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oso Oregon State UNIVERSITY Radiation Center Oregon State University, 100 Radiation, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5903 T 541-737-2341 I F 541-737-0480 1http://ne.oregonstate.edulfacilities/radiation.center October 17, 2005 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

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Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor (OSTR)

Docket No. 50-243, License No. R-1 06 In accordance with section 6.7.e of the OSTR Technical Specifications we are hereby submitting the Oregon State University Radiation Center and TRIGA Reactor Annual Report for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.

The Annual Report continues the pattern established over the past few years by including information about the entire Radiation Center rather than concentrating primarily on the reactor. Because the report addresses a number of different interests, it is rather lengthy, but we have incorporated a short executive summary which highlights the Center's activities and accomplishments over the past year.

The executive summary indicates that the Radiation Center has had yet another successful and productive year. I would like to emphasize that the achievements of this last year would not have been possible without the support and assistance we received from the invaluable programs administered by the USDOE. In particular, the Reactor Sharing program and the University Research Reactor Upgrades program are very cost-effective in providing invaluable support to the university reactor community and its users.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on: 10 1/7 /o S Sincerely, D4ve /tr Director X0;)_

enclosure c: AlexanderAdams CraigBassett Ken Niles Edward Ray Sabah Randhawa John Cassady Rich Holdren Gary WJ'achs Shirley Campbell

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Annual Report of the Oregon State University Radiation Center and TRIGA Reactor July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005 To satisfy the requirements of:

A. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, License No. R-io6 (Docket No. 50-243),

Technical Specification 6.7(e).

B. Task Order No. 3, under Subcontract No. C84-110499 (DE-ACo7-76ERol953) for University Reactor Fuel Assistance-AR-67-88, issued by EG&G Idaho, Inc.

C. Oregon Department of Energy, OOE Rule No. 345-030-010.

Submitted by:

Steve R. Reese Director, Radiation Center Radiation Center Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5903 Telephone: (541) 737-2341 Fax: (541) 737-0480

Table of Con ten ts Part 1-Overv-ie-w Acknowledgements .............................. 11 Executive Summary .............................. 11 Introduction .............................. 12 Overview of the Radiation Center .............................. 13 History...................................................................................................... 14 Part II-People Professional and Research Faculty .............................. 19 OSU Graduate Students .............................. 22 Business, Administrative and Clerical Staff ................. ............. 23 Reactor Operations Staff.............................. 23 Radiation Protection Staff .............................. 23 Scientific Support Staff .............................. 24 Reactor Operations Committee .............................. 24 Part III-Facilities Research Reactor .............................. 27 Analytical Equipment .............................. 28 Radioisotope Irradiation Sources .............................. 29 Laboratories and Classrooms .............................. 29 Instrument Repair and Calibration Facility .............................. 30 Library .................................... 31 OSU Radiation center Annual Report, 2004-2005 5

Io Table of Contents (cotitinzud)

Part IV-Reactor Operating Statistics ............................ 39 Experiments Performed ............................ 39 Unplanned Shutdowns ............................ 41 Changes Pursuant to 1o CFR 50.59 ............................ 42 Surveillance and Maintenance ............................ 45 Part V-Radiation Protection Introduction ............................ 63 Environmental Releases ............................ 63 Liquid Effluents Released ............................ 63 Airborne Effluents Released ............................ 64 Solid Waste Released ............................ 64 Personnel Doses ............................ 65 Facility Survey Data ............................ 66 Environmental Survey Data ............................ 67 Gamma Radiation Monitoring ............................ 67 Soil, Water, and Vegetation Surveys ........... ................. 68 Radioactive Material Shipments ............................ 68 References ............................ 69 Part VI-Work Summary................................................................................................... 91 Teaching.................................................................................................... 91 Research and Service ............................ 91 PartVIl-'Words Documents Published or Accepted ............................ 129 Theses and Student Project Reports ............................ 137 Presentations ............................ 137 6 OSU Radiation Center-'tAnnuaI Report, 2004-2005

List of Tables Table Titlc page III.C.1 Gammacell 220 6oCo Irradiator Use ..................................................... 32 III.D.1 Student Enrollment in Courses Which Are Taught or Partially Taught at the Radiation Center ....................................... 33 IV.A.i OSTR Operating Statistics (Using the FLIP Fuel Core) ....................................... 46 IV.A.2 OSTR Operating Statistics with the Original (20% Enriched)

Standard TRIGA Fuel Core ................................................... 50 IV.A.3 Present OSTR Operating Statistics ................................................... 51 IV.A.4 OSTR Use Time in Terms of Specific Use Categories ........................................... 52 IV.A.5 OSTR Multiple Use Time ................................................... 52 IV.B.1 Use of OSTR Reactor Experiments .................. ................................. 53 IV.C.1 Unplanned Reactor Shutdowns and Scrams ................................................... 53 V.A.1 Radiation Protection Program Requirements and Frequencies .............. ............ 70 V.B.a.a Monthly Summary of Liquid Effluent Releases to the Sanitary Sewer ................. 71 V.B.1.b Annual Summary of Liquid Waste Generated and Transferred ........................... 72 V.B.2 Monthly Summary of Gaseous Effluent Releases ................................................. 73 V.B.3 Annual Summary of Solid Waste Generated and Transferred ............... .............. 74 V.C.1 Annual Summary of Personnel Radiation Doses Received .................................. 75 V.D.1 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located Within the TRIGA Reactor Facility .76 V.D.2 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located Within the Radiation Center .77 V.D.3 Annual Summary of Radiation Levels and Contamination Levels Observed Within the Reactor Facility and Radiation Center During Routine Radiation Surveys ........................................... 79 V.E.1 Total Dose Equivalent at the TRIGA Reactor Facility Fence ............................... 80 V.E.2 Total Dose Equivalent at the Off-Site Gamma Radiation Monitoring Stations .81 V.E.3 Annual Average Concentration of the Total Net Beta Radioactivity (Minus 3H) for Environmental Soil, Water, and Vegetation Samples . 82 OSU Radiation Center Arinual Report, 2004-2005 7

List of Tables (continitied)

Table Title Pan9c V.E.4 Average LLD Concentration and Range of LLD Values for Soil, Water and Vegetation Samples ............................................... 83 V.F.1 Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Originating From the TRIGA Reactor Facility's NRC License R-1o6 ................................... 84 V.F.2 Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Originating From the Radiation Center's State of Oregon License ORE 90005 ...............86 V.F.3 Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Exported Under NRC General License 10 CFR 110.23.86 VI.C.1 Institutions and Agencies Which Utilized the Radiation Center .95 VI.C.2 Graduate Student Research Which Utilized the Radiation Center .98 VI.C.3 Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies ................... 104 VI.C.4 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support OSU Departments ........... 119 VI.C.5 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support Other Agencies .120 VI.F.1 Summary of Visitors to the Radiation Center .121 List of Figures Figure Title Page IV.E.1 Monthly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form) .

IV.E.2 Quarterly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form) ................................ 55 IV.E.3 Semi-Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form) .............................. 57 IV.E.4 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form) ................................ 59 V.E.1 Monitoring Stations for the OSU TRIGA Reactor ................................ 60 V.D.1 Monitoring Station Map ................. 87 VI.C.4 Summary of the Types of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support the OSU TRIGA Reactor and the Radiation Center ........................ 118 8 OSU Radiation Center. Innital Report, 2004-2005,

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Many individuals and organizations help the Radiation Center succeed, Acknowledgments and in recognition of this, the staff of the Oregon State University (OSU) Ra-diation Center would like to extend its appreciation to all of those who con-tributed to the information and events contained in this report.

Oregon State University Research Office

"...without which we would not be." The unwavering support by John Cassidy, Rich Holdren and Jack Higginbotham is appreciated much more than they probably realize.

U. S. Department of Energy (USDOE)

The opportunities created through the Innovations in Nuclear Infra-structure and Education, University Reactor Use Share, and Univer-sity Instrumentation Grant programs have become immensely im-portant.

Oregon Department of Energy Ken Niles and his group continue to be THE state resource for radio-logical hazard and emergency policy. We sincerely appreciate our involvement with their important mission.

Oregon State Police and OSU Public Safety Security plays an important role in everything we do as of late. Lt.

Phil Zerzan has been particularly helpful in developing and imple-menting new plans this past year. His understanding and ability to recognize the big picture is invaluable.

John Ringle, Art Johnson, and Bob Nelson These three individuals played an enormous role in the development of the revised Safety Analysis Report submitted to the USNRC earlier this year. In addition to their past service to the Radiation Center, their influence should be felt for at least another 20 years.

We have had a few new faces join us in the last year, including Leah Minc, Dina Pope, and Heather Rangner. Although they have been here for only a short time, all of them have contributed to making the Radiation Cen-ter a better place to work. We truly welcome them!

The data from this reporting year shows that the use of the Radiation Executive Center and the Oregon State TRIGA reactor (OSTR) has continued to grow Summary in many areas.

The Radiation Center supported 68 different courses this year, mostly in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics.

About 35% of these courses involved the OSTR. The number of OSTR hours used for academic courses and training was 55, while 1,435 hours0.00503 days 0.121 hours 7.19246e-4 weeks 1.655175e-4 months were used for research projects. Seventy-seven percent of the OSTR research hours were in support of off-campus research projects, reflecting the use of the OSTR nationally and internationally. Radiation Center users published or submitted 84 articles this year, completed 7 theses/dissertations, and made OSURadiationCenterAnmnal Report, 2004-2005; 11

11 69 presentations on work that involved the OSTR or Radiation Center. The number of samples irradiated in the reactor during this reporting period was 3661. Funded OSTR use hours comprised 93% of the research use.

III Personnel at the Radiation Center conducted 132 tours of the facility, accommodating 2,159 visitors. The visitors included elementary, middle school, high school, and college students; relatives and friends; faculty; cur-rent and prospective clients; national laboratory and industrial scientists and engineers; and state, federal and international officials. The Radiation Center is a significant positive attraction on campus because visitors leave with a good impression of the facility and of Oregon State University.

The Radiation Center projects database continues to provide a useful fl way of tracking the many different aspects of work at the facility. The num-ber of projects supported this year was 188. Reactor related projects com-prised 76% of all projects. The total research supported by the Radiation Center, as reported by our researchers, was $5,281,239. The actual total is 1I likely considerably higher. This year the Radiation Center provided service to 50 different organizations/ institutions, 43% of which were from other states and 14% of which were from outside the U. S. and Canada. So while it the Center's primary mission is local, it is also a facility with a national and international clientele.

The Radiation Center web site provides an easy way for potential users to 11 evaluate the Center's facilities and capabilities as well as to apply for a pro-ject and check use charges. The address is: http://www.ne.orst.edu/

facilities/radiationcenter.

I1 It Introduction The current annual report of the Oregon State University Radiation Cen-ter and TRIGA Reactor follows the usual format by including information 11 relating to the entire Radiation Center rather than just the reactor. How-ever, the information is still presented in such a manner that data on the re-actor may be examined separately, if desired. It should be noted that all an-11 nual data given in this report covers the period from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. Cumulative reactor operating data in this report relate only to the FLIP-fueled core. This covers the period from August 1, 1976 through June 30, 2005. For a summary of data on the reactor's original 20% en-N riched core, the reader is referred to Table IV.A.2 in Part IV of this report or to the 1976-77 Annual Report if a more comprehensive review is needed. N In addition to providing general information about the activities of the Radiation Center, this report is designed to meet the reporting requirements of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U. S. Department of En- Iti ergy, and the Oregon Department of Energy. Because of this, the report is divided into several distinct parts so that the reader may easily find the sec-tions of interest.

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The Radiation Center is a unique facility which serves the entire OSU Overview of campus, all other institutions within the Oregon University System, and The Radiation many other universities and organizations throughout the nation and the world. The Center also regularly provides special services to state and fed-Center eral agencies, particularly agencies dealing with law enforcement, energy, health, and environmental quality, and renders assistance to Oregon indus-try. In addition, the Radiation Center provides permanent office and labora-tory space for the OSU Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics, the OSU Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and for the OSU nuclear chemistry, radiation chemistry, geochemistry and radio-chemistry programs. There is no otheruniversityfacility with the com-bined capabilitiesof the OSU Radiation Center in the western half of the United States.

Located in the Radiation Center are major items of specialized equip-ment and unique teaching and research facilities. They include a TRIGA Mark II research nuclear reactor; a 60Co gamma irradiator; a large number of state-of-the art computer-based gamma radiation spectrometers and as-sociated germanium detectors; and a variety of instruments for radiation measurements and monitoring. Specialized facilities for radiation work in-clude teaching and research laboratories with instrumentation and related equipment for performing neutron activation analysis and radiotracer stud-ies; laboratories for plant experiments involving radioactivity; a facility for repair and calibration of radiation protection instrumentation; and facilities for packaging radioactive materials for shipment to national and interna-tional destinations.

A major non-nuclear facility housed in the Radiation Center is the one-quarter scale thermal hydraulic advanced plant experimental (APEX) test facility for the Westinghouse AP600 and APiooo reactor designs. The AP600 and APlooo are next-generation nuclear reactor designs which in-corporate many passive safety features as well as considerably simplified plant systems and equipment. APEX operates at pressures up to 400 psia and temperatures up to 45oEF using electrical heaters instead of nuclear fuel. All major components of the AP600 and APlooo are included in APEX and all systems are appropriately scaled to enable the experimental meas-urements to be used for safety evaluations and licensing of the full scale plant. This world-class facility meets exacting quality assurance criteria to provide assurance of safety as well as validity of the test results.

Also housed in the Radiation Center is the Advanced Thermal Hydraulics Research Laboratory (ATHRL), which is used for state-of-the-art two-phase flow experiments, and the Nuclear Engineering Scientific Computing Labo-ratory.

The Radiation Center staff regularly provides direct support and assis-tance to OSU teaching and research programs. Areas of expertise commonly involved in such efforts include nuclear engineering, nuclear and radiation chemistry, neutron activation analysis, radiation effects on biological sys-tems, radiation dosimetry, environmental radioactivity, production of short-lived radioisotopes, radiation shielding, nuclear instrumentation, emergency response, transportation of radioactive materials, instrument calibration, radiation health physics, radioactive waste disposal, and other related areas.

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'I In addition to formal academic and research support, the Center's staff provides a wide variety of other services including public tours and instruc-tional programs, and professional consultation associated with the feasibil-ity, design, safety, and execution of experiments using radiation and radio-active materials.

iji Ii History A brief chronology of the key dates and events in the history of the OSU Ra-diation Center and the TRIGA reactor is given below:

.June 1964 Completion of the first phase of the Radiation Center, consisting of 32,397 1j square feet of office and laboratory space, under the direction of founding July 1964 Director, C. H. Wang.

Transfer of the o.1 W AGN 201 reactor to the Radiation Center. This reactor (Ii was initially housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and first went critical in January, 1959.

October 1966 Completion of the second phase of the Radiation Center, consisting of 9,956 square feet of space for the TRIGA reactor and associated laboratories and offices.

11 March 1967 Initial criticality of the Oregon State TRIGA Reactor (OSTR). The reactor was licensed to operate at a maximum steady state power level of 250 kW and was fueled with 20% enriched fuel.

October 1967 Formal dedication of the Radiation Center. ID August 1969 OSTR licensed to operate at a maximum steady state power of 1 MW, but could do so only for short periods of time due to lack of cooling capacity. Ill OSTR cooling capacity upgraded to allow continuous operation at 1 MW.

.June 1971 April 1972 OSTR Site Certificate issued by the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council.

III September 1972 OSTR area fence installed.

11 December 1974 AGN-201 reactor permanently shut down.

March 1976 Completion of 1600 square feet of additional space to accommodate the rap-idly expanding nuclear engineering program.

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'July 1976 OSTR refueled with 70% enriched FLIP fuel. I Completion of a second 16oo square feet of space to bring the Radiation July 1977 Center complex to a total of 45,553 square feet. 'Ii January 1980 Major upgrade of the electronics in the OSTR control console.

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AGN-201 reactor decommissioned and space released for unrestricted use. July 1980 Shipment of the original 20% enriched OSTR fuel to Westinghouse Hanford June 1982 Company.

C. H. Wang retired as director. C. V. Smith became new director. December 1984 Director C. V. Smith left to become Chancellor of the University of Wiscon- August 1986 sin-Milwaukee. A. G. Johnson became new Director.

AGN-201 components transferred to Idaho State University for use in their December 1988 AGN-201 reactor program.

OSTR licensed power increased to 1.1 MW. December 1989 Installation of a 7000 Ci 6 0Co Gammacell irradiator. June 19go 25th anniversary of the OSTR initial criticality. March 1992 Start of APEX plant construction. November 1992 Retirement of Director A. G. Johnson. B. Dodd became new Director. June 1994 APEX inauguration ceremony. August 1994 Major external refurbishment: new roof, complete repaint, rebuilt parking August 1995 lot, addition of landscaping and lighting.

B. Dodd left on a leave of absence to the International Atomic Energy September 1998 Agency. S. E. Binney became new Director.

Installation of the Argon Production Facility in the OSTR. January 1999 Completion of ATHRL facility brings the Radiation Center complex to a total April 1999 of 47,198 square feet.

S. E. Binney retired. J. F. Higginbotham became interim director. July 2002 A. C. Kein became new director. October 2002 Neutron Radiography Facility completed. October 2004 A. C. Kein left on leave of absence to Idaho National Laboratory. S.R Reese April 2005 became new Director.

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Part II People

531E-CP 3IL1E This section contains a listing of all people who were residents of the Ra-diation Center or who worked a significant amount of time at the Center during this reporting period.

It should be noted that not all of the faculty and students who used the Radiation Center for their teaching and research are listed. Summary infor-mation on the number of people involved is given in Table VI.C.i, while indi-vidual names and projects are listed in Tables VI.C.2 and VI.C.3.

Binney, Stephen E., Director Emeritus, Radiation Center Professional Professor Emeritus, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics and

Conrady, Michael R., Faculty Research Assistant, Research Analytical Support Manager, Radiation Center Faculty Craig, A. Morrie, Professor College of Veterinary Medicine Daniels, Malcolm, Professor Emeritus Chemistry Duringer, Jennifer, Research Associate College of Veterinary Medicine Groome, John T., Faculty Research Assistant ATHRL Facility Operations Manager Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics

Hamby, David, Professor Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Hart, Lucas P., Faculty Research Associate Chemistry

Higginbotham, Jack F., Director, Oregon Space Grant Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics

Higley, Kathryn A., Professor Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Johnson, Arthur G., Director Emeritus, Radiation Center Professor Emeritus, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Keller, S. Tood, Interim Reactor Administrator/Reactor Operator Radiation Center

OSTR usersforresearchand/orteaching OSURadiationCenterArnmalReport, 2004-2005 19

Klein, Andrew C., Director, Radiation Center Department Head, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics

Krane, Kenneth S., Professor Emeritus Physics Lafi, Abd Y., Assistant Professor Senior Research (Courtesy Appointment)

ATHRL Research Analyst Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics

Loveland, Walter D., Professor Chemistry

Menn, Scott A., Senior Health Physicist Radiation Center

Minc, Leah, Assistant Professor Senior Research Radiation Center They can because they

Palmer, Todd S., Associate Professor think they can.. Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Virgil

Paulenova, Alena, Assistant Professor Senior Research Radiation Center Popovich, Milosh, Vice President Emeritus Oregon State University

Reese, Steven R., Reactor Administrator/Director Radiation Center Reyes, Jr., Jose N., ATHRL Principal Investigator Department Head, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Ringle, John C., Professor Emeritus Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Robinson, Alan H., Department Head Emeritus Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics

Schmitt, Roman A., Professor Emeritus Chemistry

Schiitfort, Ervin G., Faculty Research Assistant Radiation Center OSTR usersforresearchand/or teaching Ii 20 OSU Radialim CenterAnmnmal Rcport, 2004-2005

Wachs, Gary, Reactor Supervisor Radiation Center Wang, Chih H., Director Emeritus, Radiation Center Professor Emeritus, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Walker, Karen, Research Assistant College of Veterinary Medicine Woods, Brian, Assistant Professor Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Wu, Qiao, Associate Professor Nuclear Engineer and Radiation Health Physics Young, Roy A., Professor Emeritus Botany and Plant Pathology OSTR usersfor research and/or teaching OSURadiationCenterAnnial Report, 2004-2005 21

I II Name Abel, Kent Degree, Prograqm PhD, Nuclear Engineering Advisor J. N. Reyes .1 Ashbaker, Eric MS, Radiation Health Physics S. R. Reese Bak, Alysse MS, Radiation Health Physics K.A. Higley "11 Bentley, Blair MA, Radiation Health Physics K A. Higley Brumley, Willis MS ,Radiation Health Physics K. A. Higley Bruso, Jason MS, Nuclear Engineering A. Paulenova Bytwerk, David MS, Radiation Health Physics K A. Higley Courville, Alicia D. M. Hamby Darrett, Jeannine MS, Radiation Health Physics K. A. Higley Frey, Wesley MS, Radiation Health Physics J. F. Higginbotham Gambone, Cindy MS, Nuclear Engineering T. S. Palmer & S. R. Reese Gambone, Kimberly MS, Radiation Health Physics D. M. Hamby Hooda, Benny MS, Radiation Health Physics K. A. Higley Huang, Zhongliang PhD, Nuclear Chemistry W. D. Loveland Keller, S. Todd MS, Nuclear Engineering T.S. Palmer Oregon State UNIVERSITY Kim, Dong W.

Lee, Dongyoung PHD, Nuclear Engineering MENg, Nuclear Engineering Q. Wu Q. Wu Lobach, Sergiy PhD, Nuclear Engineering A. Paulenova Lopez, Alejandro MS, Radiation Health Physics D. M. Hamby Maloy, Kyle MS, Radiation Health Physics D. M. Hamby & T. S. Palmer Misner, Alex MS, Nuclear Engineering K.A. Higley & D. M. Hamby Naik, Radhika PhD, Nuclear Chemistry W. D. Loveland Napier, Bruce Nes, Razvan PhD, Radiation Health Physics D. M. Hamby PhD, Nuclear Engineering T. S. Palmer H!

Newman, Errol MS, Radiation Health Physics D. M. Hamby Palotay, Josh MS, Radiation Health Physics K A. Higley Rafie, Frank PhD, Radiation Health Physics K A. Higley Rajan, Ajith MS, Radiation Health Physics D. M. Hamby Robinson, Adam MS, Nuclear Engineering B. Woods Rodriguez, John MS, Radiation Health Physics K.A. Higley Sabbarwall, Piyush MS, Nuclear Engineering Q.Wu Schilling, Raymond MS, Radiation Health Physics K.A. Higley Schubring, DuWayne MS, Nuclear Engineering J. N. Reyes Slauson, Marjorie MS, Radiation Health Physics K. A. Higley Smith, Angela MS, Radiation Health Physics K. A. Higley Sprunger, Peter PhD, Physics W. D. Loveland Staples, Christopher MS, Physics K. Krane Stewart, H. Michael Jr. MS, Radiation Health Physics D.M. Hamby Tack, Krystina MS, Radiation Health Physics K.A. Higley Tavakoli, Farsoni PhD, Radiation Health Physics D. M. Hamby Yao, You PhD, Nuclear Engineering Q.Wu Yoo, Yeon-Jong PhD, Nuclear Engineering J. N. Reyes Young, Eric MS, Nuclear Engineering J. N. Reyes OSU RadiationCenterA inual Rcport, 2004-2005 11

Andrew Klein, Director (7-1-04 to 2-28-05) Administrative, OSU Radiation Center Business and Clerical Steve Reese, Acting Director (3-01-05 to 4-30-05) Staff Director (5-1-05)

OSU Radiation Center Shirley Campbell, Business Manager Radiation Center and Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Robin Keen, Administrative Assistant Radiation Center and Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Erin Cimbri, Custodian Teresa Culver, Office Specialist ATHRL-Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics JoanStueve, Office Specialist Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Julie Dolan, Office Specialist Media and Communications Assistant LaVon Mauer, Office Specialist Radiation Center Andrew Klein, Director (7-1-04 to 2-28-05) Reactor Steve Reese, Director (3-o1-os-present) Operations Steve Reese, Reactor Administrator (7-1-04 to 2-28-05) Staff S. Todd Keller, Interim Reactor Administrator (3-01-04-present)

Gary Wachs, Reactor Supervisor, Senior Reactor Operator Steven Smith, Senior Reactor Operator S. Todd Keller, Senior Reactor Operator 4 46 Scott Menn, Senior Health Physicist Radiation Jim Darrough,Health Physicist Protection Emily Doughtry, Physics Monitors (Student) Staff Benjamin Fahlgren,Physics Monitors (Student)

Ceris Hamilton, Health Physics Monitors (Student)

Emily Hertel, Physics Monitors (Student)

Jesse Juarez, Health Physics Monitors (Student)

SarahKleeb, Health Physics Monitors (Student)

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Scientific Mike Conrady, Analytical Support Manager Support Staff Alena Paulenova, Radiochemistry Research Manager Leah Minc, Neutron Activation Analysis Manager I

Steve Smith, Scientific Instrument Technician Erwin Schiitfort, Research Projects Assistant 1I Matthew Conrady, Nuclear Instrumentation Support (Student)

DonaldCoomes, Nuclear Instrumentation Support (Student)

Corey Darrough,Nuclear Instrumentation Support (Student)

Katherine Gray, Neutron Activation Analysis Technicians (Student)

Mike Kennedy (Student)

KonradKuleska (Student)

It' IL Reactor Operations Committee 11 Name Affiliation IF John Ringle, Chair Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Steve Binney Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Ralf Busch Mechanical Engineering RainierFarmer DavidHamby Radiation Safety Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics II Todd Keller Radiation Center Andrew Klein Radiation Center and Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Scott Menn Radiation Center Todd Palmer Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics H Wade Richards McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center/NIST Steve Reese Radiation Center I Annette Von Jouanne Electrical and Computer Engineering Gary Wachs Radiation Center It 24 OSU Radiation CenterAmnnl Report, 2004-2005

Part III Fora dcuties

F.a C i I iEti%A The Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor (OSTR) is a water-cooled, Research swimming pool type of research reactor which uses uranium/zirconium hy- Reactor dride fuel elements in a circular grid array. The reactor core is surrounded by a ring of graphite which serves to reflect neutrons back into the core. The core is situated near the bottom of a 22-foot deep water-filled tank, and the tank is surrounded by a concrete bioshield which acts as a radiation shield and structural support.

