ML20062B408
| ML20062B408 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/12/1990 |
| From: | Hauber R NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| To: | Thorne C STATE, DEPT. OF, BUREAU OF OCEANS & INTL. ENVIRONMENT |
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Dear Mr. Thorne:
Enclosed is an application from General Atomics for an export license (XR154),
recently received by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for the export of a research reactor / utilization facility to Tirania, Albania. The. facility,itting a a TRIGA Mark I, has a design power level of 250 KW(t). The applicant is subm separate request for the initial core loading for this reactor.
Before taking action on this request, we would appreciate your views, in accordance with established procedures and from the overall perspective of the Executive Branch, as to whether the requested export meets the applicable criteria in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.
q Sincerely, Ronald D. Hauber, Assistant Director for International Security. Exports and Materials safety International Programs office of Governmental and Public Affairs
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VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS Mr. Ronald Hauber Assistant Director for International Security Office of Governmental and Public Affain U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission t
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Application for Research Reactor / Utilization Facility Export License; Albania l
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Dear Mr. Hauber:
This application is made under 10 CFR 110 for a license to export to Albania a i
TRIGA Mark I Research Reactor which the applicant manufactures. The export of the special nuclear material (SNM) in the form of reactor fuel elements will be the subject of l
a separate application.
1 The applicant is General Atomics (GA), a California corporation, with headquarters located at 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, California 92121 1194. General Atomics is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of reactors, and nuclear fuels and systems.
General Atomics conducts its business principally at San Diego, Califomia. It is not owned, controlled or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or foreign government within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and of NRC's regula-tions. In making this application, General Atomics is not acting as an agent or represen-tative of any other person.
The purchase and export of the subject research reactor will be a tri-lateral anangement wherein the Intemational Atomic Energy Agency as Executive Agency of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will purchase the reactor for Albania. More specifically, the construction of the Albanian research reactor is supported by the UNDP within the framework of the project " Strengthening of Agricultural, Industrial and Medical L
use of Isotopes by means of a Research Reactor." The reactor is to be built on the site of the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Tirapa, Albania. INP is located in the northeastern part of Tirana, about 4TnM fhter.
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xRl54-ll004355 Mr. Ronald Hauber October 9,1990 IEL 1631 Page 2 The main purpose of the Albanian research reactor utilization is to produce radioisotopes (e.g., Tc-99, I 131) to satisfy the local needs of the Tirana hospitals. Other short and medium life isotopes will be produced for u in medicine, agriculture, industry, geology, animal production and hydrology. In addit 3on, the reactor will be used for research and training in nuclear science, including, for example:
Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and Training in several fields (Nuclear Methods and Technology, Nuclear Physics, Health Physics, etc.)
The basic parameters of the reactor have been proposed by the IAEA to meet the requirements of the project and are given in Attachment 1.
The first shipment of reactor components to be made under the requested license is scheduled for about July 1,1991. Final component shipment and the fuel shipment are =
tentatively scheduled for March 1993. Fuelloading and reactor checkout are scheduled for completion by September 1993.
The total value of all items to be exported under the requested license will be approximately $1,700,000 (exclusive of the TRIGA fuel element and fueled follower control rods).
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The reactor to be exported is a TRIGA Mark I with a nominal steady state power of l
250 KW thermal. The TRIGA Mark I is a water filled, pool type reactor. The TRIGA Mark l
I reactor is described in more detail in Attachment 2.
The initial reactor core will consist of 64 stainless steel clad standard TRIGA fuel elements and three standard fueled follower control rods. The total amount of special nuclear material involved in the initial core is about 2,500 grams of U 235 contained in about 12,600 grams of uranium enriched to a maxieum of 19.9%. As mentioned above, these fuel elements and control rods will be the subject of a separate application.
Items to be exported under the requested license will consist of instrumentation systems and components, reacto mechanical components, reactor cooling system compon-l L
ents, fuel handling equipment, experimental / irradiation facilities, a complement of spares I
and replacement components, installation services, and such equipment and tools needed to selvice the reactor. Certain other items willgeggtt34{o, rjtygoraryuse. Suchitems, include specialized tools, instnnnents and associagdgprtfqpyngr3toring equipment. These a
certain items exported for teniporary use will be retumed to General Atomics upon completion of the reactor checkc.ut.
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Enclosures:
" Basic Technical Data of the Albanian Reactor". " Description of TRIGA Mark I Reactof',
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.u _......._.,_,___...__._,t ATTACHMENT 1 to Gen 2ral Atomics' Application for Export of R2secrch Racetor to Albanic, dated October 9, 1990 ) Xh54- //cofd55 ) Basic Technical Data of the Albanian Reactor Technical Data Tank Reactor type Thermal power (ku) 250 Maximum thermal neutron flux (nace-*s-1) 15x1012 Moderator material Hz0 (plus ?r-H for TRIGA-type) Coolant material H 0' Natural convection cooling yes Forced cooling no Reflector material Graphite + Hr0 Control-rods material BORAL or N C Control-rods number 4 Experimental Facilities Horizontal channel number 0 Core irradiation facilities number 1 ~ Thermal neutron flux in core irradiation facility 25x1018 8 Reflector irradiation facilig g g g Reflector pneumatie irradiatiaNM. 2 Thermal neutron flux in ref1M OL 13 E l irradiation facilities 21x1012 l 6 ~ N 'S 'O 03Al333W i >1
ATTACHMENT 2 to G2n2rcl Atomics' Application for Export of Research Reactor to Albania. dated October 9, 1990 ym64-i n00+355 } J DESCRIFTION OF TRIGA MARK I REACIOR GEIERAL DESCRIPTION The TRIGA Mark I reactor was designed to implement affectively the various fields of basic nuclear research and education. It incorporates facilities for advanced neutron and gesuma radiation studies as well as for isotope production, sample activation, and student training. The TRIGA Mark I reactor is installed below ground (see Fig. 2-1). Its built-in safety permits installation at a minimum of expense in either an existing or a new building. The reactor and experimental facilities are located in an aluminum tank'which is surrounded by reinforced concrete (see Fig. 2-1). The reactor core and reflector assembly is located at the bottom of the 6.5-fe (2-a)- dian alumiam tank 24.5 f t (7.5 m) deep. Approximstely 20 ft (6 m) of water above the core provides vertical shielding. The core is shielded radially by concrete around the tank and the earth. TRIGA reactors use solid fuel elements, developed by General Atomic, in which the airconium-hydride moderator is homogeneously combined with the enriched uranius. The unique feature of these fuel eo(4:ator elements is l the prompt negative temperature coefficient of reactivity, which gives the l TRIGA reactor its built-in safety by autoutically' limiting the reactor power to a safe level in the event of a powee excursion. The reactor core consist.s of a lattice of cylindrical fuel-moderator elements and graphite (dummy) elements. The fuel elemaggggggggpygend ' sections that form the top and bottom reflector. A 1dMdMlh1MdShite radial reflector surrounds the core and is supported on an aluminum stand at the bottom c b volume. of the tank. Water occupies abo o 1 'd 'N 'S 'O 03M333W 1
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