ML19260C842
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| Issue date: | 01/22/1980 |
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING ORDER AUTHORIZING DISMANTLING OF FACILITY AND DISPOSITION OF COMPONENT PARTS WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AGN-211P REACTOR DOCKET NO. 50-129 Introduction The West Virginia University (the licensee) AGN-211P Reactor operated at a maximum of 75 watts and was used primarily for research and the teach-ing and training of students in various fields of nuclear technology. The licensee estimates that the reactor operated for about 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> each year at 75 watts over a 12-year period. The reactor has not operated since February 1971, and the University has no need for it now. Tnerefore, the reactor will be dismantled and component parts reused at another facility or disposed of.
All fuel and the radioactive startup source have been removed from the reactor and are stored onsite in the University's Isotopes Storage Vaul t.
The fuel and startup source will be shipped to the Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge facility or to another licensee for reuse. All reactor components remaining are expected to be near hackground levels of radiation (activation and contamination) because of the low power and short operating history of the reactor. Checks of some of the internal reactor components confirm this assumption.
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. Facility No changes to the structure of the building, electrical services, water lines or sewer lines are required in the dismantling of the reactor.
Environmental Effects of Disassembly an,d Disposal The reactor components are near background levels in radioactive contamination and activation because of the low power, short operation history of the reactor.
If contamination is found, it will be reduced to acceptable levels (less than values spec.'#ied in Regulatory Guide 1.86) by decontamination. The reactor conpanents w111 be transferred to another licensee for reuse in another reactor or will be used by the University for non-reactor related activities. The unusable reactor components will be scrapped. Tne fuel and startup source will be transferred to another licensee or to the DOE Oak Ridge facility.
A description of the disassembly operation is provided in the licensee's September 27, 1979 submittal. There will be no significant exposure to personnel or the generation of radioactive wastes during the dismantling operation because all components are at very low levels of radioactivity.
The fuel and startup source will be packaged in accordance with U. S.
Department cf Transportation (DOT) requirements prior to shipment offsite.
Other components will be decontaminated prior to shipment, if necessary, and would therefore require no special, 00T approved, shipping containers.
Alternatives to Dismantling of the Reactor and Disposal of Components The reactor has not been used for some time and is of no present or future value to the University.
It occupies space which can be used by the University for other purposes.
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. Long Term Effects of Dismantling and Disposal of the Reactor Components Upon removal of the reactor components, the West Virginia University reactor facility rooms will be used for other purposes. The reactor fuel will be used by another licensee or reprocessed at the DOE Oak Ridge facility. The reactor components will be put to use by another licensee or used in non-reactor related projects at the West Virginia University.
Costs and Benefits of Facility Dismantling and Alternatives The costs of dismantling and transfer of reactor components to another licensee are estimated to be less than $20,000. There is no reasonable alternative to the proposed dismantling and disposal of the reactor.
Conclusion We conclude that there will be no significant environmental impact associated with the dismantling of the facility and the disposal of its component parts, and that no environmental impact statement is required to be written for the order authorizing dismantling of the AGN-211P Reactor and disposal of the component parts.
Dated: January 22, 1980 1933 360