The reactor is licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate at a maximum steady state power of 1.1 MW and can also be pulsed up to a peak power of about 2500 MW.

The OSTR has a number of different irradiation facilities including a pneumatic transfer tube, a rotating rack, a thermal column, four beam ports, five sample holding (dummy) fuel elements for special in-core irradiations, an in-core irradiation tube, and a cadmium-lined in-core irradiation tube for experiments requiring a high energy neutron flux. The OSTR also has an Argon Irradiation Facility for the production of 41Ar.

The pneumatic transfer facility enables samples to be inserted and removed from the core in four to five seconds. Consequently this facility is normally used for neutron activation analysis involving short-lived radionu-clides. On the other hand, the rotating rack is used for much longer irra-diation of samples (e.g., hours). The rack consists of a circular array of 40 tubular positions, each of which can hold two sample tubes. Rotation of the rack ensures that each sample will receive an identical irradiation.

The reactor's thermal column consists of a large stack of graphite blocks which slows down neutrons from the reactor core in order to increase thermal neutron activation of samples. Over 99% of the neutrons in the thermal column are thermal neutrons. Graphite blocks are removed from the thermal column to enable samples to be positioned inside for irradiation.

The beam ports are tubular penetrations in the reactor's main concrete shield which enable neutron and gamma radiation to stream from the core when a beam port's shield plugs are removed. One of the beam ports con-tains the Argon Production Facility for production of curie levels of 41Ar.

The other beam ports are available for a variety of experiments.

If samples to be irradiated require a large neutron fluence, especially from higher energy neutrons, they may be inserted into a dummy fuel ele-ment. This device will then be placed into one of the core's inner grid posi-tions which would normally be occupied by a fuel element. Similarly sam-ples can be placed in the in-core irradiation tube (ICIT) which can be in-serted in the same core location.

The cadmium-lined in-core irradiationtube (CLICIT) enables samples to be irradiated in a high flux region near the center of the core.

The cadmium lining in the facility eliminates thermal neutrons and thus per-mits sample exposure to higher energy neutrons only. The cadmium-lined end of this air-filled aluminum irradiation tube is inserted into an inner grid position of the reactor core which would normally be occupied by a fuel ele-ment. It is the same as the ICIT except for the presence of the cadmium lin-ing.

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-- 5t*ll The twvo main uses of the OSTR are instruction and research.

Instruction Instructional use of the reactor is twofold. First, it is used significantly for classes in Nuclear Engineering, Radiation Health Physics, and Chemistry at both the graduate and undergraduate levels to demonstrate numerous 1 principles which have been presented in the classroom. Basic neutron be-havior is the same in small reactors as it is in large power reactors, and many demonstrations and instructional experiments can be performed using the OSTR which cannot be carried out with a commercial power reactor.

Shorter-term demonstration experiments are also performed for many un-dergraduate students in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology classes, as well as for visitors from other universities and colleges, from high schools, and from public groups.

The second instructional application of the OSTR involves educating re-actor operators, operations managers, and health physicists. The OSTR is in

-d a unique position to provide such education since curricula must include hands-on experience at an operating reactor and in associated laboratories.

The many types of educational programs that the Radiation Center provides are more fully described in Part VI of this report.

During this reporting period the OSTR accommodated a number of dif-ferent OSU academic classes and other academic programs. In addition, portions of classes from other Oregon universities were also supported by the OSTR. Table llI.D.i, provides detailed information on the use of the OSTR for instruction and training.

Research The OSTR is a unique and valuable tool for a wide variety of research applications and serves as an excellent source of neutrons and/or gamma radiation. The most commonly used experimental technique requiring reac-tor use is instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). This is a particu-larly sensitive method of elemental analysis which is described in more de-tail in Part VI.

IL The OSTR's irradiation facilities provide a wide range of neutron flux levels and neutron flux qualities which are sufficient to meet the needs of most researchers. This is true not only for INAA, but also for other experi-mental purposes such as the 39Ar/40Ar ratio and fission track methods of age dating samples.

&o IL Analytical The Radiation Center has a large variety of radiation detection instru-Equipment mentation. This equipment is upgraded as necessary, especially the gamma ray spectrometers with their associated computers and germanium detec-tors. Additional equipment for classroom use and an extensive inventory of portable radiation detection instrumentation are also available.

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Radiation Center nuclear instrumentation receives intensive use in both teaching and research applications. In addition, service projects also use these systems and the combined use often results in 24-hour per day sched-ules for many of the analytical instruments. Use of Radiation Center equip-ment extends beyond that located at the Center and instrumentation may be made available on a loan basis to OSU researchers in other departments.

The Radiation Center is equipped with a 1,644 curie (as of 7/27/01) Radioisotope Gammacell 220 6 0Co irradiator which is capable of delivering high doses of Irradiation gamma radiation over a range of dose rates to a variety of materials. Sources Typically, the irradiator is used by researchers wishing to perform muta-tion and other biological effects studies; studies in the area of radiation chemistry; dosimeter testing; sterilization of food materials, soils, sedi-ments, biological specimen, and other media; gamma radiation damage studies; and other such applications. In addition to the 6 0Co irradiator, the Center is also equipped with a variety of smaller 6 0Co, 137Cs, 2 2 6 Ra, pluto-nium-beryllium, and other isotopic sealed sources of various radioactivity levels which are available for use as irradiation sources.

During this reporting period there was a diverse group of projects using the 6'Co irradiator. These projects included the irradiation of a variety of biological materials including different types of seeds. In addition, the irra-diator was used for sterilization of several media and the evaluation of the radiation effects on different materials. Table III.C.1 provides use data for the Gammacell 220 irradiator.

The Radiation Center is equipped vith a number of different radioactive Laboratories material laboratories designed to accommodate research projects and and classes offered by various OSU academic departments or off-campus groups. Classrooms Instructional facilities available at the Center include a laboratory espe-cially equipped for teaching radiochemistry and a nuclear instrumentation teaching laboratory equipped with modular sets of counting equipment which can be configured to accommodate a variety of experiments involving the measurement of many types of radiation. The Center also has two stu-dent computer rooms equipped with a large number of personal computers and UNIX workstations.

In addition to these dedicated instructional facilities, many other re-search laboratories and pieces of specialized equipment are regularly used for teaching. In particular, classes are routinely given access to gamma spectrometry equipment located in Center laboratories. A number of classes also regularly use the OSTR and the Reactor Bay as an integral part of their instructional coursework.

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There are two classrooms in the Radiation Center which are capable of holding about 35 and 18 students, respectively. In addition, there are two smaller conference rooms and a library suitable for graduate classes and the-sis examinations. As a service to the student body, the Radiation Center also provides an office area for the student chapters of the American Nuclear So-ciety and the Health Physics Society.

This reporting period saw continued high utilization of the Radiation Center's thermal hydraulics laboratory. This laboratory is being used by Nu-clear Engineering faculty member to accommodate a one-quarter scale model of the Palisades Nuclear Power reactor. The multi-million dollar ad-vanced plant experimental (APEX) facility was fully utilized by the U. S. Nu-clear Regulatory Commission to provide licensing data and to test safety sys-tems in "beyond design basis" accidents. The fully scaled, integral model APEX facility uses electrical heating elements to simulate the fuel elements, operates at 45oEF and 400 psia, and responds at twice real time. It is the only facility of its type in the world and is owned by the U. S. Department of Energy and operated by OSU. In addition, a new building, the Air-water Test Loop for Advanced Thermal-hydraulics Studies (ATLATS), was con-structed next to the Reactor Building in 1998. Two-phase flow experiments are conducted in the ATLATS. Together APEX and ATLATS comprise the Advanced Thermal Hydraulics Research Laboratory (ATHRL).

All of the laboratories and classrooms are used extensively during the academic year. A listing of courses accommodated at the Radiation Center during this reporting period along with their enrollments is given in Table III.D.1.

Instrument The Radiation Center has a facility for the repair and calibration of es-Repair and sentially all types of radiation monitoring instrumentation. This includes Calibration instruments for the detection and measurement of alpha, beta, gamma, and Facility neutron radiation. It encompasses both high range instruments for measur-ing intense radiation fields and low range instruments used to measure envi-IL ronmental levels of radioactivity.

The Center's instrument repair and calibration facility is used regularly throughout the year and is absolutely essential to the continued operation of the many different programs carried out at the Center. In addition, the ab-sence of any comparable facility in the state has led to a greatly expanded instrument calibration program for the Center, including calibrationof es-sentially all radiationdetection instruments used by state andfederal agencies in the state of Oregon. This includes instruments used on the OSU lI campus and all other institutions in the Oregon University System, plus in-struments from the Oregon Health Division's Radiation Protection Services, the Oregon Department of Energy, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission, the Oregon Health Sciences University, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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The Radiation Center has a library containing significant collections of Library texts, research reports, and videotapes relating to nuclear science, nuclear engineering, and radiation protection.

The Radiation Center is also a regular recipient of a great variety of pub-lications from commercial publishers in the nuclear field, from many of the professional nuclear societies, from the U. S. Department of Energy, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other federal agencies. There-fore, the Center library maintains a current collection of leading nuclear re-search and regulatory documentation. In addition, the Center has a collec-tion of a number of nuclear power reactor Safety Analysis Reports and Envi-ronmental Reports specifically prepared by utilities for their facilities.

The Center maintains an up-to-date set of reports from such organiza-tions as the International Commission on Radiological Protection, the Na-tional Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, and the Interna-tional Commission on Radiological Units. Sets of the current U.S. Code of Federal Regulations for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S.

Department of Transportation, and other appropriate federal agencies, plus regulations of various state regulatory agencies are also available at the Cen-ter.

The Radiation Center videotape library has over one hundred tapes on nuclear engineering, radiation protection, and radiological emergency re-sponse topics. In addition, the Radiation Center uses videotapes for most of the technical orientations which are required for personnel working with radiation and radioactive materials. These tapes are produced, recorded, and edited by Radiation Center staff, using the Center's videotape equip-ment and the facilities of the OSU Communication Media Center.

The Radiation Center library is used mainly to provide reference mate-rial on an as-needed basis. It receives extensive use during the academic year. In addition, the orientation videotapes are used intensively during the beginning of each term and periodically thereafter.

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Table III.C.1

!t Gammacell 220 60Co Irradiator Use (i118 Ci: 7/1/04)

Purpose of Irradiation Samples Dose Range (rads)

Number of Use Time Irradiations (hours)

Iit wood, stents, soil, 2.0 x 104 IL Sterilization bioflex strips, flower seeds, to 44 medical devices, mouse diet, syringes 40~106 1521 IL anticancer vaccine, spleen to 17 0 Biological Studies cellsto1 3.0 x IL 103 pollen, bean seeds, flower 5.0 x 103 Botanical Studies seeds , fo w to 37 13 seeds8.oX 104 Material Evaluation electronic components, minerals, silicon polymers, 5.0 x 104 to 11 1572 It grape seed cork and oil 7.0 x 107 Totals 96 3,106 IL Material Iii Evaluation

[I Botanical Studies

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Table III.D.i Student enrollment in courses which are taughtor artiallv taught at the Radiation Center Course CjQffit Course Title I om 200a4 I

Number of Students Fal 2004 Winter 2005 Spring 2005 Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Department Courses Introduction to Nuclear Engi-NE/RHP1l4* 2 neering and Radiation Health - 29 - -

Physics Introduction to Nuclear Engi-NE/RHP115 2 neering and Radiation Health - - 24 -

P hy ics__ _ _ _ __ _ _ _

Introduction to Nuclear Engi-NE/RHPli6* 2 neering and Radiation Health - - - 23 Physics NE/RHP234 4 Nuclear and Radiation Physics I - 39 - -

NE/RHP235 4 Nuclear and Radiation Physics II - - 36 -

NE/RHP236* 4 Nuclear Radiation Detection and --- 3 NE/RHP236* 4~ Instrumentation 35 ME319 3 ~Societal Aspects of Nuclear -- 8 NE31g 3 Technology 81 NE/RHP4o1 1-16 Research - - - 1 NE4o5H 1-i6 R&C/Used Nuclear Fuel: Gar-

__________ _ bage or Gold NE405 1-16 Reading and Conference - - - -

RHP405 1-16 Reading and Conference - - - -

NE/RHP4o6 1-16 Projects 1 4 5 6 NE/RHP407 1 Nuclear Engineering Seminar - 28 30 30 NE/RHP41o 1-12 Internship 3 4 2 6 NE/RHP415 2 Nuclear Rules and Regulations - 28 - -

NE416** 4 Radiochemistry - - 1 NE450 3 ST/ Nuclear Medicine - - -

NE451** 4 Neutronic Analysis and Lab I - 12 -

NE452** 4 Neutronic Analysis and Lab II - - 16 -

NE453** 4 Neutronic Analysis and Lab III -

NE457** 3 Nuclear Reactor Laboratory NE467 4 Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hy-draulics_ _

15_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

NE474 4 Nuclear Systems Design I 16 -

NE475 4 Nuclear Systems Design II 16 ST Special Topics

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Student enrollment in courses which are taught or partially taught at the Radiation Center U

Number of Students Course Creit Course Title SFan 2004 200.

inter 2005 Sp[ile 2005 1[

NE/RHP479 1-4 Individual Design Project U

NE/RHP481 4 Radiation Protection 24 -

NE/RHP482* 4 Applied Radiation Safety 19 RHP483 4 Radiation Biology 'Ii RHP487 3 Radiation Biology - -

RHP488 NE/RHP49o 3

4 Radioecology Radiation Dosimetry 4

- 18 IL RHP493 RHP 493 NE/RH P499 3

1-16 Non-reactor

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Radiation Protec-St/Environmental Aspects Nu-U

_____________ _ - clear Systems NE/RHP5ol NE/RHP5o3 1-16 1

Research Thesis 2

2 5

8 2

15 1I NE/RHP5o0 1-16 Reading and Conference 1 - 1 NE/RHPso6 1-16 Projects - -

NE/R-P5o7/6o7 NE/RHP51o 1

1-12 Nuclear Engineering Seminar Internship 3

23 19 i6 IL NE/RHPT55 2 Nuclear Rules and Regulations - 15 -

NE526 3 Computational Methods for Nu- - 8

______________ clear Reactors _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

NE/RHP535 NE/RHP539 3

3 3_ _

Nuclear Radiation Shielding ST/Nuclear Physics for Engi-neers and Scientists 9

9 IL Hi-Level Radioactive Waste Management NE/RHP543 NE/RHP549 3

3 Low Level Waste Ill NE55o 3 Nuclear Medicine - -

NES51** 4 Neutronic Analysis and Lab I - 3 -

NE552** 4 Neutronic Analysis and Lab II - - 2 -

NE553** 4 Neutronic Analysis and Lab III - - 7

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Table III.D.i (continued) btuaent enrollment in courses wnicn are taugnt or artiaiiytaugnt at tne caaiation ;enter Number of Students Course credt Course Title Sinwr Fall . sing -nta 20204 2005 2005 NE557** 3 Nuclear Reactor Laboratory - - -

NE559 ST/Nuclear ReactorAnalysis: - - -

1 Criticality Safety_____ ____

Advanced Nuclear Reactor l 2 NEs67 4 Thermal Hydraulics NE568 3 Nuclear Reactor Safety - 5 - -

NE569 1-3 ST/Thermal Hydraulic Instu- - - 7 NEsg Nu r Smentation 7 NE574 4 Nuclear Systems Design I - 3 NE575 4 Nuclear Systems Design II- 3 NE/RHP581 4 Radiation Protection - 8 - -

NE/RHlsWz* 4 Applied Radiation Safety - -8 RHP583 4 Radiation Biology - - 11 NE585 3 Environmental Aspects Nuclear =

______________System s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

RHPs85 3 Environmental Aspects Nuclear

_____________System s_ _ _ _ _

NE/RHP586 3 Advanced Radiation Dosimetry - - -

RHP588 3 Radioecology - 8 -

RHP89 1 ST/Radiation Protection and RH5g91-3 RiskAssessment I RHP593 3 tNon-Reactor Radiation Protec-RHP593____ 3 tion__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

NIE599 1 ST/Principles of Nuclear Medi-NE599 1 ~~~cine__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

NE/RHP6o0 1-16 Research - - -

NE/RHP603 i-16 Thesis 1 9 11 10 NE/RHP605 1-16 Reading and Conference - - - -

RHP61o 1-12 Internship NE654 3 Neutron Transport Theory NE667 3 Advanced Thermal Hydraulics 2 ST Special Topics

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$1 IL nln Table III.D.1 (continued) 5tudietnt enrnllment in cou1rseP Which are taught nr nnrtiallv taight at thp Rifint tion Center Number of Students Course Cledit Course Title Summner Fall Witer Spring 2004 2(X)4 ".ZoMos 1 2=05 Courses from Other OSU Departments CH123* General Chemistry - - - 285 11 CH222* 5 General Chemistry (Science 290 -

Majors)

CH225H Honors General Chemistry 37 CH462* 3 Experimental Chemistry HI 16 Laboratory ENGR331 4 Momentum, Energy and Mass 99 Transfer GEO300 PH202 3

5 Environmental Conservation General Physics 140

-- 246 IL Courses from Other Institutions GS1o5* I LBCC I General Science l 35 l Note: This table does not include the thesis courses from other OSU departments (see table VI.C.2)

ST Special Topics

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FPart- IV Reactor

Reactor Reactor power generation for the operating period between July 1, 2004 Operating and June 30, 2005 totaled 973 kWH of thermal power. This is equal to 40.1 Status MWD of generation, and results in a cumulative thermal output by the OSTR FLIP core of 11o8 MWD from August 1976 through June 30, 2005.

The productivity of the reactor irradiation facilities is based on reactor operation in relation to use categories. Greater productivity is achieved by utilizing a greater number of irradiation facilities at the same time. Tables IV.A.3 through 5 provide this years detail on reactor use and other tracked data.

A normal nine-hour, five-day per week schedule sets the total available reactor operating hours. Critical reactor operation averaged 47.6 % of each day. Of the 2277 total available annual operating hours, 1084 hours0.0125 days 0.301 hours 0.00179 weeks 4.12462e-4 months were at power, 485 hours0.00561 days 0.135 hours 8.01918e-4 weeks 1.845425e-4 months were spent conducting facility startup and shutdown op-eration, 392 hours0.00454 days 0.109 hours 6.481481e-4 weeks 1.49156e-4 months were expended for maintenance and sample decay delays and 316 hours0.00366 days 0.0878 hours 5.224868e-4 weeks 1.20238e-4 months the reactor was not operating for reasons other than listed above.

Table IV.A.1 provides information related to the OSTR annual energy production, fuel usage and use requests. Table IV A.2 summarizes statistics for the original 20% enriched fuel loading.

Approved Experiments Experiments During the current reporting period there were nine approved reactor Performed experiments available for use in reactor-related programs. These are listed below.

A-1 Normal TRIGA Operation (No Sample Irradiation).

B-3 Irradiation of Materials in the Standard OSTR Irradiation Facilities.

B-11 Irradiation of Materials Involving Specific Quantities of Ura-nium and Thorium in the Standard OSTR Irradiation Facili-ties.

B-12 Exploratory Experiments.

B-23 Studies Using TRIGA Thermal Column.

B-29 Reactivity Worth of Fuel.

B-31 TRIGA Flux Mapping.

B-32 Argon Production Facility.

B-33 Irradiation of Combustible Liquids in Rotating Rack.

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Of these available experiments, three were used during the reporting pe-riod. Table IV.B.i provides information related to the frequency of use and the general purpose of their use.

inactive Experiments Presently 32 experiments are in the inactive file. This consists of experi-ments which have been performed in the past and may be reactivated. Many of these experiments are now performed under the more general experi-ments listed in the previous section. The following list identifies these 32 inactive experiments.

A-2 Measurement of Reactor Power Level via Mn Activation.

A-3 Measurement of Cd Ratios for Mn, In, and Au in Rotating Rack. L A-4 Neutron Flux Measurements in TRIGA.

A-5 Copper Wire Irradiation.

A-6 In-core Irradiation of LiF Crystals.

A-7 Investigation of TRIGA's Reactor Bath Water Temperature Coefficient and High Power Level Power Fluctuation. IL B-1 Activation Analysis of Stone Meteorites, Other Meteorites, and Terrestrial Rocks.

B-2 Measurements of Cd Ratios of Mn, In, and Au in Thermal Column. L B-4 Flux Mapping.

B-5 In-core Irradiation of Foils for Neutron Spectral Measure-ments.

B-6 Measurements of Neutron Spectra in External Irradiation Fa-cilities.

B-7 Measurements of Gamma Doses in External Irradiation Fa-cilities. IL B-8 Isotope Production.

B-9 Neutron Radiography.

B-io Neutron Diffraction.

B-13 This experiment number was changed to A-7.

B-14 Detection of Chemically Bound Neutrons.

B-15 This experiment number was changed to C-1.

B-16 Production and Preparation of '8F.

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B-17 Fission Fragment Gamma Ray Angular Correlations.

B-18 A Study of Delayed Status (n, () Produced Nuclei.

B-19 Instrument Timing via Light Triggering.

B-20 Sinusoidal Pile Oscillator.

B-21 Beam Port #3 Neutron Radiography Facility.

B-22 Water Flow Measurements Through TRIGA Core.

B-24 General Neutron Radiography.

B-25 Neutron Flux Monitors.

B-26 Fast Neutron Spectrum Generator.

B-27 Neutron Flux Determination Adjacent to the OSTR Core.

B-28 Gamma Scan of Sodium (TED) Capsule.

B-3o NAA of Jet, Diesel, and Furnace Fuels.

C-1 PuO2 Transient Experiment.

There were four unplanned reactor shutdowns during the current report- Unplanned ing period. A scram occurs when the control rods drop in as a result of an Shutdowns automatic trip or as a result of the operator pushing the manual trip button.

Due to unusual conditions or operational anomalies of a less critical nature, the reactor may also be secured by manual rod insertion. Table IV.C.1 con-tains a summary of the unplanned scrams, including a brief description of the cause of each.

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' _ ILqK Changes The information contained in this section of the report provides a sum-Pursuant mary of the changes performed during the reporting period under the provi-to lo CFR 50.59 sions of lo CFR 50.59. For each item listed, there is a brief description of the action taken and a summary of the applicable safety evaluation.

lo CFR 50.59 Changes to the Reactor Facility (Evaluated) 03-06, 0.4-03, 04-05 andl 04-o6, Construction and allerations to the Neu-tron Radiography Facility Description This series of evaluations cover the construction, alterations and configura-IL tion plans for the new radiography facility built on the Beam Port #3 center-line. Construction changes coincided with changes in construction methods It and operating characteristics maturing with the projected mission of the fa-cility. A pour-in-place and modular mix was finally decided on. Interlocks and operating restrictions were initially developed and interim measures agreed upon to conduct initial component testing while awaiting the arrival of ordered components. The final installation and testing of the system and its interlocks was based on accumulated actual operating knowledge. IL Safety Analysis The possibility of high radiation level outside the shield structure was evalu-ated. External scram inputs, door interlocks and the impact of consuming free reactor building volume were examined to ensure that no adverse ef-I fects were created.

IL 04-02, Conduit Penetration of the D-1o4 Wall 0J Description The addition of instrument and power cable conduit penetrations are peri-odically necessary for upgrading instrument installation with in the control room and the surrounding spaces. These conduit penetrations in the reactor building wall allow cables to be routed in a more efficient and unobstructed IL manner.

Safety Analysis Properly sealed conduit penetrations retain the integrity of the reactor build-ing volume consistent with leakage currently present around doors and other penetrations.

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05-0i, Neutron Radiography Facility Radiation Field Measurement Description Radiation levels adjacent to the NRF doors when open at power will be measured to allow meaningful set points for the installed ARMs to be deter-(~

mined.

Safety Analysis Administrative control for this assessment was determined to fall under "strict supervision by safety-cognizant staff members." Power will be raised slowly and constant monitoring at the highest activity areas will be continu-ously conducted.

05-04, Removal of Calibration Requirement for the Left Hand Drawer Temperature Meter Description One of the original dual function meters used on the operating console has the ability to display information from two different measuring channels.

© When not selected to monitor fuel temperature (normal condition), this me-ter acts to display log power of the reactor. Requirements for calibration of this meter were removed from the calibration sheet.

Safety Analysis The instrument is redundant and not used operationally. Additionally, the instrument is not part of the scram circuit and, therefore, would not de-crease reactor safety.

05-05, Replacement of the Primaiy Water Level Monitor Description Replacement of the current optical level sensors with a continuously indicat-ing "sono" type level probe was screened for IoCFR5o.59 evaluation and de-termined to meet one of the screening criteria. Past experiences with the optical type probes revealed a tendency to generate spurious alarms due to bubble buildup on the probes due to dissolved gases in the primary water.

The use of the reflected sound detector which generates a continuous level indication in the control room was adopted instead.

Safety Analysis Although the safety analysis revealed no adverse impact, the system altera-tion constituted a change to the described SCC system and was included in the evaluation process.

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ILa-it 10 CFR 50.59 Changes to the Reactor Facility (Screened)

Screen 05-0 l, Reactor Bay Wall Penetrations Description A penetration of the south wall of the Reactor Bay was needed for the instal-lation of a conduit. This conduit carries signal cable between the console IL and reactor instrumentation. This change did not require an evaluation.

Justification The change will not adversely affect the confinement building design func-tion, effectiveness, or design basis. Because of the small size of the penetra-tion, the leakage rate will not measurably increase and the structural integ-rity of the wall will not be diminished.

