ML16306A407
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| Site: | University of New Mexico |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2016 |
| From: | Busch R, Cooper G Univ of New Mexico |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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'!!'!\\ lJNM SCl-!OOL~{ENGl'.JEERING Department of Nuclear Engineering Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 August 31, 2016 Enclosed is the 2016 Annual Report for the AGN-201M reactor located at the University of New Mexico - Docket 50-252.
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- engineering.unm.edu 209 Farris Engineering Center
REPORT ON FACILITY LICENSE NO. R-102 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO JULY 1, 2015 - JUNE 30, 2016 The University of New Mexico's AGN-201M reactor was only used for teaching and training during 2015-2016. There were no changes in facility design, performance characteristics, or operating procedures related to reactor safety during the reporting period.
The AGN-201M Reactor Facility is an essential part of our educational program, including public education, and continues to serve us well. The use of the reactor from July of 2015 through June of 2016 was as follows:
Type of Use July 15 - June 16 July 15 - June 16 Hours Watt-hours Class Demonstrations 0.0 0.0 Faculty Research 0.0 0.0 Graduate Student Research 0.0 0.0 Maintenance and Equipment Check 29.0 0.0 Operator Training and Requalification 21.2 54.7 Teaching 115.1 292.7 Totals for the Year 165.3 347.5 During the annual maintenance in August 2015, we checked the detector cans and found the poly containers for Channel 1, Channel 2, and Channel 3 to be in good condition. The poly containers appear to be holding up well in the water environment. All detector cans will be inspected again as part of the 2016 annual maintenance.
UNM AGN-201M Annual Report 2015-2016 Page2 There were no changes to the facility as it is described in the application for license and amendments thereto, nor were there any changes to the procedures as described in Facility Technical Specifications. No new experiments were performed during the reporting period.
There were no 10 CFR 50.59 issues during the reporting period. During the reporting period, there was no liquid radioactive waste released from the facility nor was there any solid waste released. The annual environmental radiation surveys was performed and is attached to this report. All personnel exposures during the reporting period were below 50 mrem per person with the majority of personnel receiving below 5 mrem. No facility visitors received measurable exposures.
As of August 15, 2015, Dr. Gary Cooper replaced Dr. Anil Prinja as the Reactor Administrator. Dr. Prinja has been appointed permanent Chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of New Mexico. The current personnel assignments are (as of July 1, 2016):
Chair, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering Reactor Administrator Chief Reactor Supervisor USNRC-licensed Senior Reactor Operators USNRC-licensed Reactor Operators Reactor Operators (inactive)
Anil K. Prinja Gary W. Cooper Robert D. Busch Robert D. Busch Ken Carpenter Gary Cooper Jedediah Styron Nathan Toleman none The makeup of the Reactor Safety Advisory Committee as of June 30, 2016 is:
James Bryson Matt Burger Charles Harmon II David Hayes RonKnief Ted Schmidt David Summers There are currently no vacant positions on the committee.
UNM AGN-201M Annual Report 2015-2016 Page 3 The University of New Mexico's AGN-201M reactor continues to be used extensively for teaching experiments as a part of our undergraduate and graduate programs. These experiments include approach-to-critical, reactor period and reactivity measurements, importance functions measurements, sample activation, control rod calibrations, and reactor power and neutron fluence measurements. The reactor is also used throughout the Fall, Spring and Summer sessions of the University. All experiments have received prior approval from our Reactor Safety Advisory Committee.
Gary W. Cooper Reactor Administrator