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{{#Wiki_filter:De cembe r 22 , 20 06M r. E dw ard M erri tt, Re acto r S upe rv is or P u rd u e U n i v e rs i ty Sch ool of Nu cl ear En gine eri ng Nu cl ear En gine eri ng Bu il di ng 40 0 Ce nt r al Dr ive W est Lafay ette, IN 47 907-201 7 SU BJE CT: N RC IN SP EC TIO N RE PORT N O. 50-1 82/2 006-201 D e a r M r. M e rr i tt: This l etter refers to the in spe cti on con duc ted on De cembe r 12-14, 200 6, a t the P urdu e Un iv ersi ty R ese arch R eac to The i nsp ecti on in cl ude d a rev ie w of acti v iti es auth ori z ed f or th e f aci li t The en cl ose d re port pres ents the res ul ts o f tha t i nsp ecti on.Are as ex ami ned du rin g the in spe cti on are id enti f ie d i n th e re por W ith in the se area s, th e in spe cti on con si sted of sel ecti v e e x ami nati ons of pro ced ures an d re pres enta tiv e re cord s, inter vi ew s w ith pers onnel, and obse rvation of activi ties in prog res Based on the re sults of this in spe cti on, no safety co nce rns or n onc ompl ia nce w ith U.S. N ucl ear Re gula tory C ommis si on (NR C) requi rements w ere id enti f ie No res pon se to th is l etter is requi red.In a cco rdan ce w ith S ecti on 2.39 0, "P ubl ic i nsp ecti ons , ex empti ons , reque sts f or w ith hol di ng," of Titl e 1 0 o f the Co de of F ede ral R egu la tio ns , a cop y of thi s l etter and i ts e ncl osu re w il l be made av ai la bl e e le ctron ic al ly for pu bl ic i nsp ecti on in the N RC P ubl ic D ocu ment Ro om o r from the NR C's A gency w id e D ocu ments Acc ess an d M ana gement S y stem (A DA M S), acc ess ib le from the NRC W eb site at ht tp://w w w.nr c.g ov/read ing-r m/adam s.h tm l.Sh oul d y ou hav e a ny questi ons co nce rni ng thi s i nsp ecti on, pl eas e c onta ct M r. K ev in M. W itt at 301-415-407 5.
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Sin ce r ely,/R A/
==SUBJECT:==
Joh nny E ads , B ranc h C hi ef Re sea rch and Test Re acto rs B ranc h B Di v is io n o f P ol ic y an d R ul emakin g Of f ic e o f N ucl ear Re acto r R egul ati on Do cket No. 50-182 Li cen se No. R-87 En cl osu re: NR C Insp ecti on Re port No. 50-182/200 6-20 1 cc: M ay or C i ty o f W e st L a fay e tt e 6 0 9 W. N a v a jo W est Lafay ette, IN 47 906 In d o o r a n d R a d i o l o gi c H e a l th In d i a n a S ta te D e p a rt me n t o f H e a l th 2 N orth M eri di an Stree t, 5 F lo or th Indi ana pol is , IN 462 04-3 006 S ta te B o a rd o f H e a l th ATTN: D ire ctor, Bu reau of En gine eri ng 133 0 W est M ic hi gan S treet Indi ana pol is , IN 462 06 M r. Je re J enkin s Lab orato ry D ire ctor P u rd u e U n i v e rs i ty Sch ool of Nu cl ear En gine eri ng Nu cl ear En gine eri ng Bu il di ng 40 0 Ce nt r al Dr ive W est Lafay ette, IN 47 907-201 7 Dr. James S chw ei tz er Ra di ati on Sa f ety Of f ic er P u rd u e U n i v e rs i ty De partmen t of Ra di ol ogica l and E nv iro nmen tal M ana gement 55 0 St ad ium M all Dr ive W est Lafay ette, IN 47 907-205 1 Test, R ese arch , an d Trai ni ng Re acto r N ew sl etter Un iv ersi ty of Fl ori da 202 N ucl ear Sci enc es Ce nter Gai nes v il le , FL 326 11 De cembe r 22 , 20 06 M r. E dw ard M erri tt, Re acto r S upe rv is or P u rd u e U n i v e rs i ty Sch ool of Nu cl ear En gine eri ng Nu cl ear En gine eri ng Bu il di ng 40 0 Ce nt r al Dr ive W est Lafay ette, IN 47 907-201 7SU BJE CT: N RC IN SP EC TIO N RE PORT N O. 50-1 82/2 006-201 D e a r M r. M e rr i tt: This l etter refers to the in spe cti on con duc ted on De cembe r 12-14, 200 6, a t the P urdu e Un iv ersi ty R ese arch R eac to The i nsp ecti on in cl ude d a rev ie w of acti v iti es auth ori z ed f or th e f aci li t The en cl ose d re port pres ents the res ul ts o f tha t i nsp ecti on.Are as ex ami ned du rin g the in spe cti on are id enti f ie d i n th e re por W ith in the se area s, th e in spe cti on con si sted of sel ecti v e e x ami nati ons of pro ced ures an d re pres enta tiv e re cord s, inter vi ew s w ith pers onnel, and obse rvation of activi ties in prog res Based on the re sults of this in spe cti on, no safety co nce rns or n onc ompl ia nce w ith U.S. N ucl ear Re gula tory C ommis si on (NR C) requi rements w ere id enti f ie No res pon se to th is l etter is requi red.In a cco rdan ce w ith S ecti on 2.39 0, "P ubl ic i nsp ecti ons , ex empti ons , reque sts f or w ith hol di ng," of Titl e 1 0 o f the Co de of F ede ral R egu la tio ns , a cop y of thi s l etter and i ts e ncl osu re w il l be made av ai la bl e e le ctron ic al ly for pu bl ic i nsp ecti on in the N RC P ubl ic D ocu ment Ro om o r from the NR C's A gency w id e D ocu ments Acc ess an d M ana gement S y stem (A DA M S), acc ess ib le from the NRC W eb site at ht tp://w w w.nr c.g ov/read ing-r m/adam s.h tm l.Sh oul d y ou hav e a ny questi ons co nce rni ng thi s i nsp ecti on, pl eas e c onta ct M r. K ev in M. W itt at 301-415-407 5.
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-182/2006-201


