ML20246A585
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Idaho State University |
| Issue date: | 06/23/1989 |
| From: | Murray B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Hutchinson J IDAHO STATE UNIV., POCATELLO, ID |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8907070031 | |
| Download: ML20246A585 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000284/1989001
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raised in our Notice,of Violation. We will review the implementation of your
corrective actions during'a future inspection to' determine that full compliance-
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Dear Mr. Chaney:
During our phone conversation on May 15, 1989, you requested ad-
ditional information regarding our response to the notice of
violation issued to Idaho State University as a result of your
inspection conducted February 26 to March 1,
1989.
The Reactor Safety Committee, at its meeting on May 2,
1989, de-
cided that an audit of the Emergency plan would be conducted by
the committee in conjunction with each drill, and documented in
the minutes.
Items in the plan that are not covered by a drill
will be checked separately, and documented by a report to the
committee to be attached to the minutes.
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With respect to the issue of keys to the reactor lab and suo-
critical facility, the following situation exists.
All keys to
these two areas are accounted for.
The reactor supervisor and
the reactor administrator each have one set.
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being stored in the reactor lab to be issued to a qualified reac -
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tor operator when he becomes available, and if the security plan
revision authorizing him a set is approved.
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the reactor and suberitical facility have been destroyed.
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He has been given a list indicating the
disposition of the existing keys.
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notified in writing that he will only make new keys for these
facilities upon written authorization signed by the Reactor
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Dear Mr. Murray:
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Docket 50-284/89-01
Enclosed is a response to the violations found during the NRC
inspection of' February 26 - March 1,
1989, as detailed in the
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Notice of Violation sent to us March 30, 1989.
The response was
prepared by Mr. David:Levinskas, Reactor Supervisor; and reviewed
and approved by Dr. A. E. Wilson, Reactor Administrator.
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Reactor Safety. Committee for our facility will formally meet on
May 2,
1989, to discuss the Report and this response in detail.
After that meeting and.the actions taken by the Committee, we
will be in full compliance.
If you have any further-questions regarding the response you may
contact Mr. David Levinskas, 208-236-2311, or Dr. Albert Wilson,
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RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
This is the response to the Notice of Violation issued to
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- Idaho State University, Docket No. 50-284, License No. R-110, cn1
30 March, 1989.
Item 1:
Failure of the Reactor Safety Committee to observe-
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once per calendar year.
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.This violation'was the result of weaknesses in the opera-
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tor requalification program identified as an open item in Part d.
of' Appendix B of the notice of violation.
The lack of a docu-
mented means to track requalification activities resulted in the
omission of the requirement for committee member observation of
. operators from the schedule board used to insure surveillance
items are accomplished as required.
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The Reactor Safety committee will meet on May 2,
1989.
At
that time both SRO's who have active licenses will be observed
operating the reactor by a member or members of the committee.
The requirement to perform these observations has'been added to
the surveillance schedule to insure its timely performance in the
future.
We anticipate that these actions will bring us into com-
piance on May 2,
1989.
Item 2:
Failure to conduct a drill of the ISU Emergency Plan
during 1987.
An investigation of our records and operations for 1987
indicate'that the Emergency Plan drill was not conducted due to
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the spring of 1987, however, it was not authorized at the-spring
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meeting of the Reactor Safety Committee because the committee
limited its actions at that time to those necessary to address
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violations and open items from the NRC inspection of February,
1987.
Furthermore, the drill was not conducted during the summer
because the absence of staff personnel during that time would
have resulted in little benefit as far as experience for people
who would be involved during the normal school year.
Also during
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the spring and summer of 1987, the individua1 hired for the Reac-
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tor Supervisor position failed to qualify for a license.
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result his employment was terminated and a replacement was hired.
The change of personnel was a contributing factor to the viola-
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tion in that it appears the fact that the drill had not been con-
ducted was overlooked during the transition.
Finally, since the
RSC did not meet again until 1988, the omission was not discov-
ered until it was too late to correct it.
The 1988 drill was conducted on' September 7.
Future
drills will be conducted in-the' fall'of each year-to insure that
new staff and students will gain experience with emergency pro-
cedures early in the school year.
Item 2 B: '
Failure to audit the Emergency Plan at least once
every two years.
During each Emergency Plan drill, and at the drill
critique immediately following, the entire Reactor Safety Commit-
tee (RSC) conducts a complete examination of the Emergency Plan
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drill of May, 1986, and again in September, 1988.
The use of the above procedure, and performance of associ-
ated. documentation, as a means to meet the audit requirements
will be addressed'at the RSC meeting on May 2,
1989.
Item 3:
Failure to obtain NRC approval and submit Physical
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Security Plan changes to the NRC.
An. audit of Rev.1 to the Physical Security Plan (PSP)
revealed that the physical description of the facility contained
in Rev.1 was incorrect.
Revision 2 to the PSP corrected the er-
rors and authorized possession of facility access keys by li-
censed operators.
Access keys were issued to three new operators
when they received licenses from the NRC.
Neither the physical
configuration er the security procedures of the facility have
.been changed, and as such, the effectiveness of the PSP has not
been decreased.
Licensed operators are authorized to be present in the
facility in the absence of both the Reactor Administrator-(RA)
and the Reactor Supervisor (RS).
Possession of access keys by
licensed operators was deemed necessary to permit the operators
to lock the facility when operations not requiring the RS or RA
were completed.
In effect, possession of keys by operators was
authorized to maintain the effectiveness of the PSP, and does not
decrease its effectiveness.
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- only;the RS.and'RA will-hold keys until formal notification of
action onIRev.2cis' received.-
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