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| number = ML20134G469
| number = ML20149M427
| issue date = 11/08/1996
| issue date = 12/13/1996
| title = Forwards Insp Rept 50-059/96-01 on 960930-1003 & 1024 & Notice of Violation
| title = Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-059/96-01 on 961108
| author name = Brockman K
| author name = Gwynn T
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
| addressee name = Hayden R
| addressee name = Hayden R
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| document report number = NUDOCS 9611130216
| document report number = NUDOCS 9612170015
| package number = ML20134G471
| title reference date = 12-03-1996
| document type = CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS, OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE
| document type = CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS, OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE
| page count = 5
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l Thank you for your letter of December 3,1996,in response to our letter and Notice of Violation dated November 8,1996. We have reviewed your reply and note that supplementalinformation has been provided in regard to Violation B, which was not provided to the inspector during the inspection. In the Notice, we identified your failure to perform annual reviews of the content and the implementation of the radiation protection l program associated with the AGN-201M reactor. In your reply, you contested the violation and provided copies of the university's radiation protection program reviews performed i during December 1994 and December 1995 by the university's office of radiological safety. Based on the review of this information, we have decided to rescind Violation B. !
An NRC inspection was conducted September 30 through October 3,1996, and October  l 24,1996, at your AGN-201M reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and I results of that inspection. A followup telephone conversation was held on October 24, 1996, between Dr. Poston and Dr. Nicholas to discuss a third violation identified during an in-office review of your audit and review program, in general, the reactor program was operated safely and properly. The senior reactor i operators were knowledgeable and surveillance testing was performed as required.
With regard to Violations A and C, we find your reply responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation.


However, based on the results of this inspection, we have identified three violations involving your failure to: perform audits and reviews of the reactor operations, as required by your Technical Specifications; perform a review of your radiation protection program annually, as required by 10 CFR 20.1101(c); and perform annual reviews of the security program by the Reactor Safety Board and forward the results of the annual reviews to the I NHC in the annual reports of the f acility, as required by the Reactor Facility Security Plan.
We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.


When each violation is considered separately, the safety significance of each individual violation is small; however, when these issues are considered collectively it indicates a lack of management oversight and attention to detail.
Sincerel T omas P. n Dire o Division of React r Saf ty Docket No.: 50-059 License No.: R-23


These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report.
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Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the I instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will l use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFP 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the Public Document Room without redaction.
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Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-059/96-01 on 961108
ML20149M427
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Site: Texas A&M University
Issue date: 12/13/1996
From: Gwynn T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Hayden R
TEXAS A&M UNIV., COLLEGE STATION, TX
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NUDOCS 9612170015
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l Thank you for your letter of December 3,1996,in response to our letter and Notice of Violation dated November 8,1996. We have reviewed your reply and note that supplementalinformation has been provided in regard to Violation B, which was not provided to the inspector during the inspection. In the Notice, we identified your failure to perform annual reviews of the content and the implementation of the radiation protection l program associated with the AGN-201M reactor. In your reply, you contested the violation and provided copies of the university's radiation protection program reviews performed i during December 1994 and December 1995 by the university's office of radiological safety. Based on the review of this information, we have decided to rescind Violation B. !

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