IR 05000005/1984001
| ML20197G779 | |
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| Site: | Pennsylvania State University, 07000113 |
| Issue date: | 05/29/1984 |
| From: | Della Ratta A, Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20197G770 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-005-84-01, 50-5-84-1, 70-0113-84-01, 70-113-84-1, NUDOCS 8406180161 | |
| Download: ML20197G779 (7) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION -
REGION I
Report No /84-01 70-113/84-01 Oocket No License No R-2 Priority --
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SNM-95 Licensee: The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 Facility Name: The Pennsylvania State University Inspection At: University Park Campus Inspection Conducted: May 7-11, 1984 Date of Last Material Control and Accounting Inspection: January 10-14, 1983 Type of Inspection: Unannounced Material Control and Accounting Inspectors: [ 2/[ 1$" f .tr- d A. Della Ratta,(Safeguards Auditor date
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.R. Kei gg, C f, I/9-4d date Safeg(ards tion Inspection Summary: Inspection on May 7-11, 1984 (Combined Report No /84-01 and 70-113/84-01)
Areas Inspected: Facility Organization and Operation, Measurement and Controls, Shipping and Receiving, Storage and Internal Control, Physical Inventory, and Records and Reports. The inspection involved 30 inspector-hours onsite by one NRC inspector and was begun during the regular hour Results: The Licensee was in compliance with NRC requirements within the area examine olh05 PDR
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a DETAILS Persons Contacted
R.G. Cunningham, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies I.B. McMaster, Deputy Director, Breazeale Nuclear Reactor
R.W. Granlund, University Health Physicist
E. Augustine, Health Physics Assistant R.E. Totenbier, SNM Controller
present at exit interview Exit Interview The inspector me. with the licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on May 11, 1984. The inspector summarized the scope and the findings of the inspection. At no time during the inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspecto . 92713 - Independent Inspection Effort Independent inspection effort was conducted by direct observations, discussions with licensee personnel, and review of records. Leak test records for seven sealed sources were reviewed for completeness and time-liness. No exceptions were note . 85102 - Material Control and Accounting Organization and Operation The licensee has nuclear material control procedures documented in a '
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manual entitled " Rules and Procedures for the use of Radioactive Material at the Pennsylvania State University". Custody of all SNM and the management of the nuclear material control and accountability program is the responsibility of the university Health Physicis Annual audits of nuclear material control practices were performed by the Manager of Safety during 1982 and 1983. Written reports were issued to the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies on December 20, 1982 and December 12, 1983, respectively. There were no deficient practices disclosed in the audit reports, Measurement and Controls The licensee determined burn-up of enriched uranium fuel used in the nuclear reactor. The burn-up determination was performed quarterly and was reflected semi-annually on the DOE /NRC Form-742. The inspec-tor determined the decrease of enriched uranium from reactor log records for the period October 1, 1982 through March 31, 1984. There
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were no differences between the licensee's values and those deter-mined by the inspecto Shipping and Receiving The licensee has maintained procedures to assure that all SNM received or shipped was accurately accounted for. One receipt and five shipments of SNM were made during the period covered by this inspection. No discrepancies were identifie Storage and Internal Control The licensee has maintained a system of storage and internal control of SNM, which provides for knowledge of the quantity, identity, and t location of SNM within the facilit .
. e. Physical Inventory I The licensee conducted a physical inventory of all special nuclear ,
material in his possession at intervals not exceeding twelve month >
This was substantiateo by the inspector upon review of the physical inventory results for 1982 and 198 ,
The inventories consisted of: (1) enriched uranium in the form of fuel elements, element sections, fission counters, samples and stan-dards; (2) plutonium in the form of standards and sources; and, (3)
uranium-233 in the form of foil scrap. All inventory items were identified by a unique number assigned by the '*cense Each inven-tory item was located in a locked area or the nuclear reacto Plutonium beryllium source #317 was on the Altoona campu The inspector verified the presence of each of the items in the licensee's inventory by piece count and compared the results to the licensee's inventory listing and reconciled to the control record No discrepancies were note The university Health Physicist is in the process of writing detailed physical inventory instructions to be used by the inventory teams during the next physical inventor f. Records and Reports The licensee's records and reports were audited for the period October 1, 1982 through March 31, 1984. This included a review of all Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (DOE /NRC Form-741), Material Status Reports (00E/NRC Form-742), and underlying data issued during the audit perio Records and reports were maintained in accordance with the licensee's procedures and applicable regulatory requirement D:
The licensee's authorized possession limits were compared with the actual holdings and were in accordance with license condition Exhibits I through III of this report summarizes the nuclear material activity for the period' October 1, 1982 through March 31, 198 v .
EXHIBIT I l Pennsylvania State University Docket No.:50-05 License No. R-2 Docket No.70-113 License No. SNM-95 Material Balance for Period: October 1, 1982 - March 31, 1984 I Reporting Identification Symbol: COW Reporting Unit: grams ENRICHED URANIUM Element Isotope i
Beginning Inventory:
(October 1, 1982) 932964 68980 Receipts: 1930 383 Material to Account For: 934894 69363 Removals:
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Fission and Transmutation: 16 18 Inventory Difference: (Rounding) - 0 -
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Ending Inventory:
(March 31, 1984) 934878 69346 Material Accounted For: 934894 69363
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EXHIBIT II Pennsylvania State University Docket No.70-113 License No. SNM-95 Material Balance for Period: October 1, 1982 - March 31, 1984 Reporting Identification Symbol: ZRV Reporting Unit: grams ENRICHED URANIUN PLUTONIUM Element Isotope Element Isotope Beginning Inventory:
(October 1, 1982) 35 32 205 197 Receipts: * * -
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Material to Account For: 35 32 205 197
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Removals:
Shipments: 1 1 32 30
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Ending Inventory: ,
(March 31, 1984) 35 32 173 167 Material Accounted For: 35 32 205 197
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EXHIBIT III Pennsylvania State University I
Docket No.70-113 License No. SNM-95 Material Balance for Period: October 1, 1982 - March 31, 1984 Reporting Identification Symbol: ZRV Reporting Unit: grams ENRICHED URANIUM-233 Element Isotope Beginning Inventory:
(October 1, 1982) 2 2 Receipts: - 0 - -
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Material to Account For: 2 2 l
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Ending Inventory:
(March 31, 1984) 2 2 Material Accounted For: 2 2 ll
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