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Nineteenth Progress Rept of Texas A&M Univ Nuclear Ctr, 1982

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Dear Mr. Madsen:

In accordance with the reporting requirements of Technical Specifications 6.7.2 for the Texas A&M University Nuclear Science Center Reactor, we hereby submit 3 copies of our annual report, " Nineteenth Progress Report" for the period of January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982.

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Donald E. Feltz Director DEF/ym Enclosure

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f NINETEENTH PR00RESS REPORT of the TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982 3

Prepared by H. J. Deigl J.G. Head R. J. Land J. E. Petesch R. D. Rogers and the Nuclear Science Center Staff Submitted to U.

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Table of Contents Page I.

Introduction 1

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Reactor Utilization 3

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Utilization Summary 3

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Utilization by the Texas A&M University System 3

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Other Educational Institutions 7

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Non-University Institutions 10 III.

Facility Operations 14 A.

Facility Safety and Operational Improvements 14 Machine Shop Relocation 14 Reactor Control Room Modifications 14 Evacuation Horn System Modification 14 Upgrading of the Demineralizer Room 14 B.

Improvements to Reactor System and 16 Experimental Facilities New Core Loadings 16 Addition of West Face Rotisserie Motor 16 p

Beam Port #4 Water Shutter 16 Installation of Pneumatic System Controller 16 for Shell Laboratory Modification of the Chemistry Lab and Sample 16 Handling Cell Exhaust System l

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Operational Problems 20 Waste Storage Tank Replacement 20 i

Modification of the Waste Storage 20 Tank Stirrer System Electronic Problems Associated with 20 l

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Reportable Occurrences 23 Failure of the Linear Power Channel to Respond 23 During Reactor Startup Failure of the Log Channel Rate Meter During 23 a Reactor Startup Failure of a Fuel Temperature Thermocouple 23 During Reactor Operation i

Reactor Operation in Excess of Licensed 23 Power Level Security Incidents 24 D.

Changes in Operating Procedures 24 E.

Unscheduled Shutdowns 25 F.

Reactor Maintenance and Surveillance 25 IV.

Facility Administration 29 A.

Organization 29 B.

Personnel 29 C.

Reactor Safety Board 32 i

Appendix I Description of Projects Utilizing the NSCR Appendix II Publications, Theses, and Papers Presented at Technical Meetings Which Involved Use of NSC Facilities from 1976 to Date f

Appendix III Environmental Survey Program and Effluent Release Summary and Personnel Exposure Summary Appendix IV Universities, Colleges, Industrial Organi-zations, Government and State Agencies Served by the NSC During Twenty Years of Operation Appendix V Texas A&M University Departments Served by the NSC During Twenty Years of Operation 11

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Page Table I Reactor Utilization Summary 5

Table II Academic Use of the Reactor 8

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2 Evacuation Horn System Modification 15 l

3 NSCR Core VII-A, 91 FLIP Elements 17 4

NSCR Core VIII, 90 FLIP Elements 18 i

5 Beam Port #4 Water Shutter 19 6

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INTRODUCTION 1

i The Nuclear Science Center is operated by the Texas Engineering i

Experiment Station as a service to the Texas A&M University System and the State of Texas.

The facility is available to the University, other educational institutions, governmental agencies, and private organizations and individuals.

This report has been prepared by the staff of the Nuclear Science Center of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station to satisfy the reporting requirements of USDOE Contract Number DE-AC05-76ER04207 ( formerly EY-76-C-05-4207) and of 10CFR50.59 The report covers the period from January 1, 1982 through December 1,

1982.

Reactor utilization continued at about the same pace as the previous year with a slight decrease in the total number of irradiations, number of samples irradiated, and total experiment hours.

Reactor operation of 93.3 Mw-days for 1982 represents approximately an 11% decrease over the previous year.

There was, however, a significant increase in the number of sample irradiation i

hours primarily due to a smaller number of experimenters irradiating an extensive number of samples when compared to the previous reporting year.

The reactor was not pulsed during the reporting period, but the fuel damage study was completed and preparations are being made to pulse in 1983 Core VII-A w1s established during this reporting period and was used throughout most of 1982.

This was only a minor modifica-tion to Core VII which combined the neutron sources into one canister allowing an additional pneumatic receiver to be placed in the core.

Core VIII was established in December, 1982 and involved the installation of the transient rod in preparation to reinitiate a pulsing program for the NSCR.

Several major facility modifications and improvements were completed during the past year.

The machine shop relocation begun in 1981 was completed this past year.

In addition the reactor control room was remodeled, and work began to upgrade the demineralizer room by repainting, repairing leaky valves, and resurfacing the floor.

A new Beam Port #4 water shutter was installed to reduce personnel radiation exposure during experi-mental use, and the evacuation horn system was modified to allow h

the air horns to be silenced from the reception room once all personnel have been accounted for.

Because of leakage and corrosion problems associated with the exhaust system for the chemistry lab and sample handling cell, this system was replaced with a single high capacity blower and an acid / caustic neutralizing filter.

Also, an increased need for a high flux rotisserie resulted in the installation of a new rotisserie motor to be used i

in the reactor west face notch.

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i Several operational problems occurred during 1982 some of 2_

which resulted in a loss of reactor operating time.

The waste storage tank leak reported in 1981 was corrected with the 4

purchase and installation of a new fiberglass tank.

A new high velocity' raw water stirrer system has also been developed for the waste storage tanks due to frequent failures of the old i

mechanical system.

There was also an extensive number of electronic problems associated with reactor systems which had I

to be corrected throughout the year.

Administratively during 1982 Donald E. Feltz became Acting Director and assumed the duties of former Director, Dr. John D.

Randall who was reassigned to the Nuclear Engineering Department at Texas A&M University.

In addition a loss of experienced j

personnel in supervisory and management positions resulted in having to acquire and to train new individuals for these key t

positions.

Efforts are, however, underway to stabilize the staff and reduce personnel turnover.

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REACTOR UTILIZATION A.

Utilization Summary Utilization of the NSCR during the reporting period is shown in Figure 1 and Table I.

Figure 1 presents reactor operation from January 1969 through Dece nber 1982.

During the present reporting period the NSCR was used by approximately l

1,200 students and 25 faculty and staff members representing 13 departments at Texas A&M University.

In addition, more than 350 faculty and students from 12 other educational institutions used the facilities, and 6,280 visitors were registered during 1982, including 14 high school groups.

A total of 23 non-university organizations had programs that were dependent upon the NSCR.

During twenty years of operation, the NSC has provided services to 36 departments at Texas A&M University, 102 other colleges and universities, 75 industrial organizations, and 20 federal and state agencies.

(See Appendix IV and V for listings).

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Utilization by the Texas A&M University System During 1982 the following personnel from various depart-ments at Texas A&M University used the NSCR for research.

Appendix I describes the projects.

Chemistry Department Faculty and Staff:

Dr. M. W. Rowe, Associate Professor Dr. E. Siefert, Post Doctorate Dr. Y. N. Tang, Professor Dr.

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Clearfield, Professor Dr. R.

Zingaro, Professor Mr.

C. M. Hong, Research Assistant l

Dr. B. J. Menta, Research Associate Students:

M. Tobey L. Quayle S. Cheng W.

Ilger D. Brown M. Blanda Civil Engineering Staff:

Bob Harbert, Lecturer Technical Services Personnel:

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1 1982 Annual Total

• Number of Days Reactor Operated 243 Reactor Operation (MW-Days) 93 3 Number of Hours at Steady State 2420.67 Average Number of Operating Hours Per Week 43.1 Total Number of Pulses 0

Total Pulse Reactivity Insertion 0

Number of Irradiations 833 Number of Samples Irradiated 13625 Sample Irradiation Hours 154,434.95 Average Number of Irradiations per Operating Day 3.43 Irradiation Experiment-Hours 12515.61 Beam Port Experiment-Hours 214.97 Irradiation Cell Experiment Hours 5.77 Total Experiment-Hours 12736.35 l

Fraction of Utilization Attributable to Commercial Work 39 Number of Visitors 6280 l

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Presley, Associate Professor Staff:

Dr. P. Boothe, Research Associate Student:

F. Fenner Center for Trace Characterization Staff:

Dr. Dennis James, Research Chemist Nuclear Engineering Department Faculty:

Dr. C. A. Erdman, Professor and Head Dr. R. D. Neff, Professor Dr. R. R. Hart, Professor Dr.

J. D.

Randall, Pro fessor Dr.

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Parish, Associate Professor Dr.

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Schlapper, Assistant Professor Students:

J. Holland M. Brady S. Lee P. Harding E. Parma J. O'Donnell L. Wojcik M. Schuller J. Salsman N. Sowsawat Nuclear Science Center Staff:

Dr. J. D. Randall, Director Mr. R. D. Rogers, Manager, Reactor Operations Ms. M. L. Geer, Health Physicist Mr. R. Land, Research Assistant Mr. J. Head, Research Associate Mr. G. W. Waldrep, Reactor Supervisor Ms.

K. McKinley, Research Associate 4

Animal Science Department Faculty:

Dr. W.

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Ellis, Professor Students:

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Pond A. Desweyser i

R. Machen Radiological Safety Office t

Staff:

Dr. R. D. Neff, Radiological Safety Officer Mr. J. Simek, Assistant Radiological Safety Officer P. Sandel Students:

J. Holland R. Yupari Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology Faculty:

Dr. D. Hightower, Professor Students:

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7 In addition to the research performed by the above personnel, the NSCR was used as an educational aid in numerous academic courses offered by the University.

Table II indicates the academic courses and the number of students using the

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Other Educational Institutions In addition to Texas A&M University, services were pro-vided to the following educational institutions through the Department of Energy Reactor Sharing Program.

A description of some of the projects utilizing the reactor is presented in Appendix I.

McNeese State University -- Lake Charles, Louisiana Experimenter:

Dr. Jim Beck -- Physics Department McLennan Community College -- Waco, Texas Faculty:

Mr. Don Tatum -- Physics Department Students:

Physics Classes Lamar University Faculty:

Dr. H. T. Baker Technical Services Personnel: K. McKinley University of Nebraska Faculty:

Dr. W.

Pond Technical Services Personnel: K. McKinley Sam Houston State University -- Huntsville, Texas Faculty:

Dr. Charles Manka -- Physics Department B.