IL Screen 0,5-02, Replacement of the Primary Tank Water Level Monitor IL Description The primary tank water level monitoring system needed to be replaced with a 'sono" type monitoring instrument. The old system was based upon opti-cal light sensors which were susceptible to false positive alarms due to the formation of air bubbles on the housing of the instrument. The new system eliminated the false alarms and provides continuous level indication to the operator in the control room in addition to the high and low water level alarms. This change did require an evaluation.

Justification The new system involves a new method of performing the measurement. It therefore automatically requires an evaluation to be performed.

Screens 05-03 and 05-04, Addition of Aleclhanical Stops for the Left Hand Drawer Swvitches Description The mechanical stops (notched washers) for three switches on the Left Hand IL Drawer of the reactor console were discovered to be bent and inoperable.

This allowed the operator to move the switches to undefined positions and rendering the associated monitoring instruments inoperable. This modifica-tion simply involved using the original mechanical stops by straightening the notch such that it functions as intended. Only one mechanical stop was needed on each switch. This change did not require an evaluation.

Justification The intent of this activity was to prevent to operator from moving any of the above three switches into an unmarked and inoperable position. This re-turned the three switches to their original condition. The change could not adversely affect the function of the instruments.

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10 CFR 50.59 Changes to Reactor Procedures Numerous changes to procedures related to reactor operation were prompted by facility changes and the periodic review of the Reactor Opera-tions Committee (ROC).

For additional information regarding these changes, or copies of the changes, contact the OSTR Operations staff.

04-o8, Revision to OSTROPs 6, 11 and 12 Description Changes to OSTROPs 6 and 11 corrected grammatical and reference errors noted during the ROC review process. OSTROP 12 changes involved the al-0 teration to the procedure for removing the Transient rod operating mecha-nism for control rod removal during inspection The new procedure elimi-nated the need for disconnecting the control rod connecting rod coupling below the mechanism, reducing the effort and possibility of loss of small parts within the reactor core.

Safety Analysis No impacts on safety criteria were noted. This change updates the proce-dure to reflect current facility operations.

05-02, Changes to OSTROP 6 Description This change adds the lo CFR 50.59 Screening Process to the OSTR Adminis-trative Procedure. Describes how and which changes are to be handled un-der the new process.

Safety Analysis Complies with new criteria for regulatory review process.

05-03, Clhanges to OSTROP i8 Description Provided for the encapsulation of samples using a sealed aluminum con-tainer rather than a welded aluminum container. Many experimenters' sam-0 ples are unable to withstand the high temperatures associated with welding.

Approved sealant is available for this purpose.

Safety Analysis No impacts on safety criteria were noted. This change updates the proce-dure to reflect current facility operations.

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- IL4-II Surveillance Non- Routine Maintenance and August 2004 Maintenance Added cellular phone to control room communications system as backup to emergency communications repertoire.

First look at construction of core model parts. IL Installation and configuration of the Neutron Radiography Facility contin-ued throughout this period.

September 2004 SIT installed new brackets for holding upgraded RONAN alarm panel. IL November 2004 Facility Services replaced bearings on D 100 control room exhaust fan.

January 2005 IL Replaced reactor bay supply system heater coil due to leak.

March 2005 SIT re-engineered sample retrieval pole and reel assembly to eliminate slip ring problems of the past.

April 2005 IL Pacific Power called to repair phase to ground fault on 4160 VAC feeder line from street transformer. IL May2005 Cleaned and lubricated unloader valves on the Corkin air compressor.

Valves were failing to properly control output air pressure. IL SIT installed new type of reactor tank level indicator using "sono" type of detector.

June 2005 Replaced SHIM rod nylon bearings with Teflon type due to binding on draw tube. IL Experienced problem with safe channel power indicator due to failure of the test switch mechanical stops. Internal mechanical stops adjusted on three console switches to correct improper operation.

Routine Surveillance and Maintenance The OSTR has an extensive routine surveillance and maintenance (S&M) program. Examples of typical SWA checklists are presented in Figures IV.E.i through IV.E.4. Items identified by shading are required by the OSTR technical specifications.

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I_ I [ I _- . - I- -I I I --- I I - I r-- I -- I--- 1 ---- I r-- Table IV.A.i OSTR Operating Statistics (Using the FLIP Fuel Core)

July 1, 1977 July 1, 1978 July 1, 1979 July 1, 980 July 1,1i981 July 1, 1982 July 1,1983 Operational August 1, 1976 Through Through Through Through Through Through Jhrune30 Data Through June 30, June 30, June30, June3o, June 30, June 30, 1984 for June 30,1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 18 IFLIP Core Operating Hours 875 819 458 875 1255 1192 1095 1205 (critical)

Megawatt 451 496 255 571 1005 999 931 943 Hours Megawatt 19.0 20.6 io.6 23.8 41.9 41.6 38.8 39.3 D ays _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

GUams 23eU 24.0 25.9 13.4 29.8 52.5 52.4 48.6 49.3 Hours at Full Power 401 481 218 552 998 973 890 929 (1 MW)

Numbers of Fuel Ele-ments 85 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Added or Removed (-)

Number of Irradiation 44 375 329 372 348 408 396 469 Requests

Table IV.A.i (continued)

OSTR Operating Statistics (Using the FLIP Fuel Core)

Operational July 1, 985 July 1, 1986 July 1, 1987 July 1,1988 July 1, 1989 July 1, 1990 Ju 1.1984 July 1, 1991 Data ThrougJy Through Through Through Through Through Through Through for Through June 30, Junc 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 1992 FLIP Core Jue3,18 986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Operating Hours 1205 1208 1172 1352 1170 1136 1094 1158 (critical)

Megawatt 946 1042 993 1001 1025 1013 928 1002 Hours Megawatt 39-4 43-4 41.4 41.7 42.7 42.2 38.6 41.8 D ays__ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _

Used 49.5 54.4 51.9 52.3 53.6 53.0 48.5 52.4 Hours at Full Power 904 1024 980 987 1021 1009 909 992 (1 MW)

Numbers of Fuel Ele-ments 0 0 0 -2 0 -1,+1 -1 0 Added or Removed (-)

Number of Irradiation 407 403 387 373 290 301 286 297 Requests

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Table IV.A.i (continued)

OSTR Operating Statistics (Using the FLIP Fuel Core)

Operational July I 99zJuly 1, 1993 July 1, 1994 July 1, 1995 July 1, 1996 July 1, 1997 July 1, 1998 July 1, 1999 Data for ul ,u99 Through Through Through Through Through Through Through FLIP Core June 30,1993 June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Operating Hours ii8o 1248 1262 1226 1124 1029 1241 949 (critical)

Megawatt 1026 1122 1117 1105 985 927 1115 852 Hours MeDgaysatt 42.7 46.7 46.6 46.o 41.0 38.6 46.5 35.5 Grams 2U 53.6 58.6 58.4 57.8 51.5 48.5 58.3 44.6 Used Hours at Full Power 1000 1109 1110 1101 980 921 1109 843 (1 MW)

Numbers of Fuel Elements 0 0 0 -1(5) 1, +(7) 0 -1°) 0 Added or Re-moved (-)

Number of Irradiation 329 303 324 268 282 249 231 234 Requests

Table 1V.A.i (continued)

OSTR Operating Statistics (Using the FLIP Fuel Core)

July 1, 2001 July 1, 2002 July 1,2003 July 1, 2004 July 1, 2005 July 1,2006 JY 1,2007 July 1, 2008 Operational Through Through Through Through Through Through Through Through Data for June 30, Junc 30, June 30, Junc 30, June 30, Junc 30, Junc 30, June 30, FLIP Core 2002 2003 2004 2005 2oo6 2007 2008 2009 Operating Hours 12 109718 (critical) 1029 1100977 1084 Megawatt Hours 917 1025 966 973 Megawatt Days 38.2 42.7 40.2 40.1 Grams 235U Used 47.7 50.5 48.0 Hours at Full Power 912 1025 965 972 (1 MW)

Numbers of Fuel Elements Added or -1(5) 0 -1(5) 0 Removed (-)

Number of Irradia- 239 215 207 279 tion Requests23212027 i . II r- r- P== ;=== ;:=

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Data Mhrough Jul i, 68 Jhrou9 Apr 1, 70 Apr l, 71 Apr 1, 72 Apr i, 73 Apr 1, 74 Apr i, 75 Apr 1, 76 for20% rou T Through Through Through Through Through Through Through Through March 67 Enriched Jun 30, 69 70r3 ' Mar 31,71 Mar31, 72 Mar31, 73 Mar 31,74 Mar 31,75 Mar 31,76 Jul 26,76 Through Core 70July 76 Operating Hours (critical) 904 61o 567 855 598 954 705 563 794 353 6903 Megawatt 117.2 102.5 138.1 223.8 195.1 497.8 335.9 3215 408.0 2553.0 Hours 117.2 102.580 33 23.

Megawatt Days 4.9 4.3 5.8 9.3 8.1 20.7 14.1 13.4 17.0 9.0 106.4 Grams Used 2eU 6.1 5.4 7.2 11.7 10.2 26.0 17.6 16.8 21.4 10.7 133.0 Hours at Full Power 429 369 58 - -- - - -- - - 856 (250 kW)

Hours at Full Power - __ 20 23 100 401 200 291 460 205 1700 (1 MM Number of Fuel 70 Elements (Initial) 2 13 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 94 Added to Cor ita)e 3 Number of Irra-diation Re- 429 433 391 528 347 550 452 396 357 217 4100 quests Number of 202 236 299 102 98 249 109 183 43 39 1,560 Pulses

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~I Table 1V.A.3 Present OSTR Operating Statistics Operational Data Annual Values Cumulative Values FLIP Core (2004/2005) for FLIP Core MWH of energy produced 973 26,625 MWD of energy produced 40.1 1,108.3 Grams 235U used 55.7 1,383.8 Number of fuel elements added to (+) or 0 78 + 3 FFCR(l removed from (-) the core Number of pulses 25 1,409 Hours reactor critical 1084 26,404 Hours at full power (i MW) 972 26,203 Number of startup and shutdown checks 240 7,897 Number of irradiation requests processed 279 9,254 Number of samples irradiated 1674 114,504 (1) Fuel FollowerControl Rod. These numbers representthe core loading at the end of this reportingperiod.

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Table IV.A.4 OSTR Use Time in Terms of Specific Use Categories Cumulative Values for OSTR Use Category (hours) FLP Core (hours)(hours)

Teaching (departmental 55 13,247 and others)(1)

OSU Research 324 10,107 Off-campus research 1,111 21,431 Forensic services 0 234(2)

Reactor preclude time 933 23,645 Facility time(3) 57 7,174 Total Reactor Use Time 2,480 75,838 (i) See Tables III.A.i andIII.D.iforteaching statistics (reactortours are not logged as use).

(2) Priorto the 1981-1982 reportingperiodforensicservices were groupedunder another use category and the cumulative hours have been compiled beginning with the 1981-1982 report.

(3) The time OSTR spent operatingto meetNRCfacility license requirements.

Table IV.A.5 OSTR Multiple Use Time Cumulative Values Number of Users (hours) for FIUP Core (hours)(hours)

Two 383 5,831 Three 59 1,861 Four 9 646 Five 0 149.5 Six 59 Seven 0 12 Total Multiple Use Time 451 8,558.5 OSURadiationCenterAnnual Report, 2004-2005 53

LIe IL IL Table IV.B.i Use of OSTR Reactor Experiments III

m Experiment Number Research Teaching Forensic NRC License Requirement Other Total II A-1 11 8 0 5 0 24 B-3 217 3 0 0 0 220 B-23 2 0 0 0 0 2 IL B-31 B-32 30 3

0 0

30 3

IL Total 263 11 0 5 0 279 IL IL IL Table IV.C.1 Unplanned Reactor Shutdowns and Scrams IL Type of Event Occurrences Cause of Event IL Manual Reactor Scram 1 Manual operator scram following loss of off-site power II Manual Reactor Scram R Stack monitor filter failure alarm - not cleared. Required drive to be adjusted to clear alarm.

IL Period Scram Period scram during rod calibration procedure (normal core, Shim rod) due to noise immedi-IL c1 ately following manual scram of regulating rod. IL Safety channel failed to increase while raising Manual Reactor reactor power. Manual reactor scram at -50%

Scram 1 power. Cause determined to be inoperable safety channel caused by switch misalignment.

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Peart V lRa dciation FProte c tio n

Protection The purpose of the radiation protection program is to ensure the safe use Introduction of radiation and radioactive material in the Center's teaching, research, and service activities, and in a similar manner to ensure the fulfillment of all regulatory requirements of the State of Oregon, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other regulatory agencies. The comprehensive nature of the program is shown in Table V.A.1, which lists the program's major radia-tion protection requirements and the performance frequency for each item.

The radiation protection program is implemented by a staff consisting of a Senior Health Physicist, a Health Physicist, and several part-time Health Physics Monitors (see Part II.F). Assistance is also provided by the reactor operations group, the neutron activation analysis group, the Scientific In-strument Technician, and the Radiation Center Director.

The data contained in the following sections have been prepared to com-ply with the current requirements of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Facility License No. R-io6 (Docket No. 50-243) and the Technical Specifica-tions contained in that license. The material has also been prepared in com-pliance with Oregon Department of Energy Rule No. 345-30-010, which re-quires an annual report of environmental effects due to research reactor op-erations.

Within the scope of Oregon State University's radiation protection pro-gram, it is standard operating policy to maintain all releases of radioactivity to the unrestricted environment and all exposures to radiation and radioac-tive materials at levels which are consistently "as low as reasonably achiev-able" (ALARA).

The annual reporting requirements in the OSTR Technical Specifications Environmental state that the licensee (OSU) shall include "a summary of the nature and Releases amount of radioactive effluents released or discharged to the environs be-yond the effective control of the licensee, as measured at, or prior to, the point of such release or discharge." The liquid and gaseous effluents re-leased, and the solid waste generated and transferred are discussed briefly below. Data regarding these effluents are also summarized in detail in the designated tables.

Liquid Effluents Oregon State University has implemented a policy to reduce the volume Liquid Effluents of radioactive liquid effluents to an absolute minimum. For example, water Released used during the ion exchanger resin change is now recycled as reactor makeup water. Waste water from Radiation Center laboratories and the OSTR is collected at a holdup tank prior to release to the sanitary sewer.

Whenever possible, liquid effluent is analyzed for radioactivity content at the time it is released to the collection point. However, liquids are always ana-lyzed for radioactivity before the holdup tank is discharged into the unre-stricted area (the sanitary sewer system). For this reporting period, the Ra-OSURadiationCenterAnnualReport, 2004-2005 65

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IL diation Center and reactor made one liquid effluent release to the sanitary sewer. All Radiation Center and reactor facility liquid effluent data pertain-ing to this release are contained in Table V.B.i.a.

Liquid Waste Generated and Transferred Liquid waste generated from glassware and laboratory experiments is transferred by the campus Radiation Safety Office to its waste processing facility. The annual summary of liquid waste generated and transferred is contained in Table V.B.i.b.

Airborne Airborne effluents are discussed in terms of the gaseous component and Effluents the particulate component. IL Released. Gaseous Effluents Gaseous effluents from the reactor facility are monitored by the reactor stack effluent monitor. Monitoring is continuous, i.e., prior to, during, and after reactor operations. It is normal for the reactor facility stack effluent monitor to begin operation as one of the first systems in the morning and to cease operation as one of the last systems at the end of the day. All gaseous effluent data for this reporting period are summarized in Table V.B.2.

Particulate effluents from the reactor facility are also monitored by the reactor facility stack effluent monitor. IL Particulate Effluents Evaluation of the detectable particulate radioactivity in the stack effluent It confirmed its origin as naturally-occurring radon daughter products, within a range of approximately 3 x 10 -11 9iCi/m1 to i x 1o-9 pCi/ml. This particu-late radioactivity is predominantly 214Pb and 214Bi, which is not associated with reactor operations.

There was no release of particulate effluents with a half life greater than eight days and therefore the reporting of the average concentration of radio-active particulates with half lives greater than eight days is not applicable.

IL aces IL Solid WVaste Data for the radioactive material in the solid waste generated and trans-Released ferred during this reporting period are summarized in Table V.B.3 for both the reactor facility and the Radiation Center. Solid radioactive waste is rou-tinely transferred to OSU Radiation Safety. Until this waste is disposed of by the Radiation Safety Office, it is held along with other campus radioactive waste on the University's State of Oregon radioactive materials license.

Solid radioactive waste is disposed of by OSU Radiation Safety by trans- I fer to the University's radioactive waste disposal vendor, Thomas Gray Asso-ciates, Inc., for burial at its installation located near Richland, Washington. IL 66 OSU RadiationGenterA rinul Rcport, 2004-2005 IL

The OSTR annual reporting requirements specify that the licensee shall Personnel present a summary of the radiation exposure received by facility personnel Doses and visitors. For the purposes of this report, the summary includes all Ra-diation Center personnel who may have received exposure to radiation.

These personnel have been categorized into six groups: facility operating personnel, key facility research personnel, facilities services maintenance personnel, students in laboratory classes, police and security personnel, and visitors.

Facility operating personnel include the reactor operations and health physics staff. The dosimeters used to monitor these individuals include quarterly TLD badges, quarterly track-etch/albedo neutron dosimeters, monthly TLD (finger) extremity dosimeters, and pocket ion chambers.

Key facility research personnel consist of Radiation Center staff, faculty, and graduate students who perform research using the reactor, reactor-activated materials, or using other research facilities present at the Center.

The individual dosimetry requirements for these personnel will vary with the type of research being conducted, but will generally include a quarterly TLD film badge and TLD (finger) extremity dosimeters. If the possibility of neu-tron exposure exists, researchers are also monitored with a track-etch/

albedo neutron dosimeter.

Facilities Services maintenance personnel are normally issued a gamma sensitive electronic dosimeter as their basic monitoring device. A few Facili-ties Services personnel who routinely perform maintenance on mechanical or refrigeration equipment are issued a quarterly Xf(y) TLD badge and other dosimeters as appropriate for the work being performed.

Students attending laboratory classes are issued quarterly XP(G) TLD badges, TLD (finger) extremity dosimeters, and track-etch/albedo or other neutron dosimeters, as appropriate.

Students or small groups of students who attend a one-time laboratory demonstration and do not handle radioactive materials are usually issued a gamma sensitive electronic dosimeter. These results are not included with the laboratory class students.

OSU police and security personnel are issued a quarterly Xp(y) TLD badge to be used during their patrols of the Radiation Center and reactor facility.

Visitors, depending on the locations visited, may be issued a gamma sen-sitive electronic dosimeters. OSU Radiation Center policy does not normally allow people in the visitor category to become actively involved in the use or handling of radioactive materials.

An annual summary of the radiation doses received by each of the above six groups is shown in Table V.C.i. There were no personnel radiation expo-sures in excess of the limits in lo CFR 20 or State of Oregon regulations dur-ing the reporting period.

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Facility Survey Data The OSTR Technical Specifications require an annual summary of the radiation levels and levels of contamination observed during routine surveys performed at the facility. The Center's comprehensive area radiation moni-IL toring program encompasses the Radiation Center as well as the OSTR, and therefore monitoring results for both facilities are reported. IL Area Radiation Dosimeters Area monitoring dosimeters capable of integrating the radiation dose are located at strategic positions throughout the reactor facility and Radia-tion Center. All of these dosimeters contain at least a standard personnel-type beta-gamma film or TLD pack. In addition, for key locations in the re-actor facility and for certain Radiation Center laboratories a CR-39 plastic track-etch neutron detector has also been included in the monitoring pack-age.

The total dose equivalent recorded on the various reactor facility dosime-ters is listed in Table V.D.1 and the total dose equivalent recorded on the Ra-diation Center area dosimeters is listed in Table V.D.2. Generally, the char-

-l acters following the Monitor Radiation Center (MRC) designator show the room number or location. IL Routine Radiation and Contamination Surveys The Center's program for routine radiation and contamination surveys consists of daily, weekly, and monthly measurements throughout the TRIGA reactor facility and Radiation Center. The frequency of these surveys is IL based on the nature of the radiation work being carried out at a particular location or on other factors which indicate that surveillance over a specific area at a defined frequency is desirable.

IL The primary purpose of the routine radiation and contamination survey program is to assure regularly scheduled surveillance over selected work ar- IL eas in the reactor facility and in the Radiation Center, in order to provide current and characteristic data on the status of radiological conditions. A second objective of the program is to assure frequent on-the-spot personal 11 observations (along with recorded data), which will provide advance warn-ing of needed corrections and thereby help to ensure the safe use and han-dling of radiation sources and radioactive materials. A third objective, which is really derived from successful execution of the first two objectives, IL is to gather and document information which will help to ensure that all phases of the operational and radiation protection programs are meeting the goal of keeping radiation doses to personnel and releases of radioactivity to the environment "as low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA).

The annual summary of radiation and contamination levels measured IL during routine facility surveys for the applicable reporting period is given in Table V.D.3. IL RR 2IL 68 OSU Radiallion Cenlter Annu1tal Report, 2004-2005>I

The annual reporting requirements of the OSTR Technical Specifications Environmental include "an annual summary of environmental surveys performed outside Survey Data the facility."

On-site Monitoring Gamma Monitors used in the on-site gamma environmental radiation monitoring Radiation program at the Radiation Center consist of the reactor facility stack effluent monitor described in Section V.B.2 and nine environmental monitoring sta-Monitoring tions.

During this reporting period, each fence environmental station utilized an LIF TLD monitoring packet supplied and processed by Global Dosimetry Solutions, Inc. Service (GDS), Irvine, California. Each GDS packet con-tained three LIF TLDs and was exchanged quarterly for a total of 1o8 sam-ples during the reporting period (9 stations x 3 TLDs per station x 4 quar-ters). The total number of GDS TLD samples for the reporting period was io8. A summary of the GDS TLD data is also shown in Table V.E.1.

From Table V.E.i it is concluded that the doses recorded by the dosime-ters on the TRIGA facility fence can be attributed to natural back-ground radiation, which is about 110 mrem per year for Oregon (Refs. 1, 2).

Off-site Monitoring The off-site gamma environmental radiation monitoring program con-sists of twenty monitoring stations surrounding the Radiation Center (see Figure V.E.2) and six stations located within a 5 mile radius of the Radiation Center.

Each monitoring station is located about four feet above the ground (MRCTE 21 and MRCTE 22 are mounted on the roof of the EPA Laboratory and National Forage Seed Laboratory, respectively). These monitors are ex-changed and processed quarterly, and the total number of TLD samples dur-ing the current one-year reporting period was 240 (20 stations x 3 chips per station per quarter x 4 quarters per year). The total number of GDS TLD samples for the reporting period was 204. A summary of GDS TLD data for the off-site monitoring stations is given in Table V.E.2.

After a review of the data in Table V.E.2, it is concluded that, like the do-simeters on the TRIGA facility fence, all of the doses recorded by the off-site dosimeters can be attributed to natural background radiation, which is about 110 mrem per year for Oregon (Refs. 1, 2).

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11 Soil, Water and The soil, water, and vegetation monitoring program consists of the col-Vegetation lection and analysis of a limited number of samples in each category on a Surveys quarterly basis. The program monitors highly unlikely radioactive material releases from either the TRIGA reactor facility or the OSU Radiation Center, and also helps indicate the general trend of the radioactivity concentration in each of the various substances sampled. See Figure V.E.1 for the locations IL of the sampling stations for grass (G), soil (S), water (W) and rainwater (RW) samples. Most locations are within a 1ooo foot radius of the reactor

'IL facility and the Radiation Center. In general, samples are collected over a local area having a radius of about ten feet at the positions indicated in Fig-ure V.E.i.

There are a total of 22 quarterly sampling locations: four soil locations, IL four water locations (when water is available), and fourteen vegetation loca-tions. The total number of samples taken during this reporting period is 86 (16 soil samples, 14 water samples, and 56 vegetation samples). IL The annual average concentration of total net beta radioactivity (minus tritium) for samples collected at each environmental soil, water, and vegeta-tion sampling location (sampling station) is listed in Table V.E.3. Calcula-II tion of the total net beta disintegration rate incorporates subtraction of only the counting system back-ground from the gross beta counting rate, fol-lowed by application of an appropri-ate counting system efficiency. II The annual average concentrations were calculated using sample results which exceeded the lower limit of detection (LLD), except that sample re-sults which were less than or equal to the LLD were averaged in at the corre-II.

sponding LLD concentration. Table V.E.4 gives the average concentration and the range of values for each sample category for the current reporting period.

IL As used in this report, the LLD has been defined as the amount or con-centration of radioactive material (in terms of pCi per unit volume or unit mass) in a representative sample, which has a 95% probability of being de-lI tected.

Identification of specific radionuclides is not routinely carried out as part 11 of this monitoring program, but would be conducted if unusual radioactivity levels above natural background were detected. However, from Table V.E.3 it can be seen that the levels of radioactivity detected were consistent with IL naturally occurring radioactivity and comparable to values reported in previ-ous years.

IL Radioactive A summary of the radioactive material shipments originating from the Material TRIGA reactor facility, NRC license R-io6, is shown in Table V.F.1. A simi-Shipments lar summary for shipments originating from the Radiation Center's State of Oregon radioactive materials license ORE 90005 is shown in Table V.F.2. A II summary of radioactive material shipments exported under Nuclear Regula-tory Commission general license 1o CFR 110.23 is shown in Table V.F.3. IL 70 0SU Radia tioIn CenlerAnnual Report, 2004-2005 IL

1. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 'Estimates of Ionizing Radia- References tion Doses in the United States, 1960-2000," ORP/CSD 72-1, Office of Radiation Programs, Rockville, Maryland (1972).

2. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Radiological Quality of the Environment in the United States, 1977," EPA 520/1-77-009, Office of Radiation Programs; Washington, D.C. 20460 (1977).

