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Category:CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS
MONTHYEARML20211B1851999-08-16016 August 1999 Forwards Response to 990308 RAI Re Amends to License R-66 & Ts.Proposed Wording for possession-only License & Revised & New Ts,Included ML20211B9041999-08-16016 August 1999 Forwards Substitute Cavalier TS Pages 32 & 33 for NRC Copy of Cavalier TS Amend Application,Replacing Old Page 32 ML20207A4371999-05-24024 May 1999 Forwards Advance Notification of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-99-2 from U VA Nuclear Reactor Facility to Savannah River,Sc.Details Concerning Shipment in Attachment.Attachment Withheld ML20217A6321999-05-24024 May 1999 Provides Advance Notification of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-99-2 from Univ of Virginia Nuclear Facility to Savannah River,South Carolina.Encl Withheld ML20206K8071999-05-0606 May 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-062/99-201 on 990414-16.No Violations Noted.Insp Consisted of Selective Exams of Procedures & Representative Records,Interviews with Personnel & Observations of Activities in Progress ML20205J4271999-03-30030 March 1999 Submits Advanced Notification of Upcoming Spent Nuclear Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-99-1 from Univ of VA Nuclear Reactor Facility to Savannah River,Sc,Per 10CFR73.Details of Shipment,Encl.Without Encl ML20207K2501999-03-0808 March 1999 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Amend Request for License R-66 Submitted on 980929 ML20203A1331999-02-0303 February 1999 Requests That Senior Reactor Operator License SOP-70161,on Univ of VA Reactor (License R-66) of CA Bly,Be Terminated ML20202B3421999-01-25025 January 1999 Ack Receipt of 990107 Response to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/98-202.Response Meets Requirements of 10CFR2.201 ML20206P2991999-01-0707 January 1999 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/98-202.Corrective Actions:Correct Name for Content Matl Being Shipped Is Now Typed Onto All Shipping Forms ML20198L1161998-12-29029 December 1998 Responds to Request for Updated Version of Route Approved by .Enclosure 1 & Page 7 of Enclosure 2 to Be Incorporated with 981026 Package Encl ML20198J2221998-12-21021 December 1998 Forwards Amend 24 to License R-66 & Safety Evaluation.Amend Removes Surveillance Requirements for Rod Drop Measurements & Primary Coolant Flow Calibr ML20198F1101998-12-21021 December 1998 Requests 30-day Extension to Response to NRC Rai, ML20197H6901998-12-10010 December 1998 Submits Clarification of Request for Amend to Univ of VA Reactor TS Dtd 981203.Request Remains Active ML20197H5701998-12-0909 December 1998 Forwards Insp Rept 50-062/98-202 on 981116-19 & Notice of Violation.One Violation Identified.Various Aspects of Operations,Safety & Security Programs Inspected Including Selective Exams of Procedures & Representative Records ML20197G9721998-12-0303 December 1998 Informs That Univ of VA Is in Process of Preparing Response to NRC 981123 RAI Re Proposed Set of UVAR TS Amends Submitted on 980929.Listed Are Two UVAR TS Considerations That Are Being Brought to NRC Attention for Resolution ML20196B1081998-11-23023 November 1998 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Amend Request for Amended FOL R-66 for University of Virginia Research Reactor, Submitted on 980929.Response Requested within 30 Days of Date of Ltr ML20155D4711998-10-30030 October 1998 Forwards Advance Notification of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-98-1 from U VA Nuclear Reactor Facility to Savannah River,Sc.Details of Shipment Are Encl. Without Encl ML20198C8351998-10-30030 October 1998 Forwards Advance Notification of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-98-1 from Univ of VA Nuclear Reactor to Savannah River,Sc.Details of Shipment Encl. Without Encl ML20155C1271998-10-27027 October 1998 Informs That Univ of Virginia,Cavalier & UVAR Reactor Operator Requalification Program Meets Requirements of Regulations & Therefore,Acceptable.Implementation of Approved Program Should Begin Immediately ML20155B6031998-10-26026 October 1998 Refers to Request Dtd 980922,for Approval of Route to Be Used for Transport of Spent Fuel from University of Virginia Nuclear Reactor Facility,Charlottesville,Va to Us DOE Savannah River Site,Aiken,Sc ML20154H9561998-10-0707 October 1998 Forwards Response to NRC Request for Addl Info Re Revised Reactor Operator Requalification Program ML20239A1061998-09-0303 September 1998 Forwards RAI Re Revised Reactor Operator Requalification Program,Submitted by Ltr ML20236X8071998-08-0303 August 1998 Forwards Revised Operator Requalification Program for NRC Review & Approval.New Program Takes Into Account de-facto Limitations of Licensed Ro/Sro Duties Just to Fuel Handling Activities,Given That Reactor Core Is Permanently Unloaded ML20236Q9931998-07-15015 July 1998 Withdraws 960319 Request That Revised Security Plan Become License Amend,Per 10CFR50.34 & 10CFR50.59,due to Permanent Shutdown of Univ of VA Reactor,Effective 980701 ML20236K4741998-07-0707 July 1998 Forwards Amend 8 to License R-123 