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Baylor College of Medicine -- Waco, Texas Faculty:

Dr. Robert McLaurin Technical Services Personnel: J. Head 1

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Instructor and Purpose Architecture 633 Trost 16 - Tour Architecture 633 Trost 9 - Tour

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116 Kolar 117 - Tour Chemistry 116 Kolar 95 - Tour Chemistry 116 Kolar 124 - Tour Chemistry 116 Kolar 80 - Tour Chemistry Chemistry 116 Kolar 80 - Tour 116 Kolar 14 - Tour Chemistry 116 Kolar 135 - Tour I

Chemistry 116 Kolar 90 - Tour Chemistry 116 Schweikert 6 - Tour Chemistry Engineering Design Graphics 105 Mason 15 - Tour 402 Morgan 12 - Tour Engineering Technology 402 Morgan 15 - Tour Engineering Technology Geography 309 Cook 11 - Tour Nuclear Engineering 101 Parish 21 - Tour Nuclear Engineering 1010 Schlapper 8 - Tour Nuclear Engineering 201 Randall 9 - Lecture Review Nuclear Engineering 402 Randall 12 - Lab 402 Randall 17 - Lab Nuclear Engineering 402 Randall 12 - Lab f

f Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Engineering 402 Randall 14 - Lab Nuclear Engineering 405 Erdman 9 - Lab l

l Nuclear Engineering 405 Erdman 20 - Lab / Class Nuclear Engineering 479 Schlapper 11 - Class d

Nuclear Engineering 479 Schlapper 9 - Lab 606 Randa11 6 - Lab Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Engineering 606 Randall 6 - Lab / Class 606 Randall 6 - Lab / Class Nuclear Engineering 606 Randall 6 - Lab / Class Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Engineering 606 Randall 6 - Lab / Class

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Instructor and Purpose Physics 351 Duller 14 - Tour Physics 351 Duller 26 - Tour Recreation and Parks 375 Kaiser 28 - Tour Recreation and Parks 375 Kaiser 12 - Tour Recreation and Parks 375 Kaiser 21 - Tour Recreation and Parks 375 Kaiser 14 - Tour Total 1130 J

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Mr. Pedro Jimenez -- Chairman Nuclear Technology Students:

Nuclear Technology Classes Louisiana State University Faculty:

Dr. R. Dokka Dr.

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Iddings Dr.

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Knaus Sul Ross University Faculty:

Dr. D.

Nelson Louisiana Tech University Faculty:

Dr.

R, Thompson East Texas State Universi'z c

Faculty:

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Daley High School Tours No. of Students Anderson High School -- Anderson, Texas 35 Caldwell High School -- Caldwell, Texas 27 Cy Fair School System -- Houston, Texas 47 McAllen High School -- McAllen, Texas 56 Breckenridge High School -- Breckenridge, Texas 30 A&M Consolidated High School -- College Station, Texas 295 Trinity Jr. High School -- Trinity, Texas 25 Stephen F.

Austin Jr. High School -- Bryan Texas 76 Jasper High School -- Jasper, Texas 37 Tomball High School -- Tomb--G1, Texas 23 Holiday Independent High "

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enville, Texas 14 Jersey Village High E uool -- Houston, Texas 27 D.

Non-University Institutions National Aeronauties and Space Administration -- Houston, Texas Experimenters:

R.

Seymour P.

Kenip* o n M.

Strait T.

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11 Nuclear Sources and Services -- Houston, Texas Experimenters:

R. D.

Gallagher E. Johnson Shell Development Company -- Houston, Texas Experimenters:

L. H.

Griffin E.

L. Wood J.

Papajohn Texas Instruments -- Dallas, Texas Experimenters:

S. Halfacre B. Grade Gulf Nuclear -- Houston, Texas Experimenters:

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Acree T.

Duncan G.

Pettyjohn American Hoechst Experimenter:

R. Randolph Technical Services Personnel:

K. McKinley Mobil Experimenter:

H. Reedom Tecrinical Services Personnel:

K.

McKinley M.

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Anderson Hospital (Uriversity of Texas Medical Center)

Experimenter:

J.

Cundiff Hughes Research -- Carlsbad, California Experimenters:

R.

Hart E.

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Core Labs -- Corpus Christi, Texas Experimenter:

J. Jackson Technical Services Personnel:

J. Head D. Erown R.

Yupari A.

Parlos Radian Corporation -- Austin, Texas Experimenter:

R.

M.

Mann Technical Services Personnel:

K. McKinley

12 Exxon Corporation Experimenters:

R. E. Olson D.

R.

Olsen P. Masson Technical Services Personnel:

M.

Otte Orange Police Department Experimenter:

Orange County District Attorney Nuclear Science Center Representative:

Dr.

J.

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Randall General Electric Expeetmenters:

C. W.

Reinitz R.

Pyles Technical Services Personnel:

K.

McKinley Jet Pesearch Experimenter:

K. Rowe Technical Services Personnel:

J. Head Kansas Gas and Electric Experimenters:

KG&E Health Physicists TEEX Personnel: Dr. R. Buchanan A.

Hassel M.

Otte C.

Holste Teledyne Experimenter.

D.

F.

Schutz Technical Services Personnel:

R.

Land G. Waldrep Research Concepts Experimenter:

Dr. William Bartlett Engineers / Designers, Inc.

Experimenter:

T. Morris Technical Services Personnel:

J.

Head Tracerco Experimenters:

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J. Hageman Broz Lab Experimenter:

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J. Broz Technical Services Personnel:

M. Otte TRIAD Ex per imer.t er s :

Dr. W.

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Triplett Technical Services Personnel:

Dr. J.

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FACILITY OPERATIONS A.

Facility Safety and Operational Improvements Machine Shop Relocation As reported in the 1981 annual report, cont $nued expansion at the NSC involved the addition of a new machine shop adjacent to the storage shed.

The shop relocation was completed in January, 1982.

Reactor Control Room Modifications In March, 1982 remodeling of the reactor control room was completed.

This included repainting, carpeting, providing new chairs for operators, and installing a new reactor schedule board.

Evacuation Horn System Modification In March, 1982 the evacuation horn system was modified to allow the horn to be disabled using controls in the reception room after all personnel have been accounted for following evacuation of the facility.

This was done in an effort to reduce noise and confusion during emergency evacuations.

As seen in Figure 2 a solenoid operated isolation valve was installed, and a bypass line was provided should the solenoid fail to function properly.

The bypass valve is operated manually behind the control room panels.

It should also be noted that since the solenoid valve is normally open, a loss of power to the facility will only result in an inability to silence the air horns from the reception room.

Upgrading of the Demineralizer Room During August, 1982 reactor operations personnel repainted the demineralizer room and its associated piping.

In addition leaking valves were repacked, and the acid pump used for regenerating the ion exchanger was remounted on the wall.

The concrete floor has deteriorated over the years due to exposure to acid, and work has now begun on resurfacing and providing for better drainage.

This work is expected to be completed in 1983

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Improvements to Reactor Systems and Experimental Facilities New Core Loadings Core VII-A (see Figure 3) was established January 6, 1982.

This new core was only a minor modification to Core VII in that the neutron sources were relocated within a single tube in grid location E-2 and an extra pneumatic receiver was positioned in D-2.

This core was used throughout the year until December 3, 1982 at which time Core VIII (Figure 4) was established.

As can be seen this cLinge consisted simply of due installation of the transient rod in preparation for reinitiating pulsing operations of the NSCR.

Addition of West Face Rotisserie Motor Due to an increased need for a rotational irradiation device within a high flux area a new rotisserie motor assembly was installed for use with the B-5 grid position.

A smaller rotisserie designed to rotate within a 3" x 3" core notch is used with this system, and a remote motor control switch and a power "ON" light have been installed in the control room.

Beam Port #4 Water Shutter In May, 1982 a new Beam Port #4 shutter system was installed and tested.

This new beam port extension (see Figure 5) has the capability of being flooded with water which serves as a neutron /

gamma shield.

Water evacuation is accomplished using low pressure air and solenoid operated valves.

Water level is determined using a float switch as incorporated in the shutter design, and digital indication of the beam port condition is provided in the beam port #4 sample prep room.

This new shutter system reduces personnel radiation when handling film cassettes between irradiations.

Installation of Pneumatic System Controller for Shell Laboratory As discussed in the 1981 annual report a new lab was established for the Shell Development Company.

In March, 1982 the pneumatic transfer system for this lab was modified such that a controller separate from the control room central unit was available for use.

A permit switch was installed in the control room, but the experi-menter has the capability to establish his desired timing sequence.

In addition to this change in the laboratory the south pneumatic station on the mechanical chase level was modified such that the Shell lab has its own separate piping system.

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The exhaust from the chemistry lab hood is drawn through a chemical filter prior to discharging to the central exhaust system, and a damper box is installed downstream of the filter to adjust for proper flow rates from the chemistry lab and sample handling cell.

Negative pressure in the line from the sample handling cell has been achieved with the elimination of the small suction blower previously used.

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Operational Problems Waste Storage Tank Replacement As reported in the 1981 annual report work was begun on the relocation of the radioactive waste storage tanks to a new slab.

Tank #1 was coord to have a leak, ar.d following a decision not to repair the tank, a new fiberglass tank wr.s installed in October, 1982.

The new tank has a volume of 12,500 gallons and was declared operational in November, 1982.

Modification of the Waste Storage Tank Stirrer System Because the previous motor driven stirrer system for the waste storage tanks had experienced frequent failures, a new system as shown in Figure 7 has been developed.

This high velocity raw water system consists of a flexible hose with a quick disconnect and a distribution header within the tank.

The hose is dis-connected at all tin.es when stirring is not in progress to minimize the possibility of contaminating the raw water system.

In addition a siphon break hole is provided at the high point of the raw water system within each tank to prevent accidental siphoning.

Electronic Problems Associated with Reactor Systems Equipment age resulted in a significant loss of operating time for the reactor during the past year.

On two occasjons frayed and deteriorating cables resulted in short circuits and excessive electronic noise within the console.

A large amount of reactor operating time was lost in October, 1982 due to a series of dropped rous occurring because of a weak armature magnet for the shim safety control rod and electronic noise being generated by a faulty high voltage power supply in the Safety Channel instrument.

Because these two problems occurred simultaneously and were intermittent in nature, locating the cause proved to be very difficult.

Efforts are being made to carefully inspect and locate these problems by implementing a surveillance program to reduce failures which could occur as the components continue to age.

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. Reportable Occurrences Failure of the Linear Power Channel to Respond During Reactor Startup On February 5, 1982 during the initial reactor startup of the day, it was noticed that the linear power channel was not responding.

Rod withdrawal was terminated with the shim safety control rods at approximately 40% and reactor power less than 1 watt.

The detector high voltage switch was found to be in the off position, and a reactor shutdown was initiated.

The reactor supervisor restored power to the detector, and the reactor was started up to 1 Mw with no further problems.

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Normal suberitical multiplication was observed on the Log Power Channel but it wau not until the reactor approached 1 watt that the operator noted no response on the linear channel.

Failure of the Log Channel Rate Meter During a Reactor Startup On July 22, i82 during the initial reactor startup of the day it was noti I that the log power channel rate meter was no longer respondinb.

The reactor was shutdown, and following a cleaning and inspection of various switch contacts normal meter response was observed.

However, the meter failed a second time during the subsequent reactor startup.

A further cleaning of amplifier boards restored normal operation, and a third reactor startup was performed with no further problems noted.