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11 Table V.A.i IL Radiation Protection Program Requirements and Frequencies FREQUENCY RADIATION PROTECTION REQUIREMENT III Daily/Weekly/Monthly Perform routine area radiation/contamination monitoring.

Collect and analyze TRIGA primary, secondary, and make-up wa-ter.

Exchange personnel dosimeters and inside area monitoring do-Monthly simeters, and review exposure reports.

Inspect laboratories.

Calculate previous month's gaseous effluent discharge.

Process and record solid waste and liquid effluent discharges.

Prepare and record radioactive material shipments.

Survey and record incoming radioactive materials receipts.

Perform and record special radiation surveys.

As Required Perform thyroid and urinalysis bioassays.

Conduct orientations and training.

Issue radiation work permits and provide health physics coverage for maintenance operations.

Prepare, exchange and process environmental TLD packs.

Collect and process environmental soil, water, and vegetation sam-ples.

Quarterly Conduct orientations for classes using radioactive materials.

Collect and analyze sample from reactor stack effluent line.

Exchange personnel dosimeters and inside area monitoring do-simeters, and review exposure reports.

Leak test and inventory sealed sources.

Conduct floor survey of corridors and reactor bay.

Semi-Annual Inventory and inspect Radiation Center equipment located at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Calibrate portable radiation monitoring instruments and personnel pocket ion chambers.

Calibrate reactor stack effluent monitor, continuous air monitors, remote area radiation monitors, water monitor, and air samplers.

Measure face air velocity in laboratory hoods and exchange dust- IL stop filters and HEPA filters as necessary.

Annual Inventory and inspect Radiation Center emergency equipment.

Conduct facility radiation survey of the 6 0Co irradiators.

Conduct personnel dosimeter training.

IL Perform contamination smear survey of Radiation Center ventila-tion stacks.

Update decommissioning logbook.

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Table V.B.i.a Monthly Summary of Liquid Effluent Releases to the Sanitary Sewer(1,2)

(OSTR Contribution Shown in () and Bold Print)

Specific Activity Average Percent of Total For Each Total Concentration Applicable Volume Total Detectable Quantity of Of Released Monthly of Date of Quantity of Detectable Radionuclide in Each Radioactive Average Liquid Discharge Radioactivity Radio-Nuclides the Waste, Where Detectable Material at Concentration Effluent (Month and Year) Released in the Waste The Release Radionuclide the Point of for Released (Curies) Concentration Released in Release Released RIelueain Wa~ 07 the Waste P m-) Radioactive Dinluding4 WasCi ml-l) (Curies) Material (gal)

(ji ~ i m ~ l) _____ _____ ____(% )(3)(g l September 2004 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 1750 Annual Total for Radiation Center 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 1750 OStR Contribution to N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A A b o v e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

() OSU has implemented a policy to reduce the absolute minimum radioactive wastes disposed to the sanitary sewer. There were no liquid effluent released during months no listed.

(2) The OSU operational policy is to subtract only detector background from the water analysis data and not background radioactivity in the Corvallis city water.

(3) Based on values listed in 1o CFR 20, Appendix Bto 20.1001-10.2401, Table 3, which are applicable to sewer disposal.

(4) The total volume of liquid effluent plus diluent does not take into consideration the additional mixing with the over 250,000 gallons per year of liquids. And sewage normally discharged by the Radiation Center complex into the same sanitary sewer system.

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(gallons)

Deetbe Radionuclides in the Waste Radioactivity in the Waste (Curies)

Transfer to the Waste Processing III Facility TRIGA IL Reactor N/A Facility Radiation Center 2 14C 8.98Ex 10-6 10/7/04 Laboratories TOTAL 2 14C 8.98 x 10-6 10/7/04 It (X) TRIGA and Radiation Center liquid waste is picked up by the Radiation Safety Office for transfer to its waste processing facility for final packaging.

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Table V.B.2 Monthly TRIGA Reactor Gaseous Waste Discharges and Analysis(')

Estimated Fraction of the Total Total Atmospheric Technical Estimated Estimated Diluted Specification Month Activity Quantity of Concentration Annual Average Released Argon-41 of Argon-41 at Argon-41 ese Released(2) Point of Concentration (Curies) (Curies) Release Limit (jci/cc) (%)

July 0.21 0.21 i.81E-o8 0.45 August o.i6 o.i6 1.38E-o8 0.35 September 0.13 0.13 1.17E-o8 0.29 October o.o6 o.o6 5.51E-09 0.14 November 0.11 0.11 1.o1E-o8 0.25 December 0.12 0.12 1.07E-o8 0.27 January 0.15 0.15 1.27E-08 0.32 February 0.19 0.19 1.77E-o8 0.44 March o.18 0.18 1.52E-08 0.38 April 0.12 0.12 i.liE+oo 0.28 May 0.12 0.12 1.03E-08 0.26 June 0.14 0.14 1.26E-o8 0.31

('o4-To5) 1.70 1.70 1.25E-08 0.31 (1)Airborne effluents from the OSTR contained no detectable particulate radioactivity resulting from reactor operations, and there were no releases of any radioisotopes in airborne effluents in con-centrations greater than 20% of the applicable effluent concentration. (20% is a value taken from the OSTR Technical Specifications.)

(2) Routine gamma spectroscopy analysis of the gaseous radioactivity in the OSTR stack discharge indicated the only detectable radionuclide was argon-41.

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IL IL Table V.B.3 IL Annual Summary of Solid Waste Generated and Transferred IL Origin of Volume of Solid Waste Soi WsePakge(~Radionuclides Detectable Total Quantity Of Radioactivity Dates of Waste Pickup for Transfer to the IL Solid Waste Packaged in the Waste in Solid Waste OSU Waste (Cubic Feet) (Curies) Processing Facility IL TRIGA 46 SC, 54Mn, 58 Co, Reactor FacilityoS 15.25 75Se, 124Sb, 24Na, 6o, 15oEu, 3H-I, 1.13 x 10-3 6/1/05 11 Radiation Center 9-5 14C, 3H, 60Co, 75Se, 137Cs, 54Mn 5.68 x o05 11/1/05 IL Laboratories TOTAL 24.75 See Above l.1868E-3 IL (X) TRIGA and Radiation Center laboratory waste is picked up by OSU Radiation Safety for transfer to its waste processing facility for final packaging.

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Table V.C.i Annual Summary of Personnel Radiation Doses Received Average Annual Greatest Total Person-mrem Dose(t) Individual For the Group(')

__________ ~D ose(') _ _ _ _ _ _

Personnel Group Whole Whole Whole Body Extremities Body Extremities Body Extremities (mrem) (mrem) (mrem) (mrem) (mrem) (mrem)

Facility Operating 117 422 i65 1189 702 2532 Personnel Key Facility 0< 908 Research Personnel 0 <4 0 59 0 84 Facilities Services Maintenance 0 N/A 0 44 0 N/A Personnel Students <7 5.88 27 28 56 252.84 Campus Police and 0 N/A 0 N/A° N/A Security Personnel Visitors <7 N/A 10 N/A 113.1 N/A (l) "N/A" indicates that there was no extremity monitoring conducted or required for the group.

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'l!2-IL IL Table V.D.i IL Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located Within the TRIGA Reactor Facility 11 TRIGA Reactor Total Dosen (2)

Monitor Facility Location Recorded Equivalent(')

I.D. (See Figure V.D.i) x 13(Y) Neutron (mrem) (mrem)

MRGTNE D1o4: North Badge East Wall 164 ND MRCTSE D1o4: South Badge East Wall 133 ND MRCTSW D1o4: South Badge West Wall 341 ND MRCTNW D1o4: North Badge West Wall 83 ND MRCTWN D1o4: West Badge North Wall 157 ND MRCTEN D1o4: East Badge North Wall 286 ND MRCTES D104: East Badge South Wall 1252 ND MRCTWS D1o4: West Badge South Wall 286 ND MRCTTOP D1o4: Reactor Top Badge 401 ND MRCTHXS MRCTHXW D1o4A: South Badge HX Room D1o4A: West Badge HX Room 414 142 ND ND IL MRCD-302 MRCD-3o2A D302: Reactor Control Room D3o2A: Reactor Supervisor's Office 240 58 ND N/A IL MRCBP1 MRCBP2 D1o4: Beam Port Number 1 D1o4: Beam Port Number 2 120 185 ND ND I.

MRCBP3 D1o4: Beam Port Number 3 599 ND 11 MRCBP4 D1o4: Beam Port Number 4 431 ND (i) The total recorded dose equivalent values do not include natural background contribution and, reflect IL the summation of the results of four quarterly beta-gamma dosimeters or four quarterly fast neutron dosimeters for each location. A total dose equivalent of "ND" indicates that each of the dosimeters dur-ing the reporting period was less than the vendor's gamma dose reporting threshold of lo mrem or that each of the fast neutron dosimeters was less than the vendor's threshold of 10 mrem. "N/A" indicates 11 that there was no neutron monitor at that location.

(2) These dose equivalent values do not represent radiation exposure through an exterior wall directly into an unrestricted area.

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Table V.D.2 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located Within the Radiation Center Total Recorded Radiation Center Dose MonItor Facility Location x P(y)Equivalent(1)

Neutron (See Figure V.D.1) (mrem) (mrem)

MRCAloo Aloo: Receptionist's Office 13 N/A MRCBRF A102H: Front Personnel Dosimetry Storage Rack 11 N/A MRCA120 A120: Stock Room 137 N/A MRCA12oA A12oA: NAA Temporary Storage 15 N/A MRCA126 A126: Radioisotope Research Lab 37 N/A MRCCO-60 A128: 60Co Irradiator Room 189 N/A MRCA130 A130: Shielded Exposure Room 12 N/A MRCA132 A132: TLD Equipment Room 26 N/A MRCA138 A138: Health Physics Laboratory 21 N/A MRCA146 A146: Gamma Analyzer Room (Storage Cave) 248 N/A MRCBioo Bioo: Gamma Analyzer Room (Storage Cave) 67 N/A MRCB114 B114: Lab (226 Ra Storage Facility) 1,494 ND MRCBUig-1 Bllg: Source Storage Room 282 N/A MRCB119-2 Blig: Source Storage Room 358 N/A MRCB119A B11gA: Sealed Source Storage Room 5,658 1,808 MRCB120 B120: Instrument Calibration Facility 76 N/A MRCB122-2 B122: Radioisotope Storage Hood 25 N/A MRCB122-3 B122: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 33 N/A MRCB124-1 B124: Radioisotope Research Lab (Hood) 26 N/A MRCB124-2 B124: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 85 N/A MRCB124-6 B124: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 25 N/A MRCB128 B128: Instrument Repair Shop ° N/A MRCCioo Ctoo: Radiation Center Director's Office 0 N/A MRCCio6A C1o6A: Staff Lunch Room 11 N/A MRCCio6B Cio6: Custodian Supply Storage 12 N/A MRCCio6-H Cio6H: East Loading Dock 21 N/A MRCC118 Cii8: Radiochemistry Laboratory o N/A OSURadiationCenterAnmijalReport, 2004-2005 79

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Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters I.

Located Within the Radiation Center Total Recorded I[

Monitor Radiation Center Dose Equivalent(l)

I.D. Facility Location (See Figure V.D.i) x n3y (mrem)

Neu-ron III

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MRCC120 C120: Student Counting Laboratory o N/A I[

MRCFloo Floo: APEX Facility o N/A II MRCF102 F1o2: APEX Control Room o N/A MRCB125N MRCN125S B125: Gamma Analyzer Room (Storage Cave)

B125: Gamma Analyzer Room 235 0

N/A N/A IL MRCC124 MRCC130 C124: Classroom C130: Radioisotope Laboratory (Hood) 25 11 N/A N/A II MRCDloo MRCD102 Dloo: Reactor Support Laboratory D1i2: Pneumatic Transfer Terminal Lab 11 163 N/A ND IL MRCD102-H D102H: lst Floor Corridor at D102 57 ND MRCDio6-H D1o6H: 1st Floor Corridor at D1o6 143 N/A MRCD200 MRCD202 D20o: Reactor Administrator's Office D202: Senior Health Physicist's Office 161 163 ND ND IL MRCBRR D200H: Rear Personnel Dosimetry Storage Rack 25 N/A MRCD204 D204: Health Physicist Office 136 ND I1 MRCATHRL F104: ATHRL 22 ND MRCD300 D300: 3rd Floor Conference Room 119 ND 11 (1) The total recorded dose equivalent values do not include natural background contribution and, except as noted, reflect the summation of the results of 4 quarterly beta-gamma dosimeters or four quarterly IL fast neutron dosimeters for each location. A total dose equivalent of "ND" indicates that each of the dosimeters during the reporting period was less than the vendor's gamma dose reporting threshold of 10 mrem or that each of the fast neutron dosimeters was less than the vendor's threshold of 1o mrem.

'N/A" indicates that there was no neutron monitor at that location.

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Table V.D.3 Annual Summary of Radiation Levels and Contamination Levels Observed Within the Reactor Facility and Radiation Center During Routine Radiation Surveys Whole Body Contamination Accessible Location Radiation Levels Levels(t)

(See Figure V.D.i) (mrem/hr) (dpm/cm2)

Average lMaximum Average Maximum TRIGA Reactor Facility:

Reactor Top (D1o4) <1 70 <500 1,428 Reactor 2nd Deck Area (Dio4) 2.52 33 <500 <500 Reactor Bay SW (D1o4) <1 10 <500 21,304 Reactor Bay NW (D1o4) <1 22 <500 2,679 Reactor Bay NE (D1o4) <1 130 <500 10,535 Reactor Bay SE (D1o4) <1 7 <500 1,086 Class Experiments (Dlo4, D302) <1 <1 <500 <500 Demnineralizer Tank & Make Up Water Sys- <1 20 <500 <500 tern (Dlo4A) __2_<0_<0 Particulate Filter--Outside Shielding <1 1.5 <500 <500 (D io4A) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Radiation Center:

NAA Counting Rooms (A146, Bioo) <1 1.10 <500 <500 Health Physics Laboratory (A138) <1 <1 <500 <500 6 0Co Irradiator Room and Calibration <1 17.18 <500<500 Rooms (A128, B12o, A13o) < 71 50<0 Radiation Research Labs (A136)

(Blo8, B114, B122, B124, C126,, C130, <1 9.00 <500 <500 C132A)

Radioactive Source Storage (B119, B119A, 1.48 18.40 <500 <500 AMA).

Student Chemistry Laboratory (Cii8) <1 <1 <500 <500 Student Counting Laboratory (C120) <1 1.10 <500 <500 Operations Counting Room (B136, C125) <1 1.00 <500 <500 Pneumatic Transfer Laboratory (D102) <1 7.00 <500 <500 RX support Room (Dloo) <1 <1 <500 <500 (1) <500 dpm/ioo cm2 = Less than the lower limit of detection for the portable survey instrument used.

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'I in-IL IL Table V.E.i Total Dose Equivalent at the TRIGA Reactor Facility Fence Fence Total Recorded Environmental Dose Equivalent Monitoring (Including Background)

Station Based on GSD (See Figure V.E.i) TLDs(' 2)

(mrem)

MRCFE-i 88 +/- 2 MRCFE-2 83 +/- 2 MRCFE-3 79 +/- 2 MRCFE-4 81 +/- 2 MRCFE-5 77 +/- I MRCFE-6 84 +/- 2 MRCFE-7 80 +/- O MRCFE-8 80+/- o MRCFE-9 79 +/- 3 (X) Average Corvallis area natural background using GDS TLDs totals 72 +/- 8 mrem for the same period.

(2) +/-values represent the standard deviation of the total value at the 95% confidence level.

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Table V.E.2 Total Dose Equivalent at the Off-Site Gamma Radiation Monitoring Stations Off-Site Radiation Total Recorded OSiteraiang Dose Equivalent Montin (Including Background)

Staion Based on GDS TLDs(4 (See Figure V.E.2) (mrem)

MRCIE-2 57*3(1)

MRCfE-3 91+/-3 MRCTE-4 60 2(3)

MRCrE-5 62 2(l)

MRCTE-6 78+/-4 MRCTE-7 67+/-4(1)

MRCTE-8 94*4 MR=E-9 89 3 MRCTE-io 60 +/- 2(2)

MRCrE-12 90+/-3 MRCrE-13 62+2(l)

MRCTE-14 55+/-3(1)

MRCTE-15 74+/-3 MRCrE-16 64* 7(1)

MRCrE-17 79*2 MRCTE-i8 59 4(1)

MRCTE-19 87*2 MRCTE-20 67*5(l)

MRCTE-21 72

4 MRCTE-22 73*1 (i) Totals were for three quarters.

(2) Average Corvallis area natural background using GDS TLDs totals 74

8 mrem for the same period.

(3) One quarter readings were lost or damaged.

(4) +/- values represent the standard deviation of the total value at the 95% confidence level.

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IL IL Table V.E.3 Annual Average Concentration of the Total Net Beta Radioactivity (Minus 3H)

II for Environmental Soil, Water, and Vegetation Samples IL Location Annual Average Concentration (Seetig- Sample Of the Total Net Beta (Minus ure RadiovH)i.t.) Units II V .E.2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

I-W 4-W Water Water 5.30E-o8 +/- 1.27E-08(2) 5.o6E-o8 +/- 7.33E-o9(2)

PiCi mi-i AiCi mi-i I[

11-W Water 4.83E-o8 +/- 3.ooE-o9(2) pCi mi-i 19-RW Water 5.78E-o8 +/- 4.ooE-o8(2) PCi mi-i 3-S Soil 2.14E-05 +/- 2.72E-08(0) pCi g-1 of dry soil 5-S Soil i.oiE-o5 +/- 4.69E-o6 pCi g-1 of dry soil 20-S Soil 1.4oE-o5 +/- 9.89E-o6 IiCi g-i of dry soil 21-S Soil 2.30E-05 +/- i.o1E-o5 pCi g-i of dry soil 2-G Grass 2.87E-04 +/- 2.67E-04 pCi g-i of dry ash 6-G Grass 2.87E-04 +/- 1.22E-04 pCi g-i of dry ash 7-G Grass 3.43E-04 +/- 4.72E-05 pCi g-i of dry ash 8-G Grass 2.96E-04 +/- 1.37E-o4 pCi g-1 of dry ash 9-G Grass 2.58E-04 +/- 2.46E-04 pCi g-i of dry ash lo-G Grass 3.29E-04 +/- 3.73E-04(0) pCi g-1 of dry ash 12-G Grass 2.85E-04 +/- 1.85E-o4 pCi g-1 of dry ash 13-G Grass 2.03e-04 +/- 2.53E-04 pCi g-1 of dry ash 14-G Grass 3.52E-04 +/- 6.o6E-o4 pCi g-i of dry ash 15-G Grass 1.35E-04 +/- 1.05E-04 pCi g-i of dry ash 16-G Grass 2.61E-04 +/- 4.65E-o5 pCi g-1 of dry ash 17-G Grass 1.49E-o4 +/- 7.93E-05 pCi g-1 of dry ash 18-G Grass 2.ooE-04 +/- 2.56E-04 pCi g-1 of dry ash 22-G Grass 2.32E-04 +/- 2.95E-04 pCi g-i of dry ash (0) +/- values represent the standard deviation of the average value at the 95% confidence level.

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Table V.E.4 Average Beta-Gamma Concentration and Range of Values for Soil, Water, and Vegetation Samples Sample Average Range of Values Reporting Units Type V alue__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Soil 1.71E-o5 6.69E-o6 to 4.12E-05 l iCi g of dry soil Water 5.20E-08 4.7E-o8 to 8.84E-o8 PCi cc Vegetation 2.58E-04 I 3.26E-05 to 8.o2E-o4 I pCi g of dry ash OSURadiationCenterAnnualReport, 2004-2005 85

Il IL Table V.Fa. IL Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Originating From the TRIGA Reactor Facility's NRC License R-1o6 IL Total Number of Shipments Shipped To Activity Limited Yellow Yellow (TBq) Exempt Quantity II III Total Berkeley Geochronology Center 8.13E-o7 1 6 0 0 7 Berkeley, CA USA Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, CA USA 4.57E-00 Columbia University 5.59E-07 2 1 0 0 3 Palisades, NY USA ________ _ _ ____3 Idaho State University 2.59E-05 0 1 9 0 10 Pocatello, ID USA ________ 10 Kansas State University 4.21E-o6 0 6 1 0 7 Manhatten, KS USA ________ _ 6 ____ 7 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 8.51E-o6 0 0 1 0 1 Berkeley, CA USA Massachussets Institute of Technology 2.47E-07 0 1 0 0 1 Cambridge, MIA USA Nu-Trek, Inc 0 0 1 Poway, CA USA 1.76E01 Oregon Health and Science University 2.22E-05 0 0 1 0 1 Portland, OR USA Oregon State University 7.79E-o6 0 0 2 0 2 Corvallis, OR USA ________ _

Oregon State University Oceanography Dept. 5.83E-o6 0 0 3 0 3 Corvallis, OR USA Plattsburgh State University Plattsburgh, NY USA 1.97E-o8 1 1 0 0 2 IL Rutgers 3.12E-o6 7 Piscataway, NJ USA Stanford University 31E0 1.61E-07 0 2 0 0 2 IL Stanford, CA USA _ __ I__ I I Syracuse University Syracuse, NY USA 7.o6E-01 1

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Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Originating From the TRIGA Reactor Facility's NRC License R-1o6 Total Number of Shipments Shipped To Activity Limited Yellow Yellow Total (TBq) Exempt Quantity II III Total_

Tracerco 37E0 Houston, TX USA 3.78E-02 4 4 Union College 4-14E-07 3 3 6 Schenectady, NY USA 41E0 University of California at Berkeley 4.30E-07 0 0 2 0 2 Berkeley, CA USA University of California at Santa Barbara 2.60E-07 0 3 0 0 3 Santa Barbara, CA USA University of Florida 1.42E-07 1 1 0 0 2 Gainesville, FL USA University of Michigan 2.18E-o6 0o 1 0 1 Ann Arbor, MI USA .

University of Southern California 5.05E-og 0 1 0 0 1 Los Angeles, CA USA .

University of Washington 9.32E-1o 0 1 0 1 Seattle, WA USA__ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

University of Wisconsin-Madison 5.81E-o6 2 3 2 0 7 Madison, WI USA University of Wyoming 2.77E-o9 2 0 0 0 2 Laramie, WY USA Totals 3.78E-02 16 37 22 4 79 OSURadiationCenterAnmualReport, 2004-2005 87

IL II Table V.F.2 IL Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Originating From the Radiation Center's State of Oregon License ORE 90005 Total Number of Shipments IL Shipped To Activity (TBq) Limited Quantity Total JL Shepherd & Associates o.ooE +oo 0 0 SanFernando,_CAUSA ______

PGE Trojan Nuclear Plant 9.ooE -07 1 1 Rainier, OR USA Totals 9.ooE-07 1 1 Table V.F.3 Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Exported Under NRC General License 10 CFR 110.23 Total Number of Shipments Shipped To Activity Limited YellowTv (TBq) Exempt Quantity II Total Geological Survey of Norway 2.65E-o9 2 0 0 2 Trondheim, NORWAY _______ _ _ ___

TRIUMF Vancouver, British Columbia 2.15E-05 0 0 1 1 CANADA Universita' Degli Studi di Bologna Bologna,_ITALY 6.33E-og 1 0 0 1 I1 Universitaet Jena 2.71E-08 1 0 0 1 Jena, Germany Universitat Potsdam 9.72E-og 11 Postdam, GERMANY 97E0 Universitat Tubingen Tubingen, GERMANY 7.13E-09 1 1 0 2 II.

Universite Paris-Sud 1.99E-o6 0 0 1 1 Paris, FRANCE University of Geneva

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IL Geneva, SWITZERLAND 8.10E-08 0 2 0 2 University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland 2.38E-o6 0 0 2 2 IL AUSTRALIA Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 4.81E-07 0 2 0 2 THE NETHERLANDS Totals 2.65E-o5 5 6 4 10 IL 88 OSU Radiation Center AznnualR1eport, 2004-2005

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FPart V*I Wo rk

Work The Radiation Center offers a wide variety of resources for teaching, re- Summary search, and service related to radiation and radioactive materials. Some of these are discussed in detail in other parts of this report. The purpose of this part is to summarize the teaching, research, and service efforts carried out during the current reporting period.

A.* evks An important responsibility of the Radiation Center and the reactor is to Teaching support OSU's academic programs. Implementation of this support occurs through direct involvement of the Center's staff and facilities in the teaching programs of various departments and through participation in University research programs. Tables IIIA.1 and III.D.1 plusSection VI.C.5 provide more detailed information on the use of the Radiation Center and reactor for instruction and training.

Almost all Radiation Center research and service work is tracked by Research and means of a project database. When a request for facility use is received, a Service project number is assigned and the project is added to the database. The database includes such information as the project number, data about the person and institution requesting the work, information about students in-volved, a description of the project, Radiation Center resources needed, the Radiation Center project manager, status of individual runs, billing informa-tion, and the funding source.

Table VI.C.i provides a summary of institutions which used the Radia-tion Center during this reporting period. This table also includes additional information about the number of academic personnel involved, the number of students involved, and the number of uses logged for each organization.

Details on graduate student research which used the Radiation Center are given in Table VI.C.2.

The major table in this section is Table VI.C.3. This table provides a list-ing of the research and service projects carried out during this reporting pe-riod and lists information relating to the personnel and institution involved, the type of project, and the funding agency. Projects which used the reactor are indicated by an asterisk. In addition to identifying specific projects car-ried out during the current reporting period, Part VI also highlights major Radiation Center capabilities in research and service. These unique Center functions are described in Sections VI.C.1 through VI.C.8.