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Tranfers Responsibility for Overall Mgt of CAVALIER from School of Engineering to Office of Vice Provost for Research ML20236F7091998-06-26026 June 1998 Ack Receipt of ,Informing NRC of Univ of Virginia Decision to Cease Operations at Univ of Virginia Research by 980701 & Being Process to Decontaminate & Decommission Facility ML20249C3801998-06-22022 June 1998 Submits Formal Notification to Us NRC of Intention of Univ of VA to Begin Process That Will Lead to Decontamination & Decommissioning of Univ of VA Reactor Covered by License R-66 ML20249B8641998-06-18018 June 1998 Submits Response to NRC RAI Re TS Amend Request ML20249A5921998-06-15015 June 1998 Forwards Amend 23 to License R-66 & Safety Evaluation.Amend Transfers Responsibility for Overall Mgt of University of Virginia Research Reactor from School of Engineering to Ofc of Vice Provost for Reseach IR 05000062/19982011998-05-0404 May 1998 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/98-201.NRC Will Examine Implementation of Corrective Actions During Future Insp ML20217H7921998-04-23023 April 1998 Informs That Univ of VA Administration Had Made Decision to Move Toward Ceasing Operations of UVAR Reactor,As Stated in ML20217H7891998-04-15015 April 1998 Accepts Ltr as Official Notification to NRC of Univ of VA Intent to Decommission Univ of UVAR Reactor ML20216B6331998-04-0606 April 1998 Submits Answer to NRC Request for Addl Info Re Univ of VA Reactor UVAR & Univ VA Cavalier ML20217M1531998-04-0101 April 1998 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-062/98-201 & 50-396/98-201 on 980126-28.Corrective Actions:Held make-up Evacuation Drill & Tested Evacuation Alarm.Greater Attention in Documenting & Filing Paperwork ML20217G6241998-03-30030 March 1998 Forwards Annual Rept of Operations of Univ of VA Reactor & Cavalier Reactor During Period 970101-1231,per Section 6.7.2 of TS ML20216G8581998-03-11011 March 1998 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Review of Amend Request for License R-66,submitted on 980226.Responses Requested to Be Provided within 60 Days of Date of Ltr ML20197B7881998-03-0404 March 1998 Forwards Insp Rept 50-062/98-201 on 980126-28 & Notices of Violation & Deviation.Various Aspects of Radiation Protection & Safety Programs Were Inspected ML20203L9351998-02-18018 February 1998 Forwards Copy of Results of Operator Initial Exam Conducted at Univ of Virginia on 980115-16 ML20197F7171997-12-11011 December 1997 Forwards Insp Repts 50-062/97-201 & 50-396/97-201 on 971111- 13.No Violations Noted ML20197G1381997-12-11011 December 1997 Responds to Electronic Mail Message of 971201 Re Comparative Costs of Relicensing & Decommissioning non-power Reactors ML20198Q3541997-11-0303 November 1997 Confirms Arrangements P Isaac Made W/P Benneche for Administration of Operator Licensing Exams at Univ of Virginia Reactor.Exams Scheduled for Wk of 980112.Requests Ref Matl Listed in Encls ML20198F6671997-08-0101 August 1997 Informs That on 970804,non-power Reactor Insp Program Will Be Transferred from Region II Ofc to NRR ML20141K6131997-05-15015 May 1997 Forwards Insp Rept 50-062/97-01 on 970414-17.No Violations Noted ML20138H0911997-05-0707 May 1997 Forwards Scenerio for 961119 Emergency Drill IR 05000062/19960031997-04-22022 April 1997 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/96-03. Corrective Actions Will Be Examined During Future Insp ML20137V9121997-03-25025 March 1997 Forwards List of Phone Numbers & Directions to NRC Region II Ofc.Ofc Will Move to Atlanta Federal Center Complex on 970425.During Transition Period of 970425-27 Ofc Will Not Be Open for Business ML20137U9911997-03-18018 March 1997 Forwards Annual Rept of Operations of Univ of VA Reactor & Cavalier Reactor for Period 960101-1231.W/o Encl ML20141K4911997-02-17017 February 1997 Forwards Response to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/96-03.Corrective Actions:Reactor Staff Will Request Approval from Univ of VA Reactor Safety Committee for Changes to UVAR Emergency Plan & Implementing Procedures ML20133F8671996-12-20020 December 1996 Forwards Insp Rept 50-062/96-03 on 961118-21.No Violations or Deviations Noted 1999-08-16
[Table view] Category:EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO NRC
MONTHYEARML20055H5781990-07-20020 July 1990 Forwards Decommissioning Rept & Statement of Intent for Univ of Virginia Two MW Research Reactor ML20044B2651990-07-13013 July 1990 Forwards Revised Security Plan & Procedures.Encl Withheld ML20055H5811990-07-10010 July 1990 Forwards Univ of Virginia Statement of Intent for License R-66 ML20044A0781990-06-19019 June 1990 Advises That PE Allaire Will Be Replacing Tg Williamson as Chairman of Dept of Nuclear Engineering,Effective 900701. Curriculum Vitae Encl ML20043B0931990-05-15015 May 1990 Advises of Resignation of DW Freeman from Reactor Facility on 900427.License SOP-20743 Placed on Inactive Status ML20043D0571990-05-15015 May 1990 Forwards Sabotage Hardening Evaluation & Response,Per Meeting Re Reactor Sabotage Study.Encl Withheld ML20012A3861990-02-26026 February 1990 Requests 60-day Extension to Submit Response to NRC 900214 Ltr Re Changes to Security Plan ML19332C6521989-11-0101 