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Texas A&M University System Texas Engineering Experiment Station 2017 Annual Report Facility Operating License R-83 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road College Station, Texas 77843-3575 Prepared By: Jerry Newhouse, Associate Director; Scott Miller, Reactor Operations Manager; Donna Rios, Safety Coordinator Reviewed By: Sean McDeavitt, Director April 2018
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 CONTENTS
- 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................3 1.1 Nuclear Science Center Staff ...............................................................................................3
- 2. Reactor Utilization for 2016 ........................................................................5 2.1 TAMU Academic Support Program ....................................................................................6 2.2 Commercial Activity and External Research .......................................................................6
- 3. Facility and Procedure Changes...................................................................8 3.1 Facility Modifications ..........................................................................................................8 3.2 Experiment Authorization and Modification Authorization ................................................8
- 4. Reactor Maintenance and Surveillance ........................................................9 4.1 Scheduled Maintenance .......................................................................................................9 4.2 Unscheduled Shutdowns ......................................................................................................9 4.3 Emergency Plan and Review .............................................................................................10 4.4 Reactor Safety Board .........................................................................................................10 4.5 Audits 11 4.6 NRC Inspection Results .....................................................................................................11
- 5. Health Physics Surveillance .......................................................................12 5.1 Personnel Monitoring......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.2 Facility Monitoring ............................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3 Particulate Effluent Monitoring ......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.4 Gaseous Effluent Monitoring ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.5 Liquid Effluent Monitoring................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
- 6. Environmental Monitoring......................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
6.1 Site Boundary Dose Rate ................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
- 7. Radioactive Waste Shipments.................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Appendix A ....................................................................................................................................20 Appendix B ....................................................................................................................................21 2
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017
- 1. Introduction The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center (NSC) is a multi-disciplinary research and education center supporting basic and applied research in nuclear related fields of science and technology as well as providing educational opportunities for students in these fields as a service to the Texas A&M University System and the state of Texas. The NSC also provides services to commercial ventures requiring radiation or isotope production services.
The NSC reactor is a 1 MW TRIGA research reactor in a large (108,000-gal.) pool. The size of the NSC reactor pool provides great flexibility in the experiments that may be conducted near the reactor. The NSC reactor facility includes five neutron beam ports, a neutron/gamma irradiation cell, hot cells with manipulator arms, and other supporting facilities.
Laboratory facilities include counting laboratories with gas flow proportional detectors and high purity germanium detectors, a pneumatics sample transfer system, and a fast neutron irradiation system.
The NSC reactor design allows for easy loading/unloading of various types of samples. The NSC actively produces a variety of radioisotopes for academic and industry users. The NSC provides neutron activation analysis (NAA) services to many research and academic institutions in the United States. The Nuclear Engineering Department on campus is a major user of the NSC reactor.
The NSC is also one of the major attractions on campus. Last year, the NSC hosted 932 local and international visitors including: elementary school, middle school, high school, and college students as well as faculty members, national laboratory scientists, and industrial clients. Through these tours, the NSC taught people with widely varying backgrounds about nuclear science.
With the DOE reactor upgrade funding from 2014, the NSC finished replacement of the demineralizer system. This purchase will enhance and help extend the safe operation of the NSC for many years to come.
This annual report has been prepared to satisfy the reporting requirements of Technical Specification 6.6.1 of the facility operating license R-83 and of the Department of Energy University Reactor Fuel Assistance Program subcontract No. C87-101594 (DE-AC07-76ER02426).
1.1 Nuclear Science Center Staff The staff at the Nuclear Science Center consists of three major groups: Reactor Operations, Radiation Safety, and Engineering. Personnel directly involved with the operation and maintenance of the reactor are NRC-licensed operators. The NSC is committed to its educational responsibilities and many members of the staff are part or full-time students at Texas A&M University. Appendix A shows the Nuclear Science Center Organization Chart.
