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| Site: | 05000128 |
| Issue date: | 10/17/1996 |
| From: | Reece W TEXAS A&M UNIV., COLLEGE STATION, TX |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| 96-0327, 96-327, NUDOCS 9610220258 | |
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_17 October, 1996 g j U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER
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- Washington, DC 20555 96-0327
SUBJECT:
Reportable Occurrence, Violation of Technical
! Specification Limiting Condition for Operation REF: Reactor Facility License R-83, Docket 50-128
Dear Sir:
This letter is to inform you of a reportable occurrence at the Texas A&M University Nuclear Science Center on 15 October, 1996. Thts cause was a violation of the Technical I
Specification 3.4- " Ventilation System":
Specification ,
i The reactor shall not be operated unless the facility l ventilation system is operable, except for periods of time necessary to permit repair of the system. In the event of a substantial release of airborne radioactivity, the ventilation system will be secured automatically by signals from an exhaust air radiation monitor. j The automatic ventilation system shutdown had been bypassed during a normal air monitor check prior to a reactor startup. The bypass key was found in the bypass mode after six hours of reactor operation.
A root cause analysis is in progress and a formal written report will sent to you within fourteen days.
Respectfully,
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.D. Reece, Ph.D.
Director
[W Q xc: 12110/ Central File 17134/ Reportable Occurrence File Dr. James Holste, Reactor Safety Board Chairman Samuel J. Collins, Director, Region IV, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards 9610220258 961017 $
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