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Category:INSPECTION REPORT
MONTHYEARIR 05000297/19992011999-03-0202 March 1999 Insp Rept 50-297/99-201 on 990209-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Routine,Announced Insp Included Onsite Review of Various Aspects of Licensee Programs Concerning Conduct of Operations & Emergency Preparedness ML20217C0721998-03-18018 March 1998 Insp Rept 50-297/98-201 on 980120-23.Violations Noted.Major Areas inspected:on-site Review of Selected Aspects of Licensee Class II Nonpower Research Reactor Operation Including;Safeguards,Security Program & Matl Control IR 05000297/19972011997-09-0909 September 1997 Insp Rept 50-297/97-201 on 970609-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Review of Selected Conditions & Records Since Last Insp & Verification of CA Previously Committed to by Licensee IR 05000297/19930021993-10-15015 October 1993 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/93-02 on 930928-29 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Procedures,Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Matl of Low Strategic Significance & Matl Control IR 05000297/19900021990-11-14014 November 1990 Insp Rept 50-297/90-02 on 901029-1101.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review & Oversight of Reactor Activities IR 05000297/19890031989-09-28028 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-03 on 890907 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Accounting Records & Repts & Physical Inventory IR 05000297/19890021989-09-15015 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-02 on 890817 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Plans & Procedures,Repts of Safeguards Events & Fixed Site Physical Protection of SNM of Low Strategic Significance ML20245G2371989-08-0101 August 1989 Insp Rept 50-297/89-01 on 890628-30.Violation Noted Major Areas Inspected:Staff Organization,Training,Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities,Environ Monitoring & Transportation Activities IR 05000297/19880041988-10-31031 October 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-04 on 880926-29.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Onsite Review of Licensee Radiation Protection Program,Including Staff Organization,Training, Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities IR 05000297/19880031988-06-0909 June 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-03 on 880523-26.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Recent Activities to Reduce & Monitor Pool Leakage & Completed Biennial Insp of Licensee IR 05000297/19880011988-04-0404 April 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-01 on 880301-04.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Leaks in RCS Piping Outside Reactor Bldg & in Isolable Portion of Reactor Primary Sys within Bldg ML20235W0881987-10-0707 October 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-03 on 870929-30.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Internal & External Exposure Control & Assessment,Control of Radioactive Matl & Contamination, Surveys,Monitoring & Transportation of Radioactive Matl IR 05000297/19870011987-03-27027 March 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-01 on 870316-18.Violations Noted:Failure to Post Required Documents,Failure to Comply W/Dot Requirements for Transportation of Radioactive Matls & Failure to Verify Authorization of Intended Recipient IR 05000297/19860021986-06-0404 June 1986 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/86-02 on 860521-22 (Ref 10CFR2.790 & 73.21).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plans & Procedures,Safeguards Events Repts & Low Strategic Significance SNM Fixed Physical Protection IR 05000297/19860011986-05-14014 May 1986 Insp Rept 50-297/86-01 on 860414-18.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Biennial Research Reactor Insp,Including Logs & Records,Review & Audit, Requalification Training & Procedures IR 05000111/19820021982-04-21021 April 1982 IE Insp Repts 50-111/82-02 & 50-297/82-01 on 820315-19. Noncompliance Noted:Control Room Left Unattended & Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Not Convened Semiannually IR 05000160/19780041978-10-20020 October 1978 IE Inspec Repts 50-160/78-04, 50-276/78-02, 50-297/78-04 & 70-0386/78-04 on 780926-27 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Areas Inspec Incl:Nuc Matl Control & Accounting Procedures Review IR 05000297/19780031978-10-0202 October 1978 Inspec Rept 50-297/78-03 on 780817 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Area Inspected:Physical Security Plan 1999-03-02