Neutron Activation Analysis Neutron activation analysis (NAA) stands at the forefront of techniques for the quantitative multi-element analysis of major, minor, trace, and rare elements. The principle involved in NAA consists of first irradiating a sam-OSURadiationCenterAnnualReport, 2004-2005 93

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IL IL ple with neutrons in a nuclear reactor such as the OSTR to produce specific radionuclides. After the irradiation, the characteristic gamma rays emitted by the decaying radionuclides are quantitatively measured by suitable semi-conductor radiation detectors, and the gamma rays detected at a particular energy are usually indicative of a specific radionuclide's presence. Comput-erized data reduction of the gamma ray spectra then yields the concentra-tions of the various elements in samples being studied. With sequential in-strumental NAA it is possible to measure quantitatively about 35 elements in small samples (5 to 1oo mg), and for activable elements the lower limit of l detection is on the order of parts per million or parts per billion, depending on the element.

The Radiation Center's NAA laboratory has analyzed the major, minor, }

and trace element content of tens of thousands of samples covering essen-tially the complete spectrum of material types and involving virtually every scientific and technical field.

While some researchers perform their own sample counting on their own or on Radiation Center equipment, the Radiation Center provides a complete NAA service for researchers and others who may require it. This IL includes sample preparation, sequential irradiation and counting, and data reduction and analysis. l Data on NAA research and service performed during this reporting pe-riod are included in Table VI.C.3. 11 Forensic Studies Neutron activation analysis can also be advantageously used in criminal investigations. The principle underlying such application usually involves matching trace element profiles in objects or substances by NAA. This in turn can help identify materials or products (e.g., identify the manufacturer of a given object), and in some cases can match bullets and other materials recovered from a victim to similar materials obtained from suspects. Mate- {

rials which have been analyzed by the Radiation Center for forensic pur-poses include bullets, metals, paint, fuses, coats, glass, meat, and salts.

Forensic studies performed in this reporting period are included in the list-ings in Tables VI.C.1 and VI.C.3.

Irradiations l As described throughout this report, a major capability of the Radiation Center involves the irradiation of a large variety of substances with gamma rays and neutrons. Detailed data on these irradiations and their use during }

this reporting period are included in Part III as well as in Section C of this part.

Radiological Emergency Response Services The Radiation Center has an emergency response team capable of re-sponding to all types of radiological accidents. This team directly supports the City of Corvallis and Benton County emergency response organizations and medical facilities. The team can also provide assistance at the scene of any radiological incident anywhere in the state of Oregon on behalf of the Oregon Radiation Protection Services and the Oregon Department of En-ergy.

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The Radiation Center maintains dedicated stocks of radiological emer-gency response equipment and instrumentation. These items are located at the Radiation Center and at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis.

During the current reporting period, the Radiation Center emergency re-sponse team conducted several training sessions and exercises, but was not required to respond to any actual incidents.

Training and Instruction In addition to the academic laboratory classes and courses discussed in Parts IIIA.2, III.D, and VI.B, and in addition to the routine training needed to meet the requirements of the OSTR Emergency Response Plan, Physical Security Plan, and operator requalification program, the Radiation Center is also used for special training programs. Radiation Center staff are well ex-perienced in conducting these special programs and regularly offer training in areas such as research reactor operations, research reactor management, research reactor radiation protection, radiological emergency response, re-actor behavior (for nuclear power plant operators), neutron activation analy-sis, nuclear chemistry, and nuclear safety analysis.

Special training programs generally fall into one of several categories:

visiting faculty and research scientists; International Atomic Energy Agency fellows; special short-term courses; or individual reactor operator or health physics training programs. During this reporting period there were a large number of such people as shown in Part II.B.

As has been the practice since 1985, Radiation Center personnel annually present a HAZMAT Response Team Radiological Course. This year the course was held at the Oregon State University Radiation Center.

Radiation Protection Services The primary purpose of the radiation protection program at the Radiation Center is to support the instruction and research conducted at the Center.

However, due to the high quality of the program and the level of expertise and equipment available, the Radiation Center is also able to provide health physics services in support of OSU Radiation Safety and to assist other state and federal agencies. The Radiation Center does not compete with private industry, but supplies health physics services which are not readily available elsewhere. In the case of support provided to state agencies, this definitely helps to optimize the utilization of state resources.

The Radiation Center is capable of providing health physics services in any of the areas which are discussed in Part V. These include personnel monitoring, radiation surveys, sealed source leak testing, packaging and shipment of radioactive materials, calibration and repair of radiation moni-toring instruments (discussed in detail in Section VI.C.7), radioactive waste disposal, radioactive material hood flow surveys, and radiation safety analy-sis and audits.

The Radiation Center also provides services and technical support as a radiation laboratory to the State of Oregon Radiation Protection Services (RPS) in the event of a radiological emergency within the state of Oregon. In this role, the Radiation Center will provide gamma ray spectrometric analy-OSU Radiation CenterAnnmalReport, 2004-2005 95

- - 'e- _ 1X sis of water, soil, milk, food products, vegetation, and air samples collected by RPS radiological response field teams. As part of the ongoing preparation for this emergency support, the Radiation Center participates in inter-institution drills.

Radiological Instrument Repair and Calibration l While repair of nuclear instrumentation is a practical necessity, routine calibration of these instruments is a licensing and regulatory requirement which must be met. As a result, the Radiation Center operates a radiation IL instrument repair and calibration facility which can accommodate a wide variety of equipment.

The Center's scientific instrument repair facility performs maintenance and repair on all types of radiation detectors and other nuclear instrumenta-tion. Since the Radiation Center's own programs regularly utilize a wide range of nuclear instruments, components for most common repairs are of- l ten on hand and repair time is therefore minimized.

In addition to the instrument repair capability, the Radiation Center has It a facility for calibrating essentially all types of radiation monitoring instru-ments. This includes typical portable monitoring instrumentation for the detection and measurement of alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation, as well as instruments designed for low-level environmental monitoring.

Higher range instruments for use in radiation accident situations can also be calibrated in most cases. Instrument calibrations are performed using ra-diation sources certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technol- l ogy (NIST) or traceable to NIST.

Table VI.C.4 is a summary of the instruments which were calibrated in support of the Radiation Center's instructional and research programs and IL the OSTR Emergency Plan, while Table VI.C.5 shows instruments calibrated for other OSU departments and non-OSU agencies. l Consultation Radiation Center staff are available to provide consultation services in any of the areas discussed in this Annual Report, but in particular on the subjects of research reactor operations and use, radiation protection, neu-tron activation analysis, radiation shielding, radiological emergency re-sponse, and radiotracer methods. l Records are not normally kept of such consultations, as they often take the form of telephone conversations with researchers encountering prob-lems or planning the design of experiments. Many faculty members housed in the Radiation Center have ongoing professional consulting functions with I

various organizations, in addition to sitting on numerous committees in ad-visory capacities.

Public Relations The continued interest of the general public in the OSTR is evident by the number of people who have toured the facility. See Table VI.F.1 for sta-tistics on scheduled visitors.

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Table VI.C.i Institutions, Agencies and Groups Which Utilized the Radiation Center NmeofNumber of Number of Number of Institutions, Agencies and Groups N r of Timesof Students seneof Involvement nvove Facilities

Oregon State University 26 24 11 121(2)

Corvallis, OR USA 26_24______

Oregon State University Corvallis, OR USA _ 14 _ 12 _38 AVI Bio Pharma Corvallis, OR USA 8

Crescent Valley High School Corvallis, OR USA 2 1 01

Linn Benton Community College 1 0 0 3 Albany, OR USA _ . 3

Marist High School Eugene, OR USA 1 0 0

University of Oregon 1 1 0 1 Eugene, OR USA _ _ _

USDOE Albany Research Center 0 1 Albany, OR USA 1 0 Nunhems USA, Inc. . -

Brooks, OR USA 33

Oregon Health Sciences University 0 1 Portland, OR USA OxiBio Portland, OR USA 2 Providence St. Vincent Hospital Portland, OR USA 2 0 0 2 Rogue Community College 1 0 0 1 Grants Pass, OR USA _______

Heritage University . -

Toppenish, WA USA 1 1 4

Idaho State University 2 2 0 5 Pocatello, ID USA 2 2 _ 5

Berkeley Geochronology Center Berkeley, CA USA 13 M. K. Gems and Minerals Cerritos, CA USA 1 0 0 2

Nu-Trek, Inc Poway, CA USA 7

Stanford University 2 2 0 4 Stanford, CA USA 2 2 _ 4

University of California at Berkeley 3 3 1 3 Berkeley, CA USA 3 3 _ 3

University of California at Santa Barbara 2 3 5 3 Santa Barbara, CA USA OSU Radiation CenterAnnutalReport, 2004-2005 97

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Institutions, Agencies and Goups Which Utilized the Radiation Center Number of Number of Number of Institutions, Agencies and Groups Number of Times of Students sen ter

________________________________ _________ Involvement Inovd Facilities

University of Southern California I 1 o Los Angeles, CA USA

University of Wyoming 2 2 2 1 Laramie, WY USA

Tracerco Houston, TX USA 1 0 0 2

University of Wisconsin 2 2 5 11 Madison, WI USA

Eastern Michigan University 1 1 o Ypsilanti, MI USA

Flink Ink I Ann Arbor, MI USA

Great LikesEnvvnmental RarchLb Ann Arbor, MI USA i5 1 1 III

University of Michigan 2 4 0 16 Ann Arbor, MI USA

University of Cincinnati 1 0 1 2 Cincinnati, OH USA

Columbia University 2 2 3 5 Palisades, NY USA

George Washington University 2 2 0 4 Washington, DC USA

North Carolina State University 2 1 1 1 Raleigh, NC USA

Plattsburgh State University 2 2 0 2 Plattsburgh, NY USA

Syracuse University 2 2 2 1 Syracuse, NY USA

Union College 2 2 8 6 Schenectady, NY USA

Rutgers 3 3 5 12 Piscataway, NJ USA Arch Chemicals Inc.

Cheshire, CT USA

Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology Cambridge, MA USA 1

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University of Florida Gainesville, FL USA Vectron International Norwalk Inc.

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Institutions, Agencies and Groups Which Utilized the Radiation Center Number of Number of Number of Number of Institutions, Agencies and Groups Number of Times of Fac- Students Uses of Cen-Projects ulty Involve- involved ter Facilities ment

Geological Survey of Norway I 2 Trondheim, NORWAY

Universita' di Bologna 1 1 0 1 Bologna, ITALY

Universitat Potsdam Postdam, GERMANY 1 0 0 2

University of Geneva 3 Geneva, SWITZERLAND

University of Goettingen 1 1 3 2 Gottingen, GERMANY

University of Jena Jena, GERMANY

Unversity of Tubingen 2 1 Tubingen, GERMANY

University of Queensland 1 1 Brisbane, Queensland AUSTRALIA 3 Totals: 109 88 83 384

Project which involves the OSTR.

(1) Use by Oregon State University does not include any teaching activities or classes accommodated by the Ra-diation Center.

(2) This number does not include ongoing projects being performed by residents of the Radiation Center such as the APEX project, others in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics or Depart-ment of Chemistry or projects conducted by Dr. W. D. Loveland, which involve daily use of Radiation Center facilities.

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SIN-Table V1.C.2 Student's Name Graduate Student Research Which Utilized the Radiation Center Degree Academic Advisor Project Thesis Topic L1 Depart Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet II Fission track dating of Mid-Link, Katharina PhD Mineralogy Rahn 1595 European Rhine graben shoulder uplift IU Berkeley Geochronology Center B~rownlee, Sarah PhD Geology Renne 920 Application of 39Ar/4oAr IL Geochronology Chang, Su-chin PhD Geology Renne 920 Application of 3qAr/40Ar Geochronology IL Lunar Impact History from Culler, Timothy PhD Planetary Science Plantar Alvarez 920 ScinceSpherules Analysis of Impact Melt IIL Earth and Geochemical and Isotopic Knight, Kimberly ALA Planetary Science Renne 920 Insights into Continental Plantar dPlane-ScinceFlood Basalts Reduction of Systematic 11 Kyoungwon, Min MIA taryScience Renne 920 Errors in 4OAr/39Ar Morgan, Leah PhD Geology tary SienceGeochronology Renne 920 Application of 39Ar/4oAr Geochronology IL Paine, Jeffery MS Geology Renne 920 Experimental Studies of 39Ar Recoil and Isotope Fractiona-tion Relevant to 4oAr/39Ar IL Geochronology Zhou, Zhensheng Earth and Planetary Science Renne 920 Rates and Triassic Tempo of Boundary Permian-Events.

IL California State University at Fullerton IL Irwin, Christine MS Geological Armstrong 1625 Uplift of the Puente Hills Sciences using fission track data Columbia University 11 Downing, Greg PhD Hemming 1705 Application Of 39Ar/4oAr Geocaronology IL Walker, Chris PhD Anders 1705 Application of 39Ar/4oAr Geochronology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barry, T.

Blecher, J.

PhD PhD Leicester Oxford Pringle Pringle 1073 1073 Mongolian Basalts/Tectonics Aden Volcanic Differentiation IL University IL 100 OSU Radiafiot Center tin~iual Report, 2004-200Z5 IL

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Graduate Student Research Which Utilized the Radiation Center Student's Name Degree Academic Advisor Project Thesis Topic Depart Cambridge Indonesian Volcanics Carn, S. PhD Pringle 1073 University -

Edinburgh North Atlantic Tertiary Chambers, L. PhD Pringle 1073 University Province Bristol Dixon, H. PhD Pringle 1073 Subglacial Volcanics University Bristol Harford, C. PhD Pringle 1073 Montserrat Volcanic Hazards University Heath, E. PhD Lancaster Pringle St. Vincent Volcano Hazards 1073 University PhD Aberdeen Chilean Basins May, G. Pringle 1073 University PhD Liverpool Chilean Tertiary Faulting McElderry, S. Pringle 1073 University Edinburgh Najman, Y. PhD Pringle 1073 Himalayan Foredeep University Edinburgh Purvis, M. PhD Pringle 1073 Turkish Basin Tectonics University -

Queens North Channel Basin Shelton, R. PhD Pringle 1073 University Evolution -

Edinburgh Sowerbutts, A. PhD Pringle 1073 Sardinia Evolution University Aberdeen Steele, G. PhD Pringle 1073 Cerro Rico Silver University -

Leicester WThite, R. PhD Pringle 1073 Caribean Crustal Growth University North Carolina State University MaieEarth Marinetems: Intrusion-related petrological gold and sys-fluid Haynes, Elizabeth PhD and Atmospheric Fodor 1684 geochemical characteristics of Sciences gold-hosted granite plutons.

Oregon State University Nuclear Determination of neutron Ashbaker, Eric MS Engineering Reese 1702 flux and spectrum in various and Radiation OSTR irradiation facilities Health Physics Environmental The Effects Of 2, 3, 7, 8-Funatake, Castle PhD andironmeular Kerkvliet 1725 Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin ToxicologyToxiclogySpecific on the Fate ofAntigen-T Cells OSU RadiationCenterAnnualReport, 2004-2005 101

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Graduate Student Research Which Utilized the Radiation Center Student's Name Degree Academic Depart Advisor Project Thesis Topic IL Marshall, MrhlNkiand Nikki S Environmental Molecular aToxicology Ke~le Kerkvliet 75 1725 Ex-vivo Suppressive Mecha-nisms exposed Used by CD4+

to TCDD T Cells during 11 Graft-vs-Host disease Matteson, Brent PhD Chemistry Paulenova 1751 Actinide Chemistry IL Naik, Radhika PhD Chemistry Loveland 1751 Nuclear Chemistry Age and Composition of Two Large Igneous Provinces:

iL Sinton, Christopher PhD Oceanography Duncan 444 The North Atlantic Volcanic Rifted Margin and the Caribbean Plateau IL Sprunger, Peter PhD Chemistry Loveland 1751 Nuclear Chemistry Level Structure of Gd-152 Stapels, Christopher PhD Physics Krane 1564 Populated in Tb-152 Beta Decay Rutgers II Braun, Dave PhD Geological Sciences T n Turrn 10 177 Dating of Plio-Pleistiocene Homid Sites, Kanjera, Kenya Statigraphy and Chronolgy of IL Mollel, Godwin PhD Geological Turrin 1707 the Plio-Plaeistocene Sciences Ngorongoro Volcanic Highland Price, Rachel MS Geological Sciences Go .Dating a

Turrin 1708 Age of metamorphism in the New Jersey Highland of Plio-Pleistiocene IL Quinn, Rhonda PhD Geological Turin 1707 Homid Sites, Koobi Fora, Kenya Petrology and geochemical II.

evolution of the Damavand Young, Amy PhD UCLA Geology Turrin 1423 trachyandesite volcano in Northern Iran. 11 Syracuse University Uplift and Exhumation of the West-Central Pyrenees:

Schwabe, Erika PlhD Earth Sciences Fitzgerald 1555 Constraining the Evolution of an Intraplate Collisional Orogen Low Temperature Thermo-Taylor, Josh MS Fitzgerald 1555 chronologic Studies in the University of California at Berkeley Adirondack Highlands IL Herbison, Sarah PhD Department of Chemistry Nitsche 1468 Applications of NAA IL 102 OSU Radiaztionl Center Annital Report, 2004-200,5 IL

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Graduate Student Research Which Utilized the Radiation Center Student's Name Degree Academic Advisor Project Thesis Topic Depart University of California at Santa Barbara Calvert, Andy PhD Geological Gans 1020 Tectonic Studies in Eastern-CveAdyPD Sciences 100 Most Russia Nauert,Jon MSMSie1020 Geological Gans 1020 Volcanism in the Mountains, Southern Nevada University of Cincinnati Decompressional Melting as Davidson, Michelle PhD Geology Killinc 1738 tion in Columbia River Basalts University of Florida Pb-Pb Geochronology and Coyner, Samuel PhD Foster 1621 Thermochronology of Ti-tanite Using MC-ICP-MS Style and Timing of Myloniti-zation, Detachment, Ductile Attenuation and Metamor-Grice, Warren Ms Geology Foster 1621 phism in theAnaconda Metamorphic core Complex, WVest-Central Montana Exhumation of the Ruby Newman, Virginia MA Geology Foster 1621 Mountains Metamorphic Core Complex Long-Term vs. Short-Term Erosion Rates in Columbian Restrepo, Sergio PhD Geology Foster 1621 Tropical Andean Ecosystems:

Measuring the Dimension of the Human Impact University of Geneva Pulsed High Sulfidation Baumgartner, Regine PhD Geological GSciences Fontbote 1617 Hydrothermal Activity in the Cerro de Pasco-Colquijirca "super district," Peru Geological The Origin and Accretionary PhD Scienc Spikings 1617 History of Basement Forearc Unites in Western Ecuador The Syn- and Post-Vallejo, Cristian PhD Geological Spikings 1617 Accretionary History of the Sciences pins 167 Western Cordillera of Ecua-dor h

Geological The Late-Cretaceous to Villagomez, Diego PhD Sciences Spikings 1617 Recent Accretionary History of Western Colombia OSURadiationiCenterAnnualReport, 2004-2005 103

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Student's Name Graduate Student Research Which Utilized the Radiation Center Degree Depart Advisor Project Thesis Topic I[

University of Goettingen IL Exhumation path of different Angelmaier, Petra PhD Geologi und Palaotologie Dunkl 1519 tral part ofethe ang t centa pato he Transalp-Traverse (Eastern Alps).

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Most, Thomas PhD Institut fur Geologie und Dunkl 1519 Mesozoic and Tertiary Tec-tonometamorphic Evolution a[

Palaontologie of Pelagonian Massif Schwab, Martina PhD Institut fur Geologie und Dunkl 1519 Thermochronology and Structural Evolution of Pamir 11 Palaontologie Mts.

University of Manchester Rhyolite volcanism in Flude, Stephanie PhD Earth Sciences Burgess 1592 Iceland: timing and timescales of eruption 11 University of Wisconsin Barquero-Molina, Miriam PhD Geology and Geophysics Singer 1612 Applications of 39Ar/4oAr Geochronology IL Harper, Melissa MS Geology and Geophysics Singer 1612 Applicationsof 39Ar/40Ar Geochronology IL Jicha, Brian MS Geology and Singer 165 Applicationsof 39Ar/4oAr Jicha, Brian AS Geosciences Geology and g

Singer 161" Geochronology Applications Of 39Ar/4oAr II Geophysics Geochronology Relle, Monica MS Geology and Geophysics Singer 1465 Applicationsof 39Ar/4oAr Geochronology 11 University of Wyoming Beland, Peter MS Geology and Geophysics Murphy 321 Applications of Fission Track Analysis 11 McMillan, Beth PhD Geology and Geophysics Murphy 321 Applications of Fission Track Analysis IL Unversity of Tubingen Cooling History and Relief IL Evolution of Corsica (France)

Danisik, Ml. PhD Danisik 1680 as Constrained by Fission Track and (U-Th)/He Thermochronolgy l1 11 1(0I ()SU RadiationCenlter'Annual Report, 2004-200;5 III

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Graduate Student Research Which Utilized the Radiation Center Student's Name Degree Academic Advisor Project Thesis Topic Depart Vrije Universiteit The Kinematics and Beintema, Kike PhD Structural White/ 1074 Evolution Major Structural Strlora Wijbrans Units oftheArchean Pilbara Geology Craton, Western Australia araB rIsotope ijbran The tectonic record of Carrapa, Barbara MA Geochemistry Bertotti 1074 detrital minerals on sun-orogenics clastic sediments Isotope D Hilge 0 Intercalibration ofastronomi-Kuiper, Klaudia PhD Ge eIsotope W~brans 1074 cal and radioisotopic time-scales OSURadiationCenterAnnualReport, 2004-2005 105

0" Table VI.C.3 List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Pzrqed Users Organization Name ProjectTitle Description Funding Thermal column irradiations of apatite and 321 Murphy University of Wyoming Fission Track Dating zircon samples for fission track production University of Wyoming to determine rock age.

Stae 4o/Ar-39 Daigof Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to measure OSU Oceanography De-444 Duncan Oregon Duncn State University Ocannographic Ocanogaphi Samles gples radiometric ocean basins.ages on basaltic rocks from partment 481 Le Oregon Health Sciences Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration Oregon Health Sciences University Uiest 488 Farmer Oregon State University Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. OSU Radiation Center 519 Martin US Environmental Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. USEPA-Corvallis 547 Boese US Environmental Survey Instrument Instrument calibration. USEPA, Cincinnati, OH Protection Agency Calibration 664 Reese Oregon State University Good Samaritan Hospital Instrument calibration. OSU Radiation Center Instrument Calibration 815 Morrell Oregon State University Sterilization of Wood Sterilization of wood samples to 2.5 Mrads OSU Forest Products Samples in Co-6o irradiator for fungal evaluations.

Berkeley Geochronology~Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to determine Bree ecrnlg 920 Becker Berkeley Geochronology Ar-39/Ar-40 Age Dating ages in various anthropologic and geologic Ber Center ~materials. Cne 93 cilam tnod nvriyAr-40/Ar-39 Dating of Irradiation of mineral grain samples for logicald

&Univerironmenta 930 McWilliams Stanford University Geological Samples specified times to allow Ar-4o/Ar-39 dating. Scai Dumitru Stanford University Fission Track Dating Thermal column irradiation of geological Stanford University Geol-932 samples for fission track age-dating. ogy Department i018 Gashwiler Occupational Health Lab Insiratino u Instrument calibration Cairto fNcerInstrumentsclbain Occupational Laboratory Health G University of California at Tectonic Studies in Irradiation for Ar-4o/Ar-39 dating using the National Science Founda-1020 ans Santa Barbara Eastern-Most Russia CLICIT or dummy fuel element. tion 1072 Markos Army Corps of Engineers Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. U.S. Army Engineer Dis-1072 Mtrict, Portland Massachusetts Institute of Argon 40/39 Dating of Age dating of various materials using the Ar- Scottish Universities Re-1073 Pringle Technology Rock Minerals 4o/Ar-39 ratio method. search and Reactor Cen-tre

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Proect Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1074 WiJbrans Vrije Universiteit 4oAr-39 Ar Dating of 4oAr-39Ar dating of rocks and minerals. Vrije Universiteit, Amster-Rocks and Minerals aigo ocsadmnrl. Vie dam3Anvriet mtr Teaching and University of California at Activation Analysis Irradiation of small, stainless steel discs for University of California at 1075 Tours BreeExrintfor NE Class use in a nuclear engineering radiation meas- Berkeley Berkley xpermenturements laboratory.

Primary Phytoplankton Evaluation of the primary production of 18 Larson Oregon State University Production Studies in phytoplankton in Crater Lake and lakes in US Geological Survey Crater Lake Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North CaSselg-a Sre cades National Parks.

C-14 liquid scintillation counting of radio-Photoplankton Growth in tracers produced in a photoplankton study 1188 Salinas Rogue Community College Southern Oregon Lakes of southern Oregon lakes: Miller Lake, Lake Rogue Community College of the Woods, Diamond Lake, and Waldo Lake.

Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to determine Earth Sciences, University 1191 Vasconcelos University of Queensland Ar-39/Ar-4o Age Dating ages in various anthropologic and geologic of Queensland materials.

Snake River plain sanidine phenocrysts to evaluate volcanic stratigraphy; sandine and biotite phenocrysts from a late Miocene ash, 1267 He g Columbia UGeochronology by Ar/Ar Mallorca to more accurately constrain strati- Columbia University Hemmig Unversity Methods graphic horizon; hornblends and feldspar from the Amazon to assess climatic changes and differences in Amazon drainage basin provenance.

Altamont Elementary Radiation Effects on Irradiation of pinto bean seeds to evaluate 1281 Wilson School Bean Seeds radiation dose effects on germination and OSU Radiation Center growth.

354 Wright Radiation Protection Radiological Instrument Instrument calibration. State of Oregon Radiation Servies ClibrtionProtection Services 1366 Quidelleur Universite Paris-Sud Ar-Ar Geochronology Determination of geological samples via Ar- Universite Paris- Sud Ar radiometric dating.

1 Teach Providence St. Vincent Sterilization of various Sterilization of various biological materials Oregon Medical Laser 397 Hospital biological materials for St. Vincents Hospital, Portland. Institute 1406 Pate Tracerco Production of Argon-41 Production of Argon-41 for various field Tracerco uses.

