ML17096A642

University of Texas at Austin Non-Power Reactor Closeout of Generic Letter 2016-01, Monitoring of Neutron Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools for the University of Texas at Austin Reactor, Docket No. 50-602 (CAC No. A11010)

ML17096A642
Person / Time
Site:	University of Texas at Austin
Issue date:	04/07/2017
From:	Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB
To:	Whaley P University of Texas at Austin
Traiforos S, NRR/DPR/PRLB, 301-415-3965
References
CAC A11010
Download: ML17096A642 (3)

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April 7, 2017 Mr. Paul Whaley, Associate Director Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin 10100 Burnet Road, Building 159 Austin, TX 78613

SUBJECT:

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN - NON-POWER REACTOR CLOSEOUT OF GENERIC LETTER 2016-01, MONITORING OF NEUTRON-ABSORBING MATERIALS IN SPENT FUEL POOLS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN TRIGA MARK II NUCLEAR REACTOR, DOCKET NO. 50-602 (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 May 17, 2016, University of Texas at Austin submitted a response to GL 2016-01 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16175A423) for the University of Texas at Austin TRIGA Mark II 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 Duane Hardesty Acting For/

Alexander Adams Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page

University of Texas Docket No. 50-602 cc:

Governors Budget and Policy Office PO Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-2428 Bureau of Radiation Control State of Texas 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Dr. Gregory L. Fenves The University of Texas at Austin Office of the President 110 Inner Campus Drive, G3400 Austin, TX 78712-3400 Maurie McInnis Executive Vice President and Provost The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station, G1000 Austin, TX 78712 Mr. Roger Mulder Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 Test, Research and Training Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 Mr. Michael Krause, Reactor Supervisor The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station, R9000 Austin, TX 78712 Dr. Steven Biegalski, Director The University of Texas at Austin Pickle Research Campus, Building 159 10100 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78758

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