November 1989 Forwards Public Version of Rev 11 to EPIP-6.W/891121 Release Memo ML19325D1521989-10-11011 October 1989 Discusses Leu Conversion Timetable ML19307A4261989-10-0303 October 1989 Responds to NRC 890830 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/89-01.Corrective Actions:Uvar SOP 10.4.c Will Be Reworded to Clearly Define Purpose of Air Sampling Program.Encl Proprietary Radiation Exposure Rept Withheld ML20247E6931989-03-23023 March 1989 Forwards Low Enriched U (LEU) Conversion Schedule Proposal for Facility.Present DOE Schedule for Availability of LEU Fuel Elements for Reactor Set for Jan 1990.Licensee Schedule Dependent on Date of NRC Order to Convert ML20155J2771988-10-14014 October 1988 Forwards Public Version of Rev 10 to Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure EPIP-6.W/undtd Release Memo ML20204H1861988-10-13013 October 1988 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/88-02.Corrective actions:2-yr Schedule,Listing Emergency Training Sessions,Drills & Other Required Actions, Developed & Evacuation Drill to Be Held During Oct 1988 ML20155E1741988-09-30030 September 1988 Informs That Schedule for Remittance of Univ of Virginia Application to Convert in Sept 1988 Will Be Delayed ML20155E1981988-09-30030 September 1988 Requests That NRC Review & Approve Encl Tech Spec Change Re Proposed Wording to UVAR ML20154F4471988-09-0909 September 1988 Advises That Reactor Core Has Been Unloaded & Fuel Placed in Reactor Facility Fuel Storage Room,Per Current SOPs & Facility Security Plan Subsequent to Submittal of Dismantling Plan ML20148K6131988-03-25025 March 1988 Provides Low Enriched U Fuel Conversion Schedule Proposal. Licensee Decided to Forgo Conversion of Reactor on 870227 & Instead Submitted a Dismantlement Plan at Start of 1988. NRC Decision Re Dismantlement Pending ML20148A2461988-03-0404 March 1988 Forwards Update on Univ of Virginia Neutron Radiography Facility Improvements in Light of 870702 Personnel Overexposure Incident ML20147H3951988-03-0202 March 1988 Clarifies & Redefines Request Made in Jan 1988 That NRC View 880205 Qa/Qc Plan as Info Item.Licensee Will Abide by NRC Approved App I Pending Approval of Revised Plan ML20147F5571988-02-26026 February 1988 Forwards Proposed Addition to Tech Spec 3.6 Re Pool Water Sampling & Radioassay Frequency,Per Discussion W/A Adams ML20149E5291988-01-0505 January 1988 Forwards Dismantling Plan & Application for Possession Only License ML20236S8561987-11-18018 November 1987 Forwards Responses to Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty from Insp Rept 50-062/87-03. Mitigation of Civil Penalty to Zero Requested ML20236S8701987-11-11011 November 1987 Responds to NRC Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty from Insp Rept 50-062/87-03.Corrective Actions:Licensee Posted & Controlled Access to Interior of Blockhouse & Special Survey of Area Performed ML20235J9141987-09-29029 September 1987 Forwards Revised Physical Security Plan & Procedures & Safeguards Contingency Plan & Procedures for Facility. Encls Withheld ML20215K3991987-06-0202 June 1987 Discusses Insp Rept 50-062/87-01 on 870518-20.Addl Info Re Proper Distribution of Revs to Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures,Offsite Support Personnel Training & Emergency Action Level for Alert Response Provided.W/O Encls ML20215L2571987-04-14014 April 1987 Requests Approval of Proposed Route When Shipping DOE Owned, MTR Type,Research Reactor Fuel Under Licenses R-66 & R-123 to Savannah River Lab in Aiken,Sc ML20207R2681987-03-11011 March 1987 Forwards Univ of Virginia Reactor Facility Annual Rept, 1986 ML20207Q8741987-03-0505 March 1987 Advises of Decision on 870227 to Prepare & Submit to NRC Dismantlement Plan for Reactor.Decision Cancels Prior Intentions & Plans for Conversion of Reactor to Low Enriched U.Written Conversion Proposal Unnecessary ML20205Q6301987-03-0202 March 1987 Forwards Proposed Schedule for Conversion of Univ of Virginia Nonpower 2 MW Research Reactor from High Enriched U to Low Enriched U Fuel,Per 10CFR50.64(c)(2).Dismantlement Plan for Reactor Will Be Submitted ML20215M9041986-10-22022 October 1986 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/86-01.Corrective Actions:Reactor SOPs Will Be Amended to Add Paragraph in Section 10.8 Re Shipments of Fissile or Greater than Type a Matl ML20137E0381985-11-18018 November 1985 Forwards Addendum to 1984 Annual Rept, Listing Unplanned Shutdowns & Corrective Actions Taken,Inadvertently Omitted from Rept ML20137E0871985-11-0707 November 1985 Forwards Response to Items Noted in Emergency Preparedness Insp Rept 50-062/85-02 on 850819-23.Corrective Actions:Ltrs of Commitment & Emergency Plans Requested from Offsite Support Organizations & Rescue Squad Tour Scheduled ML20211Q6101985-10-21021 October 1985 Discusses Interpretation of 850927 Show Cause Orders. Licensee Understanding of Terminology of Orders Provided. Facility in Compliance W/Nrc Orders ML20133F6731985-10-0404 October 1985 Forwards Rev 1 to Emergency Plan & Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures,Including EPIP-1 Re Emergency Director Controlling Procedure & EPIP-6 Re Notification of Emergency Response