Sin ce r ely,/R A/
==Dear Mr. Merritt:==
Joh nny E ads , B ranc h C hi ef Re sea rch and Test Re acto rs B ranc h B Di v is io n o f P ol ic y an d R ul emakin g Of f ic e o f N ucl ear Re acto r R egul ati on Do cket No. 50-182 Li cen se No. R-87 En cl osu re: NR C Insp ecti on Re port No. 50-182/200 6-20 1 c c w/e n c l o s u r e: P l e a s e s e e n e x t p a ge DISTRIBUT IO N: P U B L IC P R T r/f R i d sN rr D p rP rt a R i d sN rr D p rP rt b HN ie h Ri dsOgcM ai lC ente r BD av is (co v er l etter onl y)(O5-A4)NR R enforcemen t co ordi nato r (Onl y for IRs w ith N OVs, O10-H 14)A CC ES SI O N NO.: ML063540047 TE MPLA TE #: N RR-10 6 OFFICEPRT B:RIPRT B:LAPRT B:BC NA M EKW ittEH y ltonJEad s DA T E12/1 9/20 0612/2 0/20 0612 /22/2 006OFFICIA L RECO RD CO PY U. S. N U C L E A R R E GU L A TOR Y C OM M IS S IONOF F IC E OF N U C L E A R R E A C TOR R E GU L A TION Do cket No.:
This letter refers to the inspection conducted on December 12-14, 2006, at the Purdue University Research Reactor. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for the facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
50-1 82 Li cen se No.:
R-8 7 Re port No.:
50-1 82/2 006-201 L i ce n se e:
P u rd u e U n i v e rs i ty Fac il ity:
Pu rdue U ni v ersi ty R eac tor Loc ati on:
W est Lafay ette, Indi ana Da tes:
De cembe r 12-14, 200 6 In sp e ct o r:
K e v i n M. W i tt Ap prov ed by:
Joh nny E ads , B ranc h C hi ef Re sea rch and Test Re acto rs B ranc h B Di v is io n o f P ol ic y an d R ul emakin g Of f ic e o f N ucl ear Re acto r R egul ati on EX ECUT IVE SUM M ARYP u rd u e U n i v e rs i tyRe port No: 5 0-18 2/20 06-2 01 The p rima ry focus of thi s ro uti ne, ann oun ced i nsp ecti on w as the on-s ite rev ie w of sel ecte d asp ects and ac tiv iti es si nce the l ast NR C in spe cti on of the li cen see's C la ss II no n-po w er re acto r safety pro grams i ncl udi ng: organi z ati on and sta f f in g; proce dure s; e x peri ments; hea lth ph y si cs;des ign cha nges; a nd commi ttees , au di ts a nd rev ie w s.Org ani z ati on and S taff in g!The l i ce n se e's o rga n i z a ti o n a n d s ta ff i n g re ma i n i n c o mp l i a n ce w i th t h e r e qui re me n ts spe ci f ie d i n Tec hni cal S pec ifica tio n S ecti on 6.1.Pro ced ures!The p roce dura l con trol an d i mpl emen tati on program s ati sfied Techni cal S pec ifica tio n requi rements.E x p e ri me n ts!The p rogram f or th e c ontro l of ex peri ments sati sfied regul atory , pro ced ural an d Techni cal S pec ifica tio n re quire ments.He al th P hy si cs!Su rv ey s w ere bei ng comp le ted and do cumen ted acc epta bl y to permi t ev al uati on of the ra d i a ti o n h a z a rd s p re se n t.!Po sti ngs met the regul atory requi rements sp eci f ie d i n 1 0 C FR P arts 19 and 20.!Pe rson nel do si metry w as bei ng w orn as requi red and do ses w ere w el l w ith in the li cen see's pro ced ural ac tio n l ev el s a nd NR C's re gula tory l imi ts.!Ra di ati on moni tori ng equi pmen t w as bei ng mai ntai ned an d c al ib rated as requi red.!The R adi ati on Pro tecti on Pro gram bei ng i mpl emen ted by the l ic ens ee sati sfied regul atory requi rements.!Eff lu ent moni tori ng sati sfied li cen se and regul atory requi rements.De si gn Ch anges!No si gnifica nt n or mi nor cha nges h ad bee n ma de at th e faci li ty si nce the l ast ope rati ons in spe cti on.C o m m it t e e s , Au d it s , an d Re vi e ws!R e v i e w a n d o v e rs i ght fun ct i o n s re qui re d b y t h e Te ch n i ca l S p e ci fic a ti o n s w e re acc epta bl y co mpl eted by the C ommitte e o n R eac tor Ope rati on On e U nres ol v ed Item-2-w as id enti f ie d d ue to th e fai lu re to co ndu ct th e re quire d e mergency an d s ecu rity pl an aud its as sp eci f ie d b y Tech ni cal S pec ifica tio n 6.2.6.F o l l o w-u p o n P re v i o u s Op e n I te ms!The I F I re gar d i n g a u d i ts o f th e qu a l i fic a ti o n s a n d t ra i n i n g o f th e l i ce n se d o p e ra to rs remai ns ope The N CV regard in g the ope rator bei ng al lo w ed to c onti nue l ic ens ed acti v iti es w ith out meeti ng the co ndi tio ns of the li cen se is cl ose RE PORT D ET A ILS Su mmary o f P lant Sta tus The l ic ens ee's 1 kil ow att (kW) res earc h re acto r ha s b een op erate d i n s upp ort o f ex peri ments, reac tor o pera tor tra in in g, and pe rio di c e quip ment surv ei ll anc e D uri ng the i nsp ecti on, the reac tor w as not ope rated.1.


Organ izatio n and S taffinga.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities in progress. Based on the results of this inspection, no safety concerns or noncompliance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements were identified. No response to this letter is required.


