ML19274E582
| ML19274E582 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000054 |
| Issue date: | 03/15/1979 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML19274E577 | List: |
| References | |
| R-081-A-013, R-81-A-13, NUDOCS 7904090214 | |
| Download: ML19274E582 (4) | |
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UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION DOCKET NO. 50-54 UNION CARBIDE NUCLEAR REACTOR AMENCMENT TO FACILITY LICENSE Avendment No,13 License No. R-81 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has found that:
A-The application for amendment by Union Carbide Corporation (the licensee) dated June 21, 1977, as amended and supplemented by telex dated February 21, 1979, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Comission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Camtission; C.
There is reasonable assurance (1) that the actlyities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without andangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that suct. activities will be conducted in compliance with the Comission's regulations; D.
The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the comon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Comission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; and F.
Publication of notice of this amendment is not required since it does not involve a significant hazards consideration nor amendment of a license of the type described in 10 CFR Section 2.106(a)(2).
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Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications (Final Hazards Summary Report for the UCNC Research Reactor) as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 4.E. of Facility License No. R-81 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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The licensee is authorized to conduct the experiments described in the " Final Hazards Summary Report for the UCNC Research Reactor" dated November 1960, as modified by the licensee's amendment to the application datad October 27 and November 27, 1961, August 5,1974, and as revised through Amendment No. 13 3.
This license amendment was effective on February 22,'1979.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4
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Robert W. Peid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Operating Reactors
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: March 15, 1979
ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO.13 FACILITY LICENSE NO. R-81 DOCKET NO. 50-54 Replace page 51 of the Technical Specifications (Final Hazards Surr:ary Report for the UCNC Research Reactor dated November 1960) with the attached revised page. The changed area on the revised page is shown by a marginal line.
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'Ihe experimenta' prepa. at the Ur.icn Cartide Nuclear Ccma.,y F.eacter will ccnsist of w:rk plarsd by the resident staff and by re:-ters of the research e,~.;upa cf the cther co panies in the Unicn Ca: tidy.':crp:ra-tien. Ner.Elly, experimenters fr:r. the other co=anies will wcfk with resident s a'f me-ters :: prepare their experi.ents fcr inser:icn into the rea::cr, se:ure the necessa-j apprevals, and take data durirg cperati:n.
Sys fc11cwing lis: shcws the general type of werk which will be done:
(1) Testirg of react:r m terials.
(a) ' Graphite and b0 rated graphite (b) Insula: rs (c) Crdar.i: 2:de m: Ors (d) Se 1-c:ndu::c.~
(e). Control red.v.aterials (f) Shicidi.6 (g) Fuel (1) Tna inventerj of solid fuel bearirg mterials teirg ir:adiated in the reacter core at any time shall be limited to 200 g of source and/cr 750 g of special l
nuclear material. The :pecific hazards related to each experiment c ntaining these m terials shall be evaluated by the Nuclear Safcguar:s Cx;.ittee.
(2) Tne inven:Orj cf solid fuel bearint materials in a si gle ir:adiatica capsule : hall be lirited to 200 g of scurce and/or 50 m of special nuclear material.
(3) Tne fissien power of an irradiatien capsule centaining special nuclear material shall te lir.ited to 13 k'd.
(4) The iodine inventer / shall te lir.ited to 500 curies I-131 dose equivalent fer doubly encapsulated cap ules and 70 curies I-131 dese equivalent for singly encapsula:ed capsules.
(2) Preparatien of radicis 00 pes (3) Activa:1cn fcr we:r studies and other ncn-destructive tests.
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Neutron a::ivaticn analysis.
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