Personnel & Support Organizations ML20132B2931985-09-13013 September 1985 Notifies of Intention to Ship Unirradiated Highly Enriched Research Reactor Fuel Elements,W/Total Contained U-235 Content of 1534.67 G,To B&W on 850924.Truck & Shipping Casks Arranged by B&W.In-transit Time Estimated to Be 1.5 H ML20132B4891985-09-12012 September 1985 Responds to NRC Re Violations & Deviation Noted in Health Physics Insp Rept 50-062/85-01.Corrective Actions: audible-alarming Ratemeter,Eberline ESP-1 Calibr & Placed Into Daily Svc & Daily Survey Form Amended ML20134H6791985-08-19019 August 1985 Informs That Reactor Loaded W/Curved Plate Elements. Measurements Made After Loading to Determine Power Calibr, Control Rod Worth,Shutdown Margin & Excess Reactivity. Results Listed.Core Loading Diagram Encl ML20134E4371985-08-0909 August 1985 Notifies of Change in Organizational Structure at Facility. Chart Encl ML20100G5371985-03-29029 March 1985 Notifies of Reactor Safety Committee 850327 Approval of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures.Practice Drills Anticipated in Near Future.Procedures Sent to NRC Under Separate Cover ML20113D8061985-02-20020 February 1985 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/84-01.Time Lag Between NRC Inspector Rept Issuance (841025) & Submittal to Facility (850125) Discussed ML20102C3021985-02-20020 February 1985 Responds to NRC Re Deviation Noted in Insp of License R-66.Corrective Actions:Health Physics Staff Has Begun to Keep Required Flow Measurement Check Records & Preparation of Health Physics Duty Master List Ordered ML20102C2451985-02-20020 February 1985 Responds to 850125 Notice of Violation.Corrective Actions: Experiment Causing Radiation Field Relocated to Shielded Area,Radiation Survey Procedures Modified & Matls Transferred Per Manifest,Labeling & Placarding Requirements ML20102C1641985-02-20020 February 1985 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/84-01.Health Physics Survey Records Will Be Completed in Pen Rather than Pencil & Vault to Waste Holding Tank Normally Kept Locked at All Times ML20113D8161985-02-20020 February 1985 Responds to NRC Re Deviation Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/84-01.Corrective Actions:New Health Physics Staff Keeps Required Flow Measurement Check Records.Full Compliance Achieved on 841003 ML20113D8331985-02-20020 February 1985 Responds to NRC Re Violation Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/84-01.Corrective Actions:Experiment Causing Radiation Field Immediately Relocated to More Suitably Shielded Area ML20101G0221984-12-20020 December 1984 Forwards Tech Specs for Univ of Virginia CAVALIER Reactor ML20108F2141984-12-13013 December 1984 Forwards Response to NRC Questions Re SAR & Revised Tech Specs,Per ML20100G0131984-11-29029 November 1984 Requests 60-day Extension of Deadline for Completion of Emergency Plan Implementation.Addl Time Required Due to Inability of Reactor Safety Committee to Evaluate & Approve Procedures During Holiday Season & Semester Interlude ML20093N4391984-07-26026 July 1984 Resubmits 840712 Request for Approval of Emergency Plan.Ltr Notarized Per Request.Univ of Virginia Reactor Safety Committee Reviewed & Approved Emergency Plan on 840725 ML20093N4801984-07-12012 July 1984 Forwards Revised Emergency Plan,Incorporated Addl Info,Per Request.Info Should Resolve Plan Prior Deficiencies.Univ of Virginia Reactor Safety Committee Will Review Plan. Approval Expected 1990-07-20
[Table view] Category:INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE
MONTHYEARML20211B1851999-08-16016 August 1999 Forwards Response to 990308 RAI Re Amends to License R-66 & Ts.Proposed Wording for possession-only License & Revised & New Ts,Included ML20211B9041999-08-16016 August 1999 Forwards Substitute Cavalier TS Pages 32 & 33 for NRC Copy of Cavalier TS Amend Application,Replacing Old Page 32 ML20217A6321999-05-24024 May 1999 Provides Advance Notification of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-99-2 from Univ of Virginia Nuclear Facility to Savannah River,South Carolina.Encl Withheld ML20207A4371999-05-24024 May 1999 Forwards Advance Notification of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-99-2 from U VA Nuclear Reactor Facility to Savannah River,Sc.Details Concerning Shipment in Attachment.Attachment Withheld ML20205J4271999-03-30030 March 1999 Submits Advanced Notification of Upcoming Spent Nuclear Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-99-1 from Univ of VA Nuclear Reactor Facility to Savannah River,Sc,Per 10CFR73.Details of Shipment,Encl.Without Encl ML20203A1331999-02-0303 February 1999 Requests That Senior Reactor Operator License SOP-70161,on Univ of VA Reactor (License R-66) of CA Bly,Be Terminated ML20206P2991999-01-0707 January 1999 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/98-202.Corrective Actions:Correct Name for Content Matl Being Shipped Is Now Typed Onto All Shipping Forms ML20198F1101998-12-21021 December 1998 Requests 30-day Extension to Response to NRC Rai, ML20197H6901998-12-10010 December 1998 Submits Clarification of Request for Amend to Univ of VA Reactor TS Dtd 981203.Request Remains Active ML20197G9721998-12-0303 