Insp ecti on Sco pe (Insp ecti on Pro ced ure [IP] 6 900 1)
In accordance with Section 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
The i nsp ecto r rev ie w ed the f ol lo w in g regardi ng the l ic ens ee's organ iz ati on and staff in g to e nsu re th at th e re quire ments of the Techni cal S pec ifica tio n (TS) Se cti ons 6.1 a n d 6.2 w e re b e i n g me t:
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o rga n i z a ti o n a l s tr u ct u re
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qual ifica tio ns of reacto r sta f f an d me mbers of the Co mmittee on R eac tor Op e ra ti o n s (C OR O)C CORO meeti ng min utes for Jun e 2 9, Octo ber 21, and D ece mber 29, 200 5, a nd M arch 31 , an d J une 21 , 20 06C Dra f t C ORO mee tin g minu tes f or S epte mber 28, 200 6
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Re acto r Lo g Boo k entri es f rom N ov embe r 3, 200 5 to pre sen t
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TS for the Pu rdue U ni v ersi ty R eac tor-1 (PU R-1), A mend ment No. 10 , da ted M arch 7, 200 0b.


Ob s e r v a t i o n s a n d F i n d i n gs Through d is cus si ons w ith l ic ens ee repre sen tati v es, the in spe ctor dete rmin ed that m an ag em en t re sp on si bil it ies , as w ell as th e or g an izat ion al s t r uc t ur e at th e f ac ilit y, had not chan g ed since the last inspec tion in the area of operat ions (re f er to NRC Ins pect ion Report No. 50-182
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Mr. Kevin M. Witt at 301-415-4075.
/200 5-20 1). All coor dination of f acility oper ations is con duc ted by the La bora tory D ire ctor (LD) an d th e R eac tor S upe rv is or (R S). The inspect or not ed that the LD position w as not spec if ied in the T Ss and the relat ionship o f th e L D i n t h e l i ce n se e o rga n i z a ti o n w a s u n cl e a The i n sp e ct o r co mmu n i ca te d t o th e l i ce n se e t h e n e e d for a c l e a r o rga n i z a ti o n a l fra me w o rk t h a t i s i n c o mp l i a n ce w i th the requi rements of the TS Thi s i tem w il l be id enti f ie d a s a n In spe ctor Fol lo w-up Item (IFI)
by the N RC an d w il l be rev ie w ed duri ng a f uture i nsp ecti on (IFI 5 0-1 8 2/2 0 0 6-2 0 1-0 1).


The P U R-1 s ta ff's qua l i fic a ti o n s sa ti sfi e d t h e t ra i n i n g a n d e x p e ri e n ce r e qui re me n ts sti pul ated i n th e TS The op erati ons l og an d a sso ci ated rec ords co nfirmed that shi f t sta f f in g met the mi ni mum requi rements for du ty pe rson ne R ev ie w of reco rds v eri f ie d th at ma nagemen t res pon si bi li tie s w ere admi ni stere d a s re quire d b y TS a nd app li cab le pro ced ure The an nua l repo rts s ummari z ed the requi red in f ormati on a n d w a s i ss u e d a t th e fre que n cy s p e ci fie d i n TS S e ct i o n 6. N o s p e ci a l r e p o rt s w ere sub mitted pu rsua nt to TS S ecti on 6. After di scu ssi ng f aci li ty op erati ons w ith l ic ens ee pers onn el , the i nsp ecto r de termin ed that the FD an d R S are the curre ntl y l ic ens ed ope rators an d h ol d S eni or R eac tor Operato r (S RO) l ic ens e One i ndi v id ual rec entl y co mpl eted an N RC op erato r li cen si ng ex ami nati on f or a n S RO l ic ens e a nd is w ai tin g f or th e re sul ts from the NR The inspector noted th at th e curr ent NRC li st of operat ors f or th e PUR-1 only lists the FD under all qua lif ied operat or Th e ex pirat ion date f or th e RS SRO li cen se has pa sse d a nd the RS ha s s ubmi tted an app li cati on to th e N RC for ren ew al in a time ly man ne In acc orda nce w ith 10 C FR 55.55(b), "If a l ic ens ee f il es an app li cati on f or re new al or an upgrad e o f an ex is tin g li cen se on Form NR C-3 98 at least 30 days bef ore t he expi rat ion of the exi sting li cense , it does not ex pire unt il disposition of the application f or re newal or f or an upg rade d li cense has been f inally dete rm ined by the Comm ission." T he NRC i s still acting on the renewal of the SRO license f or th e RS.c.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Johnny Eads, Branch Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch B Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-182 License No. R-87 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 50-182/2006-201


Co ncl usi ons The l i ce n se e's o rga n i z a ti o n a n d s ta ff i n g re ma i n i n c o mp l i a n ce w i th t h e r e qui re me n ts spe ci f ie d i n th e TSs.2.
cc:
Mayor City of West Lafayette 609 W. Navajo West Lafayette, IN 47906 Indoor and Radiologic Health Indiana State Department of Health 2 North Meridian Street, 5th Floor Indianapolis, IN 46204-3006 State Board of Health ATTN: Director, Bureau of Engineering 1330 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46206 Mr. Jere Jenkins Laboratory Director Purdue University School of Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Engineering Building 400 Central Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2017 Dr. James Schweitzer Radiation Safety Officer ber 22, 2006


Pro ced ure sa.
==SUBJECT:==
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-182/2006-201


Insp ecti on Sco pe (IP 690 01)
Dear M
The i nsp ecto r rev ie w ed the f ol lo w in g to e nsu re th at th e re quire ments of T S Se cti on 6.4 w e re b e i n g me t co n ce rn i n g w ri tt e n p ro ce d u re s:
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se l e ct e d P U R-1 p ro ce d u re s a s n o te d i n t h i s re p o rt
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proc edu re re v is io n, re v ie w , an d a ppro v al pro ces s
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PU R-1 P roce dure M-5, "P roce dure for Ra di ati on Are a M oni tor (R AM), M ode l GA-2A", da ted Jul y 28 , 19 95
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PU R-1 P roce dure M-5A , "P roce dure for Ca li brati on of Rad ia tio n A rea M oni tor (RA M), M ode l GA-6", date d A pri l 25, 200 1b.
 