The inter-mittent nature of the problem made it difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of failure.

However, the instrument has since been observed dosely and no further failures have occurred.

Failure of a Fuel Temperature Thermocouple During Reactor Operation On September 28, 1982 erratic readings were noted of the fuel temperature indicator while the reactor was uperating at power.

The reactor was shutdown, and on Setember 29, 1982 a different instrumented fuel element (IF) was connected to the Fuel Temperature Channel.

After approximately twelve hours of operation erratic readings were once again observed and the reactor was shutdown.

A new IF was prepared and installed in the core on October 1, 1982 and has operated satisfactorily since that time.

Reactor Operation in Excess of Licensed Power Level u

On December 4, 1982 following a core change to establish Core VIII a power calorimetric was performed and indicated the reactor i

was operating lower than the indicated power.

Since all pro-cedural requirements and initial conditions had been adhered to and the data appeared to be correct, the reactor power detectors I

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indicated power agreed.

A second calorimetric performed on I

I December 10, 1982 indicated that reactor power was actually much higher than indicated, and a series of additional calorimetrics were completed during the following week to confirm the results.

Based on these results, NRC Region TV was notified on December 17, 1982, and it was later decided that reactor power may have been as high as 1.37 Mw on December 6, 1982 and 1.23 Mw from December 7, 1982 to December 9, 1982.

A thorough investigation into the calorimetric of December 4 indicated that an improper ice bath for the reference temperature had been prepared causing the large error obtained.

The ice bath prepared with too little water experienced a temperature change of approximately.5 F over a

two hour period resulting in a 30% error.

Operators have now been trained in the proper method for ice bath preparation, and until the calorimetric procedure is thoroughly reviewed an interim procedure limits the amount of reactor power increase by detector adjustment at any one time to no greater than 10% of the measured power.

Security Incidents There were two incidents pertaining to security requirements at the NSC during 1982.

However, due to public disclosure restrictions these will not be addressed in this report.

It should be noted, however, that neither case involveci an item of noncompliance.

D.

Changes in Operating Procedures The following changes to SOP's were reviewed and approved by the RSB during the reporting period:

SOP Number Subject Definitions and Abbreviations I-A I-H Reactor Sa fety Board II-B Operations Records II-C Reactor Startup II-F Reactor Shutdown Linear Power Measuring Channel III-C Maintenance and Surveillance III-E Safety Power Measuring Channel Maintenance and Surveillance III-Q SNM Accountability TV-D Beam Port Experiments IV-E 1rradiation C"ll Experiments IV-F Neutron Radiography Beam Port No. 4 VI-A Maintenance and Surveillance of Support Systema - Gon'>ral

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SOP Number Subject VI-B Ventillation System Maintenance and Surveillance VI-C Electrical Power Failure Tecting and Maintenance VII Health Physics Procedures VIII-A Security Plan - Introduction VIII-A, B, E Security Plan VIII-E Testing and Maintenance of Security Systems IX-B Emergency Procedures and Plans The following new SOP's were reviewed and approved by the RSB during the reporting period:

SOP Number Subject III-A General III-R Evacuation Horn System Surveillance VI-C Electrical Power Failure VI-D Red Tag Procedures E.

Unncheduled Shutdownc A total of nineteen unscheduled chutdowns occurred during 1982.

As can be seen a large number were electronic in nature,due to equipment age.

The unscheduled shutdowns can be arranged in the following categoriec:

Cause of Shutdowns Number of Shutdowns 6

Building power lona 3

Operator error Electronica 10 F.

Reactor Maintenance and Surveillamen 1.

A calibration of the fuel temperature measuring channel was performed on 1-7-82.

The LSSS was set at 5?5 C (97 5 F).

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A channel check o f the fuel el" ment temperature measuring channel wan mado daily by recording the fuel element temperatur" and the pool water temperature prior to reactor startup.

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The control rods were calibrated as follows:

Core VII-A (1-8-82)

Control Rod Rod Worth SS #1

$2.77 l

SS #2 1.68 SS #3 2.45 SS #4 4.49 RR 78 Shutdown Margin fl.01 Core VIII (12-3-82)

Control Rod Rod Worth SS #1

$2.64 SS #2 1.64 SS #3 2.21 SS #4 4.23 RR

.85 TR 2.92 Shutdown Margin

$4.70 4

The reactivity worth of all experiments was either estimated or measured, as appropriate before reactor operation with the experiment.

The most reactive experi-ment irradiated had a worth of $.65 5

Pulse tests were nut performed during the reporting period due to the non-pulsing restriction initiated on 1 October 1976.

This restriction has been enforced since the discovery of damaged FLIP fuel elements adjacent to

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the transient rods.

However, there are plans to pulse in 1983 and the transient rod was installed in December with the establishment of Core VIII.

6.

The scram times of the control rods were measured with the following results:

I Date Control Rod Time in Seconds l

l-6-82 SS #2

.635 1-7-82 SS #3 739 l-8-82 SS #1 718 SS #2

.638 SS #4 718

27 Date Control Rod Time in Seconds 2-3-82 SS #2

.624 8-19-82 SS #1

.56 SS #2 58 i

SS #3

.65 l

i SS #4

.64 10-28-82 SS #1

.656 l

SS #2

.676 l

12-3-82 TR

.826 l

7 A channel test of each of the reactor safety system channels for the intended mode of operation was performed prior to each day's operation.

The pool level alarm was tested weekly.

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Channel calibrations were made of the power level monitoring channels by the calorimetric method as follows:

Indicated Actual Core Date Power (Kw)

Power (Kw)

% Error Loading 1-11-82 400 394.E-

-1.29 VII-A 12-4-82 400 277.22

-30.6 VIII 12-10-82 400 626.4

+56.6 VIII 12-13-83 400 369 7

-7.6 VIII 12-16-82 400 393

-1.6 VIII 12-20-82 400 370.6

-7.0 VIII It should be noted that the series of calorimetries com-pleted in December 1982 were performed in an effort to determine the large error obtained on 4 December 1982 following the establishment of Core VIII.

See Section III-C for details.

9 The ventilation system was verified to be operable by conducting a test of the system each week throughout the

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Emergency evacuation drills were conducted on 4-2-82 and 9-24-82.

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Weekly checks were performed throughout the year to verify that the NSC security alarm system was operable.

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Calibration dates for facility air monitors and area radiation monitors were as follows:

Monitoring System Date of Calibration Ch #1 - Stack Particulate 11-1-82 Ch #2 - Fission Product 5-5-82 Ch #3 - Stack Gas 9-1-82 Ch #4 - Building Particulate 5-7-82 Ch #6 - Building Gas 12-16-82 Area Radiation Monitors 9-24-82 13 A review of the NSC security plan was conducted by the NSC staff and the Reactor Safety Board on January 28, 1982.

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IV.

FACILITY ADMINISTRATION A.

Organization The organization chart for reactor operations at the Nuclear Science Center is presented in Figure 8.

During this reporting year the Director, Dr. John Randall, was reassigned to the Nuclear Engineering Department at Texas A&M University and Donald E.

Feltz assumed his duties as Acting Director.

The position of Associate Director has remained vacant since that time.

Gary Waldrep was reassigned to Manager of Technical Services and was replaced as Reactor Supervisor by Dan Rodgers.

Mr. Waldrep later resigned his position and was not replaced during this reporting period.

Jim Petesch, Bill Sims, and Terry Rolon all received senior reactor operator licenses during 1982.

Also during this came year Karen McKinley, Jerald Head, and Ron Land received rcactor ooerator licenses.

Melody Geer resigned as Health Physicist and was replaced by Yenny Contreras.

The NSC continues to employ students on a part-time basis when full-time help is not available.

B.

Personnel The following is a list of personnel at the Nuclear Science Center for the period January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982.

Facility Administration and Reactor Operations Staff

+Feltz, D.

E.

- Associate Director, January 1982 -

31 May 1982.

Acting Director, 1 June 1982 - 31 December 1982

+Petesch, J. E.

- Reactor Supervisor

+Randall, J.

D.

- Director, 1.Tanuary 1982 - 31 May 1982 1

(Terminated). Professional En6 neer (1 June 1982 - 31 December 1982)

+Rodgers, D.

J.

- Reactor Supervisor

DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SUPPORT MANAGER OF GROUP REACTOR OPER ATIONS I

I REACTOR L_______

l SUPERVI SOR (S) l I

SENIOR L______

REACTOR OPER ATO RS l

REACTOR OPER ATORS l

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Figure 8. Nuclear Science Center Reactor Operations Organiz0 tion Chart

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+ Rogers, R.

D.

- Manager of Renctor Operations

+Rolon, T.

R.

- Reactor Operator

+Sims, W. W.

- Reactor Operator

+Theis, J. W.

- Reactor Supervisor

_ Technical Service and Maintenance Brown, D.

- Student Worker I (Terminated) l Deigl, C.

- Draftsman (Terminated)

Fisher, T.

- Scientific Instrument Maker II Goodman, D.

- Student Worker I

• "aad, J.

G.

- Engineering Research Associate Horn, C.

R.

- Mechanical Equipment Foreman

Johnson, G.

- Student Worker I Khalil, N.

- Co-op Research Aide

• Land, R.

- Engineering Research Associate Lee, D.

- Student Worker I (Terminated)

• McKinley, K. M.

- Engineering Research Associate Meyer, C.

- Research Assistant (Terminated)

Miller, P.

- Draftsman (Terminated)

Otte, M.

G.

- Engineering Research Associate (Terminated)

Parlos, A.

- Student Worker I (Terminated)

Powell, R.

- Student Worker I (Terminated)

Restivo, A.

L.

- Engineering Research Associate Schneider, L.

- Student Worker I Thompson, J.

- Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Thompson, L.

- Reactor Maintenance Supervisor

+Waldrep, G. W.

- Manager of Technical Services (Terminated)

Yupari, R.

- Student Technician

• Licensed Reactor Operator i

+ Licensed Senior Reactor Operator Clerical Huss, K.

- Receptionist Kunz, B.

- Receptionist (Terminated)

Mitchell, Y.

- Secretary Ribardo, J.

- Bookkeeper I

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- Health Physicist f

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- Senior Health Physicist Geer, M.

- Health Physicist (Terminated)

Rodriguez, L.

- Health Physicist Stehle, W.

- Health Physicist Texas Engineering Extension Service

Benson, C.

A.

- Instructor (Terminated)

Dr.

Buchanan, R.J.

- Training Specialist Dunn, R.

F.

- Instructor

Hassell, C.

A.

- Instructor (Terminated)

Holste, C.

- Instructor

Keith, D.

- Instructor (Terminated)

Kolar, F.

- Instructor (Terminated)

C.

Reactor Safety Board Committee Composition Chairman Dr.

R.

R. Berg, Professor and Director, Office of University Research (January 1, 1982 - August 31, 1982)

F.