December 1998 Informs That Univ of VA Is in Process of Preparing Response to NRC 981123 RAI Re Proposed Set of UVAR TS Amends Submitted on 980929.Listed Are Two UVAR TS Considerations That Are Being Brought to NRC Attention for Resolution ML20198C8351998-10-30030 October 1998 Forwards Advance Notification of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-98-1 from Univ of VA Nuclear Reactor to Savannah River,Sc.Details of Shipment Encl. Without Encl ML20155D4711998-10-30030 October 1998 Forwards Advance Notification of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel Shipment R66-98-1 from U VA Nuclear Reactor Facility to Savannah River,Sc.Details of Shipment Are Encl. Without Encl ML20154H9561998-10-0707 October 1998 Forwards Response to NRC Request for Addl Info Re Revised Reactor Operator Requalification Program ML20236X8071998-08-0303 August 1998 Forwards Revised Operator Requalification Program for NRC Review & Approval.New Program Takes Into Account de-facto Limitations of Licensed Ro/Sro Duties Just to Fuel Handling Activities,Given That Reactor Core Is Permanently Unloaded ML20236Q9931998-07-15015 July 1998 Withdraws 960319 Request That Revised Security Plan Become License Amend,Per 10CFR50.34 & 10CFR50.59,due to Permanent Shutdown of Univ of VA Reactor,Effective 980701 ML20249C3801998-06-22022 June 1998 Submits Formal Notification to Us NRC of Intention of Univ of VA to Begin Process That Will Lead to Decontamination & Decommissioning of Univ of VA Reactor Covered by License R-66 ML20249B8641998-06-18018 June 1998 Submits Response to NRC RAI Re TS Amend Request ML20217H7921998-04-23023 April 1998 Informs That Univ of VA Administration Had Made Decision to Move Toward Ceasing Operations of UVAR Reactor,As Stated in ML20217H7891998-04-15015 April 1998 Accepts Ltr as Official Notification to NRC of Univ of VA Intent to Decommission Univ of UVAR Reactor ML20216B6331998-04-0606 April 1998 Submits Answer to NRC Request for Addl Info Re Univ of VA Reactor UVAR & Univ VA Cavalier ML20217M1531998-04-0101 April 1998 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-062/98-201 & 50-396/98-201 on 980126-28.Corrective Actions:Held make-up Evacuation Drill & Tested Evacuation Alarm.Greater Attention in Documenting & Filing Paperwork ML20217G6241998-03-30030 March 1998 Forwards Annual Rept of Operations of Univ of VA Reactor & Cavalier Reactor During Period 970101-1231,per Section 6.7.2 of TS ML20138H0911997-05-0707 May 1997 Forwards Scenerio for 961119 Emergency Drill ML20137U9911997-03-18018 March 1997 Forwards Annual Rept of Operations of Univ of VA Reactor & Cavalier Reactor for Period 960101-1231.W/o Encl ML20141K4911997-02-17017 February 1997 Forwards Response to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/96-03.Corrective Actions:Reactor Staff Will Request Approval from Univ of VA Reactor Safety Committee for Changes to UVAR Emergency Plan & Implementing Procedures ML20132F5931996-12-16016 December 1996 Responds to 960919 RAI Re TS Amend Request . Withdrawal of Proposed TS Amend,Requested ML20134L0571996-11-15015 November 1996 Requests 30 Day Extension for Response to NRC 960919 RAI Re 960528 Application for Amend to License R-66 ML20128N1421996-10-11011 October 1996 Requests Extension to 961119 Re Submittal of TS Amend RAI ML20117J2161996-05-28028 May 1996 Forwards Proposed TS Amend,Consisting of Revised (or Deleted) Definitions for Terms Reactor Secured,Reactor Shutdown,Reactor Operating,Reference Core Condition & Reactivity Limits ML20106J9561996-03-26026 March 1996 Forwards Public Version of Revised Epips,Including Rev 19 to EPIP-6 & Rev 19 to EPIP-14 ML20101N8651996-03-26026 March 1996 Forwards Rev 19 to EPIPs for Facility,Including EPIP 6,page 2,EPIP 6,Attachment 1,pages 1 & 2 & EPIP 14,Attachment 1, Page 1.Rev Reflects Changes in Personnel & Phone Numbers.W/O Encls ML20101E3891996-03-19019 March 1996 Forwards Proprietary Amendment to License R-66 Re Security Plan for Univ of VA Reactor Facility.Encl Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790) ML20100K6001996-02-22022 February 1996 Forwards Revised Version of Reactor Facility Security Plan. Encl Withheld ML20094C4081995-10-26026 October 1995 Forwards Revised Pages to SAR & New Proposed TS 4.9, Surveillance of Activity in Secondary Coolant Sys, in Response to NRC 951025 RAI ML20093L1041995-10-19019 October 1995 Forwards NRC Questionaire & Licensee Answers Re Proposed Amend to SAR of 951010,including Proposed SAR Section 9.20.8 as Component of Response to NRC Question 6. Replacement of Proposed SAR Amend Also Encl ML20095F2681995-10-11011 October 1995 Forwards Univ of VA Nuclear Reactor Facility 1995 Annual Emergency Preparedness Drill Scenario.Requests That Encl of Ltr Be Held from NRC Public Document Room Until After Drill Event ML20093C7411995-10-10010 October 1995 Forwards SAR for Low-Enriched U Fueled Univ of VA Reactor ML20083P7031995-05-11011 May 1995 Advises That All HEU Fuel Elements Removed from Facility & Condition II.B.