IR 05000027/2007201

IR 50-027-07-201 on 08/27/2007 - 08/30/2007 for Washington State University

ML072560808
Person / Time
Site:	Washington State University
Issue date:	09/14/2007
From:	Johnny Eads NRC/NRR/ADRA/DPR
To:	Petersen J Washington State Univ
Bassett C, NRR/DRIP/REXB, 404-562-4899
References
IR-07-201
Download: ML072560808 (24)

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ber 14, 2007

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-027/2007-201

Dear Dr. Petersen:

This letter refers to the inspection conducted on August 27-30, 2007, at your Washington State University TRIGA research reactor in the Nuclear Radiation Center. The enclosed report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on August 30, 2007, with various members of your staff including Eric Corwin, Reactor Supervisor, James Elliston, Chair of the Reactor Safeguards Committee, and Donald Wall, Director of the Nuclear Radiation Center.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the NRCs rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. Based on the results of this inspection, no findings of significance were identified.

In accordance with Section 2.390, APublic inspections, exemptions, and requests for withholding,@ of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact Craig Bassett at 404-358-6515.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Johnny H. Eads, Jr., Branch Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch B Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.50-027 License No. R-76 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report cc w/enclosure: Please see next page

Washington State University Docket No.50-027 cc:

Dr. James T. Elliston Chair, Reactor Safeguards Committee Nuclear Radiation Center Washington State University P.O. Box 641300 Pullman, WA 99164 - 1300 Mr. Eric Corwin Reactor Supervisor, Nuclear Radiation Center Washington State University P.O. Box 641300 Pullman, WA 99164 - 1300 Mr. Steve Eckberg, CHP Director, Radiation Safety Office Washington State University P.O. Box 641302 Pullman, WA 99163-1302 Director Division of Radiation Protection Department of Health 7171 Cleanwater Lane, Bldg #5 P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827 Office of the Governor Executive Policy Division State Liaisons Officer P.O. Box 43113 Olympia, WA 98504-3113 Test, Research, and Training Reactor Newsletter University of Florida 202 Nuclear Sciences Center Gainesville, FL 32611

September 14, 2007 Dr. James