ML14229A015

Official Exhibit - NRC-043-00-BD01 - Letter from Alfredo Meren, Reactor Supervisor, Aerotest Operations, Inc., to NRC, Annual Summary of Changes, Tests, and Experiments at Aerotest Radiography and Research Reactor (Arrr), Docket No. 50-228

ML14229A015
Person / Time
Site:	Aerotest
Issue date:	07/28/2011
From:	NRC/OGC
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
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RAS 26039, ASLBP 14-931-01-LT-BD01, 50-228-LT
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NRC- 043 Submitted: June 13, 2014 AEROTEST OPERATIONS, INC.

3455 FOSTORIA WAY

• SAN RAMON, CA 94583 * (925) 866-1212

• FAX (925) 866-1716 28 July 2011 Director of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

Annual Summary of Changes, Tests, and Experiments at Aerotest Radiography and Research Reactor (ARRR), Docket no. 50-228, for the period of 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.

Gentlemen:

The enclosed report summarizes the ARRR operations from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. This submittal complies with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 50.59, "Authorization of Changes, Tests and Experiments." Summary forms of monthly operations and unscheduled power reductions are included.

No new or unusual problems have been noted during the year and reactor operations have remained stable with respect to safety and reliability.

Sincerely, T,d-Alfredo W. Meren Reactor Supervisor Aerotest Operations, Inc.

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Official Hearing Exhibit AEROTEST OPERATIONS, INC.

In the Matter of:

(Aerotest Radiography and Research Reactor) c,\.p.P. REG(It.,)' ASLBP #: 14-931-01-LT-8001 l

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05000228 NRC-043-00-8001 8/12/2014 Identified: 8/12/2014 Withdrawn:

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A subsidiary of Autoliv ASP, INC.

ANNUAL

SUMMARY

OF CHANGES, TESTS AND EXPERIMENTS PERFORMED ATTHE AEROTEST RADIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH REACTOR (ARRR)

DOCKET NO. 50-228 FORTHE PERIODENDINGJUNE30, 2011 BY ALFREDOW. MEREN REACTORSUPERVISOR APPROVEDBY ho( f.0o._....,.-

SANDRA L. WARREN GENERAL MANAGER AEROTESTOPERATIONS, INC.

SECTION I Part1 - Chang es Due to its unsuccessful attempt to avoid closure of itsfacility by working with the federal g overnment to secure a commercial transfer of thefacility and to comply with NRC requirements to resolveforeig n ownership issues, Aerotest Operations, Inc.

voluntarily ceasedreactor operations onOct. 15, 2010.

Energ ySolutions, LLC has been commissioned by Aerotest Operations, Inc. to develop aDecommissioning Planfor thefacility, which will include a HistoricalSite Assessment, Characterization Plan, Characterization Report, Environmental Report and a report of estimated neutron activation products infacility structural materialsfor the possible closeout and release of thefacility.

Part2 - Experiments No new experiments were performed during the year. The experiment performed inthe reporti.ng period was asfollows:

Experiment No. 114: Neutron radiog raphy performed in the radiog raphy facilities.

SECTION II ARRR MONTHLY OPERATING

SUMMARY

Date Operating Kilowatt- Accumulated Expts. & Unscheduled Hours Hours kW-h Irradiations Shutdowns 7-10 150 28,143 14,136,017 25 0 8-10 145 27,087 14,163,104 27 1 9-10 133 25,071 14,188,175 23 2 10-10 47 7,853 14,196,028 11 0 11-10 0 0 14,196,028 0 0 12-10 0 0 14,196,028 0 0 1-11 2 293 14,196,321 0 3 2-11 0 0 14,196,322 0 0 3-11 0 0 14,196,322 0 0 4-11 0 0 14,196,322 0 0 5-11 0 0 14,196,322 0 0 6-11 0 0 14,196,322 0 0 Totals 477 88,447 14,196,322 86 6 ARRR UNSCHEDULED POWER REDUCTIONS TYPE OF SCRAM CHANNEL AFFECTED NO. DATE AUTO MAN Spurious OP.ERROR CAL 1 2 3 4 Earthquake H20 COMMENTS 1 8-28-10 X X X CH3 high spurious 2 9-1-10 X X X CH3 high spurious 3 9-8-10 X X X X X X no visible alarm 4 1-5-11 X X X X X X droppe d rod?

5 1-24-11 X X X X X X switching ranges 6 1-24-11 X X X CH4 low hysteresiE 7

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