Jennings, Director, Office of University Research (September 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982)

Voting Members Dr.

F.

Sicilio, Professor of Chemistry (January 1, 1982 - Decembe" 31, 1982)

Dr. R.

L. Watson, Professor er Chemistry and Associate Dean of Science (January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982)

Dr.

R.

R. Hart, Professor of Nuclear Engineering (January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982)

Dr. Dan Hightower, Professor of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (January 1, 1982 - August 31, 1982)

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R. Green, Assistant Professor, Small Animal Clinic (September 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982)

Dr. R. A.

Kenefick, Professor of Physics (September 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982)

Ex-Officio Members l

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Dr.

C. A. Erdman, Professor and Head of Nuc1 ear Engineering

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(January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982)

Dr. J.

D.

Randall, Professor Nuclear Engineering and Director of Nuclear Science Center (January 1, 1982 - May 31, 1982)

D.

E. Feltz, Acting Director of Nuclear Science Center (June 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982)

Dr. R. D. Neff, Professor and University Radiological Safety Officer (January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982) i Meeting Frequency The Reactor Safety Board (RSB) met on the following dates during the calendar year 1982:

3/5/82, 8/31/82, 9/24/82.

RSB Audits During the reporting period RSB audits of NSC activities were conducted on the following dates:

2/12/82, 5/14/82, 7/21/82, 10/15/82.

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APPENDIX I Description of Projects Utilizing the NSCR

I-l DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS UTILIZING THE NSCR A.

Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering NEUTRON TRANSMUTATION DOPING OF SILICON Personnel Dr. Ron R.

Hart -- Professor Gary Waldrep -- Reactor Supervisor Personnel completed all phases of testing of a multi-tube irradiation device for neutron doping of solid silicon ingots.

This device is presently in commercial use for production of silicon semiconductor material.

NEUTRON TRANSMUTATION DOPING OF GALLIUM ARSENIDE Personnel Dr. Ron R. Hart -- Professor Edward Parma -- Graduate Assistant Past work demonstrated the value of neutron transmutation doping of silicon to produce semiconductor material.

Tests were conducted to determine the feasibility of applying this process to Gallium Arsenide to produce a semiconductor material.

ME.SURE OF IRON IMPURITY CONCENTRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS Personnel Dr. Ron R.

Hart -- Professor Steve Lee

- Graduate Assistant Neutron and charged particle activation techniques were used to measure the concentrations of iron impurities in semiconductor materials.

RADIATION FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN THE TAMU NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER IRRADIATION CELL Personnel Dr. Carl A.

Erdman -- Professor Michaele C. Brady -- Graduate Assistant This study was performed to determine the feasibility of using the NSC irradiation cell for LMFBR cafety analysis experiments using neutronic heating.

The test involved modifying the irradiation cell for experiments using thermal neutrons.

I-2 THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A NEUTRON WINDOW FILTER FACILITY Personnel Dr. Gerald Schlapper -- Professor Patricia Harding -- Graduate Assistant A study was performed to determine the feasibility of a neutron window filter facility at the NSC.

A facility of this -

type would have application in neutron dosimetry and radiography.

MEASUREMENT OF FLUORIDE CONCENTRATION IN LITHIUM FLUORIDE Personnel Dr. Theodore Parish -- Associate Professor Mike Schuller -- Graduate Assistant Fluorine concentrations were measured in LiF using neutron activation analysis.

These concentrations are of interest in Fusion Reactor Blanket Research.

AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL COLLECTION, MEASUREMENT, AND DATA STORAGE FOR THE NSC Personnel Dr. R. D. Neff -- Professor Melody Jones -- Graduate Student The sampling program and data evaluation for airborne radio-active effluents from the NSC was reviewed and updated to include a minicomputer for data storage.

The computer receives its infor-mation directly from the air monitors and computes an average release rate.

This project greatly improved the efficiency of the air monitoring equipment.

Animal Science FLOW OF INGESTED FORAGE PARTICLES THROUGH THE G.I.

TRACT 0F CATTLE

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Personnel Dr. W.

C. Ellis -- Professor Kevin Pond -- Graduate Assistant An experiment was conducted to determine the passage of l

ingested forage particles through the gastrointestinal tract of l

cattle,using rare earth radioisotopes as tracers.

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I-3 PREPARATION OF AN AUTOMATED SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR NAA STUDIES Personnel Dr. W.

C. Ellis -- Professor NSC Technical Services Staff An automatic sample changer supplied by the Animal Science Department was modified.for use with a Ge(Li) detector and inter-faced with a multichannel analyzer system.

This system allows the automatic analysis of up to 100 samples at a time with no operator intervention.

This system will be used extensively in further studies of the G.I.

tract of cattle.

Oceanography i

DETERMINATION OF TRACE METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS, MACRONEKTON AND SPINY OYSTERS FROM THE SOUTH

-TEXAS TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES STUDY Personnel Dr. B. J.

Presley -- Associate Professor Dr.

P. N. Boothe -- Research Associate Fred Fenner ---- Graduate Assistant The NSC facilities were used.to determine the levels of vanadium (V), barium'(Ba) and other trace elements (when possible) in various sample types by neutron activation analysis.

These samples included spiny oyster tissue (Spondylus Americanus) and both leaches and total digests of marine sediments.

These samples were collected as part of the Bureau of Land Management's Gulf of Mexico Topographic Features Study.

Most came from the vicinity of the East Flower Gardens Bank.

The primary purpose of these analyses is to determine baseline levels of trace metals in the biota and sediments from these biologically important fishing banks on the outer continental shelf.

These data will be used to evaluate the impact which present and future oil and gas exploration and produc-tion may have on these potentially sensitive reef communities.

The expected level of V in Spondylus samples is about 10 ppm.

The levels of Ba and V in the sediment samples should be 5 300 ppm and $ 100 ppm respectively.

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Chemictry COMPLEXES AND CATIONS SUPPORTED ON THE SURFACE AND BETWEEN LAYERS OF ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE I.

COPPER (II) AND ITS AMMONIA COMPLEXES Personnel Dr.

A. Clearfield -- Professor Laura Quayle -- Graduate Assistant Bharati Menta -- Post Doctorate

14 Neutron activation analysis was used to determine cation content of complexes placed on the surface of Zirconium Phosphate and to decermine the ion exchange of alkali metals cations.

TRITIUM AND SILICON-31 PRODUCTION PROJECT Personnel Dr. Yi-Noo Tang -- Professor Post Doctorate Dr.

E.

E. Siefert 3He(n,p)3H process with Recoil tritium atoms, generated from thermal neutrons from the reactor, reacted with organic compounds C H C1 and C-CuHe to yield products either from such as C H F, 2 5 2 5 abstraction or substitution.

The substituted products that formed carried a large amount of residual energy.

The pressure dependence of the unimolecular decompositions of these substitutional products has been investigated under a very wide range of pressure including the use of large aluminum containers for low pressure studies.

The results indicated that (1) essentially all excited molecules will decompose under a very low pressure condition, and (2) the fraction decomposed (or stabilized) varied as a linear function of log P gyp.

The effective pressure P was calculated by taking into consideration the relativbI,collisional coefficient of the component molecules in each system.

Further studies on pressure effect and the analysis of energetics of these and other similar systems are in progress.

The reactions of recoil 31 S1 atoms formed by the nuclear 31 P(n,p)31 Si, have been studied.

In such systems, transformation, it has been shown that recoil 31 Si atoms will abstract either H 31 S1H2 from PH3 or F from PF3 to give the corresponding silykenes, 31 SiF2 The reactions of the silylenes thus formed with various or conjugated dienes are the major concern of this program.

It has been shown that these cilylenes formed in the nuclear recoil system consist of about 20% singlet and 80% triplet.

The addition of silylenes in all of these forms will add to conjugated dienes to give the corresponding silacy-clopent-3-enes.

The relative reactivities of the butadiene, various pentadienes, and hexadienes are being stadied and the nature of a large steric effect observed in some of the addition reactions is under serious consideration.

Center for Energy and Mineral Resources - Chemistry Department TRACE ELEMENTS IN LIGNITES Personnel Dr. Ralph Zingaro -- Professor Wayne Ilger -- Graduate Assistant

I-5 The results of the continuing study of the modes of occurrence of uranium in Texas lignites indicate that a significant amount of the element may be associated with the humic acids.

In the present and perhaps, the final phase of the project, the lignite humic acids were fractionated according to molecular size on a sephadex column.

The fractions obtained were analyzed for uranium content using NSC facilities and an attempt made to correlate the uranium distribution with the molecular weights of the humic acids.

Geology Personnel Dr. Thomas Tieh -- Professor Wendy Schaftenaar -- Graduate Assistant Studies were performed to determine the distribution, abundance, and nature of occurrence of uranium in igneous rocks of the Davis Mountains of West Texas.

Uranium content was determined using the delayed neutron counting system at the NSC.

Radiological Safety Office DETERMINATION OF URANIUM CONTENT IN LIGNITE Personnel Dr. R. D. Neff -- Professor

-John O'Donnell -- Graduate Student The NSC delayed neutron counting system was used to determine uranium content of lignite samples.

These results were then compared to other methods of uranium detection.

CALIBRATION OF HIGH LEVEL GAMMA SURVEY INSTRUMENTS Personnel John Simek Phil Sandel The NSC chemistry lab was used as a site for calibration of l

high level gamma measuring instruments using Xenon gas as a source.

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Other Universities L

Reactor Demonstrations Groups from the following institutions visited the NSC in 1982 for detailed facility tours and demonstration of activation analysis capabilities.

In some cases, this included forensic analysis of specialized samples with detailed explanation of techniques involved.

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Institution No. Students McLennan Community College 119 Bavlor University 6

Blinn College 2 '.

Baylor College of Medicine Personnel Dr. McLauren -- Assistant Professor, Biology r

The project ccasists of determining the amounts of transition (and other) metals found in the complex enzyme BuBP Case.

This enzyme is of great importance in the food chain since it is primarily responsible for fixation of carbon in plants.

Sam Houston State University Personnel Dr. B. Covington -- Assistant Pro fe ssor, Physics Dr.

C.

K. Manka -- Assistant Professor, Physics In the first of these two projects, the transmutation doping of semi-conductor materials by use of the NSC reactor.

The properties of highly doped materials are then determined and practical applications identified.

The second project involves the determination by neutron activation analysis of the amount of aluminum deposited inside an experimental laser.

The purpose of this project is to ultimately improve the performance of high output lasers.

Texas State Technical Institute (Harlingen, Texas)

Personnel Mr. Pedro R. Jimenez -- Chairman, Nuclear Technology Twenty-two first and second year nuclear technology students l

performed a one-day lab class covering neutron activation analysis, pool water chemistry, and area radiation survey.