1408 Gerdemann USDOE Albany Research Analysis of titanium Measurement of sodium and chlorine in USDOE Albany Research Center powder titanium powder. Center C

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1415 McGinness ESCO Corporation Calibration of Instrument calibration. ESCO Corporation Petrology and geochemical evolution of the Department of Geological 1423 Turrin Rutgers 4oAr/3qAr Analysis Damavand trachyandesite volcano in North- Sciences ern Iran.

1431 Patterson AVI Bio Pharma Instrument Calibrations Instrument calibration. AVI Bio Pharma 464 Slavens USDOE Albany Research Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. USDOE Albany Research Ar-4o/Ar-39 Dating of Irradiation of geological materials such as 1465 Singer University of Wisconsin Young Geologic volcanic rocks from sea floor, etc. for Ar-4o/ University of Wisconsin Materials Ar-39 dating.

1467 Kirner Kirner Consulting, Inc Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Kirner Consulting 1468 Nitsche University of California at Chemistry 146 NAA Laboratory experiment. University of California at Berkeley Experiment Berkeley 1470 Bolken SIGA Technologies, Inc. Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Siga Pharmaceuticals The integration of apatite fission-track ages Thermochronologic and track length based model thermal histo-evidence linking ries, zircon fission-track ages, and U-Th/He Plattsburgh State Adirondack and New analyses to better define the pattern of re- Plattsburgh State Univer-1489 Roden-Tice University England regions, gional post-Early Cretaceous differential sity Connecticut Valley unroofing in northeastern New York's Adi-Regions rondack region and adjacent western New England.

1492 Stiger Administration Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Federal Aviation Admini-Portland Community 1502 Teachg and Portland Commuty College OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours College Tours/ Experiments 1503 Touershing and Non-Educational Tours Non-Educational Tours Tours for guests, university functions, stu- OSU Radiation Center Toursdent recruitment.

Teaching and Oregon State University OSU Nuclear Engineer-1504 TusEuainlTrsing &Radiation Health OSTR tour and reactor lab. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Educational Tours Physics Department 1505 Teaching and Oregon State University - OSU Chemistry OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Educational Tours Department 15o6 Teaching and Oregon State University - OSU Geosciences OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Educational Tours Department

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Prject Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1507 Teaching Tours and Oregon StateTours Educational Universityr OSU Physics Department OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing 1509 Teaching and Oregon State University - HAZMAT course tours First responder training tours. Oregon Dept of Energy Tours Educational Tours Teaching and Oregon State University Science and Mathematics 1510 ToursTusEducational Tours Investigative Eprec Learning OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Teaching and Oregon State University - RReactor operation required for conduct of 1511 Tours Educational Tours Reactor Staff Use operations testing, operator training, cali- OSU Radiation Center bration runs, encapsulation tests and other.

Teaching and 1inn Benton Community Linn Benton Community 1512 Tours College College Tours/ Experi- OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing ments Sobel Universitat Potsdam Apatite AnalysisFission Track Age trackdetermination of apatites by fission Universitat Potsdam 1514 analysis.

Fission Track Analysis of Fission track dating method on apatites: use 1519 Dunkl University of Goettingen Apatite npattes of 235fission tracks from to determine decay ofage the cooling U-238 and U-of apatites. University of Tuebingen

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1520 Teaching and Western Oregon Western Oregon OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours University -

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Control Room Oregon State University General Reactor Opera- Reactor operation when no other project is OSU Radiation Center 1522 tion involved. .

1523 Zattin Universita' Degli Studi di Fission track analysis of Fission track analysis of apatites. Universita' Degli Studi di Bologna apatites Bologna -

Thomson Ruhr-Universitat Bochum Fission track analysis of Fission track analysis of apatites and zircon. Ruhr-Universitat Bochum 1524 apatites and zircon -

Teaching and Life Gate High School Life Gate High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment USDOE Reactor Sharing 1525 Tours -

1526 Crawford Hot Cell Services Instrument calibration Instrument calibration. Hot Cell Services Teaching and Oregon State University - Odyssey Orientation OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing 1527 Tours Educational Tours Class Teaching and Oregon State University - Upward Bound OSTRtour. USDOE Reactor Sharing 1528 Tours Educational Tours Teaching and Oregon State University - OSU Connect OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing 1529 Tours Educational Tours Teaching and Newport School District OSTRtour. USDOE Reactor Sharing 1530 Tours Newport School District I-0

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Pncesd Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Teaching and Central Oregon Commu- Central Oregon Commu- OSTR tour USDOE Reactor Sharing 53 Tours nity College nity College Engineering 1535 Teaching and Corvallis School District Corvallis School District OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Nuclear Engi- Gamma Irradiations for Irradiation of samples for Introduction to 1536 neering Fac- Oregon State University NE/RHP 114/115/116 Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health OSU Radiation Center ulty Physics courses NE/RHP 114/115/116.

Teaching and Oregon State University - Naval Science OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Educational Tours Department 1538 Teaching and Oregon State University - OSU Speech Department OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Educational Tours 1539 Most Universitat Tubingen Fission track studies Age dating by the fission track method. Universitat Tubingen 1540 Teaching and McKay High School McKay High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 2 Teaching and Oregon State University - Engineering Sciences OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing 54 Tours Educational Tours Classes 153 Bailey Veterinaryr Diagnostic IntietClbain Isrmn airto.Veterinary Diagnostic 1543 Imaging & Cytopathology Instrument Calibration Instrumentcalibration. Imaging & Cytopathology 544 Teaching and West Albany High School West Albany High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 545 Teaching and Oregon State University - OSU Educational Tours OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Educational Tours 1548 Teaching and Willamette Valley Willamette Valley OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Community School Community School Irradiation to induce U-235 fission for fis-Fission track sion track thermal history dating, especially 1555 Fitzgerald Syracuse University thermochronolota for hydrocarbon exploration. The main Syracuse University thrust is towards tectonics, in particular the uplift and formation of mountain ranges.

1564 Krane OregonOrgo State University niesiy Measurement of neutron capture cross sections Measurement tions. of neutron capture cross sec- USDOE Reactor Sharing 1583 Teaching and Neahkahnie High School Neahkahnie High School OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 1584 Teaching Teachin and RedCleeTrainees Reed College Staff & OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Ar-Ar dating of Icelandic Nuclear irradiation of rock chips in cad-1592 Burgess University of Manchester mium-lined irradiation facility for Ar-Ar University of Manchester B94urges rhySerso Hdating studies of Icelandic rholites.

154 Teaching and Jefferson High School Jefferson High School OSrR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Poect Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Fission Track Dating of Dating of the shoulder uplift along the Mid- G. F 1595 Rahn Universitaet the Mid-European Rhine European Rhine graben shoulders by the tion Graben Shoulder fission track technique.

i6ol Crutchley Josephine County Instrument Calibrations Instrument calibration. Josephine County Public Works 1602 Teaching and Crescent Valley High Crescent Valley High Investigation of arsenic concentrations in USDOE Reactor Sharin Tours School School AP Physics Class soils and bedrock of the Sweet Home area. g 1603 Toursing and Thurston Teachin an hrtnHg col ChemistryHigh School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Determination of timing of uplift and exhu-Timing of uplift and mation of Polish Western Carpathians 167SrzkPolish Academy of exhumation of Polish (Tatra Mts. and Podhale Flysch) using AFT' Polish Academy of Sci-60Sciences WesteCrathian oish methods to verify paleotemperature, which ences ern Crpatians are determined by illite-smectite methods.

Reconstruction of thermal history.

611 Toaucrhsing and Grants Pass High School Grants Pass High School OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Determination of age of Determination of age of Eocene and Quater-1612 Singer University of Wisconsin Eocene and Quaternary nary volcanic rocks by production of Ar-39 USDOE Reactor Sharing volcanic rocks from K-39.

613 Teaching and Silver Falls School Dis- OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing 613 Tours S Ftrict 1614 Teaching and Marist High School Marist High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 1615 Teaching and Liberty Christian High Liberty Christian High OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours School School 1616 Doyle Evanite Fiber Corporation Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Evanite Fiber Corporation 1617 Spikings University of Geneva Ar-Ar geochronology Argon dating of Chilean granites. University of Geneva 1618 Teaching and Falls City High School Fall City High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 619 Teaching and Sheridan High School Sheridan High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 1620 Teaching and Eddyvile High School Eddyville High School OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 1621 Foster University of Florida Irradiation for Ar/Ar Ar/Ar analysis of geological samples. University of Florida Analysis I-.

Table VI.C.3 (continued)

List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Pited Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1622 Reese Oregon State University Flux Measurements of Measurement of neutron flux in various OSU Radiation Center OSTR irradiation facilities 1623 Blythe University of Southern Fission Track Analysis Fission track Thermochronology of Tibetian University of Southern California AnlsS Geology, California 1625 Armstrong California State University Fission Track Measurement of fission track ages to deter- USDOE Reactor Sharing at Fullerton Irradiations mine erosion amounts and timing.

The primary project is the use of tracks to study the leaching out of imbedded radionu-clides from alpha-activity in materials. The radionuclide could be a decay product of U-Fission Track 238 or Th-232 in studying the geochemistry 1627 Fleischer Union College Irradiations of natural materials, or of Rn-222 in dealing USDOE Reactor Sharing with environmental materials that are used to assess radon exposures. Here we will use an analogue case - the embedding in the laboratory of U-235 recoils from the alpha activity of Pu-239.

1628 Garver Union College Fission Track Use of fission track to determine age dating USDOE Reactor Sharing Irradiations of apatites.

George Washington REE Geochemnistry of NAA of apatite samples to determine metal UDORecoShrn 1634 Tollo1634 ToloUniversity Unverityusing Meta- INAA Igneous Rocks composition in ingneous rocks. USDOE Reactor Sharing (TBC) 163.5 Fodor UNivrsth CaoiaSae GooiNDetermination of rare earth elements in USDOE Reactor Sharing UNorthCarolinaState GeologicNAA ultramafic rocks by NAA.

1640 Gans University of California at Age dating of Neogene Age dating of rock samples from Sierra Ne- USDOE Reactor Sharing Santa Barbara volcanism vada, Sonora, Mexico, and Chilean Andes.

1641 Hughes Idaho State University Independent Study of Development of NAA for Thesis Research. USDOE Reactor Sharing NAA 1647 Graefe GeoForschungs Zentrum Fission Track Use of fission track to study zircon. GeoForschungs Zentrum Potsdam Irradiations Potsdam Fission-track Dating of Fission-track Dating of Zircon from the Ex-1648 Stewart University of Washington irSSon humation of Avaloatz Mountains in Califor- University of Washington nia.

1653 Taucrhsing and Madison High School Madison High School OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Teachin ad MdsnHgScol Senior Science Class 1655 Teaching and Future Farmers of OSTR Tour OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours America

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies PIroect Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Using a mouse model for cancer. Tumor Avasive anticancer. cells are irradiated and then coated with 1656 Mourich AVI Bio Pharma vaccine mechanism of antibodies produced by the vaccine. This AIBoPam immuno-protein complex is used to vaccinate mice to deter- AVI Bio Pharma mine if subsequent anti-tumor specific im-mune responses are generated 1657 Tourhing and Richland High School Richland High School OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing 1660 Reese Oregon State University Isotope and Container Testing of containers and source material. OSU Radiation Center Testing 1661 Wroblewski Vectron International Gamma Irradiation of Gamma irradiation of parts. Vectron International Norwalk Inc. Parts National Council of Preparation of Hog Fuel Preparation of an NAA standard of compos- National Council for Air &

1665 LaFleur Stream and Air Improve- Standard Reference Ma- ite wood waste material as a reference mate- Stream Improvement ment terial rial for laboratory analyses.

1666 Teaching and Douglas High School Douglas High School AP OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Physics Class 1670 Teaching and Toledo High School Toledo High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Use of fission tracks to determine location of 1671 Roden-Tice University Fission Track Dating U-235 and Th232 in natural rocks and min- USDOE Reactor Sharing Univesityerals.

1672 Brix Ruhr-Universitat Bochum Fission track analysis of Fission track analysis of apatites and zircon. Ruhr-Universitat Bochum apatites and zircon.

1673 Teaching and Heal College Physics OSTR tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Teachin an lCleeDepartment Radiological emergency support of OOE Oregon Departmentof Radiological Spprtcal Emergency related and to i67 1674 EergNiesEnergy Nle instrument calibration, radiologi- Oregon Department of Support RAM transport maintenance consulting, of radiological analysisand labora- Energy tory at the Radiation Center.

Au labeled antibodies are used in cancer 1676 Minc Oregon State University iNe of labeled antbod studies. NAA tracks the presence of the anti- University of Michigan bodies in various organs.

1677 Zuffa Universita' di Bologna Fission Track Dating Use of fission track from U-235 to determine Universita' di Bologna uranium content in rock.

Table VI.C.3 (continued)

List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Projed Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding California Institute of Neutron Damage on Interactive irradiations to test the effects of 1679 Miyahira Technology Electronics neutron damage upon various electronic Jet Propulsion Laboratory components.

168o Danisik University of Tubingen Fission Track Dating Low-temperature geochronology using He University of Tuebingen and fission track dating.

1681 Yang University of Michigan Detection of Metals in Use of NAA to detect various metals in zeo- USDOE Reactor Sharing Zeolite Catalysts lite catalysts and sorbents.

Effect of Gamma Radia-1682 Devi AVI Bio Pharma tion on the Expression of Effect of gamma radiation on the expression AVI Bio Pharma XIAP in Prostate and of XIAP in prostate and lung cancer cells.

Lung Cancer Cells 1683 Bennion Idaho State University Nuclear Engineering Reactor laboratory for ISU NE students. USDOE Reactor Sharing Pulsing Lab 1684 Fodor North Carolina State Geochemical Investiga- NAA to determine rare earth composition. USDOE Reactor Sharing University tion 1685 Dick Oregon State University Short-stay Belen ph vs Gamma irradiation of soils. OSU heavy metals experiment ence Crop and Soil Sci-Production of haploid Irradiated melon pollen will be used to polli-1686 Miller Nunhems USA, Inc. and dihaploid melon ate female melon plants to induce partheno- Sunsee, plants induced with genetic embryos. These embryos will be res-irradiated pollen cued and cultured for plant production.

1687 Teaching and Inavale Grade School Reactor Tour General reactor tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 1688 Moore Surveying &Testing Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Surveying &Testing 1689 Gardner Oregon State University Count Gamma Rays from Determination of 181Hf cross section. USDOE Reactor Sharing i8hrTf 1690 Teaching and Wilson High School Reactor Tour D300 Reactor Tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 1691 Teaching and Lost River High School Reactor Tour D30o Reactor Tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours This is to build up basic knowledge on the 1692 Choi Arch Chemicals Inc. Screening Tests of Wood efficacy of a copper based preservative in Arch Chemical Inc.

Decay preventing decay of wood inhabiting basidiomycetes oProduction Production of radioisotopes for use as indus-1693 Ferguson Tru-Tec Radiotracer Productio trial tracers. Tru-Tec 1695 Teaching and Transitional Learning Reactor Tour Reactor Tour in D300 only. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Po*et Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1696 Sayer Marquess &Associates Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Marquess &Associates Inc. Inc.

This project supports the advanced place-Teahin CesentValeyHig ad CescntValley High ment physics class at Cresent Valley High 1697 Teaching Tours and Crescent School Valley High Crescent y Class School.

School AP Physics researchItprojects will utilize the reactor sponsored in ongoing by Radiation USDOE Reactor Sharing Center staff.

1699 Toucrhsing and Philomath High School Reactor Tour Tour of NAA and gas chromatograph capa- USDOE Reactor Sharing Toursbilities in the Radiation Center.

1700 Frantz Reed College Instrument calibration Instrument calibration. Reed College 1701 Minc Oregon State University NAA of Au labeled Anti- Radiolabeling with Au of antibodies in mice. USDOE Reactor Sharing Reese Oregon State University 1702 Neutron Spectrual Determination of the Analysis trum in various OSTRneutron flux and e-irradiation facilities. USDOE Reactor Sharing 1705 Hemming Hemmng Columbia University Uiverity Geochronology Methods by ArAr Geochronologyby Ar/Ar methods. USDOE Reactor Sharing Irradiated liquid metal is poured in the pel-17o6 Wongsa- University waeng Berkeley of California at Liquid Metal Bonding Tracer let-cladding Gold is used gapas aintracer a mock nuclear to study thefuel rod.

liquid University Berkeley of California at metal bond integrity.

177 Turrin Rutgers Ar/Ar Chronology Statigraphy and Chronology of the Plio- USORecoShrn 1707 Analysis Pleistocene Ngoronogoro volcanic highland. USDOE Reactor Sharing Ar/Ar Chronology Preliminary analysis on refining the age of 1708 Turrin Rutgers Analysis the Monon Lake and Laschamp geomagnetic USDOE Reactor Sharing Rutges Anaysispolarity events.

Determination of Geo- Major, minor, and trace element of clast in chemical Provenance of Muru conglomerates may reveal the 1710 Frost University of Wyoming Muru Conglomerates, lithological porvenance of this important USDOE Reactor Sharing New Zealand tectonic terrane at an extinct subduction zone.

1712 BrmnCrrto Brachytheropy Source Activation of various source material for Theragenics Corporation Bergman Theragenics Corporation Activation possible use in brachytheropy.

1715 Teach Providence St. Vincent Stent Project Irradiate elastin coated cardio stent devices Providence NW Hospital Hospital to reduce thrombie reaction.

1716 Garcia M. K. Gems &Minerals determine color charai o Mineraradiations to determine color M. Y. Gems & Minerals teristics 0-(n

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1717 Webb Syracuse University Ar/Ar Dating Ar/Ar dating. Syracuse University 17i8 Armstrong California State University Fission Track Dating Fission track age dating of apatite grains Department of Geological 178 Amtog at Fullerton Fiso rc aig from Santa Ana Mountains, California. Sciences 1719 Teaching and Portland Community OSTRTour OSTR Tour for Upward Bound. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours College 1720 Teaching and Saturday Academy OSTRTour OSTRTour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours The objective of this project is to analyze Sedimentology of Ocean gold and silver in medium sized quartz sand.

1721 Oregon State University Sand Using Stable The tracer material is dispersed on the sea- USDOE Reactor Sharing Activatable Tracers floor, sampled periodically, and analyzed for its Au and Ag content.

The petrologic relationships between grani-Petrologic Evolution of toids and gneisses of the Mesoproterozoic Tollo George Washington Mesoproterozoic Basement in the Blue Ridge Province, Vir-722 University Basement Rocks, Blue ginia are contrained through trace element USDOE Reactor Sharng Ridge Province, Virginia geochemistry, petrology and detailed field studies.

Assessing Mechanisms Assessing Mechanisms that control C02 OSU Crop and Soil Sci-1723 Sulzman Oregon State University that control C02 release release from soils. ence from soils.

1724 Stebbins- Willamette University Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Willamette University Boaz Consequences of AhR The basic goal of this project is to under-12OenSy edtedgna in stand the cellular and molecular basis for OSU Environmental and 725 Kerkvliet Oregon State University mediated signaling in T the immune suppression induced by Ali re- Molecular Toxicology lymphocytes ceptor (AhR) ligands.

1726 Teaching and Oregon State University ALS 199 Cohort Class. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours To determine the effects and evaluate the 1727 Leber Heritage University Gamma radiation effects resulting physical and organoleptic proper- Heritage University on cork strength ties of grape seed oil corks after gamma irra-diation.

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Piecd Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1728 Mine Oregon State University Flux mapping Flux mapping of irradiation facilities. OSU Radiation Center Geological Survey of Study of interactions of the onshore and Googical SurveyofNr 1729 Hendriks Norway Recycling of an Orogen offshore parts of the Norwegian continental Geayl of Nor margin near Lofoten and Vesteralen Islands.

1730 Reese Oregon State University Neutron Radiography Neutron Oregn UivesityRadogrphy and film Radiography imaging methods.using the real-time OSU Radiation Center.

Suppression of Prostate One new area in both prevention and treat-Cancer in Xenograft ment involves the use of histone deacetylate 1731 Dashwood Oregon State University Model by Histone inhibitors to turn on tumor suppressor Linus Pauling Institute Deacetylase Inhibitors genes. Tumor suppression genes can suprress and reverse cancer cell growth.

1732 Balogh University of Michigan Biodistribution of Gold Irradiation of mouse tissues to evaluate the Ford Nuclear Reactor, biodistribution of gold nanocomposites en- University BohUnvriyoMihgn Nanocomposites gineered to target cancer cells. Uiest offMciaMichigan Effects of Gamma Small test samples of polydimethyl siloxane Radiation on Post- elastomers cured by platinum addition 1733 Green OxiBio Radiation chemical and chemistry. These test samples will then be OxiBio Corp.

Material Properties of examined by chemical and material analysis Silicone Test Polym for changes in material properties.

INAA to determine a suite of REE, Ba, Sr, 1734 Retallack University of Oregon Origin of Barite Nodules, and Nb in barite nodules from middle Mio- OSU Radiation Center Unvriyo rgn Cucaracha, Panama cene paleosols in the Cucaracha Formation, Panama.

INAA to determine inter-lab calibration 1735 Minc Oregon State University INAA of SRMs based on New Ohio Red Clay and NIST OSU Radiation Center SRMs.

Determination of the effect of radiation 1736 Rauch Nu-Trek, Inc GaAs Damage Studies damage on GaAs for use in X-ray detectors. Nu-Trek, Inc.

Roullet Oregon Health Sciences Silver Activation for Production of Ag-iiom for Radiolabeled Oregon Health Sciences 1737 University Radiolabel Molecules. University 1738 Kilinc University of Cincinnati INAA of geological sam- Geochemical analysis of rock andjmineral USDOE Reactor Sharing Unvriyples. samples for graduate student projects.

1739 Teaching and Daly Middle School Reactor Tour Reactor Tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours 170 Freitag 1740 University of Jena Fission Track Analysis Apatitehistory

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Prject Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1741 Higley Oregon Higly State University Orgon nivesitySIRAD SIRAD Evaluation Determination dosimeter of neutron response for in the TC. USDOE Reactor Sharing 1742 Armitage Eastern Michigan INAA of Bricks and Clays INAA of bricks and clays from historic StD USDOE Reactor Sharing Ariae University from St. Marys City Marys City, MD.

1743 Teaching and West Salem High School Reactor Tour Reactor Tour. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Gamma Spectroscopy of Use of gamma spectroscopy to determine Niles 1744 Oregon Department of ColumbiaRiver of radioactive contaminants in the sediments Oregon Department of 1744 Oeo Nile D amEnergy Enrgy Sedimbnts edimntsHanford. in the Columbia River downstream from Energy 1745 Girdner USGirder NationalSParks Ntioal Service PrksSerice C14 Measurements C14 easremntsments. LSC analysis of samples for C14 measure- US National Parks Service 1746 Loveland Oregon State University Tantalum Tracer Produce tantalum tracer for LBNL. USDOE Reactor Sharing 747 Teaching and East Linn Christian Reactor Tour Reactor Tour for Chemistry Class. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours Academy 1748 Hab rgnState Black td Bean Nutritional Activation tnvriy of black ional study. beanisotopes powder are for zinc, nutri-The chief OSU Radiation Center iron, and sodium.

Grant is focused upon nitrogen cycling in Hot Spots of Nitrogen soil at the small scale. We are hrying to un- OSU Crop and Soil Sci-1749 Bottomley Oregon State University Orego Uniersiy Cycling in Soil Cylingramneters derstand how physical and biological pa- ence control the fate of ammonium and nitrate in soil.

1741 Higley Oregon State University SIRAD Evaluation Determination of neutron response for USDOE Reactor Sharing Higly Oegon Uniersiy EaluaionSIRAD dosimeter in the TC.

1742 Eastern Michigan INAA of Bricks and Clays INAA of bricks and clays from historic St. USDOE Reactor Sharing 7 rmitage University from St. Marys City Marys City, MD.

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List of Major Research and Service Projects Performed or In Progress At the Radiation Center and their Funding Agencies Proect Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Gamma Spectroscopy of Use of gamma spectroscopy to determine 1744 Niles Oregon Department of Columbia River radioactive contaminants in the sediments Oregon Department of Energy Sediments in the Columbia River downstream from Energy Hanford.

1745 Girdner US National Parks Service C14 Measurements LSC analysis of samples for C14 measure- US National Parks Service 1746 Loveland Oregon State University Tantalum Tracer Produce tantalum tracer for LBNL USDOE Reactor Sharing 1747 Teaching and East Linn Christian Acad- Reactor Tour Reactor Tour for Chemistry Class. USDOE Reactor Sharing Tours emy Black Bean Nutritional Activation of black bean powder for nutri-1748 Hamby Oregon State University Stuy Btional study. The chief isotopes are zinc, OSU Radiation Center b Oiron, and sodium.

Grant is focused upon nitrogen cycling in Hot Spots of SoilNitrogen soil at thehow small scale. We and are trying to pa-un- OSU 1749 Bottomiley OrgnState Unvriy Ccigin derstand physical biological ence Crop and Soil Sci-yg rameters control the fate of ammonium and nitrate in soil.

The Environmental Radiotracers (ERT) Pro-ject employs natural and artificial radionu-Great Lakes INAA of Great Lakes clides to identify and model important parti-1750 Robbins Environmental Research Sedimen cle transport processes in diverse systems NOAA-GLERL Lab imen including the Laurentian and other Great Lakes, smaller freshwater bodies, wetlands and coastal marine environments.

Loveland Oregon State University 1751 Tracer Preparation Tracer preparation for chemistry. OSU Chemistry/ Love-land DOE 752 Pringle Massachusetts Institute of Ar/Ar Irradiations Irradiations of geological samples for Ar/Ar Massachusetts Institute of 172 PigeTechnology Ar/rdating. Technology 1753 Rosencrans Plink Ink INAA of pigment INAA of organic-based pigment samples for Flint Ink samples. halogen (Cl, Br, I) by INAA.

