IR 05000002/2002201

IR 05000002-02-201, on 03/11/2002 - 03/12/2002 & 04/22/2002 - 04/25/2002, Ford Nuclear Reactor, Actions Related to Reportable Occurrence No. 23

ML030210328
Person / Time
Site:	University of Michigan
Issue date:	01/27/2003
From:	Madden P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RORP
To:	Wehe D University of Michigan
Dragoun T
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ary 27, 2003

SUBJECT:

NRC ANNOUNCED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-02/2002-201

Dear Dr. Wehe:

This letter refers to the inspection conducted on March 11 -12 and April 22 - 25, 2002, at the Ford Nuclear Reactor. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your facility.

The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

The root cause analysis and corrective actions for Reportable Occurrence No. 23, involving a reactor fuel element not properly seated on the core grid plate, were reviewed. Your prompt identification and prompt corrective action were considered in determining that this event constituted a Non-Cited Violation of your Technical Specifications. No reply to this letter is required. However, the disposition of violations in this manner does not eliminate the NRCs emphasis on compliance with requirements nor the importance of maintaining safety.

Additional areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. 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 was identified. No response to this letter is required.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," 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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at (the Public Electronic Reading Room) http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Dr. D. Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Mr. Thomas Dragoun at 610-337-5373.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Patrick M. Madden, Section Chief Research and Test Reactors Section Operating Reactor Improvements Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-02 License No.: R-28 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 50-02/2002-201 cc w/enclosure: Please see next page

University of Michigan Docket No. 50-02 cc:

Special Assistant to the Governor Office of the Governor Room 1 - State Capitol Lansing, MI 48909 Mr. C.W. Becker Phoenix Memorial Laboratory 2301 Bonisteel Boulevard University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division P.O. Box 30630 Lansing, MI 48909-8130 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611

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