Ob s e r v a t i o n s a n d F i n d i n gs P ro ce d u re s h a d b e e n for mu l a te d for t h e s a fe, ro u ti n e o p e ra ti o n o f th e r e a ct o r. Re co r ds sh owed th at pr oc ed ur es f or pot en t ial m alf un ct ion s (e.g., ra dio ac t ive rel eas es and co ntami nati ons , an d a bno rmal ev ents) ha d a ls o b een de v el ope d a nd w ere av ai la bl e to be i mpl emen ted as requi re The in spe ctor note d th at p roce dura l ch a n ges w e re b e i n g re v i e w e d a n d a p p ro v e d b y t h e C OR O a s re qui re d b y TS. Tr a i n i n g o f p e r s o n n e l o n p r o c e d u r e s a n d c h a n ge s w a s a c c e p t a b l Th r o u gh obs erv ati on of v ari ous ac tiv iti es at th e faci li ty , the i nsp ecto r de termin ed that li cen see pers onn el co ndu cted ac tiv iti es in ac cord anc e w ith ap pl ic abl e p roce dure Du rin g rev ie w of the pro ced ures , the i nsp ecto r rev ie w ed a p roce dure for cal ib rati on of the ol der mode l radi ati on area mon ito rs (R AM s). A proc edu re for n ew mod el s h as bee n app rov ed and al l of the ol der mode ls ha v e b een rep la ced by ne w er mo del The li cen see pl ans to prop ose to the CORO to o f f ic ia ll y remo v e th e p roce dure for the o l d e r mo d e l s from s e rv i c R e v i e w o f C OR O m e e ti n g mi n u te s a n d d i sc u ss i o n s w i th the li cen see i ndi cate d th at n o n ew pro ced ures or proc edu re c han ges ha v e b een app rov ed si nce the pre v io us in spe cti o c.
 
Co ncl usi ons The p roce dura l con trol an d i mpl emen tati on program s ati sfied Techni cal S pec ifica tio n requi rements.3.
 
E x p e ri me n tsa.
 
Insp ecti on Sco pe (IP 690 01)
To en sure tha t the requi rements of TS S ecti ons 3.5 an d 4.5 w ere bei ng met con cern in g ex peri mental pro grams, the in spe ctor rev ie w ed sel ecte d a spe cts and/or p o r t i o n s o f:
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se l e ct e d e x p e ri me n t form s
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se l e ct e d i rr a d i a ti o n r e que st for ms
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pote nti al ha z ards i den tifica tio nC Pro ced ure 91-2 , "S ampl e Irra di ati on in R eflecto r", da ted Jun e 1 991C Pro ced ure 91-3 , "S ampl e Irra di ati on in D rop Tubes", date d J une 19 91
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P r o c e d u r e 05-1 , "S a m p le I r r a d ia t io n Pr o c e d u r e f o r a S a m p le W it h Un k n o wn Re acti v ity W orth, Ne w E x peri ment", d ated Ju ne 14, 200 5
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Re acto r Lo g Boo k entri es f rom N ov embe r 3, 200 5 to pre sen tb.
 
Ob s e r v a t i o n s a n d F i n d i n gs One of the ex peri ments con duc ted at th e P UR-1 i s th e i rradi ati on of v ari ous materi al s for the pu rpos e o f ne utron ac tiv ati on ana ly si The mos t freq uen tly us ed experimen tal f acilities are the dr op tubes , w hich are of dif f eren t diam eter s and in d i ff e re n t p o si ti o n s a ro u n d t h e c o r S a mp l e s th a t h a v e b e e n i rr a d i a te d a t P U R-1 in cl ude v ari ous mate ria ls tha t are pro duc ed or u til iz e The RS ap prov es al l routi ne sa mp l e s to b e i rr a d i a te d i n a cc o rd a n ce w i th t h e TS l i mi ta ti o n N o n e w e x p e ri me n ts had be en in iti ated , rev ie w ed, or a ppro v ed si nce the pre v io us in spe cti on at th e f aci li t If an y ne w ex peri ments w ere to b e i ni tia ted, they w oul d b e re v ie w ed and a p p ro v e d b y t h e C OR Th e i n sp e ct o r co n fir me d t h a t a l l o f th e e x p e ri me n ts co n d u ct e d w e re i n a cc o rd a n ce w i th TS l i mi ts a n d p ro ce d u ra l r e qui re me n t I n gen e ra l , a ma jo ri ty o f th e e x p e ri me n ts c o n d u ct e d w e re o f a si mi l a r n a tu r Th e re w ere a few un ique ex peri ments con duc ted on di f f eren t sa mpl es, and the l ic ens ee ens ured tha t al l TS l imi tati ons on ex peri ments w ere f ol lo w ed f or th ose ev ol uti ons.c.
 
Co ncl usi ons Th e p r o gr a m fo r t h e c o n t r o l o f e x p e r i me n t s s a t i s fi e d r e gu l a t o r y , p r o c e d u r a l a n d T S requi rements.4.
 
He alth Ph y sicsa.
 
Insp ecti on Sco pe (IP 690 01)
The i nsp ecto r rev ie w ed the f ol lo w in g to v eri f y co mpl ia nce w ith 10 C FR P art 2 0 a nd TS S e ct i o n s 4.2 (d) a n d 4.3 (d):
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ra d i o l o gi ca l s i gns a n d p o st i n g i n v a ri o u s a re a s o f th e fac i l i ty
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fac i l i ty a n d e qui p me n t d u ri n g to u rs
 
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radi ati on prote cti on trai ni ng reco rds
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mai nten anc e a nd cal ib rati on of radi ati on moni tori ng equi pmen t
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organi z ati on and sta f f in g
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radi ol ogica l si gns an d p osti ng
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C u rr e n t i n v e n to ry o f po rt a b l e r a d i a ti o n s u rv e y i n st ru me n ts
 
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Ca li brati on and pe rio di c c hec k record s for se le cted rad ia tio n s urv ey an d moni tori ng i nstru ments f or th e p ast y ear
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Qu a rt e rl y b i mo n th l y p e rs o n n e l r a d i a ti o n e x p o su re r e co rd s for 2 0 0 5 t o p re se n t
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Pu rdue U ni v ersi ty R adi ati on Sa f ety M anu al , l ast modi f ie d D ece mber 12, 200 6
 
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H e a l th P h y si cs P ro ce d u re , "S OP - R e a ct o r W a te r S a mp l i n g a n d A n a l y si s", rev is ed Jan uary 20 05
 
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H e a l th P h y si cs P ro ce d u re , "S OP - R e a ct o r R o o m S u rv e y", r e v i se d J a n u a ry 200 5
 
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H e a l th P h y si cs P ro ce d u re , "S OP - R e a ct o r W a te r Ga mma S p e c. A n a l y si s", rev is ed Jan uary 20 05
 