The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) of the Texas A&M University System operates the NSC. The Director of the NSC is responsible to the Director of the TEES for the administration and the proper and safe operation of the facility. The NSC Radiation Safety Office 3
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 is responsible to the Director of the NSC for matters relating to safety and for maintaining a proper radiation safety program. In addition to the internal structure, the Reactor Safety Board (RSB) advises the Director of the TEES and the Director of the NSC on issues or policy pertaining to reactor safety. Texas A&M Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) provides assistance when required for emergencies and for special operations as agreed. The Texas A&M University Police Department provides security support on a daily basis and is a key support group in the event of a security incident. The College Station Fire Department and Scott & White Medical Center provide offsite emergency support when required as per agreement.
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- 2. Reactor Utilization for 2017 The NSC reactor has been in operation since 1961. The reactor is a 1 MW MTR-converted TRIGA reactor. Core IX is the current core configuration and has been in use since September 2006. The NSC reactor is pulse operational and was pulsed up to $1.604 for nuclear engineering laboratories, staff training, and public tours.
The NSC reactor operated for 1527.8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> in 2017 with a total integrated power of 54.3 MW-days. There were 533 Requests for Irradiation processed at the NSC during the reporting period.
The NSC provided services to TAMU departments, other universities, research centers, and secondary schools in and outside the state of Texas. The cumulative total energy output since initial criticality of the LEU fuel is 773.9 MW-days. Table 2 shows the reactor utilization summary in 2017 and Figure 2 shows the annual reactor utilization in MW-hrs of operation.
Table 2: Reactor Utilization Summary in 2017 Days of Reactor Operation 234 Integrated Power (MW-days) 54.3 Number of Hours at Steady-State 1527.8 Number of Pulses 61 Number of Reactor Irradiations (RFS) 533 Unscheduled Shutdowns 26 5
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 Megawatt Hours of Operation 2500.0 2246.4 2121.4 2010.4 2011.7 2000.0 1891.2 1834.6 1778.4 Megawatt Hours of Operation 1748.8 1500.0 1375.2 1303.2 984.0 1000.0 500.0 0.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Year Figure 2. Annual Reactor Utilization in MW-hrs of Operation 2.1 TAMU Academic Support Program Texas A&M University provides funding for the reactor for such academic activities as nuclear engineering laboratories, neutron activation analysis demonstrations and laboratories, graduate student thesis and dissertation research, and undergraduate research projects. The program has been very successful and is crucial for many graduate students who use the NSC reactor for research and have not received research grants. The wide range of academic users from the university reflects in the NSCs reputation as a multi-disciplinary institution.
2.2 Commercial Activity and External Research The NSC provides services to a variety of users that provide their own funding. The majority of commercial activities focus on production of radioactive tracers for the petroleum and chemical industries. Outside research grants fund a significant amount of the NSC's research. The NSC is involved with neutron activation analysis and radioassays for a wide variety of samples for outside customers. The NSC has many years of experience producing radioisotopes and has developed 6
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 several customer-specific methods for radioactive sample production and handling. The production of radioisotopes generally involves handling radioactive material with high activities.
The NSC staff takes precautions to minimize the exposures during the transfer of radioactive materials to shipping shields.
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- 3. Facility and Procedure Changes 3.1 Facility Modifications None.
3.2 Experiment Authorization and Modification Authorization There were no new Experiment Authorizations (EA) or Modification Authorizations (MA) in 2016.
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- 4. Reactor Maintenance and Surveillance 4.1 Scheduled Maintenance NSC personnel performed regular maintenance on all channels as required by the Technical Specifications. Control rod worth and scram time measurements performed in June 2017 gave the following results. The total rod worth was $15.28. The most reactive control rod was Shim Safety
- 4 with a worth of $3.227. The shutdown margin was $4.767 and core excess was $5.506. Scram times on all rods were less than 1.2 seconds. In addition, operators performed calorimetric calibration following each maintenance period, and fuel inspections with no abnormalities noted (as required by the Technical Specification).
4.2 Unscheduled Shutdowns There were twenty-six unscheduled reactor shutdowns during 2017. The cause is detailed below in Table 4-2.