1754 Wolfler Unversity of Tubingen Unvesit of ubigen Fission Track Irmadiations Fission track age dating. University of Tuebingen

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Table VI.C.4 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support OSU Departments Department Number of Calibrations OSU Departments Animal Science 2 Biochemistry/Biophysics 3 Botany and Plant Pathology 6 Center for Gene Research 1 Chemistry I Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering 3 Crop Science 2 E.M.T. 5 Environmental Engineering 1 Fisheries and Wildlife 1 Food Sciences 2 Forest Science 1 Horticulture 2 Mechanical Engineering 1 Microbiology 5 Nutrition and Food Management 2 Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS) 2 Pharmacy 4 Physics I Radiation Safety Office 23 R/V Wecoma 1 Veterinary Medicine 1 Zoology 2 Total 72 OSURadiation CenterAwniualReport, 2004-2005 121

Table VI.C.5 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support Other Agencies Agency Number of Calibrations DOE Albany Research Center 3 ESCO Corporation 7 Good Samaritan Hospital 6 Josephine County Public Works 1 Lebanon Community Hospital 1 Marquess and Ass. Inc. I Occ. Health Lab. 1 Oregon Department of Energy 27 Oregon Department of Transportation 5 Oregon Health Sciences University 21 Oregon Public Utilities Commission 5 Oregon State Health Division 57 Quality Testing LLC 1 SIGA Technologies 2 USDA Agricultural Research Service 1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2 Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Cytopathology 2 Willamette University 1 Total 144 122 OSU Radiation CenterAnnualReport, 2004-2005 li

Table VI.F.i Summary of Visitors to the Radiation Center Date No. of Name of Group Visitors 7/19/2004 1 Cash, Dr. Alex 7/27/2004 18 PCC Upward Bound 7/27/2004 18 PCC Upward Bound 7/28/2004 25 OSU Saturday Academy 8/23/2004 25 Chem 123- Sec oolA 8/24/2004 15 Chem 123 - Sec oo1C 8/24/2004 4 Lawrenz, Phyllis; Janet Cook, Dennis Tollefson 8/25/2004 22 Chem 123 - Sec oolB 8/26/2004 7 Incoming Transfer Students 9/29/2004 1 OSU Government Relations- Liz LaPolt 9/30/2004 6 Advanced Placement Physics 10/1/2004 20 Boy Scouts - Sutherlin 10/2/2004 1 Barbour, Leslie 10/8/2004 15 OSU SaturdayAcademy Prospective Undergraduate - Zack McNair &fam-10/8/2004 3 ily 10/23/2004 27 Advanced Placement Physics 10/23/2004 27 Advanced Placement Physics 10/26/2004 13 Odyssey (Brent Collins) lo//6/2004 20 Odyssey (Alex Barnett) 10/27/2004 22 Odyssey (Ann Normandy) 10/28/2004 17 Odyssey (Francene Johnson/Kyle Sander) 11/2/2004 1 Dunzik-Gougar, Mary Lou 11/4/2004 7 Cohort Class (Julie Walkin) 11/6/2004 115 Dad's Weekend 11/9/2004 18 Odyssey (Alex Barnett) 11/11/2004 2 U.S. Department of Energy-11/12/2004 5 Hinman, Adam &family/friends 11/24/2004 3 Family - Josh Palotay et al 11/29/2004 16 OSU Center/Institute/Program Directors 11/29/2004 29 Boy Scouts - Brent Adams 11/30/2004 12 GS 1o6 & 152 12/8/2004 8 Advanced Placement Physics OSU Radiation CenterAiinualReport, 2004-2005 123

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Summary of Visitors to the Radiation Center IL Date No. of Name of Group Visitors 12/9/2004 8 Advanced Placement Physics 1/3/2005 2 Family- Cathy and Mark Hertel 1/3/2005 1 Wagner, Chuck (Enventive, Inc.)

1/6/2005 18 Chem 462 1/11/2005 6 Chem 462 1/13/2005 2 Diltz, Ryan and Bill Smyth 1/13/2005 8 Advanced Placement Physics 1/18/2005 6 Chem 462 1/20/2005 6 Chem 462 1/20/2005 8 Advanced Placement Physics 1/21/2005 8 Advanced Placement Physics 1/24/2005 8 Advanced Placement Physics 1/31/2005 14 Boy Scouts - James Richman 2/8/2005 20 Chem 225 Honors 2/10/2005 11 Chem 225 Honors 2/15/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 66 2/15/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 13 2/15/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 12 2/15/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 14 2/16/2004 20 Chem 222 - See 33 2/16/2005 20 Chem 222 - See 37 2/16/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 38 2/17/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 42 2/17/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 43 2/17/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 62 2/17/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 78 Prospective Grad Students -CoE Grad Recruiting:

2/18/2005 4 Brian Jackson, Christopher Orton, Sarah Kleeb, Mark Shaver 2/21/2005 20 OSU Saturday Academy 2/22/20 05 2/22/2005 20 20 Chem 222 - Sec 15 Chem 222 - See 17 I

2/22/2005 2/22/2005 20 20 Chem 222 - Sec 26 Chem 222 - See 15 1k 124 OSU Radiation Center Annual Rcport, 2004-2005

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Summary of Visitors to the Radiation Center Date No. of Name of Group VIsitorsNaeoGru 2/23/2005 20 Chem 205 - sec 32 2/23/20 05 20 Chem 222 - Sec 46 2/23/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 32 2/24/2004 20 Chem 222 - Sec 46 2/24/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 79 2/24/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 110 2/24/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 63 2/28/2005 20 Chem 205 - sec 22 2/28/2005 20 Chem 205 - sec 26 3/1/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 48 3/1/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 252 3/1/2005 20 Chem 205 - Sec 12 3/2/2005 20 Chem 205 - Sec 36 3/2/2005 20 Chem 205 - Sec i8 3/3/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 52 3/3/2005 20 Chem 205 - Sec 56 3/3/2005 2 Prospective Grad Student - Tyler Martin &Jim Washburn 3/4/2005 8 Regional Champions for the Klamath/Lake Co Re-gion in MathCount 3/8/2005 20 Chem 205 - Sec 16 3/8/2 005 20 Chem 205 - sec 14 3/9/2005 20 Chem 205 - Sec 42 3/10/2005 20 Chem 222 - Sec 51 3/10/2005 20 Chem 205 - Sec 54 3/10/2005 1 Prospective Grad Student -James Neeway 3/11/2005 20 GS 106 & 152 3/15/2005 1 Prospective Grad Student -Jeremy Bishop 3/17/2005 10 Home Schoolers 3/17/2005 20 OSU Center/Institute/Program Accountants Group 3/21/2005 1 Prospective Grad Student -Gregory Paine 3/31/2005 15 Natural Resources and Honors Biology 3/31/2005 2 Prospective Grad Student - Kyle Gilham 4/1/2005 3 Family - Brian Woods, wife, etc OSURadiationCenterAnnialReport, 2004-2005 125

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Summary of Visitors to the Radiation Center Ti Date No. of Name of Group 4/4/2005 1 OSU VP Univ. Advancement - Luanne Lawrence 4/6/2005 1 Barometer Personnel - Jenny Moser 4/13/2005 20 Advanced Placement Science 4/13/2005 21 Advanced Placement Science 4/21/2005 20 Engineering Technology 4/21/2005 20 Engineering Technology 4/29/2005 2 Family - Nathan and Dwight Barnett 4/30/2005 1i8 Mom's Weekend 5/5/2005 2 Poiret, Jim & Luke Hooten 5/5/2005 20 Faulconer-Chapman School 6th Graders 5/5/2005 20 Faulconer-Chapman School 6th Graders 5/5/2005 20 Faulconer-Chapman School 6th Graders 5/5/2005 20 Faulconer-Chapman School 6th Graders 5/6/2005 2 OSU Research Office- John Cassady & Rich Hol-dren 5/6/2005 7 Advanced Placement Physics 5/9/2005 19 College of Engineering Advisory Board 5/9/2005 1 Clark, Sue 5/17/2005 5/17/2005 24 24 Chem 123 Chem 123 Ili 5/17/2005 5/17/2005 27 25 Chem 123 Chem 123 ID 5/18/2005 24 Chem 123 5/18/2005 16 Chem 123 ID 5/18/2005 24 Chem 123 5/18/2005 5/19/2005 24 25 Chem 123 Chem 123 H

5/23/2005 23 Jr/Sr Chemistry Class 5/26/2005 i6 Advanced Placement Physics 5/26/2005 16 Advanced Placement Physics 5/27/2005 2 GS 152 5/31/2005 25 Chem 123 5/31/2005 24 Chem 123 I' 126 OSURadiation CenterAnnzualReport, 2004-2005

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Summary of Visitors to the Radiation Center Date No. of Name of Group 6/1/2005 32 Chem 123 6/2/2005 10 Boy Scouts - Salem 6/3/2005 3 Jackson,Brian; Jon Emerick, Felix DuBois 6/14/2005 Chaney, Roy; Bob, Hinds, Sharon Chaney, Carrie Chaney, Carolyn Baker Total 2159 OSURadiationCenterAnnzal Rcport, 2004-2005 127

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Armitage, R.A., Minc, L.D., Hill, D.V. and Hurry, S.D. 2004. Characteriza-tion of bricks and tiles from 17th-century Maryland. Abstracts of the 34t International Symposium on Archaeometry (Zaragoza, Spain); J. Perez-Arantegui, editor.

Ashbacker, E., Reese, S.R., and Greenwood, L. 2005. Characterization of the neutron spectra in various Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor irradia-tion facilities. Health Physics, 89:74-75.

Baldwin, S.L., Rawling, T., and Fitzgerald, P.G. 2005. Thermochronology of the New Caledonia high pressure terrane: implications of mid-tertiary plate boundary in processes in the southwest Pacific. In Tectonics of High-PressureTerranesandAssociatedRegions, Geological of America Special Paper, Editors M. Cloos, W.D. Carlson, M.C. Gilbert, J.G. Liou, D. Rumble, and S.S. Sorensen, in press.

Batt, G.E., Baldwin, S.L., Cottam, Fitzgerald, P.G. and Brandon, M. 2004.

Cenozoic plate boundary evolution in the South Island of New Zealand: new thermochronological constraints. Tectonics, 23(4):TC4001, 10.1029/2003TCoO1527.

Beutel, E.K, Nomade, S., Fronabarger, A.K, and Renne, P.R. 2005. Pangea's complex breakup: a new rapidly changing stress field model. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 236(1-2):471-485.

Bierlein, F.P., Foster, D.A., Gray, D.R., and Davidson, G.J. 2005. Timing of orogenic gold mineralization in northeast Tasmania: implications for the tectonic and metallogenetic evolution of Palaeozoic SE Australia. Mineral-ium Deposita, 39:890-903; DOI lo.loo7/sool26-oo4-o458-4.

Binney, S.E., Richards, W.J., Loveland, W.D., Reese, S.R., Higley, KA., Ellis-ton, J.T., Clark, S.B., Morse, E.C., and Bennion, J. 2003. The Western Nu-clear Science Alliance, proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education 2003 Annual Conference, 2577:1-8.

Bray, T. L, Minc, L. D., Constanza Ceruti, M., Perea, R., Reinhard, J., and Chavez, J. 2005. A compositional analysis of pottery vessels associated with the Inca ritual of Capacocha. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 24 (1):82-100.

Buckley, P., Paulenova, A., Elliston, J., and Filby, R. 2005. Tc/Mo generator in the college chemistry class. Journal Chemical Education, 82, accepted.

Corrado, S., Aldega, L., Di Leo, P., Giampaolo, C., Invernizzi, C. and Zattin, M. 2005. Combined use of thermal indicators to study the tectono-sedimentary evolution of Southern Apennines (Italy). Terra Nova, 17:56-65.

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LW-R Courtemanche, C., Yan, M., and Ho, E. 2005. Differential response to ioniz-ing adiation in zinc-deficient human lymphocytes. Journal Nutrition, in preparation.

Danigik, M., Dunkl, I., Putis, M., Frisch, W. and Krdl, J. 2004. Tertiary bur-ial and exhumation history of basement highs along the NW margin of the Pannonian Basin - an apatite fission track study. Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vienna, 95/96:60-70.

Doughty, P.T., Chamberlain, K.R., Foster, D.A., and Sha, G. 2005. Struc-tural, metamorphic and geochronological constraints on the origin of the clearwater core complex, northern Idaho Geological Society of America Memoir, submitted.l Ii Duncan, C.L., and Krane, K-S. 2005. Neutron capture cross section of Pd-103. Physical Review, C71:054322.

Elson, C., Sherman, R.J., Mine, L.D., Spencer, C.S., and Redmond, E.M.

2004. Los Resultados Preliminares de Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) de la ceramica de las fases Monte Alban I y Monte Alban II de los sitios de El Palenque, Cerro Tilcajete y Yaasuchi. In Cuarta Mesa Re-donda de Monte Alban, edited by N. R. G. y R. Spores. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico.

Fellin, M.G., Picotti, V., and Zattin, M. 2005. Neogene to quaternary multiple rifting and inversion in north-eastern Corsica: retreat and collision in the Western Mediterranean. Tectonics, 24:TC1o1l.

Fellin, M.G., Zattin, M., Picotti, V., Reiners, P.W., and Nicolescu, S. 2005.

Relief evolution in northern Corsica (western Mediterranean): constraints on uplift and erosion at the long-term and short-term time scales. Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 1no:Foioi6.

Fitzgerald, P.G., Baldwin, S.L., Webb, L.E., and O'Sullivan, P.B. Interpreta-tion of (U-Th)/He single grain ages from slowly cooled crustal terranes: a case study from the Transantarctic Mountains of southern Victoria, Land.

Chemical Geology, forthcoming.

Fjeld, R. A., Roane, J. E., Leyba, J. D., and Paulenova, A. 2005. T.A.DeVol:

Measurement of radionuclides using ion chromatography and on-line radia-tion detection. Journal Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 263(3):635-640.

Fjeld, R. A., Roane, J. E., Leyba, J.D., Paulenova, A. 2004. T.A.DeVol: Se-quential and scintillating radioanalytical methods. In: Radioanalytical Meth-ods in Interdisciplinary Research Fundamentals in Cutting Edge Applica-tions. C.A. Lane and K-L. Nash, Eds. ACS Symposium Series, 868:105-120.

Fleischer, R.L., Chang, S., Farrell, J., Hadley, S.A., Herrmann, RC., Mac-Donald, J., Meyer, N.R, Zalesky, M., and Doremus, R.H. Studies in nuclear tracks at Union College. Acta Physica et Chimica Debricina, in press.

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Fleischer, R.L., Chang, S., Farrell, J., Hermann, R.C., MacDonald, J., Zale-sky, M., and Doremus, R.H. 2005. Etched tracks and serendipitous do-simetry. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, in press.

Fleischer, RL. 2005. The distribution of boron in AlRu: effect on ductility and toughness. Acta Materialia, 53:2623-2627.

Foster, D.A., and Gray, D.R. 2005. Strain rate in a Paleozoic accretionary orogen: the western Lachlan Orogen, Australia. Geological Society of Amer-ica Memoir, submitted.

Foster, D.A., Doughty, P.T., and Kalakay, T.J. 2005. Exhumation and kine-matics of Eocene metamorphic core complexes along the Lewis and Clark transform system. Geological Society of America Special Paper, in press.

Foster, D.A., Gray, D.R, and Spaggiari, C.V. 2005. Timing of subduction and exhumation along the Cambrian East Gondwana margin, and the formation of paleozoic backarcbasins. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 117:105-116; doi: 10.1130/B2548i.l.

Fowles, S., Minc, L. D., Duwe, S., and Hill, D. 2005. Clay, conflict, and vil-lage aggregation: compositional analyses of pre-classic pottery from Taos, New Mexico. American Antiquity, in press.

Funatake, C.J., Marshall, N.B., Steppan, L.B., Mourich, D.V., and Kerkvliet, N.I. 2005. Cutting edge: activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) generates a population of CD4+CD25+ Cells with characteristics of regulatory t cells. The Journal of Immunology, October 1, 2005 issue, volume 175(7).

Gallagher, K., Stephenson, J., Brown, R., Holmes, C. and Fitzgerald, P.G.

2005. Low temperature thermochronology and modeling strategies for mul-tiple samples 1: vertical profiles. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 237:193-208.

Goscombe, B., Gray, D., Foster, D.A., Armstrong, R., Hand, M., Mawby, J.,

and Vogl, J. 2005. Event geochronology of the Pan-African Kaoko Belt, Na-mibia: Precambrian Research., in press.

Gray, D.R., and Foster, D.A., 2004. 4oAr/3gAr thermochronologic con-straints on deformation, metamorphism and cooling/exhumation of a Meso-zoic accretionary wedge, Otago Schist, New Zealand. Tectonophysics, 385:181-210.

Gray, D.R., Miller, J. McL., Foster, D.A., and Gregory, R.T. 2004. Transition from subduction to exhumation-related fabrics in glaucophane-bearing ec-logites, Oman: evidence from relative fabric chronology and 4oAr/39Ar ages. Tectonophysics, 389:35-64.

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Gregorich, K.E., Loveland, W., Peterson, D., Zielinski, P.M., Nelson, S.L.,

Chung, Y.H., Duellmann, Ch.E., Folden III, C.M., Aleklett, K, Eichler, R.,

Gaggeler, H., Gupta, P.K., Hoffman, D.C., Mahmud, H., Omtvedt, J.P., Pang, G.K., Schwantes, J.M., Soverna, S., Sprunger, P., Sudowe, R., Wilson, R.E.,

and Nitsche, H. 2005. Attempt to confirm superheavy element production in the 48Ca + 238U reaction 2 . Phys. Rev. C 72:014605.

Haile-Selassie, Y., WoldeGabriel, G., White, T.D., Bernor, R.L., Degusta, D.,

Renne, P.R., Hart, W.K., Vrba, E., Stanley, A., and Howell, F.C. 2004. Mio-pliocene mammals from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia. Geobios, 37:536-552.

Hearty, P.J., Karner, D.B., Renne, P.R., Olson, S.L., and Fletcher, S. 2005.

40Ar/39Ar age of a young rejuvenation basalt flow: Implications for the dura-tion of volcanism and the timing of carbonate platform development during the Quaternary on Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands. New Zealand. Journal of Geol-ogy and Geophysics, 48:199-211.

Ho, E., Hardin, K., Courtemanche, C. and Ames, B.N. 2003. Microarray analysis of zinc deficient human lymphocytes following low dose ionizing radiation exposure. Free Rad Biol Med, 35:84S.

Ho, E., Hardin, K., Courtemanche, C. and Ames, B.N. 2004. Differential gene expression and apoptotic response to DNA damage agents with zinc deficiency. FASEB J. 18:A502.

Jacobs, L.L., Winkler, D.A., Newman, K.D., Gomani, E., and Deino, A.

2005. The head of the devil: therapsids from the Permian Chiweta beds and the age of the Karoo Supergroup in Malawi. Paleontologica Electronica, 8 (1):1-23.

Jordan, B.T., Grunder, A.L., Duncan, RA., and Deino, A.L. 2004. Geochro-nology of age-progressive volcanism of the Oregon High Lava Plains: impli-cations for the plume interpretation of Yellowstone. Journal of Geophysical Research, 109:B10202. 11 Julien, E., Grousset, F. E., Hemming, S. R., Peck, V. L., Hall, I. R., and Jeantet, C. Contrasting conditions preceding MIS3 and MIS2 Heinrich events. Global and Planetary Change, submitted to special volume.

Knight, K.B., Nomade, S., Renne, P.R., Marzoli, A., Bertrand, H., and Youbi, N. 2004. The central atlantic magmatic province at the triassic-jurassic boundary: paleomagnetic and 40Ar/39Ar evidence from Morocco for brief, I'l episodic volcanism. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 228:143-160.

Kuhlemann, J., Frisch, W., Szekely, B., Dunkl, I., Danigik, M. and Siegers, I.

2005. Wirmian maximum glaciation in Corsica. Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 97:68-81.

Kuhlemann, J., Szekely, B., Frisch, W., Danisik, M., Dunkl, I., Molnir, G.

and Timdir, G. 2005. DEM analysis of mountainous relief in a crystalline basement block: cenozoic relief generations in Corsica (France). Z. fur Geo- l morph.,C4t:1-21.

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Levine, J., Becker, T.A., Muller, R.A., and Renne, P.R 2005. 40Ar/39Ar dat-ing of Apollo 12 impact spherules. Geophysical Research Letters, 32:15201, doi:lo.1o29/2005GLo22874.

Liang, J.F., Shapira, D., Gross, C.J., Beene, J.R., Bierman, J.D., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gomez del Campo, J., Hausladen, P.A., Larochelle, Y., Love-land, W., Mueller, P.E., Peterson, D., Radford, D.C., Stracener, and D., and Varner, R.L. 2004. Enhanced evaporation residue cross sections in neu-tron-rich radioactive 132Sn on 64Ni2 . Nucl. Phys. A746:103c-107c.

Liang, J.F., Shapira, D., Gross, C.J., Beene, J.R., Bierman, J.D., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gomez del Campo, J., Hausladen, P.A., LarochelleY., Loveland, W., Mueller, P.E., Peterson, D., Radford, D.C., Stracener, D., and Varner, RL. 2004. Sub-barrier fusion enhancement in neutron-rich 132Sn on 64Ni.

Prog. Theoret. Physics Supplement, 154: 106-112.

Liang, J.F., Shapira, D., Gross, C.J., Varner, R.L., Amro, H., Beene, J.R.,

Bierman, J.D., Caraley, A.L., Galindo-U tribarri, A., Gomez del Campo, J.,

Hausladen, P.A., Jones, K.L., Kolata, J.J., Larochelle, Y., Loveland, W.,

Mueller, P.E., Peterson, D., Radford, D.C., and Stracener, D.W. Sub-barrier fusion induced by neutron-rich radioactive 132Sn, Eur. Phys. J A, accepted.

Lo, D., Fleischer, R.L., Albert, E.A., and Arnason, J.G. Size and location of depleted uranium grains in reservoir sediments. Health Physics, submitted.

Loveland, W. 2004. Atomic nucleus, chemistry: foundations and applica-tions. J. Lagowski, ed. (Macmillan, New York, 2004),1:74-78.

Loveland, W. 2004. Basic principles of radiochemistry, radioanalytical methods in interdisciplinary research. ACS Symposium Series 868, C.A.

Laue, and K.L. Nash, eds (ACS, Washington, DC, 2004). Pp. 22-37.

Loveland, W. 2004. Plutonium, chemistry: foundations and applications.

J. Lagowski, ed. (Macmillan, New York, 2004), 3:268-269.

Loveland, W. 2004. Protactinium, chemistry: foundations and applications.

J. Lagowski, ed. (Macmillan, New York, 2004), 4:33-34.

Loveland, W. 2004. Rutherfordium, chemistry: foundations and applica-tions. J. Lagowski, ed. (Macmillan, New York, 2004), 4:100-101.

Loveland, W. 2004. Synthesis of heavy nuclei using radioactive beams.

Nucl. Phys. A746:108c-112c.

Loveland, W. Fusion Studies with RIBs. Eur. Phys. J A, accepted.

Loveland, W., Gallant A., Joiner, C., and Radioanal, J. 2005. The living textbook of nuclear chemistry. Nucl. Chem. 263, pp 151-153.

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W-II Loveland, W., Gallant, A., Joiner, C. and Chem, J. 2004. The living text-book of nuclear chemistry: a peer-reviewed, web-based education resource.

Ed. 81:1670-1671.

Loveland, W., Morrissey, D.J., and Seaborg, G.T. 2005. Modern Nuclear Chemistry (Wiley, New York, 2005) 848 pages.

Loveland, W., Paulenova, A., and Higley, K.A. 2004. Nuclear and Radio-chemistry at Oregon State University. Trans. Am Nucl. Soc 91:808. IL Malusa, M., Polino, R., Zattin, M., Bigazzi, G., Martin, S. and Piana, F.

2005. Tectonically driven exhumation in the Western Alps: insights from fission track thermochronology. Tectonics, 24:TC3004, doi:10.1029/2004TCool782.

Malusa, M.G., Philippot, P., Zattin, M. and Martin, S. Late stages of exhuma-tion constrained by structural, fluid inclusion and fission track analyses (Sesia-Lanzo unit, Western European Alps). Earth and Planetary Science Letters, submitted.

Malusa, M.G., and Vezzoli, G. Interplay between erosion and tectonics in the Western Alps. Geology, submitted.

Marzoli, A., Bertrand, H., Knight, K.B., Cirilli, S., Buratti, N., Verati, C., No-made, S., Renne, P.R, Youbi, N., Martini, R., Allenbach, K., Neuwerth, R.,

Rapaille, C., Zaninetti, L., and Bellieni, G. 2004. Synchrony of the Central Atlantic magmatic province and the Triassic-Jurassic boundary climatic and biotic crisis. Geology, 32(11): 973-976.

Mazzoli, S., Aldega, L., Corrado, S., Invernizzi, C., and Zattin, and M.

Pliocene-Quaternary tectonic exhumation of 'Apulian' carbonate platform reservoir rocks, Monte Alpi, southern Apennines, Italy. GSA Sp. Publ., in review.

Mertz, D.F., Sharp, W.D., and Haase, KM. 2004. Volcanism on the Eggvin Bank (Central Norvegian-Greenland Sea, latitude 71 degrees N): age, source, and relationship to the Iceland and putative Jan Mayen plumes.

Journal of Geodynamics, 38:57-83.

Myzak, M.C., Hardin, K., Tong, P., Dashwood, RH, and Ho, E. 2005. Sul-foraphane retards the growth of human PC-3 prostate cancer xenografts and inhibits HDAC activity in vivo. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, submitted.

Nomade, S., Renne, P.R., Vogel, N., Deino, A.L., Sharp, W.D., Becker, T.A.,

Jaouni, A.R., and Mundil, R. 2005. Alder Creek sanidine (ACs-2): A Qua-ternary 4OAr/39Ar dating standard. Chemical Geology, 318(3-4):315-338.