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He al th P hy si cs Pro ced ure, "SOP - C al ib rati on of Poc ket Do si meters", rev is ed Jan uary 20 05
 
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H e a l th P h y si cs P ro ce d u re , "S OP - R a d i a ti o n S u rv e y I n st ru me n t C a l i b ra ti o n", und ated
 
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H e a l th P h y si cs P ro ce d u re , "S OP - S u rv e y M e te r E ff i ci e n cy t o B e ta R a d i a ti o n", rev is ed Jan uary 20 05
 
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Au di t of Ra di ati on Sa f ety P rogram Co nten t an d Imp le mentati on f or 2 005 , da ted De cembe r 12 , 20 06
 
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Co mpl eted R eac tor R oom Su rv ey F orms, d ated Ja nua ry 19 , 20 06 to p rese nt
 
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C o mp l e te d R e a ct o r Ir ra d i a ti o n C h e ckl i st F o rms , d a te d Oc to b e r 7 , 2 0 0 5 t o pres ent
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Re acto r A ir and W ater An nua l Re port f or 2 005
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Re acto r W ater and R eac tor C AM F il ter a nal y si s re ports for 20 05 to p rese nt
 
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M emoran dum to E d M erri tt from Jim Sch w ei tz er, "C al ib rati on of Nuc le ar En gine eri ng Instru ments", date d M arch 15 an d S epte mber 8, 2 006b.
 
Ob s e r v a t i o n s a n d F i n d i n gs The D epa rtment o f R adi ol ogica l and E nv iro nmen tal M ana gement's (R EM) rad ia tio n p ro te ct i o n p ro gra m a p p l i e s u n i form l y t o a l l o f th e N R C-l i ce n se d a ct i v i ti e s o n c a mp u s. The l ic ens ee's p rogram f or ra di ol ogica l hea lth an d s afety rel ated to the reac tor li cen se w as ev al uate d d uri ng thi s i nsp ecti on.
 
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Su r veys The i nsp ecto r rev ie w ed the monthl y rad ia tio n w ip e a nd meter s urv ey s o f the reac tor faci li t The pu rpos e o f the mon thl y su rv ey s i s to find an y un usu al co n d i ti o n s a n d p ro v i d e e a rl y i n d i ca ti o n s o f em e rgi n g p ro b l e m S u rv e y s w e re als o c on du ct ed w he n s am ple s wer e r em ove d f r om th e r ea ct or poo Su r veys by the cam pus REM Health Phy sics (HP) person nel w ere con duct ed in acc orda nce w ith the ap prop ria te p roce dur The res ul ts w ere doc umen ted on the app ropri ate f orms, e v al uate d a s re quire d, a nd corre cti v e a cti ons taken-5-w hen rea di ngs or resu lts ex cee ded se t ac tio n l ev el The n umbe r an d l oca tio n of surv ey po in ts w as ade quate to c hara cteri z e th e ra di ol ogica l con di tio ns.
 
If the l ic ens ee note s e le v ated rea di ngs i n u ncl ass ifie d a reas ex cee di ng 20 0 di si ntegrati ons pe r se con d p er 1 00 square cen time ters, the li cen see cl ass ifie s the area as co ntami nate d a nd immed ia te re medi ati on is co mmence A rev ie w of the surv ey rec ords i ndi cate d th at n o a noma li es w ere note The i nsp ecto r al so rev ie w ed the surv ey s o f ex peri ment sampl es bei ng remov ed f rom the reac tor p oo The l ic ens ee note d th at th e ma x imu m rad ia tio n l ev el of samp le s p e rmi tt e d t o b e r e mo v e d fro m t h e p o o l i s o n e r e m a t a d i st a n ce o f on e foo t.
 
Re acto r w ater sampl es w ere ev al uate d mo nthl y for al pha an d b eta radi ati on as w el l as triti um co nten N o a bno rmal rea di ngs w ere in di cate Fi lte rs from the Re acto r C onti nuo us Ai r M oni tor (C AM) w ere ana ly z ed on a b i-w eekly ba si s for al pha an d b eta radi ati o The sampl es that w ere taken i ndi cate tha t the reac tor i ntegri ty ha s n ot b een co mpromi sed an d s how s n o tre nd of brea kdow n, rel eas e, o r de gradati on.
 
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Po sti ngs an d N oti ces The i nsp ecto r rev ie w ed the pos tin gs requi red by 10 C FR P art 1 9 a t the entra nce s to v ari ous co ntrol le d a reas i ncl udi ng the R eac tor R oom and radi oac tiv e ma teri al sto rage a rea The po sti ngs w ere acc epta bl e a nd indicated t he radiat ion and contam ination hazards pre sen Th e f acility's radioac tive mater ial sto rag e areas w ere not ed to be prope rly post e No un m ar k ed ra dio ac t ive m at er ial w as f ou nd in t he f ac ilit y.
 
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D o si me tr y The l i ce n se e u se d a N a ti o n a l V o l u n ta ry L a b o ra to ry A cc re d i ta ti o n p ro gra m-acc redi ted v end or, Gl oba l Do si metry S ol uti ons , Inc., to proc ess pe rson nel dos ime tr Thro ugh d ire ct o bse rv ati on, the in spe ctor dete rmin ed that do si m et r y w as ac ce pt ab ly us ed by f ac ilit y per so nn e Fo r visit or s t o t he f ac ilit y, no dos ime try i s i ssu ed f or mo ni tori ng du e to l ow ba ckg roun d re adi ngs an d n o di rect ex pos ures to sou rce If a sou rce is to be mani pul ated or di rect e x p o su re s a re a n ti ci p a te d , p o cke t d o si me te rs a re i ss u e d t o t h e s tu d e n ts. Re cord s i ndi cate tha t no ab normal rea di ngs w ere obta in ed.
 