[Table view] Category:NRC-GENERATED
MONTHYEARIR 05000297/19992011999-03-0202 March 1999 Insp Rept 50-297/99-201 on 990209-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Routine,Announced Insp Included Onsite Review of Various Aspects of Licensee Programs Concerning Conduct of Operations & Emergency Preparedness ML20217C0721998-03-18018 March 1998 Insp Rept 50-297/98-201 on 980120-23.Violations Noted.Major Areas inspected:on-site Review of Selected Aspects of Licensee Class II Nonpower Research Reactor Operation Including;Safeguards,Security Program & Matl Control IR 05000297/19972011997-09-0909 September 1997 Insp Rept 50-297/97-201 on 970609-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Review of Selected Conditions & Records Since Last Insp & Verification of CA Previously Committed to by Licensee IR 05000297/19930021993-10-15015 October 1993 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/93-02 on 930928-29 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Procedures,Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Matl of Low Strategic Significance & Matl Control IR 05000297/19900021990-11-14014 November 1990 Insp Rept 50-297/90-02 on 901029-1101.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review & Oversight of Reactor Activities IR 05000297/19890031989-09-28028 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-03 on 890907 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Accounting Records & Repts & Physical Inventory IR 05000297/19890021989-09-15015 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-02 on 890817 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Plans & Procedures,Repts of Safeguards Events & Fixed Site Physical Protection of SNM of Low Strategic Significance ML20245G2371989-08-0101 August 1989 Insp Rept 50-297/89-01 on 890628-30.Violation Noted Major Areas Inspected:Staff Organization,Training,Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities,Environ Monitoring & Transportation Activities IR 05000297/19880041988-10-31031 October 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-04 on 880926-29.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Onsite Review of Licensee Radiation Protection Program,Including Staff Organization,Training, Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities IR 05000297/19880031988-06-0909 June 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-03 on 880523-26.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Recent Activities to Reduce & Monitor Pool Leakage & Completed Biennial Insp of Licensee IR 05000297/19880011988-04-0404 April 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-01 on 880301-04.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Leaks in RCS Piping Outside Reactor Bldg & in Isolable Portion of Reactor Primary Sys within Bldg ML20235W0881987-10-0707 October 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-03 on 870929-30.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Internal & External Exposure Control & Assessment,Control of Radioactive Matl & Contamination, Surveys,Monitoring & Transportation of Radioactive Matl IR 05000297/19870011987-03-27027 March 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-01 on 870316-18.Violations Noted:Failure to Post Required Documents,Failure to Comply W/Dot Requirements for Transportation of Radioactive Matls & Failure to Verify Authorization of Intended Recipient IR 05000297/19860021986-06-0404 June 1986 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/86-02 on 860521-22 (Ref 10CFR2.790 & 73.21).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plans & Procedures,Safeguards Events Repts & Low Strategic Significance SNM Fixed Physical Protection IR 05000297/19860011986-05-14014 May 1986 Insp Rept 50-297/86-01 on 860414-18.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Biennial Research Reactor Insp,Including Logs & Records,Review & Audit, Requalification Training & Procedures IR 05000111/19820021982-04-21021 April 1982 IE Insp Repts 50-111/82-02 & 50-297/82-01 on 820315-19. Noncompliance Noted:Control Room Left Unattended & Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Not Convened Semiannually IR 05000160/19780041978-10-20020 October 1978 IE Inspec Repts 50-160/78-04, 50-276/78-02, 50-297/78-04 & 70-0386/78-04 on 780926-27 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Areas Inspec Incl:Nuc Matl Control & Accounting Procedures Review IR 05000297/19780031978-10-0202 October 1978 Inspec Rept 50-297/78-03 on 780817 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Area Inspected:Physical Security Plan 1999-03-02
