ML20071C206

Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-112/82-01.Corrective Actions:Copies of Reactor Safety Committee (RCS) New Charter Will Be Forwarded to Region Iv.Rcs Audit Function Redefined

ML20071C206
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Site:	05000112
Issue date:	02/14/1983
From:	Egle D OKLAHOMA, UNIV. OF, NORMAN, OK
To:	Madsen G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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i l The University ofOklahoma SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE. MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEER!NG 865 Ag Avenue. Room 212 Norman, Oktawa 73019 (405) 325-son February 14, 1983 st."

P' Mr. G. L, Madsen i

. Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 6 3 USNRC - Region IV i N 1] % # J) 611 Ryan Plaza Drive  !

Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011 Daar Mr. Madsen:

We are replying to yoi!r letter dated January 18, 1983 and received by us on January 21 as requested. We have attempted to respond to the four items as specifically as possible. We, of course, wish to arrive at full agreement with you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your assistance and that of your staff.

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/W 7 ' L G G Davis M. Egle Director DME/ec cc Dr. Terrell Professor Jensen Dr. Klehr J. James Enclosure

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Item 1:

We understand this question to ask the real authority of the Reactor Safety Coninittee (RSC).

The RSC has t% authority to request that the reactor be shut down at any time they are disatisfied with an action or the lack of' it. Suen a request, made to the Reactor Director, must be honored until a meeting of the RSC, the Reactor Staff and the Director of AMNE resolves the issue to everyones satisfaction. The Charter of the RSC is currently being revised to reflect specifically the above authority.

Our basic policy is, and really has been (though we have slipped on several occasions), that if a Tech. Spec. or Surveillance Test has not been met, the function will not be performed. Examples: A licensed operator has not taken the written test by the required date. Policy is he cannot operate the reactor until the test is completed. Or, the Log N-Period amplifier calibratior. is not completed by the required date. Then the reactor may not operate until the calibraclon is performed.

It is the function of the RSC, through audits of operations, to ensure the above policy.

Should an honest disagreement develop between the RSC, the Director of Ai4NE, and/or the Reactor Director, the RSC has the option of requesting a

reading from the NRC or from a higher administrative authority at 00 such as the VP for Administrative Affairs to which the RSC reports.

We plan to forward copies of the new charter to Region IV.

Item 2:

Based on a redefinition of the RSC's audit functions, the audit areas are now proposed as

1. Reactor Operations

2. Facilities Manual (procedures)

3. Maintenance and Design Changes

4. Surveillance. Tests ,

5. Experimental and Sample Irradiation Forms Specifice audit procedures are being written at the present time.

These materials will also be forwarded to Region IV.

Lader Reactor Operations, the scope of this audit includes:

Reactor Operations Log All procedures which deal directly with opearations

- Review of all experiments

- Sample irradition forms Item 3:

I l We accept your definition of weekly, monthly, yearly and are currently l

following it. We, of course, concur, that we were not in full compliance l

on several items, even by our definition.

Item 4:

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!- We have now defined the " normal background" as follows: The activity present in the water as a function of operating time is to be measured next week (the procedura must be cleared by the RSC). Referring to the sketch

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which shows the activity in water as a function of time, tne reactor goes to full power at t). The time t 2 2a - - - - - - - - - - -- - --

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time represents the planned operating time (say one hour). Upon reaching full power the operator will set and record the scram setting at value 2a. If the activity exceeds 2a before the time t is reached the reactor is 2

shutdown and the cause investigated.

To ensure the . validity of the curve it will be measured again in 6 months.

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