IR 05000128/2011201

IR 05000128-11-201 on October 31 to November 3, 2011 at Texas Engineering and Experiment Station (Texas a & M Triga) - NRC Inspection Report No. 50-128/2011-201

ML113250004
Person / Time
Site:	05000128
Issue date:	11/22/2011
From:	Johnny H. Eads Research and Test Reactors Branch B
To:	O'Neil D Texas A&M Univ
Morlang, G M, NRR/DPR, 415-4092
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IR-11-201
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November 22, 2011

Dr. Dennis O'Neil, Deputy Director Texas Engineering Experiment Station Texas A&M University 203 Jack E Brown Bldg., MS 3122 College Station, TX 77843-3122

SUBJECT: TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION, NRC ROUTINE INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-128/2011-201

Dear Dr. O'Neil:

On October 31 to November 3, 2011, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) conducted an inspection at your Nuclear Science Center TRIGA Research Reactor Facility. The enclosed report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on November 3, 2011, with Dr. W. D. Reece, Director of the Nuclear Science Center, and other members of your staff. The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission=s rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 2.390 "Public inspections, exemptions and requests for withholding" a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)).

Adams is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Mr. Mike Morlang at (301) 415-4092 or by electronic mail at Gary.Morlang@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,/RA/ Johnny H. Eads Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Oversight Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-128 License No. R-83

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report No. 50-128/2011-201

cc w/encl: Please see next page Texas A&M University System Docket No. 50-128 cc: Mayor, City of College Station P.O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, TX 77840-3575 Governor's Budget and Planning Office P.O. Box 13561 Austin, TX 78711 Texas A&M University System ATTN: Dr. Warren D. Reece, Director Nuclear Science Center Texas Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, M/S 3575 College Station, Texas 77843 Texas A&M University System ATTN: Jim Remlinger, Associate Director Nuclear Science Center Texas Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, M/S 3575 College Station, Texas 77843 Radiation Program Officer Bureau of Radiation Control Radiation Control Program MC 2835 PO Box 149347 Austin, TX 78756-9347 Susan M. Jablonski Technical Advisor Office of Permitting, Remediation & Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087, MS 122 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Roger Mulder State Energy Conservation Office Comptroller of Public Accounts P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 78711-3528 Test, Research and Training Reactor Newsletter 202 Nuclear Sciences Building University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 November 22, 2011 Dr. Dennis O'Neil, Deputy Director Texas Engineering Experiment Station Texas A&M University 203 Jack E Brown Bldg., MS 3122 College Station, TX 77843-3122

SUBJECT: TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION, NRC ROUTINE INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-128/2010-201

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