[Table view] Category:TEXT-INSPECTION & AUDIT & I&E CIRCULARS
MONTHYEARIR 05000297/19992011999-03-0202 March 1999 Insp Rept 50-297/99-201 on 990209-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Routine,Announced Insp Included Onsite Review of Various Aspects of Licensee Programs Concerning Conduct of Operations & Emergency Preparedness ML20217C0501998-03-18018 March 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 980120-23.Violation Noted: Licensee Developed Various Health Physics Instructions That Were Reviewed & Approved by Reactor Health Physicist,But Not by Radiation Protection Committee ML20217C0721998-03-18018 March 1998 Insp Rept 50-297/98-201 on 980120-23.Violations Noted.Major Areas inspected:on-site Review of Selected Aspects of Licensee Class II Nonpower Research Reactor Operation Including;Safeguards,Security Program & Matl Control IR 05000297/19972011997-09-0909 September 1997 Insp Rept 50-297/97-201 on 970609-12.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Review of Selected Conditions & Records Since Last Insp & Verification of CA Previously Committed to by Licensee IR 05000297/19930021993-10-15015 October 1993 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/93-02 on 930928-29 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Procedures,Fixed Site Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Matl of Low Strategic Significance & Matl Control ML20217C6691991-07-0808 July 1991 Exam Rept 50-297/OL-91-01 on 910603-04.Exam Results:Both Applicants Passed Exam IR 05000297/19900021990-11-14014 November 1990 Insp Rept 50-297/90-02 on 901029-1101.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review & Oversight of Reactor Activities IR 05000297/19890031989-09-28028 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-03 on 890907 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Nuclear Matl Accounting Records & Repts & Physical Inventory IR 05000297/19890021989-09-15015 September 1989 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/89-02 on 890817 (Ref 10CFR2.790).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Plans & Procedures,Repts of Safeguards Events & Fixed Site Physical Protection of SNM of Low Strategic Significance ML20245G2321989-08-0202 August 1989 Notice of Violation from Insp on 890628-30.Violations Noted: Failure to Provide Adequate Training to Radiation Safety Ofc Personnel Performing Contamination Surveys & Failure to Follow Environ Procedures for Collecting Air Filters ML20245G2371989-08-0101 August 1989 Insp Rept 50-297/89-01 on 890628-30.Violation Noted Major Areas Inspected:Staff Organization,Training,Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities,Environ Monitoring & Transportation Activities ML20205R0001988-11-0202 November 1988 Notice of Violation from Insp on 880926-29.Violation Noted: Failure to Have & Maintain Approved Procedures Utilized by Radiation Protection Ofc to Conduct Liquid Effluent & Environ Sample Radiological Analyses IR 05000297/19880041988-10-31031 October 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-04 on 880926-29.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Onsite Review of Licensee Radiation Protection Program,Including Staff Organization,Training, Radiation Control & Surveillance Activities ML20195J3641988-06-13013 June 1988 Notice of Violation from Insp on 880523-26.Violation Noted: Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Did Not Meet During 870408-880225 IR 05000297/19880031988-06-0909 June 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-03 on 880523-26.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Recent Activities to Reduce & Monitor Pool Leakage & Completed Biennial Insp of Licensee ML20154D2561988-05-0505 May 1988 Exam Rept 50-297/OL-88-02 on 880426.Exam Results:Reactor Operator Passed IR 05000297/19880011988-04-0404 April 1988 Insp Rept 50-297/88-01 on 880301-04.