(4) Can Be Deleted from License R-66,in Response to NRC 950508 RAI Re Proposed Changes to License. Licensee Still Possesses HEU in Form of Fission Chambers ML20097J3921995-04-20020 April 1995 Forwards Response to NRC 950309 RAI Re Proposed Changes to Ts.Revised TS Also Encl ML20082N9141995-04-19019 April 1995 Forwards Estimated Uncertainity for Univ of VA Reactor Reactivity Measurements ML20081L9751995-03-27027 March 1995 Forwards Rev 18 to EPIPs & Rev 3 to Emergency Plan ML20078C7201994-10-26026 October 1994 Requests That NRC Take No Further Action on Review of Security Plan Proposed by Licensee on 900713,in View of Completed Conversion of Univ of VA Reactor to LEU Fuel & Upcoming Decommissioning of 100W Cavalier Reactor ML20077C3841994-10-18018 October 1994 Forwards Univ of VA Nuclear Reactor Facility 1994 Emergency Preparedness Drill Scenario for 941122 ML20076F9031994-10-13013 October 1994 Forwards HEU to LEU Fuel Conversion Rept, as Required by Attachment to Amend 20,License R-66 ML20077S3361994-07-29029 July 1994 Submits Affidavit Re NRC Request for Publication of Proprietary & Confidential Info of Protechnics Intl,Inc,In Connection W/Spill Which Took Place at Univ of VA Reactor Facility in 1992 & Reported to NRC by Univ on 920911 ML20070G2781994-07-13013 July 1994 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/94-04.Corrective Action:Many Routine Surveys Performed ML20063F9101994-01-14014 January 1994 Forwards Rev 16 to Epips.Requests Ack Receipt & Filing of Rev by Returning Completed Cover Sheet.W/O Encl ML20062N6471994-01-10010 January 1994 Informs That Rd Flack Named Dept Chairman,Effective 931201 ML20059K0121993-11-0404 November 1993 Informs Nrc,Rd Flack,Named Acting Chair of Dept of Mechanical,Aerospace & Nuclear Engineering by Dean of School of Engineering & Applied Science ML20056F7791993-08-26026 August 1993 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-062/93-01.Corrective Actions:Complete Review of Console Schematics & Electronics Performed & Improved Labelling Sys Adopted for Modules in Console 1999-08-16
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA r Am 1 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING PIlYSICS NU :LEAIL K CTOR FACILITY k 1I1 j SCIIONN . dINElR b AND APPLIED SCIENCE 1 & 2 F CIIARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901 November 7, 1985 Telephone: 804-924-7136 Mr. David M. Verrelli, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30323
SUBJECT:
Licensee reply to Report No. 50-062/85-02 of the August 19-23, 1985 NRC Emergency Preparedness Inspection
Dear Mr. Verrelli,
Please find in attachment our written statement describing the results of our consideration of the NRC suggested emergency preparedness improvement items listed in the inspection report. This response was While we always will honor an prepared at the request of the NRC. requests, we are surprised that of 10the NRC has c CFR as the basis for its request. The Commission should not need to
" determine whether or not the license should be modified, suspended or revoked" in view of statements made in your letter that "Within the scope of the inspection, no violations or deviations were identified,"
and that "We recognize that an explicit regulatory require-ment pertaining to each (suggested improvement) item identified in Appendix A (to the inspection report) may not currently exist."
The NRC appraisal of our emergency plan and procedures was very useful. Many suggestions were made and we have taken positive action on most of them. In making our evaluation on whether or not to act on each suggested emergency preparedness improvement, we considered regulatory requirements, our Facility's physical characteristics (size, lay-out, numberofpersonnel,etc.) practicality, relevance,costfactors, logic and so on. We expect that our response will meet with your approval.
Should any questions concerning these matters arise, please contact us.
Cor h you s, Sworn to and seb:n!bd bafee me thh /
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!. Robert Udo Mulder, Director U.Va. Reactor Facility
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Licensee Reply Clarification of Topics Raised in the Inspection Report My C;manion Epfc3 qO g 1 I
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Licensee Reply to NRC Suggested Emergency Preparedness Improvement Items Item 50-062/85-02-01 All off-site emergency support organizations included in our Etergency Plan have been contacted and asked to send us current letters of commitment and their own emergency response plans. Where appropriate, their personnel have been asked to tour our Reactor Facility and to discuss expected emergency functions with our staff. So far, 8 out of 10 organizations have replied. The response plans have been reviewed for conformity with our own, in each case. Until now 37 members of the UVA Police, and 44 members of the Charlottesville Fire Department have recently toured our facility in 15 tours, consuming an estimated 45 total man-hours of our staff time. Members of the rescue squad and other local police forces will still be trained / retrained and given a facility tour.
The UVA Environmental Fealth and Safety Office is formalizing its part of the training and retraining program for dispatchers and Charlottesville and Albemarle County Police departments. This effort should be completed in the near future.
