ML20012C478
| ML20012C478 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pennsylvania State University, 07000113 |
| Issue date: | 03/14/1990 |
| From: | Voth M PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV., UNIVERSITY PARK, PA |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9003220029 | |
| Download: ML20012C478 (1) | |
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University Park, PA 16802 Penn state breareale Reactor March 14, 1990 Nuclear Regulatory Conynission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Pe: Penn State Breazeale Reactor Interpretation of SNM-95 and R-2 Licenses Concerning Irradiations of SNM
Dear Sir or Madam:
On February 26, 1990, Mr. Terry Flinchbaugh of the Penn State Breazeale Reactor (PSBR) staff had a phone conversation with Mr. Alexander Adams of NRC Headquarters concerning the interpretation of the SNM-95 and R-2 licenses as they pertain to the irradiation of SHM in the PSBR core.
Based on that conversation, I am documenting the PSBR understanding concerning core irradiations of SNM.
The Penn State license SNM-95 does not authorize use of SNM in the reactor nor does it prohibit use of SNM in the reactor; therefore, SNM-95 materials can be used in the reactor provided the R-2 license addresses their use in the reactor as experiments and provided the safety review for experiments as outlined in the R-2 Tech Specs is conducted.
Only SNM used in connection with the operation of the reactor should be under the R-2 license.
Such items might include fission detectors or fission foils used in the reactor core or in the t'eam hole lab to determine the operating nar6 meters of the reactor (such as flux or power) for an experiment.
- However, if a fission detector or fission foil is the experiment then it should be under the SNM-95 license and should be approved for use as an experiment in the reactor under the R-2 Tech Specs.
The PSBR has received a request to irradiate some track etch foils which contain materials with atomic number of 90 to 95.
It is our understanding that we should modify the SNM-95 or the Penn State Byproduct Material licenses as necessary to include the possession of these materials.
Such materials could then be approved for use as an experiment in the reactor provided the requirements of the R-2 Tech Specs for irradiating SNM are met.
Please inform us promptly if this interpretation of the licenses is incorrect.
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