee's master inventory list.
This
resultea in the three SNM bearing sources not being accounted for
during inventories every twelve months between November 1985 and
March 1989 as required by 10 CFR 70.51(d). The last physical
inventory of these sources was conducted by the licensee during
October 1985.
Failure to comply with 10 CFR 70.51(d) is a violation
of NRC requirements (70-938/89-01-01).
The licensee agreed to reinventory the SNM located in Building 6 -
Room 017, where the three sources were found by the inspector and
.will provide Region I with the inventory results by March 31, 1989.
e.
Records and Reports
The inspector reviewed the licensee's records, reports, and source
data. All Material Balance Reports (D0E/NRC Form - 742) and all
Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (DOE /NRC Form - 741), submitted
by the licensee for the period April 1, 1987 to September 30, 1988
were reviewed.
Total uranium and uranium depletion records were also
reviewed. No discrepancies were noted.
Exhibits I, II, III and IV of this report summarize the licensee's
nuclear material activities for the period April 1, 1987 -
September 30, 1988.
3.
General Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material of Moderate
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Strategic Significance
The licensee's program for the physical protection of SNM of moderate
strategic significance was reviewed by the inspector and was found to
conform to NRC requirements and the licensee's implementing procedures.
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Specific components of the program that were inspected included:
records
and reports; security organization; alarm response; key control;
detection aids; physical barriers; and written security procedures.
The licensee is presently in the process of revising Section 3.6.3 of its
physical security plan, which covers the search policy.
Regulatory Guide 5.59, Revision I, dated February 1983, is being used as guidance in
preparing this revision.
4.
Exit Interview
The inspector met with the licensee representatives indicated in
paragraph 1 on March 10, 1989 and summarized the scope and findings of
the inspection.
At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the
licensee by the inspector.
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EXHIBIT I
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Docket Nos. 50-20 and 70-938
License Nos. R-37 and SNM-986
Material Balance for Period: April 1,1987 - September 30, 1988
Reporting Identification Symbol:
Reporting Units: Grams
Enriched Uranium
Element
Isotope
Beginning Inventory:
1,994,194
51,606
(April 1, 1987)
Receipts:
1,636
1,525
Material To Account For:
1,995,830
53,131
Removals:
Book Transfer To RIS:XSP
1,995,098
52,268
Shipments:
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Fission and Transmutation:
734
864
Inventory Difference:
(Rounding)
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Ending Inventory:
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(September 30,1988)
Material Accounted For:
1,995,830
53,131
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EXHIBIT II
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Docket No.70-938
License No. SNM-986
Material Balance for Period: April 1, 1987 - September 30. 1988
Reporting Identification Symbol:
Reporting Units:
Grams
PU
PU 239 & 241
Beginning Inventory:
170
159
(April 1, 1987)
Receipts:
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Material To Account For:
170
159
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Removals:
Book Transfer To RIS:XSP
170
159
Ending Inventory:
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(September 30,1988)
Material Accounted For:
170
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EXHIBIT III
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Docket Nos. 50-20 and 70-938
License Nos. R-37 and-SNM-986
Material Balance for Period: April 1, 1987 - September 30, 1988
Reporting Identification Symbol:
XSP
Reporting Units: Grams
Enriched Uranium
Element
Isotope
Beginning Inventory:
11
10
(April 1, 1987) .
Receipts: (Book Transfer from RIS:CCP)
1,995,098
52,268
Material To Account For:
1,995,109
52,278
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Removals:
Shipments:
-0-
-0-
Fission and Transmutation:
160
188
Inventory Difference:
(Rounding)
1
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End;ng Inventory:
1,994,948
52,090
(September 30,1988)
Material Accounted For:
1,995,109
52,278
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Massachusetts Institute of Techncloeg
Docket No.70-938
License No. SNM-986
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Material Balance for Period: April 1, 1987 - September 30, 1988
Reporting Identification Symbol:
XSP
Reporting Units: Grams
PU
PU 239 & 241
Beginning Inventory:
196
183
(April 1,1987)
Receipts:
(Book Transfer from RIS:CCP)
170
159
Material To Account For:
366
342
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Removals:
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Ending Inventory:
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342
(September 30,1988)
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Material Accounted For:
366
342
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