ML16070A211

Letter Response to P.M. Whaley Re Storage of Irradiated Fuel Elements

ML16070A211
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Site:	University of Texas at Austin
Issue date:	03/11/2016
From:	Alexander Adams Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch
To:	Whaley P University of Texas at Austin
Traiforos S, NRR/DPR, 301-415-3965
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March 11, 2016 Mr. Paul M. Whaley Associate Director Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin 10100 Burnet Road Austin, Texas 78758

Dear Mr. Whaley,

This letter is in response to your letter dated February 5, 2016, Agencywide Document Access and Management System Accession No. ML16053A092. In your letter you state that the Department of Energy is storing irradiated fuel elements that were discharged from domestic and foreign reactors. You also state that a substantial set of elements in the inventory have relatively low burnup and might feasibly be placed in service at other reactor facilities. Finally, you state that this proposal seeks to define a process acceptable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to support authorization for utilization of these fuel elements in research reactors that use (standard or conversion) 8.5 percent stainless clad TRIGA fuel.

We have reviewed your proposal and found that it discusses safety considerations and guidance documents that have been used to address previously used, low burnup fuel in research and test reactors. Applicants that intend on using low burnup fuel should submit, as appropriate, to the NRC an application for a license amendment, including a safety analysis and any required changes to the license and technical specifications.

If you any questions or require any additional information, please call me at 301-415-1127 or by electronic mail at Alexander.Adams@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-602

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