IR 05000062/1987003

Forwards Order Imposing Civil Penalty in Amount of $1,250, Per Insp Rept 50-062/87-03

ML20147J145
Person / Time
Site:	University of Virginia
Issue date:	03/08/1988
From:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Starke E VIRGINIA, UNIV. OF, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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MAR 0 81988 Docket No. 50-62 License No. R-66 EA 87-155

University cf Virginia ATTN: Dr. Edgar A. Starke, Jr., Dean School of Engineering ard Applied Science Thornton Eall Charlottesville, VA 22903

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Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: ORDER IMPOSING A CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY (NRC INSPECTION REPCRT NO. 50-62/87-03)

This refers to your letter dated November 18, 1987, in response to the Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty sent to you by our letter datec October 26, 1987. Our letter and Notice describe sever 61 violations identified as a result of an NRC inspection. To emphasize the need for adequate control of high radiation areas and management control of facility design and modifications mado for the purpose of performing experinents, a civil penalty of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) was propose In your respense dated November 18, 1987, you denied the occurrence of Violations I.B.2 and I.B.4, and you admitted the cecurrence of the remaining violations. You also requested remission or mitigation of the proposed civil penalt In ycur November 18 response yeu admit Violation I.A but state that continuous nonitoring of the blockhouse modification was not requircd because beanport shield integrity could be verified by visual inspection of the water level position in the see-through water lines of the beamport fill / drain syste Interviews with experimenters working on the blockhouse rnodifIcation showed that many of the experimenters did not know how to interpret various fluid levels in the water lines of the beamport fill / drain syste1. In addition, the sight tube for the beamport fill / drain system was located oc+. side the blockhouse and would not have provided any alarm to changing shield conditions to persons working inside the blockhouse. Consequently, continuous menitoring of the blockhouse modification was require At the time of the enforcement conference, the NRC was not aware of the broad scope of corrective actions that were in the development staqes, such as the guidelines issued for experinents conducted at your reactor facility. After consideration of your respon e, including the evaluation of new informatien submitted after the NRC inspection on July 6-8, and 15-17, 1987, we have concluded fer the reasons given in the Appendix attached to the enclosed Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty that Violation I.B.4 occurred as stated in the g0Nb c

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, University of Virginia - 2-Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition cf Civil Penalty dated October 26, 1987, that Violation I.B.2 should be withdrawn and that mitigation of the proposed civil penalty of $2,500 by 50 percent is warranted due to your extensive corrective actions anc the withdrawal of Violation I.B.?. Acccrdingly, we hereby serve the Enclosed Order on the University of Virginia imposing a civil monetary penalty in the ancunt of One Thcusand Two Huncred Fifty Collars ($1,250). We will review the effectiveness of your corrective actions during a subsequent inspection.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice", Part 2, Title 10. Code of Federal Regulations, a ccpy of this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Roo

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