Table 4-2: Unscheduled Shutdowns 01/11/17 Directed SCRAM due to dropped sample tag.
02/03/17 Directed SCRAM due to malfunction of the Linear Drawer 02/15/17 Directed shutdown due to argon leak in transfer rig.
03/02/17 Directed shutdown due to inconsistent Safety Channel readings.
03/06/17 Shim Safety #2 dropped during startup, startup aborted.
03/07/17 Directed SCAM due to signal loss on the FAM computer 03/20/17 Directed SCRAM due to spurious reading on FAM 4 03/24/17 Directed SCRAM due to loss of FAM indication 03/31/17 Directed SCRAM due to argon leak in calibration rig.
04/10/17 Safety Channel #1 SCRAM due to operator error during startup 04/17/17 Shim Safety #2 Rod dropped, reactor shut down.
04/17/17 Directed shutdown due to intermittent signal loss on FAM Ch 1 9
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 04/26/17 Directed SCRAM due to dropped sample tag.
05/16/17 Directed SCAM due to signal loss on the FAM computer 05/16/17 Directed SCAM due to signal loss on the FAM computer 05/19/17 Directed shutdown due to pneumatic sample stuck in transit 06/26/17 Directed SCAM due to signal loss on the FAM computer 07/31/17 Directed SCRAM due to fire alarm in Mechanical Room 08/18/17 Shim Safety #4 Rod dropped, directed reactor SCRAM 08/21/17 Directed SCRAM due to fire alarm 08/30/17 Shim Safety #2 Rod dropped, reactor shut down.
08/30/17 Shim Safety #2 Rod dropped, reactor shut down.
09/01/17 Shim Safety #2 Rod dropped, reactor shut down.
09/26/17 Directed SCRAM due to contractors setting off Fire Strobes 11/06/17 Directed SCRAM due to loss of signal to FAM Ch. #3 12/08/17 Shim Safety #1 Rod dropped, directed reactor SCRAM 4.3 Emergency Plan and Review The members of RSB reviewed the NSC Security and Emergency Plans.
4.4 Reactor Safety Board The Reactor Safety Board is responsible for providing an independent review and audit of the safety aspects of the NSC reactor. The Reactor Safety Board met as required in the year 2017.
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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 4.5 Audits The Reactor Safety Board performed the required audits and inspections as per the Technical Specifications requirement. The results of the audit were shared with the RSB members.
4.6 NRC Inspection Results Facility inspections were performed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in December 2016. The inspection was concluded favorably and had no findings.
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- 5. Health Physics Surveillance The purpose of Health Physics surveillance is to ensure safe use of radioactive materials in the Nuclear Science Centers research and service activities and to fulfill the regulatory requirements of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and State agencies. The NSC maintains a Health Physics group as an integral part of the organization. It is responsible for radiological as well as chemical and physical safety concerns. The radiation safety team at the TAMU Environmental Health and Safety Department provides additional support to the NSC Health Physics group upon request.
5.1 Personnel Monitoring Personnel Monitoring was provided on a monthly basis to approximately 55 personnel. All measured doses to personnel were below the limits set forth in 10 CFR 20. The highest deep dose equivalent (DDE) recorded was 0.804R for the year. Airborne monitoring during sample handling continued to show no significant airborne activity, therefore, total effective dose equivalent will equal deep dose equivalent for 2017.
During 2017, about 487 visitors toured the Nuclear Science Center. Minimal exposures were measured with pocket ion chambers worn by these visitors and the pocket ion chamber readings of their respective tour guides.
NSC employees who were likely to exceed 10% of their total annual dose wore whole body badges (Luxel dosimeter) and extremity badges (TLD dosimeters) that were provided by Landauer, a NVLAP accredited supplier. Landauer also provides the reports of the doses received. Employees who potentially handle more radioactive materials on a regular basis were provided two extremity badges and were exchanged on a monthly basis.