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Texas State Technical Institute (Waco, Texas)

Personnel Mr. Carl Kee -- Chairman, Nuclear Systems Technology During the year, approximately 40 students from the first and second years of the Nuclear Technology Program came to the NSC for

I-7 laboratory classes in a number of areas pertaining to radiation safety.

The following laboratories were performed during 1982:

1.

Neutron Activation Analysis 2.

Neutron Flux Determination 3

Reactor Operator Experience and Instrumentation Study 4.

Pool Water Chemistry Analysis 5.

Radioactive Waste Analysis 6.

Contamination Control 7.

Personnel Eosimetry 8.

Instrument Calibration and Survey.

9 Air Monitoring System Study 10.

Fixed Area Monitoring System Study McNeese State University Personnel Dr. Jim Beck -- Professor Using the NSC for irradiation services, neutron activation analysis projects were performed on geothermal brines.

Saltwater from deep gas wells in Louisiana which has a potential use as a thermal energy source were analyzed for trace metal content to determine possible harmful constituents.

Another project was done for metal levels in home air conditioning filters to determine normal exposures to pollutants.

Louisiana State University Personnel Dr.

R.

Knaus -- Assistant Professor The project involves the fate of dredge spoil materials as determined by neutron activation analysis.

Lake bottom sediment l

will be laced with the stable elements indium and dysprosium.

The tagged lake sediments will be pumped to a spoil site.

The stable I

trancers will be used to follow the ultimate fate of fine erosional materials which are naturally washed from the dredge spoil banks.

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Sul Ross State University Personnel Dr. Dennis 0.

Nel' son -- Assistant Professor, Geology i

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The project consists of trace elements geochemistry of Davis Mountain Syenites, Precambrian Aphibolites of the Van Horn region, rocks from the Paisano Volcanic area, and volcanic rocks and ultramasix xenoliths from Big Bend National Park region.

The purpose of the project is to use the trace element concentrations of these igneous and metamorphic rocks to determine their origin and the geological history of the corresponding areas.

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Industrial Training Programs In addition to the activities described above, the NSC through the Texas Engineering Extension Service has embarked on a program to develop a number of training courses for industrial organizations.

These are primarily oriented toward nuclear power plant and medical research personnel.

A description of the courses is presented below.

RADIATION SAFETY TRAINING Instructors Mr. H.

J. Deigl, NSC Ms. M.

L. Jones, NSC Dr. R. D. Neff, RSO Mr. P. Sandel, RSO Mr. J. Simek, RSO These courses are taught in conjunction with the Radiological Safety Office (RS0).

Depending on the program, instruction is conducted both at the NSC and other campus facilities.

Courses taught in 1982 are:

Advanced Health Physics Technicians Training This course is designed for technicians who perform daily health physics tasks under professional supervision.

Nine individuals from the U.S.

Army participated in 1982 for the 1 week course.

Health Physics and Radiochemistry Training Instructors I

Mr. J.

G. Head, NSC Dr. R. J. Buchanan, TEEX Mr. A. Hassel, Chemistry Mr. C. Meyer, NSC Mr. R. F. Dunn Ms. C. Holste Mr. F. Kolar This 12 week course was given to five individuals from Kansas Gas and Electric.

The training consisted of 6 weeks in Applied Health Physics Training and 6 weeks of chemistry (including radio-chemistry).

Instruction in both the classroom and laborators.

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Publications, Theses, and Papers Presented at Technical Meetings Which Involved Use of NSC Facilities From 1976 to Date l

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O.F.

Zeck, G.P.

Genarro, Y.Y. Su and Y.

-l' Tang, "Effect of Additives on the Reaction of Monomeric Silicon Difluoride with 1,

3-butadiene," J.

Amer. Chem. Soc.. 98, 347h (1976).

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R.A.

Ferrieri, E.E. Stefert, M.J.

Griffin, O.F.

Zeck and Y.

-N.

Tang, " Relative Reactivities of Conjugated Dienes towards Silicon Difluoride," J.C.S.

Chem. Comm., 6 (1977).

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D.

Devous, Sr., "A Radiation-Induced Model of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure", Scott and White Hospital, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, May, 1977.

4.

M.

D.

Devous, Sr.,

"A Canine Model of Congestive Heart Failure", University of Florida, Department of Radiology and Department of Cardiology, November 1977 5

D.E.

Feltz, J.D.

Randall, and R.F.

Schumacher, " Report on Damaged FLIP TRIGA Fuel", Fifth Triga Owner's Conference, Tucson, Arizona, March 1977.

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J.D.

Randall, " Forensic Activation Analysis", NSCR Tech-nical Report No. 36, November 1977.

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Hart, L.D.

Albert, " Measurement of P31 Concentrations Produced by Neutron Transmutation Doping of Silicon",

Presented at International Conference on Neutron Trans-mutation Doping, University of Mo., April 1978.

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D. Wootan, " Measurement of Neutron Flux in Thermal Rotisserie",

Master's Thesis in Nuclear Engineering, November 1978.

9 Huang, W.,

J.

Chatham, " Uranium in Lignite:

I Geological Occurrence in Texas", Tenth International Congress on Sedimentology, Volume 1, A-L, p p. 317, 1978.

10.

Huang, W.,

S.

Parks, " Uranium Resources in Some Tertiary Sediments of Texas Gulf Coastal Plain:

I Geologic Occurrences in the Lower Miocene Sediments", Tenth International Congress on Sedimentology, Vol.

1, A-L, pp. 318, 1978.

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Huang, W.,

K. Pickett, " Factors Controlling In-Situ Leaching of Uranium from Sandstone and Lignite Deposits in South Texas", Proceedings of Uranium Mining Technology, Update 78, Reno, Nevada, November 1978.

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Presley, R.J.,

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Pflaum, J.

Trefry, " Fallout and Natural Radionuclides in Mississippi Delta Sediments", Environ-mental Oceanographic Science, Vol. 59, No.

4, April 1978 (abstract).

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Fishman, P.H.,

"Minerological Analysis and Uranium Distribution of the Sediments from the Upper Jackson Formation Karnes County, Texas", Masters' Thesis in Geology, December 1978.

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Praese, E.M.,

" Uranium and Its Relationship to Host Rock Minerology in an Unoxidized Roll Front in the Jackson Group, South Texas", Masters' Thesis in Geology, December 1978.

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Lescano, C., W.C.

Ellis, "An Evaluation of Lanthanides as Particulate Matter Markers", American Society of Animal Science (abstract), Tucson, Arizona, 1979 16.

Bachinski, S.W.

and Scott, R.B.,

1979, " Rare-Earth and Other Trace Elements Contents and the Origin or Mineetes:

Grochim.

Cosmochim. Acta", Vol. 43, 93.

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Scott, R.B.,

Temple, D.G.,

and Peron, P,,

1979, " Nature of Hydrothermal Exchange Between Oceanic Crust and Seawater at 260N. Lat., Mid-Atlantic Ridge:

In Benthic Boundary Layer Processes", an IOGC Symposium on the Benthic Boundary Layer.

18.

Tiezzi, L.J.,

and Scott, R.B.,

1979, " Crystal Fractionation in a Cumulate Gabbro, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26 N, Lat.:

Jour.

Geophys. Research".

19 McGoldrick, P.J.,

Keays, R.R. and Scott, R.B.,

1979, Thallium:

A Sensitive Indicator of Rock / Seawater Inter-action of Sulfur Saturation of Silicate Melts:

Geochim.

Cosmochim. Acta".

2G.

Zakoriadze, G.,

Scott, R.B.,

and Lilly, D.H.,

1979,

" Petrology and Geochemistry of the Palao-Kyushu Remnant Arc, Site 448, DSDP Leg 59:

Trans American Geophys. Union", v. 5G, 94.

21.

Scott, R.B., 1979, " Petrology and Geochemistry of Ocean Plateaus", A TAMU Symposium on Ocean Plateaus.

22.

Clearfield, A.,

and L. Kullberg, "On the Mechanism of Ion-Exchange in Zirconium Phosphates:

An Equilibrium Study of l

Sodium-Potassium-Hydrogen Exchange on Crystalline Zirconium Phosphates", Jour of Inorganic and Nuclear Chem., 1979.

23 0.F.

Zeck, R.A. Ferrieri, C.A.

Copp, G.P.

Gennaro and Y.

-N.

l Tang, " Gas Phase Recoil Phosphorus Reactions IV-Effect of Moderators on Abstraction Reactions",

J.

Inorg. Nucl. Chem.,

l 41, 785 (1979).

l l

II-3 24.

Chatham, J.R..

"A Study of Uranium Distribution in an Upper Jackson Lignite - Sandstone Ore Body, South Texas", Masters' Thesis in Geology, May 1979, 25

Parks, S.L.,

" Distribution and Possible Mechanism of Uranium Accumulation in the Catahoula Tuff, Live Oak County, Texas",

Masters' Thesis in Geology, May 1979.

26.

Miller, M.E.,

" Uranium Roll Front Study in the Upper Jackson Group Alascosa County, Texas", Masters' Thesis in Geology, December 1979 27

Ellis, W.C.,

J.H. Matis, and Carlos Lascano, "A Method for Determining In-Vivo Rates of Particle Size Degradation, Genesis, and Passage from the Rumen", Proc. of 15th Conference on Rumen Function, 1979 28.

Ellis, W.C.,

J.H. Matis, and Carlos Lascano, " Sites Contributing to Compartmental Flow for Forage Residues", Ann. Res. Vet, 1979 29 Lescano, Carlos, " Determination of Grazed Forage Voluntary Intake", Ph.D. Dissertation in Animal Nutrition, December 1979 30.

Pond, Kevin, "Effect of Monensin on Intake Digestibility, Gastrointestinal Fill and Flow in Cattle Grazing Coastal Bermuda Pasture", Masters' Thesis in Animal Nutrition, August 1979.

31.

Loza, Hector, "Effect of Protein Defficiency on Forage Intake and Digestibility", Masters' Thesis in Animal Nutrition, May 1979 32.

Tenhet, Vicki L.,

" Penetration Mechanism and Distribution Gradients of Sodium-Tripoly-Phosphate in Peeled and Deveined Shrimp", Masters' Thesis in Animal Science, December 1979 33 E.E.

Siefert, K-L. Loh, R.A.

Ferrieri, and Y.-N.

Tang,

" Formation of 1-Silacyclopenta-2,4-eiene through Recoil Silicon Atom Reactions", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 102, 2285 (1980).

l 34.

Rowe, M.W.,

E.W. Filberth, and H.J. Shaeffer, " Uranium in Huero and Guadalupe Mountain Indian Ceramics", Archaeometry Great Britain, 1980 35

Ledger, E.B.,

T.T.

Tieh, and M.W.

Rowe, " Delayed Neutron Activation Determination of Uranium in Thirteen French Rock Reference Samples", Geostandards1)ewsletters, 1980, 36.

Tieh, T.T.,

E.B.

Ledger, M.W. Rowe, " Release of Uranium from Granitic Rocks During In Situ Weathering and Initial Erosion (Central Texas)", Chemical Geology, 1980.

