ML032320514

Apparent Reed Reactor Technical Specification Violation

ML032320514
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Site:	Reed College
Issue date:	08/05/2003
From:	Frantz S Reed College
To:	Hughes D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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REED COLLEGE Portland,Oregon 97202 REACTOR FACLITY August 5, 2003.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATN: Daniel E. Hughes, Operating Reactor Improvements Program Mail Stop 012-G13 Washington, D.C. 20555 RE: Apparent Reed Reactor Technical Specification Violation

Dear Mr. Hughes,

This letter is to report an apparent violation of the Reed Reactor Technical Specifications Reed Reactor Technical Specification E.3 states:

Each standard fuel element shall be visually inspected at least once every ten years. At least 1/5 of all the fuel elements of the core shall be inspected biennially. If indication of apparent

-deterioration or distortion is found, the fuel element(s) shall be removed from the core.

During a recent fuel inspection, we did not inspect fuel elements, which were not in the core at that time., We normally have four elements that are not in the core, two damaged elements and two spare used elements. Because they were not in the core, these elements were not inspected when they came due.

During our fuel leak investigation in the summer of 2003, one used element was put in the core to replace elements being investigated. Thus, we have one element in the core that was not inspected during the -past ten years.

We plan to inspect the two elements as soon as possible after we complete our fuel leak

_--  ;--;procedure. Thiswshould be-complete by Augst231.

We have amended our operating procedures to ensure that elements that are not in the core are inspected as scheduled.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely, Stephen rantz DirectorReedCollegeReactor Fax: (503) 777-7274 reactor@reed.edu

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