Paulenova, A., Elliston, J., and Czerwinski, K. 2005. Advance in radiochem-istry research and education by WNSA universities. Transaction of the American Nuclear Society, 83.

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Paulenova, A., Navratil, J. D.;Bronikowski, M. G., and Paulen, V. 2005.

Freezing preconcentration behavior of uranyl nitrate solutions, Nuldeonika.

50(2), accepted.

Peck, V. L., Hall, I. R., Zahn, R., Elderfield, H., Grousset, F. E., Hemming, S.

R., and Scource, J. D. High resolution evidence for linkages between Euro-pean ice sheet instability and deep North Atlantic circulation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in review.

Potts, R., Behrensmeyer, A.K., Deino, A., Ditchfield, P., and Clark, J. 2004.

Small mid-pleistocene hominin associated East African achuelean technol-ogy. Science, 2305:75-78.

Redfield, T.F., Osmundsen, P.T. and Hendriks, B.W.H. 2005. The role of fault reactivation and growth in the uplift of western Fennoscandia. Journal of the Geological Society, London, in press.

Reese, S.R., Binney, S.E., Palmer, T.S., Keller, T.S., Smith, S.P. and Wachs, G.M. 2005. Development of a neutron radiography facility at the Oregon State TRIGA reactor. Trans. American Nuclear Society, 92:159-152, Renne, P.R., Knight, K., Nomade, S., Leung, K., and Lou, T. 2005. Applica-tion of deuteron-deuteron (D-D) fusion neutrons to 40Ar/39Ar geochronol-ogy. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 62:25-32.

Riisager, P., Knight, KB., Baker, J.A., Ukstins Peate, I., al-Kadasi, M., al-Subbary, A., and Renne, P.R. 2005. Paleomagnetism and 40Ar/39Ar geochro-nology of Yemeni Oligocene volcanics: implications for timing and duration of Afro-Arabian traps and geometry of the Oligocene paleomagnetic field.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 237:647-672.

Rios, M.G., Casperson, R., Krane, K.S., and Norman, E.B. Neutron capture cross sections of Gd-148 and the decay of Gd-149. Physical Review C., sub-mitted.

Roberts, E.M., Deino, A.L., and Chan, MA. 2005. 4oAr/39Ar age of the Kai-parowits Formation, southern Utah and correlation of contemporaneous Campanian strata and vertebrate faunas along the margin of the Western Interior Basin. Cretaceous Research, 26(2):307-318.

Roden-Tice, M.K. and Tice, S.J. 2005. Regional scale mid-jurassic to late cretaceous unroofing from the Adirondack Mountains through Central New England based on apatite fission-track and (U-Th)/He thermochronology.

Journal of Geology, 113:535-552.

Roy, M., Clark, P.U., Duncan, R.A., and Hemming, S.R. Constraints on a long-lived Keewatin ice dome from 40Ar/39Ar dating of mineral grains of midcontinent glacial deposits. Geology, in review.

Roy, M., van de Flierdt, T., Hemming, S. R., and Goldstein, S. L. The geo-logical evolution of Antarctica from radiogenic provenance tracers of glacio-marine sediments. Geology, in review.

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Semaw, S., Simpson, S.W., Quade, J., Renne, P.R, Butler, R.F., McIntosh, W.C., Levin, N., Dominquez-Rodrigo, M., and Rogers, M.J. 2005. Early pliocene hominids from Gona, Ethiopia. Nature, 433:301-305.

Shapira, D., Liang, F., Gross, C., Varner, R., Beene, J., Galindo-Uribarri, A.,

Gomez del Campo, J., Mueller, P., Stracener, D., Hausladen, P., Harlin, C.,

Kolata, J.J., Amro, H., Loveland, W., Jones, KL., Bierman, J., and Caraley, A.L. Measurement of evaporation residue cross sections from reactions with radioactive neutron rich beams. Eur. Phys. J A, accepted.

Shapira, D., Liang, J.F., Gross, C., Beene, J.R., Bierman, J.D., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gomez del Campo, J., Hausladen, P.A., Larochelle, Y., Love-land, W., Mueller, P.E., Radford, D.C., Stracener, D.W., and Varner, R.L.

2004. Sub-barrier fusion of neutron-rich nuclei: 132Sn + 64Ni2 . Revista Mexicana de Fisica, 50. l Sharp, W.D., and Renne, P.R. 2005. The 4OAr/39Ar dating of core recovered by the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project (phase 2), Hilo, Hawaii. Geochemis-try, Geophysics, Geosystems, 6(4):Qo4G17, doi:10.1029/2004GCooo846.

Siddoway, C.S., Baldwin, S.L., Fitzgerald, P.G., Fanning, C.M., and Luyendyk, B.P. 2004. Ross Sea mylonites and the timing of intracontinental extension within the West Antarctic rift system. Geology, 32(l):57-60.

IL Spikings, R.A., Winkler, W., Hughes, R.A., Handler, R., Seward, D. Thermo-chronology of the Cordillera Occidental and the Amotape Complex, Ecuador:

unravelling the accretionary and post-accretionary history of the Northern Andes. Tectonophysics, accepted. l Summerour, J., Chen, Y., Josowicz, M., Orlando, T.M., Janata, J., and Paulenova, A. 2006. A beta microirradiator. Radiation Physics and Chem-istry, accepted.

Watson P.R., Loveland, W., Zielinski, P.M., Gregorich, KE., and Nitsche, H.

2004. Changes in surface composition and morphology of UF4 targets dur-ing heavy ion irradiation. Nucl. Instru. Meth. Phys. Res. B226:543-548.

Wolfenden, E., Ebinger, C., Yirgu, G., Deino, A., and Dereje, E. 2004. Evo-lution of the northern Main Ethiopian rift: birth of a triple junction. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 224: 213-228.

Zattin, M., Cuman, A., Fantoni, R., Martin, S., Scotti, P. and Stefani, C.

From Mid-Jurassic heating to Neogene cooling: the thermochronologicla evolution of Dolomite region (Central Alps, Italy). Tectonophysics, accepted.

Zattin, M., Okay, A., and Cavazza, W. 2005. Fission-track evidence for late Oligocene and mid-Miocene activity along the North Anatolian Fault in southwestern Thrace. Terra Nova, 17:95-101.

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Ashbacher, Eric. June 2005. Characterization of the Neutron Spectra of Thesis and Various Irradiation Facilities in the Oregon State TRIGA Reactor. MS. De- Student Project partment of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics, Oregon Reports State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Supervisor: Dr. Steven R. Reese.

Danigik, M. 2002 (unpublished dipl. thesis). Apatite Fission Track Thermo-chronology of the Crystalline Outcrops North of the Danube Basin. Brati-slava, PriF UK, Diplomova praca. 102 page. Supervisors: Dr. Dunld, Profes-sor Frisch.

Danisik, M. 2005. Cooling history and relief evolution of Corsica (France) as constrained by fission track and (U-Th)/He thermochronology. Tiibinger Geowiss. Arb., Reihe A, 72:1-130. Supervisors: Dr. Kuhlemann, Dr. Dunkl, Professor Frisch.

Schwabe, Erika. Uplift and Exhumation of the West-Central Pyrenees: Con-straining the Evolution of an Intraplate Collisional orogen. PhD. Advisor:

Paul Fitzgerald.

Stapels, Christopher. June 2005. Level Structure of Gd-152 Populated in Th-152 Beta Decay.

PhD. Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

Supervisor: D. Ken S. Krane.

Sylvester, Jeremy. June 2005. Measurements of Sn Neutron Capture Cross Sections Through Neutron Activation Analysis. BS. Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

Taylor, Josh. Low Temperature Thermochronologic Studies in the Adirondack Highlands. MS. Advisor: Paul Fitzgerald.

Baldwin S.L., Fitzgerald, P.G., Little, T., Webb, L.E. and Monteleone, B. Presentations 2004. Microplate rotation leads to rapid exhumation of Pliocene HP rocks in eastern Papua, New Guinea. Plate Tectonics, Plumes and Planetary Litho-spheres Conference, November 12-15, 2004, Houston, Texas.

Baldwin, S.L., Finn, C.A., Webb, L.E., Fitzgerald, P.G. and Little, T. 2004.

Microplate rotation leads to reactivation of a thrust fault and exhumation of a subduction complex in eastern Papua, New Guinea. Transactions of the American Geophysical Union.

Baldwin, S.L., Webb, L.E. and Fitzgerald, P.G. 2004. Rifting of a subduction complex in eastern Papua, New Guinea leads to exhumation of Pliocene HP rocks at plate tectonic rates. 3 2 nd International Geological Congress, Flor-ence, Italy, August 20-28,2004.

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H Bendezfi, R., Baumgartner, R., Fontbot6, L., Page, L., Pecskay, Z., and Spik-ings, R 2004. -2 My of pulsed high sulfidation hydrothermal activity in the Cerro de Pasco-Colquijirca "super district", Peru. Combining furnace and infra-red laser 4OAr/39Ar, and K/Ar analysis on alunite. Society of Economic Geologists, Perth, Australia, September 2004..

Bernet, M.B., Brandon, M., Garver, J., Reiners, P. and Fitzgerald, P.G. 2004.

The zircon fission-track closure temperature. loth International Fission Track Conference, August 8-13, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Abstracts vol-ume edited by P. Andressien, p. 37 (poster).

Ceriani, A., Di Giulio, A., Fantoni, R., Ortenzi, A., Scotti, P., and Zattin, M.

2004. Cooling related to heat-flow decrease in post-rift sequences. 32 nd International Geological Congress, Firenze (I), August 20-28.

Danigik, M., Dunkl, I. and Frisch, W. 2004. Apatite fission track constraints on Tertiary exhumation in the Western Carpathians. loth International Con-ference on Fission Track Dating and Thermochronology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-13 August 2004.

Danigik, M., Dunkl, I., Kadlec, J. and Frisch, W. 2005. Cooling history of Ta-tric crystalline basement of Nizke Tatry Mts. (Western Carpathians) inferred from apatite fission track and (U-Th)/He analysis - preliminary results. Geo-lines, 19:31-32.

Danigik, M., Dunkl, I., Putig, M., Frisch, W. and KrAl, J. 2004. Apatite fission Track Constraints on Exhumation History of Basement Highs along the Northern margin of the Danube Basin. 2nd CETEG conference, Lucenec, June 2004, Geolines, 17:28.

I Danigik, M., Kuhlemann, J, Dunkl, J., Szekely, B. and Frisch, W. 2004. Ex-humation of the Variscan Corsica - preliminary apatite fission track results.

32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy.

1 Danisik, M., Kuhlemann, J., Szekely, B., Dunkl, I. and Frisch, W. 2005. Ter-tiary evolution of Corsica - inferred from fission-track analysis applied on 1l elevated paleosurfaces. EGU Vienna 2005, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 7:09323. 1 Danigik, M., Kuhlemann, J., Szekely, B., Dunkl, I. and Frisch, W. 2004. Apa-tite fission-track thermochronology of rifted margins in Corsica (France) -

preliminary results. loth International Conference on Fission Track Dating and Thermochronology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-13 August 2004.

Fellin, M.G., Reiners, P.W., Brandon, M.T., Molli, G., Balestrieri, M.L., and Zattin, M. 2004. Exhumation of the Northern Apennines core: new ther-mochronological data from the Alpi Apuane. 32nd International Geological Congress, Firenze (1), August 20-28.

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Fellin, M.G., Zattin, M., Picotti, V., Reiners, P.W., and Nicolescu, S. 2004.

U-Th/He and fission track dating in north-eastern Corsica (France): exten-sional versus erosional exhumation. loth International Fission Track Con-ference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-13 August 2004.

Fitzgerald, P.G. 2004. Low-temperature thermochronology in the context of Earthscope. National Science Foundation Sponsored Workshop on Thermal Processes in the Context of Earthscope. Salt Lake City, Utah, March 18-20, 2004.

Fitzgerald, P.G. and Baldwin, S.L. 2004. Tracking the West Antarctic rift flank. loth International Fission Track Conference FT2004, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 8-13, Abstracts volume edited by P. Andressien, p.

i6i.

Fitzgerald, P.G., and Baldwin, S.L. 2004. Low-temperature thermochro-nologic constraints on the timing, amount and rates of vertical and lateral erosional denudation in the Transantarctic Mountains: a rift flank orogen.

3 2 nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy, August 20-28, 2004.

Fitzgerald, P.G., Baldwin, S.L., Mufioz, J.A., Webb, L.E. and Schwabe, E.,

2005. Exhumation of the Pyrenean intra-continental collisional orogen: New thermochronologic constraints from the central Pyrenees. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 16-19, 2005.

Fitzgerald, P.G., Baldwin, S.L., Webb, L.E., and O'Sullivan, P.B. 2004.

Spread in apatite (U-Th)/He ages for slowly cooled samples and the inter-pretation of real data: A case study from the Transantarctic Mountains of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. loth International Fission Track Confer-ence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 8-13, Abstracts volume, edited by P. Andressien, p. 167.

Foster, D.A., and Gray, D.R. 2005. Growth and rate of deformation of an ac-cretionary thrust wedge, western Lachlan Orogen: 15 V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Moscow, Idaho, May 2005, Abstract Volume, p. A297.

Foster, D.A., Mueller, P.A., Vogl, J., Mogk, D., Wooden, J., and Heathering-tong, A. 2005. Basement influence on Phanerozoic tectono-magmatic his-tory of the northern Rocky Mountains: 15 V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Moscow, Idaho, May 2005, Abstract Volume, p. A25o.

Ho, E. 2004. Microarray analysis of zinc deficient human lymphocytes fol-lowing lowdose ionizing radiation exposure. Annual Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Seattle, Washington, Nov, 2004 (minisymposium talk).

Ho, E. 2004. Differential gene expression and apoptotic response to DNA damage agents with zinc deficiency. Experimental Biology, Washington, DC, April, 2004 (poster).

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Invernizzi, C., Aldega, L., Cello, G., Corrado, S., Di Leo, P., Giampaolo, C.,

Martino, C., Mazzoli, S., Zattin, M., and Zuffa, G.G. 2004. Thermal con-straints and modelling for the Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the Lu-canian sector of the Southern Apennines (Italy). 32nd International Geologi-cal Congress, Firenze (I), August 20-28.

Kerkvliet, N. 2005. Consequences of Ah receptor-mediated signaling in T cells: Are Tregs involved? University of Montana, Montana, April 10-12, 2005.

Krane, KS., and Sylvester, J. 2005. Neutron Capture Cross Sections of Tin Isotopes. Annual Meeting of the NW Section of the American Physical Soci-ety, Victoria, British Columbia.

Kuhlemann, J., Danigik, M., Szekely, B. and Frisch, W. 2004. Cenozoic relief generations in Corsica (France): DEM-analysis and morphotectonic evolu-tion. PANGEO Austria 2004, Graz, Austria, 24-26 September, 2004.

Kuhlemann, J., Frisch, W., Szekely, B., Dunkl, I. and Danigik, M. 2003.

Wfirmian maximum glaciation in Corsica: glacier extent, amplifying paleore-lief, and mesoscale climate. Geo2003, Geowissenschaften ins 3. Jahr-tausend: Methoden, Materialien, Mechanismen, Bochum, Germany, Sep-tempber 22-25, 2003.

I Kuhlemann, J., Szekely, B., Danigik, M., Dunkl, I. and Frisch, W. 2003.

DEM analysis of mountainous relief in a crystalline basement block: Ceno-zoic relief generations in Corsica (France). Geo2003, Geowissenschaften ins

3. Jahrtausend: Methoden, Materialien, Mechanismen, Bochum, Germany, September 22-25, 2003.

I Kuhlemann, J., van der Borg, K, Danigifk, M. and Frisch, W. 2005. Erosion rates on subalpine paleosurfaces in the western Mediterranean by in-situ ioBe concentrations in granites: implications for surface processes and long-term landscape evolution in Corsica (France). EGU Vienna 2005, Geophysi-cal Research Abstracts, Vol. 7:00373.

Loveland, W. 2004. Current Status and Future Developments in Under-standing the Synthesis and Reactions of Heavy Nuclei. Los Alamos National l Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, March, 2004.

Loveland, W. 2004. Measurement of Fission Neutron Multiplicities and Energy Spectra for Actinide Nuclei. SSAA Conference. Albuquerque, New-I Mexico, March 2004.

Loveland, W. 2004. New Synthetic Paths to the Heaviest Elements. Chem-istry Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, April, 2004.

Loveland, W. 2004. Nuclear and Radiochemistry at Oregon State Univer-sity. American Nuclear Society, Washington, DC, November, 2004.

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Loveland, W. 2004. Production of Heavy Nuclei Using RNBs. APS DNP meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October, 2004.

Loveland, W. 2004. Current Status and Future Developments in Under-standing the Synthesis and Reactions of Heavy Nuclei. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, January, 2004.

Loveland, W. 2005. Modern Alchemy: The Synthesis of the Heaviest Ele-ments. F.A. Gilfillan Award Lecture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, June, 2005.

Loveland, W. 2005. Neutron Multiplicities and Energy Spectra in the Fis-sion of Actinide Nuclei. SSAA Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, August, 2005.

Loveland, W. 2005. Survival of Hot Heavy Nuclei. ACS National Meeting, San Diego, California, April, 2005.

Loveland, W. 2005. Synthetic paths to the Heaviest Elements. Invited seminar, TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, July, 2005.

Loveland, W. 2004. New Synthetic Paths to the Heaviest Elements. Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, May, 2004.

Loveland, W. 2004. Current Status and Future Developments in Under-standing the Synthesis and Reactions of Heavy Nuclei. Conference on Sur-rogate Nuclear Reactions, Asilomar, California, January, 2004.

Luzieux, L., Heller, F., Winkler, W., Vallejo, C. and Spikings, R. 2005. Pa-laeomagnetic investigations on the coastal blocks of Ecuador 10 N-3 0S: re-corded Cretaceous rotations and its implication for the origin and accretion of the blocks. ISAG, Barcelona, September 12-14.

Malusa', M.G., Martin, S. Polino, R., Zattin, M., Festa, A., Mosca, P., and Piana, F. 2005. Oligocene-Neogene kinematic constraints for the late stages of exhumation of the Inner Western Alps: new data from the Sesia-Lanzo unit. Riunione Annuale del Gruppo Italiano di Geologia Strutturale, Spoleto, 21-22 Febbraio 2005. Rend. Soc. Geol. It., 1,Nuova Serie, 113-114.

Malusa', M.G., Philippot, P., Zattin, M., and Martin, S. 2004. Fluid inclusion analysis as a calibration tool for exhumation rate studies:

interpretation of fission-track data from the Western Alps. ioth International Fission Track Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-13 August 2004.

Minc, L.D., Fowles, S., Duwe, S., and Hill, D. 2005. Clay, Conflict, and Vil-lage Aggregation: Compositional Analyses of Pre-classic Pottery from Taos, New Mexico. 70o Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archae-ology, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Minc, L.D., Sherman, R.J., Elson, C.M., Spencer, C.S., and Redmond, E.M.

2005. Los Resultados Preliminares de INAA en la cerimica de las fases Monte AlbIn I y Monte Albin II de los sitios de El Palenque, Cerro Tilcajete e Yaasuchi. V Mesa Redonda de Monte Albin, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Opdyke, N.D., Hall, M.L., Mejia, V., Huang, K., and Foster, D.A. 2004. The time averaged field at the Equator: results from Ecuador. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Supplement, v. 85, Abstract GPliD-o872, San Francisco, California, December 13-17.

Osmundsen, P.T., Redfield, T.F. and Hendriks, B.W.H. 2004. Fault displace-ment gradients, AFT data, and the ghost of the Mesozoic. ioth International Conference on Fission Track Dating and Thermochronology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-13 August 2004, abstract (poster).

Potter, J,K-, Winch, J.L.*, Roden-Tice, M.K, Reiners, P.W., West, D.P., Jr.,

and Wintsch, R.P. 2005. Mid-Cretaceous Fault Reactivation in Central New England Evidence from (U-Th)/He and Apatite Fission-Track Thermochro-nology. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37:77.

Northeastern Section Meeting, Saratoga Springs, New York, March 14-16, 2005.

undergraduatestudents atPlattsburghState University Redfield, T.F., Osmundsen, P.T. and Hendriks, B.W.H. 2005. Fault reactiva-tion and the Cenozoic uplift of western Norway. NGF Abstracts and Pro-ceedings of the Geological Society of Norway, no. 1, Vinterkonferansen Norsk Geologisk Forening, Roros, Norway (oral).

Redfield, T.F., Osmundsen, P.T. and Hendriks, B.W.H. 2005. The role of fault reactivation and growth in the uplift of western Fennoscandia - the

'ghost' of the Mesozoic. GSA 2005, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol.37:7 (oral).

Roden-Tice, M.K, and Tice, S.J. 2005. Regional Scale Mid-Jurassic to Late Cretaceous Unroofing from the Adirondack Mountains Through Central New England Based on Apatite Fission-Track and (U-Th)/He Thermochro-nology. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37:77.

Northeastern Section Meeting, Saratoga Springs, New York, March 14-16, 2005.

Schuller V., Frisch W., Melinte M., Dunkl I. and Danisik, M. 2005. Gosau Deposits of the Apuseni Mts. as a Support to Understanding the Geody-namic Evolution of the Alpine/Carpathian Orogen. Geolines 1g:107-log.

Schuller, V., Frisch, W. and Danigik, M. 2004. Upper Cretaceous to Tertiary Evolution of the Tisia-Dacia Block - inference from basin analysis, prove-nance analysis and thermal history from the Apuseni Mts./Romania. AAPG-American Association of Petroleum Geologists, European Region Confer-ence 2004, Prague-Czech Republic.

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Schwabe, E., Fitzgerald, P.G., Mufioz, J.A., and Baldwin, S.L 2004. Exhu-mation of the Bielsa and Millares massifs in the west-central axial zone of the Pyrenees. ioth International Fission Track Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 8-13, Abstracts volume edited by P. Andressien, p. 152 (poster).

Spikings, R., Winkler, W., Hughes, R., Handler, R., and Crowhurst, P. 2004.

4oAr/39Ar, fission-track and (U-Th)/He data from the northern Andes: in-teractions between the Pacific, Caribbean and South American plates. loth International Conference on Fission Track Dating and Thermochronology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 8-13.

Stefani, C., Zattin, M., and Grandesso, P. 2004. Petrographic signature of Paleogenic turbiditic sedimentation in north-eastern Italy. 3 2 nd International Geological Congress, Firenze (I), August 20-28.

Szekely, B., Danigik, M., Kuhlemann, J. and Frisch, W. 2004. Linking digital geomorphic properties and fission track ages. PANGEO Austria 2004, Graz, Austria, 24-26 September 2004.

Szekely, B., Danigik, M., Kuhlemann, J. and Frisch, W. 2005. The real face of Corsica: evaluation of local slope histograms reveals hidden structural fea-tures. EGU Vienna 2005, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 7:05861.

Taylor, J.P. and Fitzgerald, P.G. 2005. Mesozoic thermal evolution of the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains, NY: constraints from apa-tite fission track thermochronology. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 16-19, 2005 (poster).

Taylor, J.P., Fitzgerald, P.G., and Baldwin, S.L 2005. Low Temperature Thermochronologic Studies in the Adirondack Highlands, Geological Society of America. Northeastern Section - 40th Annual Meeting, March 14-16, 2005 (poster).

Thomson, S.N., Zattin, M., Brandon, M.T., and Reiners, P.W. 2004. A regional synthesis of low-temperature thermochronologic results from the Northern Apennines, Italy: a key to understanding syn-convergent extension and erosion in an orogenic wedge. 3 2 nd International Geological Congress, Firenze (I), August 20-28.

Vallejo, C., Winkler, W., Spikings, R., Luzieux, L. and Hochuli, P.A. 2005.

Geochronology and provenance analysis of basement and clastic cover se-quences within the northern Western Cordillera, Ecuador. ISAG, Barcelona, Spain, September 12-14.

Villagomez, D., Spikings, R., Gorin, G., and Winkler, W. 2005. Geochemi-cal, geochronological and isotopic characterisation of the mafic basement and the cover sequences within the Interandean Depression, Ecuador. ISAG, Barcelona, Spain, September 12-14.

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J-m Vogl, J.J., Foster, D., Mueller, P., and Wooden, J.L. 2004. Paleoproterozoic suturing of the Wyoming craton and Medicine Hat block and its influence on Phanerozoic crustal evolution. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Denver, Colorado, November 7-10, v. 36(5):507. I Zattin, M., Aldega, L., Bersani, D., Corrado, S., Invernizzim C., and Mazzoli, S. 2004. Multisciplinary constraints to the apatite annealing temperatures:

a case history from the southern Apennines. loth International Fission Track Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-13 August 2004.

Zattin, M., Balestrieri, M.L., Brandon, M.T., Reiners, P.W., and Thomson, S.N. 2005. Burial temperatures in the Northern Apennines foredeep basins: a combined apatite fission-track and (U-Th)/He approach.

Workshop on "The record of thermal history in sedimentary succession",

Roma, 21-23 Giugno 2005, Atti Ticinensi di Scienze della Terra, 10, serie sp.,

123-126.

Zattin, M., Branson, M.T., Balestrieri, M.L., Reiner, P., and Thomson, S.N.

2004. A multichronometer approach for unravelling the exhumation history of an active orogen: the example of the Northern Apennines (Italy). 32nd International Geological Congress, Firenze (I), August 20-28.

Zattin, M., Braun, J., Brandon, M., Isaacson, P, and Reiners, P.W. 2004.

Thermal-topographic modeling of the Northern Apennines. 1oth1 International Fission Track Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8-13 August 2004.

Zattin, M., Okay, A., and Cavazza, W. 2004. Thermochronological evidence of Late Oligocene and Mid-Miocene activity along the North Anatolian Fault in southwestern Thrace (Turkey). GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 7-10 November 2004, 131-12.

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