II-4 37

" Core Modification of the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center Reactor for Improved Commercial Utilization", J.P. Taft with John D.

Randall and K. Walker, (March 1980).

38.

" Organization and Management or Health Physics Support for a Research Reactor", E.F. Bates with R.D. Neff and J.D.

Randall, (March 1980).

39

" Analysis of Uranium in Ore Samples by Delayed Neutron Activation Analysis", Radiochemical and Radioanalytical Letters, by K.L. Walker, October 1980.

40.

" Formation of 1-Silacyclopenta-2,4 diene Through Recoil Silicon Atom Reactions", E.E.

Siefert, K.-L.

Loh, R.A.

Ferrieri, and Y.-N.

Tang, J.

Am. Chem. Soc., 102, 2285, (1980).

41.

" Fluoride Atom Shift in 1,2-Difluoroethyl Radicals",

J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 814 (1980).

42.

E.B.

Ledger, T.T. Tieh, and M.W. Rowe, " Delayed Neutron Activation Determination of Uranium in Twelve Rock Reference Standards", Geostandard Newsletter, 4, 153-155, (1980).

43 Dr. Dan Hightower, "Whole Body Counting", Southwest Chapter of Society of Nuclear Medicine, 1981.

44.

Jeff Watson and Billy Covington, " Neutron Transmuration Doped Silicon", American Association of Physics Teachers, 1981.

45.

Lennart Kullberg and Abraham Clearfield, "Mecnanism of Ion Exchange in Zirconium Phosphates - 31.

Thermodynamics of Alkali Metal Ion Exchange on Amorphous ZrP", J.

Phys. Chem.,

1981.

46.

Lennart Kullberg and Abraham Clearfield, " Mechanism of Ion Exchange in Zirconium Phosphates - 32.

Thermodynamics of Alkali Metal Ion Exchange on Crystalline a-ZrP", J.

Phys.

Chem., 1981.

47 Dennis Nelson, William McDonough, and David Mattison, " Trace Element Geochemistry of the Sawtooth Mountain Syenites, l

Transpecos Magmatic Belt of West Texas", Trans Pecos Volcanism Symposium, 1981.

48.

" Reactions of Monomeric Difluorosilylene with Ethylene",

E.E.

Siefert, S.D. Witt, and Y.-N.

Tang, J.

Chem. Soc.,

Chem. Comm., 217-218 (1981).

49

" Unusual Compounds Synthesized via Nuclear Recoil Methods,"

Y.-N.

Tang, Advances in Chemistry Series, No. 197, "Short-Lived Radionuclides in Chemistry and Biology", K.A.

Krohn and J.

W.

Root (eds.), American Chemical Society, pp. 53-66 (1981).

l l

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" Characterization of Uranium-Rich Organic Material Obtained from a South Texas Lignite", M.

S. Mohan, R.

A.

Zingaro, R. D. Macfarlane and K.

J.

Irgolic, 1982, and Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, May 18, 1982 by R.

A.

Zingaro.

56.

" Biological Attributes of the West Hackberry Brine Disposal Site, Oceans 82", 4, 285 (1982) with D. Casserly, M. Vecchiono, R. Maples, R.

Ilg, Gaston, D. Weston and L. Dervoen.

57.

" Quick Separation of Manganese from Brine Solutions Radiochem Radionnal Letters 51, 65 (1982) with G.

L. Grout and C.

L.

Webre.

i 58.

" Annealing Studies of Transmutation Doped Sil.' con", paper presented at Texas Academy of Science Meeting in San Angelo in March, 1982 by Jeff Watson and Billy Covington.

59

" Annealing Study of NTD Silicon:

Boron", paper presented at Fourth International NTD Conference in Washington, D.C.,

in June 1982 by Jeff Watson and Billy Covington.

60.

" Annealing Study of NTD Silicon:

Boron", to be published in the proceedings of the Fourth International NTD Conference in 1982 by Jeff Watson ar.d Billy Convington.

61.

" Implications of Fission Track Ages from the Kaplan Geothermal-Geopressure Zone, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana", R. K. Dokka, Transactions of Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, Vol. 32, pages 465-468 (1982).

62.

William F. McDonough, Dennis 0. Belson, and G. David Mattison,

" Major and Trace Element Variation in a Dynamically Evolving Silicon Magma Chamber", Trans-Pecos Volcanism, March 1982.

63 John H. Schieffer, G.

David Mattison and Dennis O. Belson, "The Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Igneous Rocks of the Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas", Trans-Pecos Volcanism, March 1982.

64.

John H. Schieffer and G.

David Mattison, " Nature and Origin of Alkalic and Calcic Veinlets in Xenoliths from the Terlingua District, West Texas.

Geological Society of America, October 1982.

65 C. Conrad, " Uranium in the Oatman Creek Granite and Its Economic Impact", Masters Thesis in Geology, 1982.

66.

W. Schaftnaar, " Uranium in Igneous Rock of the Central Davis Mountains of West Texas", Masters Thesis in Geology, 1982.

I l

l

g II-6 67 H. Deigl and D. E. Feltz, " Antiquity, Man and Machine".

Paper presented at Eighth TRIGA User's Conference, Idaho Falls, Idaho, March 1982.

l 68.

D. Rogers and J. D. Randall, "In-Pool Neutron Radiography of Damaged FLIP Fuel".

Paper presented at Eighth TRIGA User's j

Conference, Idaho Falls, Idaho, March 1982.

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I Appendix III

(

i Summaries of Health Physics Support Effluent Releases Environmental Survey Program Radiation and Contamination Control Program and Personnel Exposures l

l

III-l Summary of Health Physics g

Support for the Operation of I

the Nuclear Science Center Reactor 1982 Provided health physics monitoring support for processing 980 irradiations containing over 14,925 samples and approximately 2135 curies of radioactivity.

Certified 467 shipments of radioactive materials to off-site industry.

r Certified 157 shipments of radioactive materials to other campus laboratories.

Provided monitoring support for processing and handling over 7559 experimental samples retained at the Nuclear Science Center laboratories.

Conducted environmental survey program in cooperation with the Texas State Department of Health.

This program consists of in-situ TLD monitors and the collection, analyses and evaluation of over 41 soil, water, vegetation, and milk samples.

Provided personnel monitoring support for N 47 persons on a daily basis and over 628n visitors as required.

Performed radionuclide analyses and packaged approximately 36.8 Ft3 of dry solid radioactive waste for disposal.

Performed radioicotope identification and determined radio-activity concentrations for 72 releases of radioactive liquid effluents totaling 2,200,000 gallons including fresh water diluent.

Performed surveys of the Nuclear Science Center facilities for radiation levels and radioactive contamination including the collection, analyses, and evaluation of approximately 200 smear samples on a monthly basis, l

I Conducted radiation safety training for 121 NSC employees and experimental personnel using NSC racilities.

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III-2 EFFLUENT RELEASE

SUMMARY

Introduction Summaries of radioactive effluents released from the Nuclear Science. Center for 1982 are included in this Appendix.

These data are presented in tabular form and include atmospheric, liquid and solid waste releases.

Particulate Releases Radioactive particulates are monitored at the base of the central exhaust stack and summarized on a monthly basis.

The annual average release rate was 5.57 E-ll pC1/cc.

Total radio-activity released for the year was 3 98 E-03 curies.

There were 5 radioisotopes with > 8 day half-lives identified from isotopic analyses of the filter papers in addition to the < 8 day half-lives of the decay daughters of Radon-Thoron.

These data are presented in Table 1.

Gaseou's Releases Argon-41 is the major gaseous effluent produced and released at the Nuclear Science Center.

This effluent is measured by counting the Argon-41 photopeak in the gaseous discharges of the central exhaust stack.

Total Argon-41 released during 1982 was 2.45 curies.

This results in an annual average release rate of 3.99 E-08 pCi/cc as measured in the central exhaust stack with no dilution factors applied.

Applying the dilution factor of 5.0 E-03 allowed at the site boundary (as determined, SAR, pages 117-119, June 1980) results in radioactivity concentrations of

< 1% of the limits specified in 10CFR?O, Appendix B, Table II, Column 1.

These data are summarized on a monthly basis and presented in Table 2.

Liquid Waste Releases Radioactive liquid effluents are collected in liquid waste holdup tanks prior to release from the confines of the Nuclear Science Center.

Sample analyses for radioisotope identification and radioactivity concentrations were determined for each release.

There were 72 liquid waste releases totaling 2.2 E 06 gallons including diluents from the Nuclear Science Center durin 1982.

The total radioactivity released for 1982 was 2.65 x 10-Ci with 6 poi /ml.

Summaries of the L

an average concentration of 3.11 x 10 radioisotope data are presented in Tables 3 through 16.

Radio-activity concentrations for each isotope were below the limits specified in 10CFR20 Appendix B.

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Solid Radioactive Waste There was a total of 36.8 ft3 of dry solid waste material packaged in five (5) 55 gallon steel drums for disposal during 1982.

These materials were transferred to the Radiological Safety Office, Texas License 6-448, for disposal.

This material consisted of laboratory glassware, irradiation containers, decontamination materials, and expendable protective clothing and equipment, e.g.,

paper, shoe covers, plastic bags and gloves.

This material con-tained Co-60, Ir-192, cs-137, Zn-65, ce-141, Mn-54, cr-51, Br-82, Cd-109 and mixed fission products with the total radioactivity being 1.53 E-1 C1.

These data are in Table 16.

