ML19347E178

Submits Reactor Operating Rept for 1980

ML19347E178
Person / Time
Site:	05000294
Issue date:	04/15/1981
From:	Carrick J MICHIGAN STATE UNIV., EAST LANSING, MI
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
References
801231, NUDOCS 8104240188
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Dear Sir:

Pursuant to 10CFR50-59 the following report is submitted:

1. During the operating period of January 1 to December 31, 1980 the following experiments were perfonned:

a. 29 central thimble irradiations

b. 2294 rotary specimen rack irradiations

c. total operation of 1.29 megawatt-days 41 Ar releases totaled 1194.2 pCi or an average release rate of 1.01 X 10-10 2.

pCi/ml.

3. There have been no apparent change or trends in the tank bottom.

4. Unscheduled scrams during the reporting period were:

DATE SCRAM CAUSE 1/4/80 Racorder Noise transient in linear recorder. Static charge build-up l on calibration switch.

1/21/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

1/22/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

1/22/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

1/24/80 Recorder Faulty ground in linear circuit.

2/21/80 Recorder Operator error-ranged switch downscale.

2/27/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

4/1/80 Recorder Operator error-ranged switch downscale.

4/8/80 Recorder Operator error-ranged switch downscale.

5/22/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

5/22/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

6/10/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

6/11/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

6/11/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

6/16/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

6/16/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

6/16/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

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Page 2 DATE SCRAM CAUSE 6/20/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

6/20/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

7/15/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

8/7/80 Recorder Operator error-ranged switch downscale.

8/14/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

9/25/80 Recorder Operator error-ranged switch downscale.

9/30/80 Period Operator error-excessive reactivity insertion.

10/13/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

10/20/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

10/20/80 Recorder Noise trar.sient in linear recorder.

10/28/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

10/30/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

11/19/80 Recorder Noise transient in linear recorder.

5. There are currently six students being trained as operators.

6. A new area monitor system was installed, an Eberline RMSII, utilizing a Geiger-Mueller tube and having a 5 decade range.

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James Carrick i Reactor Supervisor i

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