5.2 Facility Monitoring Surveys of the Nuclear Science Center facilities were performed to assess radiological hazards to NSC workers. Radiation levels and sources of radioactive contamination were routinely monitored. All areas accessible to the general public at the NSC were surveyed for radiation and contamination levels monthly by ion chamber readings and evaluation of smear samples. Areas where contamination is expected are access/egress controlled and are evaluated on shorter intervals as needed. Building monitors and Area monitors are located strategically throughout the reactor facility, providing dose equivalent (mrem) on a monthly basis. Table 5-3 summarizes the annual accumulated dose equivalent (mrem) recorded on the area monitors for the year 2017.
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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 Table 5-2: Total Dose Equivalent (mrem) Recorded on Area Monitors Accumulated Dose Monitor ID Location Equivalent (mrem)
Upper Research Level BLDG MNTR 1 521 Mezzanine Lower Research Level BLDG MNTR 2 1556a Mezzanine BLDG MNTR 3 Lower Research Level 14630a AREA Control Room 16 AREA Upper Research Level 292 AREA Room next to MHA 1123b a
Radioactive shipments were stored in the LRL area pending transport b
Radioactive materials were stored in the temporary locations in MHA.
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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 5.3 Particulate Effluent Monitoring Radioactive particulates were monitored at the base of the central exhaust stack and summarized on a monthly basis. The annual average release concentration was 4.28x10-18 Ci/cc. The total radioactivity released for 2017 was 8.39x10-3 Ci. Table 5-3 summarizes monthly particulate effluent releases during 2017. The most common isotopes noted during particulate effluent releases were Sc-46, Sb-124, and Ir-192.
Table 5-3: Particulate Effluent Releases Particulate Additional Dilution Total activity Activity from Exhaust Volume releases Concentratio released Quarter Month (mCi) (mCi/cc) (Ci) channel 1 (cc)
(uCI)
January 5.79E-04 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 2.91E-19 5.79E-10 February <BG 8.99E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG I March <BG 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG Average: 5.79E-04 9.64E+12 0.00E+00 3.00E-19 5.79E-10 April <BG 9.64E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG May 1.24E-02 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 6.21E-18 1.24E-08 II June <BG 9.64E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG Average: 1.24E-02 9.74E+12 0.00E+00 6.34E-18 1.24E-08 July 1.89E-03 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 9.48E-19 1.89E-09 August 5.64E-04 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 2.83E-19 5.64E-10 III September <BG 9.64E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG Average: 1.23E-03 9.85E+12 0.00E+00 6.22E-19 1.23E-09 October <BG 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG November <BG 9.64E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG IV December 1.94E-02 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 9.73E-18 1.94E-08 Average: 1.94E-02 9.85E+12 0.00E+00 9.84E-18 1.94E-08 Summary YTD 8.39E-03 9.77E+12 0.00E+00 4.28E-18 8.39E-09 notes:
- 1. Activity released from the stack: Activity sampled from Ch 1 multiplied by volume of air going through the stack
- 2. Diluted Concentration equal to: Activity Released/exhaust volume
- 0.005 (Technical Specification 3.5.2, dilution value for release concentration at exclusion boundary)
- 3. Exhaust Volume equal to: ( # days/month)*( 24hrs/day)*(60min/hr)*( 7875 cfm)/ 3.53E-5cc)
- 4. Additional Release equal to: (Individual releases calculated from facility air monitoring data)
- 5. Total Release equal to: (Activity Released+Additional Releases)*conversion factor 14
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 5.4 Gaseous Effluent Monitoring Argon-41 is the major gaseous effluent produced and released at the Nuclear Science Center. This effluent is monitored at the central exhaust stack. Total Argon-41 released during 2017 was approximately 6.93 mCi with an annual average release concentration of 1.19x10-12 µCi/cc. Table 5-4 summarizes monthly gaseous effluent (Ar-41) releases during 2017.