Items 50-062/85-02-02 and /85-02-03 As already stated, refamiliarization facility tours for current rescue squad members have been scheduled. On a biannual frequency and in coordination with UVA EH&S, all squad members will be asked to come to the facility for refamiliarization and retraining. New squad members may be sent by their organizations to take these tours on an informal basis, at any time between these periods, however this facility's management can not make a commitment to the effect that this will occur.
During the recent tours, expected response functions were discussed with the offsite personnel. As suggested, the UVA reactor emergency organization was described. This will continue to be done in the future.
Item 50-062/85-02-04 Appropriate corrections have been made to the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs-6,-7, and -8) to ensure agreement with the Emergency Plan regarding responsibility for notification. The total review of EP and EPIP's was completed on 8/30/85 and the changes that were made met with the approval of the Reactor Safety Committee.
Corrected replacement sheets were sent to all holders of official copies of the EP and EPIP's on 9/30/85. We have received the NRC acknowledgment of receipt.
Item 50-062/85-02-05 The list of emergency personnel and their telephone numbers, which is part of the " Emergency Actions" rosters, (and only the list) has been posted diongside the "public" telephones in the facility. Copies of the list were given to all faculty, to be kept with their private U.Va.
phone directory. It is the responsibility of the faculty to keep
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their list within easy reach. . Updated or revised phone lists will be posted or distributed each semester or earlier, as needed. Emergency Action duty roster telephone numbers will continue to be posted on the numerous bulletin boards throughout the facility. These boards are within short distances of the nearest phone and the roster sheets can easily be grabbed when needed and carried to the nearest phone in the event that this were necessary.
Item 50-062/85-02-06 The schedule for ensuring that the listed Emergency Action duty roster telephone numbers are kept current will be semestral and a file for documentation of the same will be maintained.
Item 50-062/85-02-07 The need for moving the radio and walkie-talkies to the primary Emergency Support Center was assessed.
It was concluded that this action was not necessary as well as undesirable. The (non-dedicated) Emergency Support Center within the Facility may be either the " Front Office" or the "HP Office." The HP Office is small and is already filled with file cabinets and instrumen-tation. The Front Office is likewise crowded, with 3 secretaries and 1 work-study student, and is accessible to all faculty and students. The radio equipment might be subject to tampering, if stored there. The 2-way radio and 3 walkie talkies are better kept in the offices where they are at present. The 2-way radio and one walkie talkie are presently kept in the SR0 Office, across the hall from the Front Office.
Essentially no time would be lost in moving them to the Front Office, or another location, should the need arise. The size of the facility is, of course, much smaller than a power plant.
The walkie talkies have been tested on a monthly frequency since their purchase, in conjunction with the weekly 2-way radio checks. We are maintaining formal documentation to that effect.
As stated, the evacuation a' arm is scheduled for testing once every six months. Henceforth, the pool low water level alarm and radiation alarms used on-site will be tested in conjunction with the evacuation alarm.
Item 50-062/85-02-08 The EAL tables.in EPIP-1, the allowable emergency dose limit in EPIP-10 and the emergency plan values have been made consistent. The review performed by the NRC and the Reactor Facility staff's own review which was finalized on 9/30/85 ensure that reasonable consistency between the plan and EPIPs now exists.
Item 50-062/85-02-09 A copy each of the Emergency Plan, EPIP's, and Emergency Action roster list was placed in the Front Office (possible ESC). Similar documentation is available in the HP Office (second choice for ESC).
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1 Item 50-062/85-02-10 The white rope that had been stored in the emergency lockers has been replaced with magenta-yellow " radiation rope", which was available at the_ facility in a storage room, althcugh this fact was not realized at the time of the inspection.
Item 50-062/85-02-11 Additional stocks of protective clothing and dosimeters will be esttblished in the emergency lockers for use by off-siM support personnel. This stock of clothing can't be made too large since there is limited space available in the lockers. In the. case of the dosimeters, their number is limited by budgetary and calibration time expenditure considerations. We believe, given that ours is a non-power reactor facility, that we would not be required in the event of an emergency to send many offsite personnel into radiation areas. The size of the emergency off-site support organization is fairly large and we can't be expected to provide supplies for all!
The number of respiratory protection masks stored in the emergency lockers has been increased. Unused masks have aeen found throughCut the facility. These have been cleaned, their filters exchanged and checked.
However, we believe that the two available Scott air packs and spare bottle are sufficient for-our needs. We can count on the rescue squad to provide their own self-contained breathing apparatus.
It was noted during the inspection that the emergency locker instrument calibration due dates did not coincide with the quarterly locker content checks. We don't feel that this is or has been "a problem", since calibrations have been made quarterly as required. The two due dates have now been clearly posted on the externals of both lockers, and the locker check due date will be adjusted to occur soon after the instrument calibration dates.
Item 50-062/85-02-12 The contents of the decon kit have been expanded, although the orfJinal basic detergent, water and rag capabilities were felt to be adequate.
A formal agreement with U.Va. EH&S has been obtained, assuring their assistance in this and other emergency areas. This might be considered superfluous since their support was assumed in the formulation of the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures, but it has now been provided for completeness in record keeping.
Item 50-062/85-02-13 After considering the suggestion associated with this item, it was decided that evacuation routes and maps showing locations of assembly areas will not be posted. Please inform us if this is contrary to explicit regulatory requirement. We believe not.