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III-4 TABLE 1 PARTICULATE EFFLUENT RELEASES ANNUAL

SUMMARY

1982 Exhaust Concentration Total Radioactivity Month Volume (cc)

(pC1/cc)

(pCi)

(C1)

January 6.31 E 12 1.33 E-12 8.39 8.39 E-6 February 5 91 E 12 5 72 E-10 3380.52 3 38 E-3 March 6.31 E 12 1.83 E-11 115.47 1.15 E 4 April 6.12 E 12 2.03 E-11 124.24 1.24 E-4 May 6.31 E 12 1.24 E-12 7.82 7. 8 2 E-6 June 6.12 E 12 6.53 E-12 39.96 4.0 E-5 July 6.31 E 12 6.31 E-12 39.82 3.99 E-5 August 6.31 E 12 5.78 E-12 36.48 3.65 E-5 September 6.12 E 12 1.50 E-12 9.18 9 18 E-6 October 6.31 E 12 2.25 E-12 14.20 1.42 E-5 November 6.12 E 12 8.3 E-12 50.80 5.08 E-5 December 6.31 E 12 2.42 E-11 152.70 1.53 E-4 i

Total Volume:

7.45 E 13 cc Annual Avei' age Release:

5.57 E-11 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity Released:

3 98 E-03 Ci I

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TABLE 2 GASEOUS EFFLUENT RELEASES ARGON-41 ANNUAL

SUMMARY

1982 Total Radio-Exhaust Concentration

• Concentration **

Percent activity Month Volume (cc)

(pCi/cc)

(pC1/cc)

MPC**

(C1)*

January 6.31 E 12 3.0 E-10 1.50 E-12 3 75 E-05 1.89 E-03 February 5 91 E 12 1.80 E-8 9.00 E-10 2.25 E-02 1.06 E-01 March 6.31 E 12 3.00 E-10 1.50 E-11 3.75 E-04 1.89 E-03 April 6.12 E 12 2.32 E-8 1.16 E-09 2.90 E-02 1.42 E-01 May 6.31 E 12 9.42 E-8 4.71 E-09 1.18 E 01 5 94 E-01 June 6.12 E 12 9.24 E-9 4.71 E-10 1.18 E-02 5.65 E-02 July 6.31 E 12 1.67 E-8 8.35 E-10 2.09 E 02 1.05 E 01 August 6.31 E 12 1.58 E-8 7.90 E-10 1.98 E-02 1.00 E-01 September 6.12 E 12 9.09 E-8 4.55 E-9 1.14 E-01 5.56 E-01 October 6.31 E 12 1.67 E-8 8.35 E-10 2.09 E-02 1.05 E-01 November 6.12 E 12 9.4 E-8 4.7 E-09 1.18 E-01 5 75 E-01 December 6.31 E 12 1.67 E-8 8.85 E-10 2.09 E-02 1.05 E-01 Total Volume:

7.43 E 13 cc Annual Average Release *:

3 99 E-08 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity Released *:

2.45 Ci i

1. As measured in the central exha'ust stack.

1. 1. As determined at 100 meters, approximate boundary of exclusion area, with 200/1 dilution factor (SAR, pp. 117-139, June 1979).

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TABLE 3 RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES

SUMMARY

1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pC1/cc Percent Curies Sb-124 1

1.51E+08 3 01987E-08 2E-05

.150993 4.56E-06 Ce-141 2

2.965E+08 7.9258E-09 9E-05 8.80645E-03 2.35E-06 Ce-144 1

1.51E+08 1.15894E-07 1E-05 1.15894 1.75E-05 Cs-137 18 2.577E+09 4.38417E-08 2E-05

.219208 1.1298E-04 Cr-51 19 2.906E+09 8.69752E-07 2E-03

.0434876 2.5275E-03 Sb-122 1

3.74E+08 1.58021E-08 3E-05

.0526738 5.91E-06 Br-82 2

5.74E+08 5.30836E-07 4E-05 1 32709 3.047E-04 Cd-115 6

7.76E+08 1.6482E-06 3E-05 5.49399 1.279E-03 Co-57 7

1.055E+09 2.16114E-08 4E-04 5.40285E-03 2.28E-05 Co-58 50 7.8005E+09 2.48879E-07 9E-05

.276532 1.94138E-03 Co-60 95 1.4416E+10 1.03655E-06 3E-05 3.45517

.0149429 Au-198 9

1.515E+09 1.45122E-07 SE-05

.290244 2.1986E-04 Ir-192 14 2.222E+09 1.40842E-07 4E-05 352104 3 1295E-04 Mn-54 68 1.0088E+10 4.21832E-07 1E-04

.421832 4.25544E-03 Mn-56 3

3.43E+08 1 58018E-06 1E-04 1.58018 5.42E-04 Nb-95 1

1.52E+08 1 38158E-08 1E-04 0138158 2.1E-06 Rb-86 1

1.53E+08 5.5817E-07 2E-05 2.79085 8.54E-05 Na-22 2

3 1E+08 1.57742E-06 3E-05 5.25806 4.89E-04 Na-24 13 1 92SE+09 1.02622E-06 3E-05 3.42074 1.97548E-03 Sr-87M 2

3 04E+08 2.01316E-08 3E-06 671053 6.12E-06 Zn-65 82 1.2118E+10 1.04516E-06 1E-04 1.04516 0126652 l

U-NAT 1

2.73E+08

1. l! 8718 E-09 3E-05 4.95727E-03 4.06E-07 Zr-97 1

1 98E+08 6.31313E-09 2E-05

.0315657 1.25E-06 l

Re-186 1

1.53E+08 1.29412E+06 9E-05 1.43791E+12 1.98E+08 Ra-226 1

9.99E+07 1.53153E+06 3E-08 5.1051E+15 1 53E+08 Total Number of Releases:

72 Total Volume Including Dilution:

8.52E+09 ml Total Activity:

02652 Curies Average Concentration Including Dilution:

3 11268E-06 pCi/cc

III-7 TABLE 4 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER l'ADI0 ACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

January 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases ml pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies Zn-65 5

6.47E+08 1.3915E-06 1E-04 1.3915 9.003E-04 Co-60 6

7.109E+08 8.10663E-07 3E-05 2.70221 5.763E-04 Mn-54 5

6.069E+08 6.594E-07 1E-04

.6594 4.0019E-04 Na-24 1

1.76E+08 3.50568E-07 3E-05 1.16856 6.17E-05 Ir-192 2

2.59E+08 2.35135E-07 4E-05 587838 6.09E-05 Co-58 3

3.68E+08 4.2962E-07 9E-05

.477355 1.581E-04 Cr-51 1

1.09E+08 4.27523E-07 2E-03 0213762 4.66E-05 Co-57 1

1.06E+08 3.74528E-08 4E-04 9.36321E-03 3.97E-06 3UMMARY Total Number of Releases:

6 Total Volume with dilution:

187309 Gallons or 7.099E+08 ml Average Concentration with dilution:

3.11038E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity:

2.20806E-03 Curies

III-8 TABLE 5 HUCLE AR SCIE!JCE CENTER RADI0 ACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

February 1982 Io. of Volume Conc.

MFC MPC Activity Isotope Releases ml pCi/cc uC1/cc Percent Curies Ir-192 1

1.54E+08 4.25325E 08 4E-05

.106331 6.55E-06 Zn-65 4

7.81E+08 1.43406E-07 1E-04

.143406 1.12E-n4 Co-60 4

7.81E+08 7.66965E-08 3E-05

.255655 5.99E-05 Br-82 1

2.45E+08 1.13469E-06 4E-05 2.83674 2.78E-04 Sr-87M 1

1.52E+08 1.22368E-08 3E-06

.407895 1.86E-06 Cs-137 1

1.52E+08 1.47368E-08 2E-05 0736842 2.24E-06 Mn-54 1

1.52E+08 1.84211E-08 1E-04

.0184211 2.8E-06

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

4 Total Volume with dilution:

206069 Gallons or 7.81E+08 ml Average Concentration with dilution:

5.93278E-07 pC1/cc Total Radioactivity:

4.6335E-04 Curies

III-9 TABLE 6 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

March 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases ml pC1/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies Mn-54 5

6.63E+08 1.07394E-06 lE-04 1.07394 7.1202E-04 Zn-65 5

6.63E+08 2.53243E-06 lE-04 2.53243 1.679E-03 Co-60 6

8.09E+08 6.69963E-07 3E-05 2.23321 5.42E-04 Cr-51 3

4.53E+08 1.56711E-06 2E-03

.0783554 7.099E-04 Co-58 4

5.55E+08 5.68342E-07 9E-05

.631491 3 1543E-04 Ir-192 2

2.98E+08 2.48054E-07 4E-05

.620134 7.392E-05 Sr-87M 1

1.52E+08 2.80263E-08 3E-06 934211 4.26E-06 Cs-137 1

1.52E+08 4.17105E-08 2E-05

.208553 6.34E-06

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

6 Total Volume with dilution:

213456 Gallons or 8.09E+08 ml Average Concentration with dilution:

4.99737E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity:

4.04287E-03 Curies

III-10 TABLE 7 HUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

April 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases ml pC1/cc uJi/cc Percent Curies Mn-54 3

4.08E+08 1.89706E-08 lE-04

.0189706 7 74E-06 Co-60 4

5.17E+08 5.80271E-08 3E-05

.193424 3E-05 Ce-141 1

9.95E+07 1.04523E-08 9E-05

.0116136 1.04E-06 Co-58 1

9.95E+07 8.82412E-09 9E-05 9 90458E-03 8.78E-07 Zn-65 3

3 18E+08 7.92453E-08 1E-04

.0792453 2.52E-05 Cs-137 2

2.18E+08 1.49083E-08 2E-05

.0745413 3.25E-06

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

4 Total Volume with dilution:

136412 callons or 5.17E+08 ml Average Concentration with dilution:

1.31737E-07 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity:

6.8108E-05 Curies

III-ll TABLE 8 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

May 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies Cr-51 4

6.21E+08 1.49878E-06 2E-03

.0749388 9 3074E-04 Mn-54 5

7.67E+08 1.23289E-06 1E-04 1.23289 9.4563E-04 Zn-65 5

7.67E+08 3 24673E-06 lE-04 3.24673 2.49024E-03 Co-60 7

1.213E+09 7.99909E-07 3E-05 2.66636 9.7029E-04 Cd-115 3

3.43E+08 1 97376E-06 3E-05 6.5792

6. 7 7 E-04 Mn-56 3

3.43E+08 1.58018E-06 lE-04 1 58018 5.42E-04 Na-24 3

3.43E+08 3 93586E-06 3E-05 13.1195 1.35E-03 Ir-192 1

1.55E+08 5 35484E-07 4E-05 1 33871 8.3E-05 Co-58 3

4.57E+08 8.57156E-07 9E-05 952395 3 9172E-04 Na-22 1

1.56E+08 2 3141E-06 3E-05 7.71368 3.61E-04 Au-198 2

4.46E+08 6.41256E-09 SE-05

.0128251 2.86E-06

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

10 Total Volume with dilution:

410554 Gallons or 1.556E+09 mL Average Concentration with dilution:

5.61985E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity:

8.74448E-03 Curies

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NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADI0 ACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

June 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pC1/cc Percent Curies Sb-124 1

1.51E+08 3 01987E-08 2E-05 1.50993E-03 4.56E-06 Ce-141 1

1.97E+08 6.64975E-09 9E-05 7.38861E-05 1 31E-06 Ce-144 1

1.51E+08 1.15894E-07 1E-05 0115894 1.75E-05 C3-137 2

3.96E+08 1.47475E-08 2E-05 7 37374E-04 5.84E 06 Cr-51 4

6.57E+08 3.55251E-07 2E-03 1.77626E-04 2 334E-04 Cd-115 1

1.52E+08 9.4079E-07 3E-05

.0313597 1.43E 04 Co-57 2

2.7E+08 1.38519E-08 4E-04 3.46296E-05 3 74E-06 Co-58 8

1.283E+09 1.6118E-07 9E-05 1.79089E-03 2.06794E-04 Co-60 10 1.632E+09 3 10215E-07 3E-05 0103405 5.0627E-04 Ir-192 3

5.02E+09 3.92032E-08 4E-05 9.8008E-04 1.968E-05 Mn-54 10 1.632E+09 2.96622E-07 1E-05

.0277056 4.84087E-04 Na-22 1

1.54E+08 8.31169E-07 3E-05

.0277056 1.28E-04 Na-24 1

1.52E+08 1.125E-06 3E-05

.0375 1.71E-04 Zn-65 9

1.513E+09 1.06173E-06 1E-04

.0106173 1.6064E-03 U-MAT 1

2.73E+08 1.48718E-09 3E-05 4. 957 27 E-05

4. 06E-07

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

11 Total Vclume Released with dilution:

1.905E+09 mL Average Concentration with dilution:

