ML18254A177
| ML18254A177 | |
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| Site: | University of New Mexico (R-102) |
| Issue date: | 08/28/2018 |
| From: | Busch R, Cooper G Univ of New Mexico |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML18254A177 (4) | |
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lJNM SCI-IOOL~/ENGINEERING Department of Nuclear Engineering August 28, 2018 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Enclosed is the 2018 Annual Report for the AGN-201M reactor located at the University of New Mexico - Docket 50-252.
Sincerely, RobertD.Busch; Ph.D, P.R
- Chief Reactor Supervisor ec:
Ed Helvenston: Edward.Helvenston@nrc.gov
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- engineering.unm.edu 1200 Farris Engineering Center
REPORT ON FACILITY LICENSE NO. R-102 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO JULY 1, 2017 - JUNE 30, 2018 The University of New Mexico's AGN-201M reactor was only used for teaching and training during 2017-2018. 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 2017 through June of2018 was as follows:
Type of Use July 17 - June 18 July 17 - June 18 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 27.0 0.0 Operator Training and Requalification 45.7 99.7 Teaching 85.7 180.5 Totals for the Year 158.4 280.2 During the annual maintenance in August 201 7, 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 2018 annual maintenance.
UNM AGN-201M Annual Report 2016-2017 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.
Page 3 During the reporting period, construction was completed on the building just to the east of the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory. A 10 CFR 50.59 review was completed on the impact of those activities to the facility. It was determined that there is no 50.59 impact to the facility from the construction activities.
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.
An outside environmental survey was performed on March 9, 2018. The radiation levels were all in accordance with those from previous surveys. At 60% licensed operating power, the highest reading outside the facility was 0.174 mR/hr gamma with 0.4 mrem/hr neutron dose rate.
As of March 1, 2018, the university has a new President, Garnett Stokes.
The current personnel assignments are (as of July 1, 2018):
UNM President Chair, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering Reactor Administrator Chief Reactor Supervisor USNRC-licensed Senior Reactor Operators USNRC-licensed Reactor Operators Reactor Operators (inactive)
Garnett Stokes Anil K. Prinja Gary W. Cooper Robert D. Busch Robert D. Busch Ken Carpenter Gary Cooper none at end of reporting period Stephanie Brabson (inactive as of 10/1/17 Jedediah Styron (inactive as of 7/1/18)
Nathan Toleman (inactive as of 7 /1/17)
UNM AGN-201M Annual Report 2016-2017 The makeup of the Reactor Safety Advisory Committee as of June 30, 2018 is:
James Bryson Matt Burger Charles Harmon II David Hayes David Hindera RonK.nief David Summers There are currently no vacant positions on the committee.
Page4 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