Table 5-4: Gaseous Effluent (Ar-41) Releases Argon-41 Additional Dilution Total activity Activity from Exhaust releases Concentration released Quarter Month channel 3 Volume (cc)
(µCi) (mCi) (µCi) (Ci)
January 3.45E+03 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 1.73E-12 3.45E-03 February 1.96E+03 8.99E+12 0.00E+00 1.09E-12 1.96E-03 I March <BG 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG Sum: 5.40E+03 2.89E+13 0.00E+00 9.35E-13 5.40E-03 April <BG 9.64E+12 1.31E+02 0.00E+00 1.31E-04 May 2.60E+01 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 1.30E-14 2.60E-05 II June 2.42E+02 9.64E+12 0.00E+00 1.25E-13 2.42E-04 Sum: 2.68E+02 2.92E+13 1.31E+02 4.58E-14 3.99E-04 July 4.96E+02 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 2.49E-13 4.96E-04 August <BG 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG III September 6.75E+02 9.64E+12 0.00E+00 3.50E-13 6.75E-04 Sum: 1.17E+03 2.96E+13 0.00E+00 1.98E-13 1.17E-03 October 1.46E+01 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 7.33E-15 1.46E-05 November <BG 9.64E+12 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 <BG IV December 7.11E+01 9.96E+12 0.00E+00 3.57E-14 7.11E-05 Sum: 8.57E+01 2.96E+13 0.00E+00 1.45E-14 8.57E-05 Summary YTD 6.93E+03 1.17E+14 1.31E+02 1.19E-12 7.06E-03 notes:
- 1. Activity released from the stack: Activity sampled from Ch 3 multiplied by volume of air going through the stack
- 2. Diluted Concentration equal to: Activity Released/exhaust volume
- 0.005 (Technical Specification 3.5.2, dilution value for release concentration at exclusion boundary)
- 3. Exhaust Volume equal to: ( # days/month)*( 24hrs/day)*(60min/hr)*( 7875 cfm)/ 3.53E-5cc)
- 4. Additional Release equal to: (Individual releases calculated from facility air monitoring data)
- 5. Total Release equal to: (Activity Released+Additional Releases)*conversion factor 15
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 5.5 Liquid Effluent Monitoring Radioactive Liquid effluents are maintained in collection tanks before release from the confines of the Nuclear Science Center. Sample activity concentrations and isotope identifications were determined before each release. The concentration values for each isotope were compared with the effluent concentrations in water (10 CFR 20) and were determined to be in compliance. There were 24 releases in 2017, totaling 3.41x105 gallons including dilution. The total radioactivity released was 0.731 mCi with an annual average concentration of 5.66x10-7 Ci/cc. The annual dose to the public calculated from liquid effluents is about 1.36 mrem. Summary of the release data are presented in the following Table 5-5. Radioactivity concentrations for each isotope found were below the Effluent Concentration limits specified in 10 CFR 20, Appendix B. The radionuclides identified in the waste stream were Sc-46, Mn-54, Ir-192, Co-58, Co-60, Zn-65, Sb-124, and K-40.
Table 5-5: Liquid Effluent Releases Total Number of Volume Released Total Quarter Month Concentration Releases (cc) Radioactivity (Ci)
(µCi/cc)
January 2 9.92E+07 2.30E-05 4.53E-07 February 1 5.25E+07 5.42E-05 1.03E-06 I
March 1 5.25E+07 5.27E-06 1.00E-07 Total 4 2.04E+08 8.25E-05 1.59E-06 April 0 0 0 0 May 3 1.51E+08 1.33E-04 2.69E-06 II June 3 1.35E+08 1.22E-04 2.69E-06 Total 6 2.90E+08 2.55E-04 5.38E-06 July 4 2.16E+08 1.05E-04 1.97E-06 August 4 2.38E+08 1.38E-04 2.31E-06 III September 2 1.20E+08 3.08E-05 5.01E-07 Total 10 5.74E+08 2.74E-04 4.78E-06 October 1 7.06E+07 8.10E-06 1.15E-07 November 2 1.07E+08 4.56E-05 7.71E-07 IV December 1 5.01E+07 6.52E-05 1.30E-06 Total 4 2.28E+08 1.19E-04 2.19E-06 Average Annual Total 24 1.29E+09 7.31E-04 5.66E-07 Summary 16
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- 6. Environmental Monitoring In conjunction with representatives from the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS)
Radiation Control, a quarterly environmental survey is conducted to insure compliance with federal regulations. This program consists of TLD monitors located at various locations on the NSC site and two background monitors; one located at 3.84 miles NW of facility and the other at 0.25 miles SE of facility.
