ML17067A404

Washington State University GL 2016-01 Closeout Form Letter for Rtrs with No Credited NAM

ML17067A404
Person / Time
Site:	Washington State University
Issue date:	04/17/2017
From:	Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB
To:	Wall D Washington State Univ
Hardesty D, NRR/DPR/PRLB, 301-415-3724
References
CAC A11010, GL-16-001
Download: ML17067A404 (3)

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April 17, 2017 Dr. Donald Wall, Director Washington State University Nuclear Radiation Center 50 Roundtop Drive Pullman, WA 99164-1300

SUBJECT:

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY - NON-POWER REACTOR CLOSEOUT OF GENERIC LETTER 2016-01, MONITORING OF NEUTRON-ABSORBING MATERIALS IN SPENT FUEL POOLS, FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MODIFIED TRIGA NUCLEAR REACTOR, DOCKET NO.50-027 (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 November 7, 2016, Washington State University submitted a response to GL 2016-01 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16321A404) for the Washington State University Modified TRIGA Nuclear 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

Washington State University Docket No.50-027 cc:

Director Division of Radiation Protection Department of Health 7171 Cleanwater Lane, Bldg #5 P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827 Mr. David Clark, Director Washington State University Radiation Safety Office P.O. Box 641302 Pullman, WA 99164-1302 Dr. Ken Nash Chair Washington State University Reactor Safeguards Committee Nuclear Radiation Center P.O. Box 641300 Pullman, WA 99164-1300 Mr. Corey Hines, Assistant Director For Reactor Operations Washington State University Nuclear Radiation Center P.O. Box 641300 Pullman, WA 99164-1300 Test, Research and Training Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-8300

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