ML17067A394
| ML17067A394 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Issue date: | 03/22/2017 |
| From: | Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB |
| To: | Roy B US Dept of Interior, Geological Survey (USGS) |
| Wertz G, NRR/DPR/PRLB, 301-415-0893 | |
| References | |
| CAC A11010, GL-2016-01 | |
| Download: ML17067A394 (3) | |
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March 22, 2017 Brycen Roy, Reactor Supervisor U.S. Geological Survey P.O. Box 25046 - Mail Stop 974 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225
SUBJECT:
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - NON-POWER REACTOR CLOSEOUT OF GENERIC LETTER 2016-01, MONITORING OF NEUTRON-ABSORBING MATERIALS IN SPENT FUEL POOLS, FOR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TRIGA RESEARCH REACTOR, DOCKET NO. 50-274 (CAC NO. A11010)
On April 7, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Generic Letter (GL) 2016-01, Monitoring of Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16097A169), to address the degradation of neutron-absorbing materials (NAM) in wet storage systems for reactor fuel at power and non-power reactors.
For the non-power reactors, GL 2016-01 requested that licensees provide facility-specific information related to the use of NAM. This information was needed by the NRC staff to verify continued compliance through licensee implementation of effective methods for monitoring of reactor fuel in wet storage so as to detect and mitigate any degradation or deformation of NAM when credited in the facility licensing or design basis for criticality control of fuel in wet storage.
On June 2, 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey submitted a response to GL 2016-01 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16161A460) for the U.S. Geological Survey TRIGA Research Reactor. The NRC staff conducted a review of your response to GL 2016-01 and determined that your facility does not use NAM in wet fuel storage. Based upon the information you submitted in response to GL 2016-01 and the results of the NRC staff review, the NRC staff has determined that the submission addresses the information requested in GL 2016-01. No further information or action is requested regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Alexander Adams Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page
U.S. Geological Survey Docket No. 50-274 cc:
Brian Nielsen Environmental Services Manager 480 S. Allison Pkwy.
Lakewood, CO 80226 Steve Tarlton State of Colorado Radiation Management Program HMWM-RM-B2 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246 Test, Research and Training Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 Vito Nuccio, Reactor Administrator U.S. Geological Survey Denver Federal Center PO Box 25046 MS 911 Denver, CO 80225-0046
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