6.1 Site Boundary Dose Rate The environmental survey program measures the integrated radiation exposures at the exclusion area boundaries. These measurements are made for periods of approximately 91 days using TLDs.
Monthly measurements of direct gamma exposure rate in µR/h are also made at each of the TLD locations. The dosimeters were provided and processed by Texas Department of State Health Services, Environmental Monitoring, Division of Regulatory Services, Austin, Texas.
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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 Table 6-1: Site Boundary TLD Data TLD Deep Quarterly Exposure rates Site # Location Dose Dose=TLD (mrem/91 days)
(total) dose*(1/16) 300 ft. W of reactor building, 2 8 11 3 13 35 2.1875 near fence corner 250 ft W-SW of reactor 3 building, on SW chain link 8 12 7 13 40 2.50 fence 200 ft NW of reactor building, 4 21 43 17 43 124 7.75 on chain link fence 225 ft NE of reactor building, 5 5 10 2 10 27 1.6875 on fence N of driveway 190 ft SE of reactor building, 10 3 4 0 5 10 0.625 near fence corner 300 ft NE of reactor building, 11 2 2 0 3 7 0.4375 near fence corner
- 14 3.84 miles NW of facility 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 375 ft NE of reactor building 8 11 5 16 40 2.50 19 320 ft NE of reactor building 6 6 0 7 17 1.0625 E Wall of Accelerator 20 3 0 0** 0** 3 0.1875 Building W Wall of Accelerator 21 7 3 0** 0** 10 0.625 Building 22 S Wall of accelerator 2 3 0** 0** 5 0.3125
- 23 0.25 miles SE of facility 3 0 0 0 3 0.1875 North Wall of Accelerator 24 0 4 0** 0** 4 0.25 Building, First Floor North Wall of Accelerator 25 6 3 0** 0** 9 0.5625 Building, Second Floor W Fenceof hyberbaric lab, 10 26 5 4 0** 0** 9 0.5625 ft from SW Corner E Fence of hyberbaric, lab 10 27 5 2 0** 0** 7 0.4375 ft S of personnel gate S Fence og hyperbaric lab, 10 28 6 6 0** 0** 12 0. 75 ft E of personnel gate 325 ft SW from reactor 29 6 0 0 1 7 0.4375 building, SW corner
- Background TLD station
- No longer in use.
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- 7. Radioactive Waste Shipments In 2017, the NSC conducted one radioactive waste shipment. Bionomics was the company used for the waste shipment. There were a total of 15, 55-gallon drum barrels containing low level radioactive waste that where shipped on November 30, 2017.
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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 Appendix A Nuclear Science Center Organizational Chart 20
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Science Center Annual Report 2017 Appendix B Reactor Safety Board Membership (2016)
Chair/Licensee:
Dr. Kathy Banks, Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Chair pro temp:
Dr. Charles Folden, Assistant Professor Cyclotron Institute Members:
Dr. Marvin Adams, Associate Professor Nuclear Engineering Department Dr. Steve Biegalski, Professor Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas Dr. John Ford, Associate Professor Nuclear Engineering Department Dr. Teruki Kamon, Professor Physics Department Dr. Bryan Tomlin, Manager Center for Chemical Characterization and Analysis Dr. Karen Vierow, Associate Professor Nuclear Engineering Department Ex-Officio Members:
Dr. Sean McDeavitt, Director Nuclear Science Center Mr. Jerry Newhouse, NSC RSO Nuclear Science Center Dr. Yassin Hassan, Professor and Head Nuclear Engineering Department Dr. Latha Vasudevan, RSO Environmental Health and Safety Department 21