ML20049J374
| ML20049J374 | |
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| Site: | 05000112 |
| Issue date: | 03/05/1982 |
| From: | Terrell C OKLAHOMA, UNIV. OF, NORMAN, OK |
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Resubmission of Application- for Renewal of The University of Oklahoma License R-53
-March 5, 1982 Docket'No. 50-112 1
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- 1. Generai information (a)_ Name of _ Applicant: The University of Oklahoma (b) Address: Norman, OK 73019 4
(c) Description of Business:
The University of Oklahoma is a state supported institution of higher education. The total enrollment at the Norman Campus is 22,000 students.
(d) NRC Licenses:
The University of Oklahoma operates an AGN-211P under License R-53 first granted in December 1958. The University also hold Byproduct Materials License #35-07466-05.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT In support of the University of Oklahoma's application for renewal of License R-53 for AGN-211P (S.N. 102)
March 5, 1982
The University of Oklahoma is a state supported institution of higher education enrolling approximately 25,000 students on two campuses. The nuclear reactor is located on the Norman Campus on the north half of the first floor of the Nuclear Engineering Building. The reactor is operated by a Director and a two man staff. The reactor has operated since 1958 at power levels between 1 and 15 watts and was designed and built by Aerojet General Nucleonics Corp. of San Ramon, California.
Operation of the reactor is centered in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (AMNE), a component of the College of Engineering.
The cost of operating the reactor by the part-time three man staff plus the cost of necessary maintanence is incorporated within the budget of the School of AMNE.
The annual cost of operating the reactor is between $20,000 and $25,000 per year. These figures include salaries, fringe benefits and routine maintanence. Capital equipment purchases, when required, come from equipment funds within the School of AMNE or College of Engineering.
The activities of the Reactor Safety Committee and the Radiation Safety Committee generate no costs which are charged to the keactor. Members of these committees are 'aculty and staff paid out of the budgets of their respective academic Units.
The Radiation Safety Officer and the Health Physic function report to the Vice President for Administrative Affairs as do the Radiation and Reactor Safety Committees. The Office of the Radiation Safety Officer has a budget of
$50,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1,1982.
All funds associated with the reactor are derived from appropriatiens by the State Legislature. We see no reason why the funds necessary to operate the reactor will not continue to be forthcoming and certify that the
University will make available funds necessary to operate the reactor safely and in full compliance with federal and state laws.
In the event it becomes necessary to shutdown the reactor during the period of license renewal (20 years) the cost would be minimal because of the low neutron flux.
A review of maintenance records shows there are no activated components in the reactor. Since 1958, a total of just under one milligram of U-235 has been consumed. Over the next 20 years we estimate a burnup of about 2 mgs of U-235. The maximum flux in core is 8 x 108 n/cm2-sec. at 15 watts. At a power level of 100 watts the flux will increase to about 5 x 109 n/cm2-sec.
We have considered three components of the reactor system with regard to shutdown and disposal. The fuel elements contain such a small fission product inventory (100 mr/hr beta + gamma at contact) that shipment to DOE will be by regular motor freight in special 55 gal drums, as described in Regulatory Guide 5.59 and 10 CFR Part 50.
The fuel element support grid plate is aluminum as is the pool tank. The neutron flux is too low to activate impurities in these materials, hence, their disposal is not a problam. The control and safety blades (4) currently do not show any measurable activation. After a number of years at 100 watts the blades will contain a very low but measurable activity. We have plans to dispose of these four small elements as radioactive material through the-University's regular radioactive waste disposal contractor.
In view of the neglible costs associated with a permanent shutdown, the University does not deem it necessary to maintain funds for the purpose. Such funds as would be needed would come out of the operating budget for the year in which the shutdown occurs.
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t The University of Oklahoma, therefore, certifies that it has provided and will continue to provide funds sufficient for the safe operation of the nuclear reactor facility and that such funds as would be needed to accomplish a full shutdown are guaranteed.
lo. I Charles W. Terrell Reactor Director Approved:
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