ML20248D737
| ML20248D737 | |
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| Site: | University of California - Irvine |
| Issue date: | 09/27/1989 |
| From: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Tien C CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, IRVINE, CA |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20248D741 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8910040384 | |
| Download: ML20248D737 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000326/1989001
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documented in Inspection Report No.7 50-326/88-01, has apparentlyJ not been
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(ah a copy of this letter and the enclosure
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will be placed in the NRC Public. Document Room.
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The responses directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice are not
subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as
required by the- Paperwork Reduction ht of 1980, PL 96-511.
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.Sho'uld you have any questions cencerning this inspection, we will be glad to
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Division of Radiations Safety and
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Enclosures:
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Notice of Violation, Appendix A
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Inspection Report No. 50-326/89-01
cc: Dr. George E. Miller, Reactor Supervisor
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92717
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