ML18345A047

Reed Research Reactor, Report of Event on 11/08/2018 Regarding Reactor Operator Leaving Control Room with Console on & Key Inserted

ML18345A047
Person / Time
Site:	Reed College
Issue date:	11/14/2018
From:	Krahenbuhl M Reed College
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
Download: ML18345A047 (1)

Text

REACTOR FACILITY 3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard Portland, Oregon 97202-8199 telephone 503/777-7222 fax 503/777-7274 email reactor@reed.edu web http://reactor.reed.edu REED COLLEGE Nov.14,2018 Document Control Desk Docket: 50-288 License No: R-112 As required by Reed Research Reactor Technical Specification (RRR TS) 6.7.2 (a), this is a report describing the events reported to Operations Center on Thurs. November 8, 2018. NRC tracking #53725 At 13:21 pm on 11/8/2018, the reactor operator left the control room with the console on and the key inserted.

The operator was out of the control room for less than 3 0 seconds when they recognized their error, returned to the control room and immediately contacted the senior reactor operator of record. The relevant regulation is 10 CPR 50.54 (k): "An operator or senior operator licensed pursuant to part 55 of this chapter shall be present at the controls at all times during the operation of the facility." The specific RRR TS is: 6.1.3 Staffing a. The minimum staffing when the reactor is operating shall be: 1. A licensed reactor operator in the control room; Additional information:

The reactor operator was completing the start-up checklist.

The senior reactor operator was in the room next to the control room. An out of requalification senior reactor operator was assisting with the start -up. The out of requalification senior reactor operator was in the control room for the entire duration of the event. ~JJL# Melinda Krahenbuhl, Ph_D. Director, Reed Research Reactor r-rFL"L -fto2D (1)£/C_