An ex am ination of the rec ords f or th e inspection per iod show ed that all e x p o su re s w e re w e l l w i th i n N R C l i mi ts a n d w i th i n l i ce n se e a ct i o n l e v e l The re are cur rent ly thre e staf f mem bers at the f acility that are being monit ored , in add iti on to th e R EM pe rson nel tha t pe rf orm d uti es le ss than full-time at th e f aci li t E x tremity mon ito rin g, acco mpl is hed thro ugh th e u se of f in ger ri ngs, al so sho w ed rel ati v el y l ow do ses to the han ds of staff membe r Al l of the pers onn el as soc ia ted w ith the facil ity rec ei v ed ex pos ures ap prox ima tin g b a c k g r o u n d le ve l T h e hi g h e s t ex t r e m it y e xp o s u r e r e c e iv e d du r in g a t wo month moni tori ng pe rio d for th e p ast tw o y ears w as app rox ima tel y 13 mi ll ire m (m rem). For any w hole body or extrem ity exposures that ex ceed 100 m rem in a tw o mo nth peri od, a l etter is se nt to the ba dge h ol der noti f y in g the in di v id ual of the ex pos ur (4)
Ra di ati on M oni tori ng Equi pmen t The c al ib rati on of portab le su rv ey mete rs a nd f ris kers w as ty pi cal ly co mpl eted b y R E M p e rs o n n e l a t th e r a d i a ti o n s a fety o ff i ce w h i l e fi x e d r a d i a ti o n d e te ct o rs and ai r mon ito rin g in strumen ts w ere ty pi cal ly ca li brate d b y P UR-1 s taf The in spe ctor tal ked w ith the l ic ens ee abo ut th e c al ib rati on equi pmen t an d v eri f ie d that the sou rces an d e le ctron ic s u sed w ere suff ic ie nt to co ndu ct th e cal ib rati on The ca li brati on reco rds of portab le su rv ey mete rs, friskers, fix ed ra d i a ti o n d e te ct o rs , a n d a i r mo n i to ri n g e qui p me n t i n u se a t th e fac i l i ty w e re rev ie w e C al ib rati on f requen cy met the requi rements es tabl is hed i n TS 4.2(d)w hi le rec ords w ere bei ng mai ntai ned as requi re The in spe ctor obs erv ed that prop er p reca uti ons are al w ay s u sed to mai ntai n d ose s for ca li brati ons as l ow a s re a so n a b l y a ch i e v a b l e (A L A R A).
 
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Ra di ati on Pro tecti on Pro gram The l ic ens ee's R adi ati on Pro tecti on and A LA RA pro grams w ere esta bl is hed and de scri bed i n th e P urdu e U ni v ersi ty R adi ati on Sa f ety M anu al (R SM) an d th ro u gh th e v a ri o u s H P p ro ce d u re s th a t h a d b e e n r e v i e w e d a n d a p p ro v e d. Th e p r o gr a ms c o n t a i n e d i n s t r u c t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g o r ga n i z a t i o n , t r a i n i n g, moni tori ng, pe rson nel res pon si bi li tie s, a nd aud it The i nsp ecto r v eri f ie d th at ann ual rev ie w s o f the R SM w ere bei ng comp le ted by the l ic ens ee as requi red by 10 C FR P art 2 No i ssu es rel ated to the RS M w ere id enti f ie d i n th e re v ie w o f th e p ro gra m.
 
T he ALARA Prog ram is outlined and est ablished in the RSM , w hich is acc ess ib le v ia the i ntern e The A LA RA pro gram prov id ed guid anc e for keepi ng do ses as l ow as rea son abl y ac hi ev abl e a nd w as con si sten t w ith the guid anc e i n 1 0 C FR P art 2 The i nsp ecto r no ted that the in f ormati on con tai ned i n th e ma nua l w as al l-i ncl usi v e a nd prov id ed w orking e x ampl es of pr op er ra dia t ion sa f et y.
 
T he RSM req uires t hat all personn el w ho w ork w ith radioac tive mater ials rece iv e tra in in g in rad ia tio n p rotec tio n, p ol ic ie s, p roce dure s, re quire ments, and the f acilities prior to hav ing unescor ted acc ess at the f acilit T he REM staf f is resp ons ib le for con duc tin g the trai ni ng an d th e tra in in g in cl ude s p racti cal app li cati on A tes t i s a dmi ni stere d a t the en d o f the trai ni ng to v eri f y tha t the in di v id ual s u nde rstoo d th e ma teri al pre sen te R efresher trai ni ng i s re quire d f or a ll pe rson nel on an bi enn ia l bas i The trai ni ng cov ered the top ic s re quire d to b e t a u ght i n 1 0 C F R P a rt 1 9 a n d t h e r e v i e w o f tra i n i n g ma te ri a l s a n d t e st s in di cate d th at th e s taff w ere in structe d o n th e a ppro pri ate sub jects.
 
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F a ci l i ty To u rs The i n sp e ct o r to u re d t h e R e a ct o r R o o m a n d t h e a cc o mp a n y i n g l a b o ra to ri e s. C o n t r o l o f r a d i o a c t i v e m a t e r i a l a n d c o n t r o l o f a c c e s s t o r a d i a t i o n a n d h i gh ra d i a ti o n a re a s w e re a cc e p ta b l Th e p o st i n gs a n d s i gns for t h e se a re a s w e re appr opriat T he inspect or also dete rm ined that ther e w ere no m easur able rel eas es of g ase ous or li quid rad io acti v e ma teri al from the rese arch rea ctor f ac ilit (7)
En v iro nmen tal M oni tori ng A ther mo-lum inescent dosimet er (T LD) is placed in the class room direct ly a b o v e t h e P U R-1 , a s w e l l a s th e c l a ss ro o m l o ca te d n e x t to t h e r e a ct o r fac i l i ty. Re cord s s how tha t the re w as no ex pos ure to th ese roo ms du rin g the prev io us tw o y ear The re w as no li quid eff lu ent di sch arged f rom the facil it The li cen see i ndi cate d th at th e p ubl ic se w er a utho rity do es not al lo w for di spo sal of li quid w aste i nto the san ita ry se w er The li cen see al so in di cate d th at gase ous releas es f rom the f acility w ere m inimal, w hich the biw eek ly CAM f ilter analysis in di cate The l ic ens ee note d th at th e a cti v ity of the C AM fil ters demo nstra tes that no dos e from rea ctor ope rati ons i s p oss ib le.c.
 
