ML20246E106
| ML20246E106 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000112 |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1989 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20246E098 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-112-89-01, 50-112-89-1, NUDOCS 8908290010 | |
| Download: ML20246E106 (2) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION LThe' University of Oklahoma Docket: 50-112/89-01 L Operating License: R-53 During an NRC inspection conducted May'25-26, 1989, violations:of NRC requirements were identified. The violations involved failure to: . provide emergency planning training for fire department personnel; properly compose a Reactor Safety Committee and meet semiannually; conduct annual audits; obtain
. proper authority to dismantle a facility; and perform a safety analysis for
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changes to the research reactor facility. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1989), the violations are listed below:
A. Authority to Dismantle a Facility 10 CFR 50.82 requires that after a facility is placed in storage, the decommissioning plans must be submitted and approved prior to the start of the dismantling activities.
Contrary.to the above, the NRC inspector determined on May 25,.1989, that the licensee had disassembled the reactor during May 1988 for the purpose
, of. dismantlement'without submitting a decommissioning plan and obtaining the Commission's approval prior to performing dismantling activities.
' This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I)(112/8901-01)
- B. Reactor Safety Committee Composition Section 6.2.1 of the Technical Specifications, Appendix A to Facility License No. R-53, dated March 8, 1988, requires, in part, that the Reactor Safety Committee be composed of the Radiation Safety Officer and the Reactor Director.
Contrary to the above, the NRC inspector determined on May 25, 1989, that a Reactor Safety Committee was not in effect and the Reactor Director position had been abolished by the licensee about May 1988.
This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I)(112/8901-02) l l
C. Reactor Safety Committee Meetings j Section 6.2.6 of the Technical Specifications, Appendix A to Facility License No. R-53, dated March 8, 1988, requires, in part, that the Reactor
. Safety Committee meet at least semiannually.
1 Contrary to the above, the NRC inspector determined on May 25, 1989, that
-during the period September 11, 1987, to May 25, 1989, the Reactor Safety Committee met only once, on March 28, 1988.
This is a Severity Level V violation. (Supplement I)(112/8901-03) 8908290010 890818 PDR ADOCK 05000112 g PDC
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SectionL6.2.8.E of the Technical Specifications,. Appendix-A to Facility License No. R-53, dated March 8, 1988, requires, in part, that the Reactor Safety Committee perform an: audit at least annually.of certain specified' areas.
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Contrary _to the above, the NRC inspector determined on May 25, 1989, that the Reactor' Safety Committee did not perform the required audits.during the period June 16, 1987,-to May 25, 1989.
This is a Severity Level' V violation. (Supplement I)(112/8901-05)
E. Emergency Response Training
, 10 CFR Part.50.54(q) requires that a licensee authorized to operate a l research reactor shall follow and maintain in effect an Emergency Plan.
Sectionl10.1 of your Erargency Preparedness Plan states that individuals with emergency response responsibilities such as the Norman Fire Department shall be trained on an annual basis in radiation safety and the facility emergency procedures.
l l- Contrary to the above, the NRC inspector determined on May 25,.1989, that such training had not been provided during the period January 31, 1987, -
May 25, 1989, to individuals a~t the Norman Fire Department with emergency response = responsibilities.
This is a repeat Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement VIII)
(112/8901-06)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, the University of Oklahoma is hereby required to submit to this office, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the 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.
l Dated at Arlington, Texas, 4 this 18th day of August 1989. ;
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