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Leaks in RCS Piping Outside Reactor Bldg & in Isolable Portion of Reactor Primary Sys within Bldg PNO-II-88-015B, on 880229,licensee Informed NRC That 1 Mwt Pool Reactor Had Been Shutdown Due to Primary Coolant Leak Outside Containment.Two Leaks Identified.Util Plans to Isolate Leak & Test Further to Assure That Leak Is in Liner1988-03-24024 March 1988 PNO-II-88-015B:on 880229,licensee Informed NRC That 1 Mwt Pool Reactor Had Been Shutdown Due to Primary Coolant Leak Outside Containment.Two Leaks Identified.Util Plans to Isolate Leak & Test Further to Assure That Leak Is in Liner PNO-II-88-015A, analysis of Reactor Water Sample Indicates That Concentrations of Radionuclides Less than NRC Limit for Release to Unrestricted Area.Cold Leg Has Been Drained & Leg Currently Being Drained1988-03-0303 March 1988 PNO-II-88-015A:analysis of Reactor Water Sample Indicates That Concentrations of Radionuclides Less than NRC Limit for Release to Unrestricted Area.Cold Leg Has Been Drained & Leg Currently Being Drained PNO-II-88-015, on 880229,licensee Informed NRC That Unit,A 1 Mwt Pool Reactor Had Been Shut Down Due to Primary Coolant Leak Outside Containment.Region II Has Dispatched Both Health Physics & Operations Inspector to Review Event1988-03-0101 March 1988 PNO-II-88-015:on 880229,licensee Informed NRC That Unit,A 1 Mwt Pool Reactor Had Been Shut Down Due to Primary Coolant Leak Outside Containment.Region II Has Dispatched Both Health Physics & Operations Inspector to Review Event ML20150B2371988-02-23023 February 1988 Exam Rept 50-297/OL-88-01 on 880202-03.Exam Results:One of Two Reactor Operators Passed Written Exam & Operating Exam & Senior Reactor Operator Passed Both Exams PNO-V-88-013A, on 880114,reactor Bldg Overpressurization Occurred.Investigation Revealed That High/Low Pressure Trip Circuit for Train 'B' Fan Trip Circuit Inoperable.Licensee Continuing Investigation to Determine Root Cause1988-02-19019 February 1988 PNO-V-88-013A:on 880114,reactor Bldg Overpressurization Occurred.Investigation Revealed That High/Low Pressure Trip Circuit for Train 'B' Fan Trip Circuit Inoperable.Licensee Continuing Investigation to Determine Root Cause ML20235W0801987-10-0909 October 1987 Notice of Violation from Insp on 870929-30.Violation Noted: Operating Procedures for Radiation Control Not Written &/Or Followed for Listed Incidents ML20235W0881987-10-0707 October 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-03 on 870929-30.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Internal & External Exposure Control & Assessment,Control of Radioactive Matl & Contamination, Surveys,Monitoring & Transportation of Radioactive Matl ML20206D3851987-04-0202 April 1987 Notice of Violation from Insp on 870316-18 IR 05000297/19870011987-03-27027 March 1987 Insp Rept 50-297/87-01 on 870316-18.Violations Noted:Failure to Post Required Documents,Failure to Comply W/Dot Requirements for Transportation of Radioactive Matls & Failure to Verify Authorization of Intended Recipient IR 05000297/19860021986-06-0404 June 1986 Partially Withheld Insp Rept 50-297/86-02 on 860521-22 (Ref 10CFR2.790 & 73.21).No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plans & Procedures,Safeguards Events Repts & Low Strategic Significance SNM Fixed Physical Protection ML20211A4381986-05-19019 May 1986 Exam Rept 50-297/OL-86-01 on 860423-24.Exam Results:All Five Candidates Passed Oral & Written Exams IR 05000297/19860011986-05-14014 May 1986 Insp Rept 50-297/86-01 on 860414-18.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Biennial Research Reactor Insp,Including Logs & Records,Review & Audit, Requalification Training & Procedures IR 05000111/19820021982-04-21021 April 1982 IE Insp Repts 50-111/82-02 & 50-297/82-01 on 820315-19. Noncompliance Noted:Control Room Left Unattended & Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group Not Convened Semiannually ML20054H0981982-04-21021 April 1982 Notice of Violation from Insp on 820315-19 IR 05000160/19780041978-10-20020 October 1978 IE Inspec Repts 50-160/78-04, 50-276/78-02, 50-297/78-04 & 70-0386/78-04 on 780926-27 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Areas Inspec Incl:Nuc Matl Control & Accounting Procedures Review IR 05000297/19780031978-10-0202 October 1978 Inspec Rept 50-297/78-03 on 780817 During Which No Items of Noncompliance Were Noted.Major Area Inspected:Physical Security Plan 1999-03-02
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'+9 . . . . . ,o-Report No.: 50-297/86-01 Licensee: North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27607 Docket No.: 50-297 License No.: R-120 Facility Name: PULSTAR Reactor Inspection Conducted: April 14-18, 1986 Inspector: d na nu $!/ h 4 P. T. Burnett / / Date' Signed Approved by:
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Division of Reactor Safety S'JMMARY Scope: This routine, unannounced inspection was on site in the area of biennial research reactor inspectio Results: No violations or deviations were identified.