Co ncl usi ons The i nsp ecto r de termin ed that: (1) surv ey s w ere bei ng comp le ted and do cumen ted acc epta bl y to permi t ev al uati on of the radi ati on haz ards pre sen t, (2) pos tin gs met the regul atory requi rements sp eci f ie d i n 1 0 C FR P arts 19 and 20 , (3) pers onn el dosim etr y w as being w orn as re q uired and doses w ere wel l w ithin the licensee's proc edu ral ac tio n l ev el s a nd NR C's re gula tory l imi ts, (4) rad ia tio n mo ni tori ng equi pmen t w as bei ng mai ntai ned an d c al ib rated as requi red, (5) th e R adi ati on P ro te ct i o n P ro gra m b e i n g i mp l e me n te d b y t h e l i ce n se e s a ti sfi e d r e gul a to ry re qui re me n ts , a n d (6) e ff l u e n t mo n i to ri n g s a ti sfi e d l i ce n se a n d r e gul a to ry requi rements.5.
 
De sign C han gesa.
 
Insp ecti on Sco pe (IP 690 01)
In o rd e r to v e ri fy t h a t a n y mo d i fic a ti o n s to t h e fac i l i ty w e re c o n si st e n t w i th 10 CF R 50.5 9 a nd TS S ecti on 6.2, the in spe ctor rev ie w ed:C c o m p le t e d au d it s an d r e vi e wsC proc edu res requi rin g rev ie w of cha nges u nde r 10 C FR 50.59C CORO meeti ng min utes for Jun e 2 9, Octo ber 21, and D ece mber 29, 200 5, a nd M arch 31 , an d J une 21 , 20 06C Dra f t C ORO mee tin g minu tes f or S epte mber 28, 200 6
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Re acto r Lo g Boo k entri es f rom N ov embe r 3, 200 5 to pre sen tb.
 
Ob s e r v a t i o n s a n d F i n d i n gs Through re v ie w of ap pl ic abl e re cord s a nd in terv ie w s w ith l ic ens ee pers onn el , the in spe ctor dete rmin ed that no si gnifica nt n or mi nor cha nges h ad bee n i ni tia ted and/or compl eted at the f aci li ty si nce the l ast in spe cti o The in spe ctor al so v eri f ie d th at admi ni strati v e c ontro ls w ere in pl ace tha t requi red the app ropri ate rev ie w an d app rov al of al l cha nges p rio r to imp le mentati o c.
 
Co ncl usi ons No si gnifica nt n or mi nor cha nges h ad bee n ma de at th e faci li ty si nce the l ast ope rati ons i nsp ecti on.6.
 
C o m m i t t e e s , A u d i t s , a n d R e v i e wsa.
 
Insp ecti on Sco pe (IP 690 01)
The i nsp ecto r rev ie w ed the f ol lo w in g to e nsu re th at th e a udi ts a nd rev ie w s s tip ul ated in TS S ecti on 6.2 w ere bei ng comp le ted:C CORO meeti ng min utes for Jun e 2 9, Octo ber 21, and D ece mber 29, 200 5, a nd M arch 31 , an d J une 21 , 20 06C Dra f t C ORO mee tin g minu tes f or S epte mber 28, 200 6C M emoran dum to C ORO fil e e nti tle d, "U pda ted CORO M embe rshi p", d ated Au gust 1, 200 5C Re acto r Li cen se Au di t of the Techni cal S pec ifica tio ns, date d M arch 24 , 20 06C 2 0 0 3 S e cu ri ty A u d i t C o v e ri n g th e S e cu ri ty P l a n for t h e P u rd u e U n i v e rs i ty Re acto r, da ted Jul y 6, 200 3C 200 3 P UR-1 E mergency R esp ons e P la n A udi t, da ted Jul y 6, 200 3b.
 
Ob s e r v a t i o n s a n d F i n d i n gs Th e c o mp o s i t i o n a n d m e e t i n g fr e qu e n c y o f t h e C OR O s a t i s fi e d t h e T S requi rement The l ates t mee tin g minu tes in di cate d th at o ne of the members of the CORO has l eft the U ni v ersi ty an d th e l ic ens ee is i n th e p roce ss of app oi nti ng a new membe The min utes of the mee tin gs demo nstra ted that the CORO prov id ed the re v i e w a n d o v e rs i ght r e qui re d b y t h e T I ss u e s b ro u ght u p b y t h e C OR O w e re reso lv ed in an ap prop ria te ti me frame an d w ere note d i n C ORO mee tin g minu tes.
 
Desig nate d mem bers of the CORO , including other s such as HP personn el, conduc ted audit s of the tec hnical specif ications as r eq uired and the f ull CORO rev ie w ed the resu lt M in or i ssu es that w ere not safety rel ated w ere note d i n th e audit re port s, and t he inspect or obse rved that any saf ety related item s w ere pr oper ly con trol le The i nsp ecto r no ted that there w ere no si gnifica nt i ssu es di sco v ered an d that the licensee took appropr iate cor rec tive actions in response to the audit f in di ng The i nsp ecto r no ted that the safety rev ie w s a nd aud its , an d th e a sso ci ated f in di ngs, w ere acc epta bl y de tai le The i nsp ecto r rev ie w ed the most re cen t emergency pl an and se curi ty pl an aud it The l ast date of the au di ts w as Jul y 6, 200 3 for th e E-Pl an and S-Pl a Thes e d ates co rresp ond to a ti me p eri od of app rox ima tel y 41 mon th TS 6.2.6.d an d e sp eci f ie s th e E-Pl an and S-Pl an sha ll be aud ite d b ie ni al ly , w ith no i nterv al to ex cee d 2 1/2 y ear The l ic ens ee w as aw are of the imp ortan ce of cond ucti ng the se aud its w ith in a time ly man ne The li cen see expressed a concern abou t the w ill ing ness of CORO mem bers to ef f ect iv ely parti ci pate i n th e a udi ts o f the E-Pl an and the S-Pl a D ue to th e b usy sc hed ul es that al l members of the CORO und ertake, n o me mber w as av ai la bl e to co ndu ct th e aud it The l ic ens ee has tol d th e i nsp ecto r tha t the y pl an to c ond uct the aud its as-9-An U nres ol v ed Item i s a matter abo ut w hi ch more in f ormati on is requi red to d etermi ne 1 w h e th e r th e i ss u e i n qu e st i o n i s a n a cc e p ta b l e i te m, a d e v i a ti o n , a n o n co n form a n ce , o r a v io la tio n.soo n a s p oss ib l The l ic ens ee w as in f ormed that f ai lu re to co ndu ct th e re quire d emergency an d s ecu rity pl an aud its as sp eci f ie d b y TS 6.2.6 w as id enti f ie d a s a n U n re so l v e d I te m (U R I) p e n d i n g c o rr e ct i v e a ct i o n s a n d i mp l e me n ta ti o n o f co n tr o l s to 1 prevent recur renc T his issue w ill be revi ew ed during a fu tur e inspection (URI 5 0-1 8 2/2 0 0 6-2 0 1-0 2).c.
 