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4 Our facility is small, with dimensions of cbout 15 m x 60 m per floor. There are three stories in the building and the hallways run in the same direction on each floor and are linked by stairways at both ends. There is a single entrance by the Front Office, which also serves as an exit. Another exit exists (for emergencies only) at the other end of the building. In short, whatever the flow pattern in the hallway, an exit is quickly reached and the primary assembly area is visible' from both.
Practice evacuations and regular emergency. training of personnel have established both the desired direction of traffic flow and the locationoftheinitial(primary)assemblyarea. An individual who nevertheless went the wrong way would be called or attracted back to this staging area. Visitors (even NRC inspectors) are escorted while in the facility by trained personnel. Finally; the building is checked for strays immediately following an evacuation call.
At this point it may be worthwhile to state that while measures such as the one suggested are appropriate at nuclear power plants (complex sites an which many large buildings with confusing lay-outs are located), they represent over-kill when applied to research facilities such as ours. A balance must be struck between reasonable steps to ensure safety and superfluous measures, some possibly associated with negative PR messages. Our facility is visited by many people over the course of a year. During our tours we attempt to convince them that, perhaps contrary to their impressions, nuclear energy as used for power and research is not uncommonly dangerous. This point is already difficult to make due to the many cautionary signs posted throughout our facility.
Item 50-062/85-02-14 EPIP-14, Evacuation, is being revised to be consistent with EPIP-19, Reentry. The removal of required dosimetry and emergency instrumentation from the emergency lockers will be addressed. After approval of these additional steps by our Reactor Safety Committee, the corrected pages will be distributed to permanent holders of official copies of the EP and EPIP. This action will very likely be completed by January 31, 1986.
Item 50-062/85-02-15 Many of the comments made by this licensee associated with the response to item 50-062/85-02-13 apply here also. It has been decided that the primary and secondary assembly areas will not be posted.
Please inform us if this is contrary to explicit regulatory requirements. We believe not. Adequate supervision of evacuees by reactor staff assuret that they will be assembled at these areas as necessary, even if they forget their training instructions.
Item 50-062/85-02-16 At the present time more than one staff member is qualified in medical first aid measures.
Item 50-062/85-02-17 This item has already received considerable staff attention.
Sub-Items d), e),_f) and h) have been completely formalized and have been executed to a large degree. Efforts on formalizing records for sub-items a), b), c) and g) are continuing. The objective of conso-lidating the training information into a training program manual, represents an effort that is time consuming and equivalent to that which was necessary to formulate the Emergency Plan itself. (Please remember, our staff is small when compared to that of power plants!). In time, a continuing strengthening of the training / retraining program will occur.
It is relevant to cite some examples of the difficulties which we have encountered in putting the training program into practice. First, many dozens of off-site personnel need to be identified for training. We estimate that we will retrain or train approximately 160 offsite personnel in total! Such training must be coordinated so as not to interrupt our facility's operation nor that of the trainee's. Hence, j only several off-site personnel are able to tour and visit the facility at any one time. Often, the visitors are called on to respond to an ,
actual emergency before their training here is finished. All this places a tremendous strain on our. limited resources.
Item 50-062/85-02-18 Off-site support groups were recently contacted and current response and assistance plans requested. So far, 7 out of 8 agencies that have such a plan responded. These plans were reviewed and found compatible with our own.
Every two years, beginning this fall, these groups will be contacted to verify this coordination of response plans.
Item 50-062/85-02-19 Letters of agreement were requested from 10 off-site support agencies identified in our Emergency Plan. We have had a positive response from 8 of these agencies.
Clarification of Topics Raised in the Inspection Report Report Section 1.2.2, Police Protection, second paragraph We would like to state that facility tours are given by the Reactor Facility Staff and not by the UVA Environmental Health and Safety Department. This department provides the Reactor Facility with HP services. Included in these services is the training of all personnel in HP related emergency topics. Tours will be coordinated with UVA EH&S to complement their training efforts.
Report Section 2.2.1.2, Equipment, third paragraph In this paragraph, equipment were referenced that have alarm set-points. Among these are area monitors located within the facility, with alarm set-points set as follows:
Monitor Location Set-Point UVAR Reactor Bridge 30 mR/h UVAR Reactor Face 2 mR/h UVAR Demineralizer Room 300 mR/h UVAR Hot Cell 2 mR/h CAVALIER T?.nk Top 15 mR/h CAVALIER Reactor Pit 25 mR/h CAVALIER Peactor Control Room 5 mR/h The information presented to the inspectors was that if these monitors reached their set points, the extrapolated (calculated) dose rate at the site boundary would be essentially undetectable. The closest point at the fence (site. boundary) is - 70 meters or - 228 feet. Multiplying the above dose rates by the inverse square distance factor alone yields very low values. Actual dose rate values at the site boundary would be measured directly with portable si my meters, needing no conversion factors.
Additionally, there are two Argon gas monitors for the UVAR reactor located inside the reactor room and the duct leading from the experimental area. Their set points are set such that the activity at the site boundary would be:
a) 1/10 MPC for unrestricted areas for the reactor room monitor b) 1/5 MPC for unrestricted areas for the duct monitor.
Report Section 3.2, Drills, first paragraph Evacuation and accountability drills at the Reactor Facility were in past years conducted up to two times each year. The last biannual emergency exercise which included off-site support was conducted last year (1984) in the fall.