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REPORT DETAILS Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- P. J. Turinsky, Head - Department of Nuclear Engineering
- B. W. Wehring, Director - Nuclear Reactor Program
- D. Miller, Associate Director - Nuclear Reactor Program
- T. C. Bray, Reactor Operations Manager D. W. Morgan, Radiation Protection Officer S. J. Bilyj, Chief of Reactor Maintenance S. M. Grady, Chief Reactor Operator Other licensee employees contacted included Nuclear Engineering Department faculty, reactor operators, health physics technicians, and office personne * Attended exit interview Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on April 18, 1986, with those persons indicated in paragraph 1 above. The inspector described the areas inspected and discussed in detail the inspection finding No dissenting comments were received from the license The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided to or reviewed by the inspector during this inspection. The following inspector followup item was identified by the inspector and committed to by the licensee:
Inspector followup item 297/86-01-01: Establish a program for trending unidentified primary system water loss by October 18, 1986 - paragraph . Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters This subject was not addressed in the inspectio . Unresolved Items No unresolved item was identified during this inspectio . Biennial Inspection Items (40750) Logs and Records Operations logs for the periods June 13 to August 24, 1984 and January 20 to March 29, 1986 were reviewed. Over the many startups performed, the agreement between estimated critical position (ECP) and actual critical position (ACP) satisified the acceptance criterion of
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indicated by the N-16 monitor was always within the license limit of 1000 K Pool water purity was consistently high as evidenced by resistivity values ranging from 5 to 6 megohm Run sheets, the records of irradiations and reactor usage, were reviewed for the periods given above. All reactor usage was routine with no new experiments requiring special review or consideratio The startup and shutdown checklists for the above periods were reviewed and found to be complete and in order. The unscheduled scram and snutdown log was reviewed for the period December 2, 1983 to April 15, 198 During that period, there were 52 unscheduled shutdowns and scrams. The overwhelming majority were from operator ranging errors on the linear nuclear instrument channel, which generates a scram at full scale on every scale. Others came from loss of commercial power and instrument drift. Recognizing that all scrams come frome single rather than coincident scrams, as on power reactors, the scram rate does not appear excessiv The maintenance log was reviewed for the 1985 calendar year. None of the maintenace appeared to be of safety significance. However, the log and history reports were not filled out as completely as necessary to describe fully the the corrective action taken or when the maintenance was completed. At the exit interview, the licensee agreed to review 1 the practice in that are b. Review and Audit The Reactor Safety Advisory Committee (RSAG), a subcommittee of the Radiation Protection Council (RPC), met semi-annually between December 1983 and December 1985 to appraise the activities of the nuclear operations program. The most recent appraisal made use of the new Reactor Operations Checklist. The minutes and checklists completed by the individual committee members reflected far more than pro forma interest and review, which appears to resolve a concern identified in inspection 83-02. Another concern raised in inspection 83-02 was the use of advance changes to procedures based upon the approval of the nuclear operations administrator prior to review by the RP That practice has been abandone c. Requalification Traie,ing An active requalification training program was confirmed by review of posted lecture schedules, the on-the-job log of operator and checklist performance, and discussions with licensed personne .
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d. Procedures The Pulstar Operations Manual (POM) was reviewed along with the procedures for startup and shutdown of the reacto Special emphasis was placed upon review of procedures for calculating the estimated critical position (ECP) and shutdown margin (SDM). It was confirmed that these procedures used up-to-date information for the calculation The basic data come from the Pulstar Data Summary, Volume II for which revision 19, issued on September 4,1985, included the results of rod worth measurements on August 5,1985. The summary also provides the values of the reactivity worths of the experimental facilities.
