ML20148U139

Forwards IE Inspec Rept 50-184/78-04 on 780706,780711, & 780713 & Notice of Violation

ML20148U139
Person / Time
Site:	National Bureau of Standards Reactor
Issue date:	08/07/1978
From:	Crocker H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Rozier Carter NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (FORMERL
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ML20148U142	List: IR 05000184/1978004 ML20148U139
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Download: ML20148U139 (2)

See also: IR 05000184/1978004

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U. S. Department of Commerce

National Bureau of Standards

ATTN: Dr. R. S. Carter, Chief i

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Reactor Radiation Division

Washington, D.C. 20234

Gentlemen:

Subject: Inspection 50-184/78-04

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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. K. Plumlee of this office

on July 6, 11 and 13, 1978, at Gaithersburg, Maryland, of activities

authorized by NRC License No. TR-5 and to the discussions of our findings

held by Mr. Plumlee with Dr. Carter and others of your staff at the l

conclusion of the inspe:: tion. 1

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the Office of

Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report which is enclosed with this

letter. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective

examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, measurements made by the inspector, and observations by the

inspector.

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Our inspector also verified the steps you have taken to correct the item

of noncompliance brought-to your attention in a letter dated February

10, 1978. ' We have no further questions regarding your action at this

time. l

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your

activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix

A. This item of noncompliance has been categorized into the levels as ,

described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974. This j

notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the l

NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

Although Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within 20

days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement of explanation,

we note that this item of noncompliance was corrected prior to the com-

pletion of our inspection, and therefore, no response with respec.t to

this matter is required.

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V. S. Department of Commerce 2

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part

2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the

enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room. If this

report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe to

be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application

within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public

disclosure. Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit

executed by the owner of the information, which identifies the document

or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons

which addresses with specificity the items which will be considered by

the Commission as listed in subparagraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790. The

information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible

into a separate part of the affidavit. If we do not hear from you in

this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in

the Public Document Room.

No reply to this letter is required; however, should you have any

questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them

with you.

Sincerely,

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Hilbert W. Crocker, Acting Chief

Fuel Facility and Materials Safety

Branch

Enclosures:

1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2. Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report

Number 50-184/78-04