IR 05000188/2011201

IR 05000188-11-201 on July 18-21, 2011 at the Kansas State University, NRC Routine Inspection Report No. 50-188/2011-201

ML112210012
Person / Time
Site:	Kansas State University
Issue date:	08/23/2011
From:	Johnny H. Eads Research and Test Reactors Branch B
To:	Geuther J Kansas State University
Morlang, G M, NRR/DPR, 415-4092
References
IR-11-201
Download: ML112210012 (12)

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August 23, 2011

Dr.Jeffrey Geuther, Manager KSU Nuclear Reactor Facility Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering 112 Ward Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506-5204

SUBJECT: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - NRC ROUTINE, ANNOUNCED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-188/2011-201

Dear Dr. Geuther:

On July 18-21, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission)

conducted an inspection at the Kansas State University Nuclear Reactor Facility (Inspection Report No. 50-188/2011-201). The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. This inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress. Based on the results of this inspection, no safety concern or noncompliance with NRC requirements was identified. No response to this letter is required.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 2.390, "Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC=s document system (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS)). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at (the Public Electronic Reading Room) http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Gary Morlang at 301-415-4092 or by electronic mail at Gary.Morlang@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,/RA/ Johnny H. Eads, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Oversight Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-188 License No. R-88

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page Kansas State University Docket No. 50-188 cc: Office of the Governor Suite 2415 300 SW 10th Ave. Topeka, KS 66612 Thomas A. Conley, RRPJ, CHP, Section Chief Radiation and Asbestos Control KS Dept of Health & Environment 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Mayor of Manhattan 1101 Poyntz Ave. Manhattan, KS 66502 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter Purdue University Office EE B81 400 Central Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 August 23, 2011 Dr.Jeffrey Geuther, Manager KSU Nuclear Reactor Facility Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering 112 Ward Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506-5204

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