ML20055H916

Forwards Statement of Financial Qualifications,Per 10CFR50.33(f)(3) for Pulstar Reactor Facility

ML20055H916
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Site:	North Carolina State University
Issue date:	07/24/1990
From:	Monteith L North Carolina State University, RALEIGH, NC
To:	Alexander Adams NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9007310127
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North Carolina State University O'

Ilox 7001 Italeigh 270957001 Office of the Chancellor July 24, 1990 (919) 737 2191 Dcement Control Desk ('

Atten. tion: Alexander Adams, Jr.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cm mission Washington, D.C. 20555 Re: License No. R-120 Docket No. 50-297 Deu Sir:

In accordance with the requirements detailed in the " General Requirements for  ;

Decmmissioning Nuclear Facilities (53 FR 24018, June 27,1988)" this transmittal serves to document the NCSU PUISTAR Reactor Facility suhnittal under this new rule.

Specifically, the required financial assurances has already been subnitted as part of our re-licensing effort in a package dated August 19,1988 frmt Chancellor Bruce R. Poulton to the Nuclear Regulatory Cmmission (NRC) Document Control Desk. A copy of the " Statement of Financial Qualifications" subnitted in the re-licensing package is attached for your information. Note that the signed original of this document is currently on file with the NRC.

Please refer to this document during your deliberations over the deemmis-sioning financial assurances for the NCSU PUISTAR Reactor Facility.

If there are any questions on this matter, contact Mr. Garry D. Miller, Associate Director, Nuclear Reactor Program, at (919) 737-2321. ,

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cc: Dr. Donald Dudziak, !!ead, Nuclear Engineering Departrent Garry D. Miller, Associate Director

'Ihmas C. Bray, Reactor Operations Manager William D. Morgan, Radiation Protection Officer Richard Mowat, Chairman, Radiation Protection Council

!!ayne Palmour, Chairman, Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group  :

E.J. McAlpine Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear RegulatoIY Ccrinission, Region II l/

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North Carolina State University is a land grant university and a comtituent institution of The University of North Carolina.

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July 1,1988 PULSTAR Nuclear Reactor North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina License # R 120, Docket # $0297 5TATEhENT OF FINANCIAL QUAUF1 CATIONS .

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.33 (f) (3) the following information is provided in support of the license renewal for the PULSTAR Nuclear Reactor Facility located on the ,

North Carolina State University Campus at Raleigh, North Carolma:

(1) The estimated total annual operating cost for the first five years following the license renewal for the NCSU PULSTAR Facility is shown in Attachment 1..

Attachment I also depicts the source of funds associated with the reactor ,

operating budget and the pertinent assumptions and bases detailed. ~

(2) The cost of permanently shutting down and decommissioning the NCSU PULSTAR Facility is estimated in 1988 dollars to be approximately 5 800,000 to 5 1,000,000. This estimate includes:

a. Removal of all activated reactor components,

b. Demolition of the reactor biological shield,

c. Shipping cost for irradiated fuel and dismantled components / debris.

This cost estimate does not include:

a. Salaries of PULSTAR Reactor personnel expended following reactor shutdown until decommissioning activities are completed.

l b. Renovation of reactor bay and equipment rooms for future use.

This estimation is based on the experience at North Carolina State University in decommissioning the. rom 10both kWtheMTR type in 1980 and from discussions with reactor personnel University o reactor (licen <

Texas at Austin 100 kW reactor (being relocated to a new building off-campus) and the University of California at Berkeley 1 MW reactor (being mermanently t shutdown)d acility will be provide by the State of North Carolina.. Funding for the

-(3) The most recently published financial statement of North Carolina State 1

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(4) University certification of this financial statement and its attachments is l indicated by the following signatures:

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! PULSTAR Reactor Annual Operating Cost Estimate l (in thousands)

Fiscal Year: fib:fl2 E2:20 21.22 22:.23 93294 State Allocation 1 380 393 407 421 436 h

Reactor Revenues 2 120 124 128 132 137 Total Funding 483 517 535 553 573 l

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Funds allocated from the university's state supported budget.

2 Funds generated by the operation of the PULSTAR Reactor.

BASES and ASSUMPTIONS l

l (1) The budgeted figures detailed above represent likely expenditures for the specified years. They are not be considered as the mmimum amount required to fiscally maintain the reactor facility over a'short period (such as  ;

during an extended reactor shutdown of six to twelve months).

(2) Funds required over and above the state allocation are provided by reactor senice deposits (such as Neutron Activation Analysis, Neutron Radiography, univ)ersity tmst accountsetc. and are 3-76670, 3 76671 and budgeted 3 76673. for reactor operating expend (3) The state allocation is via the N. C. State university's 2 15461 account and l

is estimated for future years based on a 3.5% cost of inflation.

t (5) Funding for development of new irradiation facilities have not been included in the budget estimates. The decision to build these new facilities is-generally based on the availability of reactor revenues over and above that necessary for the base cost of reactor operation.

(6) The budget estimates include salaries for :

Director of Nuclear Reactor Program ,

Associate Director of Nuclear Reactor Program Reactor Opert.tions Manager 3

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Chief Reactor Operator  !

Chief of Reactor Maintenance Instrument Maker '

Reactor Health Physicist Reactor Safety Specialist .

Nuclear Reactor Program Clerical Staff  !

PULSTAR Reactor Ficensed part time operators ,

(7) In addition to salaries, the budget estimates include: supplies, communications, travel, maintenance & repairs, insurance and ongoing

, equipment replacement / upgrades. ,

(8) This cost estimate does not include the operating cost for the Nuclear '

Services and Reactor Operator Training programs.

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