Co ncl usi ons Re v ie w an d o v ersi ght f unc tio ns requi red by the TS w ere acc epta bl y co mpl eted by the COR One U RI w as id enti f ie d d ue to th e fai lu re to co ndu ct th e re quire d emergency an d s ecu rity pl an aud its as sp eci f ie d b y TS 6.2.6.7.
 
F o ll o w-u p o n P re v io u s Op e n I te msa.
 
Insp ecti on Sco pe (IP 927 01)
T he inspect or re vi ew ed the licensee'
s actions tak en in response to a previously i d e n ti fie d I F I a n d a n o n-c i te d v i o l a ti o n (N C V).b.
 
Ob s e r v a t i o n a n d F i n d i n gs (1)
IFI 5 0-18 2/20 05-2 01-0 1 - Fol lo w-up to v eri f y tha t the l ic ens ee's future aud its of the q ualif ications and t raining of the licensed opera tor s ensur e that all co n d i ti o n s o f th e o p e ra to r's l i ce n se s a re b e i n g me t.
 
NR C Insp ecti on Re port No. 50-182/200 5-20 1, d ated S epte mber 2, 2 005 , add ress ed the si tuati o D uri ng tha t i nsp ecti on, the in spe ctor note d th at th e condit ions specif ied in 10 CFR part 55.
 
53 f or re act or oper ator (RO) or SRO l i ce n se s w e re n o t b e i n g re v i e w e d t o e n su re c o mp l i a n ce w i th t h e r e gul a ti o n s. The i nsp ecto r w il l v eri f y tha t future a udi ts c ond ucte d b y the C ORO en sure tha t a l l c o n d i ti o n s o f th e o p e ra to r's l i ce n se s a re b e i n g me t.
 
Du rin g thi s i nsp ecti on, the in spe ctor dete rmin ed that the li cen see w as not re v i e w i n g th e l i ce n se c o n d i ti o n s for th e l i ce n se d o p e ra to rs i n a cc o rd a n ce s w i th the requi rements sp eci f ie d i n 1 0 C FR 55.5 The li cen see i ndi cate d th at th ese aud its ha v e n ev er b een co ndu cted be f ore and w ere genera ll y i ncl ude d i n th e overall T S audit req uired by T S 6.2. T he licensee stat ed that this audit w ill be compl eted i n th e n ear f utur Thi s i tem w il l remai n o pen.
 
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NC V 50-1 82/2 005-201-02 - The li cen see al lo w ed an ope rator to c onti nue li cen sed ac tiv iti es w ith out meeti ng the co ndi tio ns of the li cen s NR C Insp ecti on Re port No. 50-182/200 5-20 1, d ated S epte mber 2, 2 005 , add ress ed the si tuati o D uri ng tha t i nsp ecti on, the in spe ctor had the l ic ens ee re v i e w t h e l o g b o o ks to d e te rmi n e w h e th e r a l l o f th e a ct i v e o p e ra to rs perf orm ing the f unct ions of an operat or or senior oper ator had met all of their li cen se con di tio ns duri ng the i nsp ecti on peri o The li cen see de termin ed that d u ri n g th e J u l y - A u gus t, 2 0 0 4 qu a rt e r, t h e o n l y l i ce n se d S R O d i d n o t o p e ra te the reac tor for a total of f our hou r Ce ssa tio n o f rea ctor ope rati ons w as cau sed by co nfusio n a bou t the sta tus of the SR O's li cen se, si nce the ex pi rati on date of the license had just passe Af ter the q uart er w as over, the SRO cont act ed the NRC f or f urt her explanations on w heth er th e li cense w as still acti v e d ue to th e e x pi rati on date pa ssi ng, bu t no men tio n w as made of no t meeti ng the co ndi tio ns of the li cen s P ursu ant to th is ti me frame, the l ic ens ee di d n ot d ecl are the SR O's li cen se in acti v e i n a cco rdan ce w ith 10 C FR 55.53(e)and the S RO c onti nue d to op erate the rea ctor w ith out sup erv is io n.
 
Du r ing th is ins pe ct ion , th e in sp ec t or det er m ine d t ha t in g en er al, all of th e ac t ive ope rators pe rf ormi ng the functi ons of an op erato r or sen io r op erato r ha d me t al l of thei r l ic ens e c ond iti ons du rin g the in spe cti on peri o F uture au di ts o f the l i ce n se d o p e ra to rs a t th e fac i l i ty w i l l e n su re t h a t a l l l i ce n se c o n d i ti o n s a re me t. This i tem i s c lo sed.c.
 
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IR 05000182-06-201, on 12/12-14/2006 for Purdue University
ML063540047
Person / Time
Site: Purdue University
Issue date: 12/22/2006
From: Johnny Eads
NRC/NRR/ADRA/DPR/PRTB
To: Merritt E
Purdue University
Eads J, NRR/ADRA/DPR/PRTB, 415-1471
References
IR-06-201
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ber 22, 2006

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-182/2006-201

Dear Mr. Merritt:

This letter refers to the inspection conducted on December 12-14, 2006, at the Purdue University Research Reactor. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for the facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities in progress. Based on the results of this inspection, no safety concerns or noncompliance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements were identified. No response to this letter is required.

In accordance with Section 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Mr. Kevin M. Witt at 301-415-4075.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Johnny Eads, Branch Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch B Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-182 License No. R-87 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 50-182/2006-201

cc:

Mayor City of West Lafayette 609 W. Navajo West Lafayette, IN 47906 Indoor and Radiologic Health Indiana State Department of Health 2 North Meridian Street, 5th Floor Indianapolis, IN 46204-3006 State Board of Health ATTN: Director, Bureau of Engineering 1330 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46206 Mr. Jere Jenkins Laboratory Director Purdue University School of Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Engineering Building 400 Central Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2017 Dr. James Schweitzer Radiation Safety Officer ber 22, 2006

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-182/2006-201

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