ML023330383
| ML023330383 | |
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| Site: | 05000157, 05000097 |
| Issue date: | 11/20/2002 |
| From: | Aderhold H Cornell Univ |
| To: | Document Control Desk, NRC/FSME |
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| Download: ML023330383 (3) | |
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CORNELL u N I V E R 5 1 T Y Ward Center for Nuclear Sciences Tel: (607)255-3480 Ward Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853 Fax: (607)255-9417 November 20, 2002 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 RE: Annual Report for Facility Licenses #R-80 (Docket #50-157), and #R-89 (Docket #50-97)
Dear Sir:
The purpose of this report is to satisfy the reporting requirements of Section 50.59 of 10 CFR, Part 50, in respect to activities carried out utilizing the Cornell TRIGA Reactor (facility license R-80) and the Cornell Zero Power Reactor (ZPR) (facility license R-89) during the period beginning July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2002 TRIGA License R-80:
- 1. Operating Experience During the period reported herein, the TRIGA reactor was used primarily for the purpose of teaching and academic research, and for corporate testing, research and development.
- 2. Changes in Facility Design None
- 3. Changes in Procedures Standard Operating Procedures for the TRIGA reactor were changed to improve clarity and conform to a new format designed to facilitate checkout and calibration of the safety and control instrumentation. All changes have been reviewed and approved by the Ward Reactor Laboratory Safety Committee.
- 4. Surveillance Tests and Inspections All parameters and systems undergoing surveillance tests and inspections are determining to be within the specified limits.
- 5. Power Generation 89.8 Megawatt hours
- 6. Emergency Shutdowns None
- 7. Unintentional Scrams
- 1. Lingar power scram - switch set on manual instead of auto
- 8. Major Maintenance None
- 9. Radioactive Waste Release
- 1) Liquid waste -- < 579 jtCi (gross activity)
- 2) Gaseous waste - 90.3 mCi (argon-41)
- 10. Personnel Exposure No significant radiation exposure to personnel was experienced.
ZPR - License No. R-89:
- 1. Operating Experience On 2/12/97, the NRC issued Amendment No. 4 which removes the authority from the license to operate the reactor and authorizes possession - only of the reactor. The ZPR fuel had been removed from the reactor gridplate prior to that date, and the reactor has been in a shutdown/safe-storage condition since that time.
- 2. Change in Facility Design None
- 3. Changes in Procedures None
- 4. Surveillance Tests and Inspections All parameters and systems undergoing surveillance tests and inspections were determined to be within the specified limits.
- 5. Major Maintenance None
- 6. Radioactive Waste Release No measurable amount
- 7. Personnel Exposure No significant radiation exposure to personnel was experienced.
If any additional information is required concerning this report, please don't hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely Yours.,
Howard C. Aderhold Director WCNS, Cornell University 2
xc: Director, Office of Inspection and Enforement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I 475 Allendale Rd.
King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 WCNS, Cornell University 3