ML20204F939

Notice of Violation from Insp on 830214-17

ML20204F939
Person / Time
Site:	University of Buffalo
Issue date:	04/18/1983
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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Shared Package
ML20204F937	List: IR 05000057/1983001 ML20204F934 ML20204F939 ML20204F952
References
50-057-83-01, 50-57-83-1, NUDOCS 8305020324
Download: ML20204F939 (2)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION State University of New York at Buffalo Docket No. 50-57 .

Buffalo, New York License No. R-77 As a result of the inspection conducted on February 14 - 17, 1983, and in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C), 47 FR 9987 (March 9, 1982), the following violations were identified:

1. Technical Specification N.1.e., Organization, states, in part, that the Nuclear Safety Committee shall review the overall safety of operation of the facility. Technical Specification 0.2.a., General Limitations, states, in part, that the Nuclear Safety Committee shall meet at least two times a year at approximately six-month intervals.

Contrary to the above, as of February 17, 1983, the Nuclear Safety Commit-tee had not met and reviewed the overall safety of operation of the facility since September 9, 1981.

This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I.D.).

2. Technical Specification N.2.a., Operating Instructions and Procedures, states, in part, " . . procedures shall be subject to review by the Nuclear Safety Committee." The Charter and Bylaws for the Nuclear Safety Committee, dated December 14, 1979, states that Operating Procedure No.

41,. Experiments, is part of the Bylaws, and modifications of Operating Procedure No. 41 shall be subject to review and approval by the Nuclear Safety Committee.

Contrary to the above, Operating Procedure No. 41 was modified in January 1982 without being subject to review and approval by the Nuclear Safety Committee.

This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I.D.).

3. Technical Specification 0.5.e., Maintenance, specifies that all instrument channels specified in Section H of the Technical Specifications shall be tested for proper trip point and calibration at least four times a year at approximately 90-day intervals. Technical Specifications, Section H, Instrumentation, includes instrumentation for measuring the temperature of the secondary coolant entering and leaving the heat exchanger and instru-mentation for measuring the resistivity of the primary water leaving the cleanup demineralizer.

Contrary to the above, during the period from March 19, 1980, through December 31, 1982, the instrumentation measuring the temperature of the secondary coolant entering and leaving the heat exchanger was calibrated 3 rather than 12 times, and the instrumentation measuring the resistivity 8305020324 830418 PDR ADOCK 05000057 G PDR

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of the primary water leaving the cleanup demineralizer was never cali-

{- brated.

.This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I.D.).

l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, the State University of New York.

at Buffalo is hereby required to submit to this office within 30 days of the i .date of the letter which transmitted this Notice, a written statement or explanation in~ reply, including; (1) the corrective steps which have been taken-and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid

' further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time.

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