T e. Surveillance Tests The following completed surveillance tests were reviewed:
(1) PS-4-01-2, PS-4-02-2, PS-4-03-2, and PS-4-04-2 were performed on July 12, 1984 to satisfy the requirement of Technical Specifica-tion 4.2.C to visually inspect the control rods biennial (2) PS-4-07-1(Revision 1), Fuel Inspection, was performed on July 12, 1984, to satisfy the biennial fuel inspection requirement of Technical Specification 4. (3) PS-3-01-4:S1 (Revision 1), Calormetric Power Calibration, was last performed on December 3,1985, to satisfy the requirements of Technical Specification 4. Prior to performing this test PS-1-10 (Revision 1), Calibration of Temperature Measuring Channels, and PS-2-03:S1, Calibration of Flow Measuring Channel, were completed. A review of the records sir:e May 1983 confirmed that these tests were performed, in each case, three to 15 days in advance of the power calibratio For the flow calibration a calibrated orifice is use The RTDs were calibrated in water baths against a standard thermomete It was confirmed that the standard current source used to calibrate the nuclear channels was routinely calibrated by a standards laboratory, which issued a certificate of calibratio A primary water log is maintained and water additions are recorded and plotted. However, that activity does not lead to any conclusion on primary system integrity, which prudence dictates should be monitored, although not required by the Technical Specification At the exit interview, the licensee committed to establish a program to monitor and trend unidentified water loss by comparing inventory changes with known losses such as pump seal leakage and water sampling and calculable losses such as evaporation to arrive at a periodic loss rat That program is to be in place within six months. This commitment will be tracked as Inspector Followup Item 297/86-01-01, Establish a program for trending unidentified primary system water loss by October 18, 198 __
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f In general, the surveillance procedures lacked detail in method and acceptance criteria and, hence, appeared to require a high degree of skill to perfor After this issue was raised, the licensee demonstrated that these procedural weaknesses had been recognized, and corrective action was in progres Drafts of several expanded procedures had been completed or were in active preparatio f. Experiments Currently authorized experiments are identified and described in the Projects Book. Nineteen different projects are or have been approved by the RP The Radiation Protection Officer issues letters identifying authorized project users by name and project numbe g. Radiation Protection The inspection confirmed that the fifteen fixed reactor building area monitors are calibrated annually. The calibrations were last performed in the _ period March to April 1985. They were scheduled to begin the week of April 21, 1986, which is within the allowed 15-month perio A monthly radiation survey of the reactor building, dated March 21, 1986, was posted on the doorway from the control room to the reactor bay. Contamination surveys of the reactor bay are performed three to four times per wee Six station dosimetry badges were read monthly by an independent contracto The contractors evaluation of deliberately exposed badges was within 10% of prediction in all cases in 1985.
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A review of the personal dosimetry records for ten persons, six operators, two users, and two health physicists, indicated that for 1985, the maximum monthly exposure was about 40 mrem, and the maximum annual dose was less than 200 mrem, h. Emergency Plan, Training, and Drills The Pulstar Emergency Plan (Revision 1), which was issued on January 1,
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current users of the facilities with the sound of the hor An unannounced emergency drill was conducted on August 27, 198 A review of the critiques of the drill showed it to be successful. It, like most of those that preceded it, simulated a spill of radioactive material. Considering the nature of the facility, a spill is the most likely emergency, but is far from the limiting even It was suggested
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to the licensee that some drill in the near future should simulate the design basis accident. The licensee stated that such a drill was being planne From June 11, 1985 to November 27, 1985, there were ten emergency training sessions conducted for 60 people from seven responding organizations. These included the state police, a local hospital, the fire department, the university public safety office and Wake County Emergency Management Office as well as the campus radiation protection office and the nuclear reactor progra No violations or deviations were identifie . Plant Tour A tour of the facility revealed all areas to be clean, uncluttered, and free of extraneous material. Access to all areas was well controlled. The conduct of several operators was observed on several occasions, and all were attentive to their dutie . Witnessing of an Experiment An experimental demonstration of reactivity coefficients for a class of utility operators was witnesse The reactor was made critical at 100 KW with forced convection cooling (500 gpm). A pair of thermocouples to measure inlet and outlet temperature was installed through one pair of coolant holes in a fuel assembl The primary pump was tripped, and the operator maintained power at 100 KW by withdrawing control rods in gan Inlet and outlet temperature were monitored as flow reversed from downward forced convection to upward natural convectio After natural convection flow had stabilized, forced downward convection was re-established without further operator interventio Power rapidly increased and stablized below the license limit. This latter action was a well-controlled simulation of the cold water acciden All aspects of the demonstration appeared to be well-planned and well-controlle .
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