1.85406E-06 pC1/cc Total Radioactivity:

3 53199E-03 Curies

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SUMMARY

July 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pC1/cc Percent Curies Cs-137 3

3 075E+08 1.79187E-08 2E-05

.0895935 5 51E-06 Jr-51 1

1.53E+08 1.94118E-07 2E-03 9.70588E-03 2 97E-05 Co-58 5

7.14E+08 1.48263E-07 9E-05

.164737 1.0586E-04 Co-60 6

7.955E+08 7.09516E-07 3E-05 2.36505 5.6442E-04 Ir-192 1

1.53E+08 6.73203E-08 4E-05

.168301 1.03E-05 Mn-54 6

7.965E+08 2 93773E-07 1E-04

.293773 2 3399E-04 Rb-86 1

1.53E+08 5.5817E-07 2E-05 2.79085 8.54E-05 Zn-65 6

7.955E+08 1.20101E-06 1E-04 1.20101 9 554E-04 Zr-97 1

1.98E+08 6.31313E-09 2E-05 0315657 1.25E-06

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

7 Total Volume Released with dilution:

9.185E+08 mL Average Concentration with dilution:

2.16981E-06 pCi/cc y

Total Radioactivity:

1.99297E-03 Curies

III-14 TABLE 11 HUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

August 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pC1/cc uCi/cc Percent Curies Cs-137 5

6.985E+08 2 39034E-08 2E-05

.119542 1.67E-05 Cr-51 4

6.97E+08 7.32712E-07 2E-03

.0366356 5.107E-04 Co-57 3

5.47E+08 1.86289E-08 4E-04 4.65722E-03 1.019E-05 Co-58 5

8.48E+08 1.40236E-07 9E-05

.155818 1.1892E-04 Co-60 8

1.04965E+09 6.31629E-07 3E-05 2.10543 6.6299E-04 Au-198 1

1.51E+08 4.33113E-07 5E-05

.866225 5.54E-05 Ir-192 2

3 94E+08 1.01015E-07 4E-05

.252538 3 98E-05 Mn-54 7

9 53031E+08 3 14306E-07 lE-04 314306 2.9955E-04 Na-24 1

1.5E+08 1.40667E-07 3E-05

.468889 2.11E-05 Zn-65 6

7.54051E+08 1.49483E-06 lE-04 1.49483 1.12718E-03

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

8 Total Volume with dilution:

1.2005E+09 mL t

Average Concentration with dilution:

1.87594E-06 pC1/cc Total Radioactivity:

2.25206E Curies

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TABLE 12 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

September 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC' MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pC1/cc Percent Curies Cs-137 1

1 98E+08 1.71717E-08 2E-05

.0858586 3.4E-06 Cr-51 1

1.08E+08 3 06482E-07 2E-03

.0153241 3.31E-05 Co-58 3

6.3E+08 1.40635E-07 9E-05

.156261 8.86E-05 Co-60 10 1.724E+09 2.87355E-07 3E-05

.95785 4.954E-04 Au-198 3

4.59E+08 1.6512E-07 5E-05 33024 7. 57 9E-05 Mn-54 5

8.82E+08 2.08231E-07 1E-04

.208231 1.8366E-04 Na-24 1

2.36E+08 3.32203E-08 3E-05

.110734 7.84E-06 Zn-65 8

1.249E+09 5.17158E-07 1E-04

.517158 6.4593E-04

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

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1.724E+09 mL Average Concentration with dilution:

9 90957E-07 pC1/cc' Total Radioactive:

1 70841E-03 Curies t

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SUMMARY

October 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pC1/cc pC1/cc Percent Curies Cs-137 2

2.57E+08 2.5786E-07 2E-05 1.2893 6.627E-05 Cd-ll5 1

1.52E+08 1.67763E-06 3E-05 5.59211 2.55E-04 Co-58 10 1.55196E+09 1.91706E-07 9E-05

.213007 2.9752E-04 Co-60 15 2.12546E+09 7.44691E-07 3E-05 2.4823 1.58281E-03 Ir-192 2

3.07E+08 6.13029E-06 4E-05

.153257 1.882E-03 Mn-54 10 1.55196E+09 3.17064E-07 1E-04 317064 4.9207E-04 1

1.52E+08 1 38158E-08 lE-04

.0138158 2.lE-06 Nb-95 Na-24 4

5.03E+08 4.49781E-07 3E-05 1.49927 2.2624E-04 Zn-65 14 2.05246E+09 8.00678E-07 lE-04

.800678 1.64336E-03 Re-186 1

1.53E+08 1.14379E-07 9E-05

.127088 1.75E-05 Ra-226 1

9.996E+07 4.10164E-08 3E-08 136.721 4.lE-06

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

17 Total Volume Released with dilution:

3.33196E+09 mL Average Concentration with dilution:

1 37942E-06 pC1/cc Total Radioactivity:

4.59616E-03 Curies

III-17 TABLE 14 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

November 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies Sb-122 1

1.29E+08 4.5814E-08 3E-05

.152713 5.91E-06 Cd-115 1

1.29E+08 1.5814E-06 3E-05 5.27132 2.04E-04 Co-58 3

3.63E+08 3.0854E-07 9E-05 342822 1.12E-04 Co-60 5

6.91E+08 1.19027E-05 3E- 05 39.6758 8.2248E-03 Mn-54 4

4.92E+08 4.4065E-07 1E-04

.44065 2.168E-04 Na-24 1

1.29E+08 1.00775E-06 3E-05 3 35917 1 3E-04 Zn-65 5

6.91E+08 6.52533E-07 1E-04

.652533 4.509E-04

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

5 Total Volume Released with dilution:

6.91E+08 mL Average Concentration with dilution:

2.30666E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity:

1.5939E-03 Curies l

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SUMMARY

December 1982 No. of Volume Conc.

MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc.

pCi/cc Percent Curies 1

Br-82 1

2E+08 1.335E-07 4E-05 33375 2.67E-05 Co-57 1

1.32E+08 3 09849E 4E-04 7.74622E-03 4.09E-06 Co-58 2

3.06E+08 1.83987E-07 9E-05

.20443 5.63E-05 Co-60 4

6.51E+08 3 72412E-O'7 3E-05 1.24137 2.4244E-04 Mn-54 2

3.06E+08 3.00327E-07 1E-04 300327 9.19E-05 Zn-65 4

6.51E+08 5.84639E-07 lE-04 584639 3.806E-04

SUMMARY

Total Number of Releases:

4 l

Total Volume Released with dilution:

6.51E+08 mL Average Concentration with dilution:

1.23318E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity:

8.028E-04 Curies i

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SUMMARY

1982 i

Radioactivity Radioisotope (pC1)

(C1) l Co-60 141883 1.42 E-01 Ir-192 5329.8 5 33 E-03 Cs-137 532 98 5 33 E-04 Zn-65 1776.6 1.78 E-03 Ce-141 355.32 3.55 E-04 Mn-54 355.32 3 55 E-04 Cr-51 355.32 3.55 E-04 4

Cd-109 177.66 1.77 E-04 Br-82 0.7 7.00 E Mixed Fission Products 2617.5 2.62 E-03 i

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1.53 E-1 Ci i

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III-21 RADIATION AND CONTAMINATION CONTROL PROGRAM Introduction The detection and elimination of radiation hazards is an integral part of the Radiation Safety Program at the Nuclear Science Center.

The radiation and smear survey programs con-tribute to the control and elimination of these health hazards.

This program is effective in preventing the spread of radio-active contamination, improper storage of radioactive materials, and unwarranted exposures to radiation.

Radiation Survey The Nuclear Science Center uses an area radiation monitoring system consisting of nine (9) detector channels located throughout the Reactor and Laboratory Buildings.

This system is equipped with alarm settings and remote readouts in the control and reception rooms.

Radiation levels and operational checks are recorded on a daily basis.

This system functions as a radiation safety monitor for the early detection of impending radiation hazards.

The Nuclear Science Center Facilities and site boundaries are surveyed monthly with beta-gamma sensitive instruments.

These measurements are taken to determine proper storage and identification of radio-active materials and that visitor and routine work areas are free of radiation hazards.

Additionally, radiation monitoring support is provided for the reactor operations and experimenter groups to insure the safe handling of radioactive materials and control of personnel exposures.

There were no unexpected radiation levels or improper exposures of radioactive materials detected during 1982.

These surveys revealed only background radiations at the site peri-meter fence.

Contamination Survey The Nuclear Science Center is routinely surveyed for radio-active contamination every month.

This program includes the collection, analysis and evaluation of approximately 250 smear samples and the decontamination of areas and stored materials with removable beta-gamma radioactivities of greater than 200 dpm/100 cm2,

III-22 PERSONNEL EXPOSURES Radiation exposures to personnel at the Nuclear Science Center for 1982 were within the limits of 10CFR20 The maximum exposure received by an individual for the year was

• 1320 mrem.

A total of approximately 7.91 MANREM was received for 1982.

More important, the exposures reflect an extended effort by all personnel to minimize and eliminate radiation exposures whenever practicable.

These exposure data becomes more significant when one considers that in addition to routine reactor operations, over 14,000 samples containing approximately 21.35 curies of radioactivity were produced and processed at the Nuclear Science Center in 1982.

The whole-body exposure data for NSC employees and experimental personnel are presented in Table 21.

These data are presented in graded divisions as required under 10CFR20.202(a).

The access control procedures for visiting personnel were effective in preventing exposure to radiation.

There were 6,580 visitors to the Nuclear Science Center during 1982.

The maximum exposure to any visitor as determined by film badges was less than the minimum measurable quantities.

These values are 10 millirems for X or gamma, 40 millirems for hard beta, 20 millirems for fast neutrons and 10 millirems for thermal neutron radiations.

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1982 l

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Number Location Samples Activity HWY-6 and Rock Prairie 1

23 23 Wick's Lumber 1

48 3.1 Former Neinast Dairy 1

99 6.6 TAMU Dairy 1

17 1.3 Cyclotron 1

14 9.2 White Creek 1

47' 5.4 NSC Creek 1

NSC Outside 1

36 39 NSC Inside 1

27 33 TAMU Landfill 1

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Number Location Samples Average TAMU Dairy 2

500 WATER Radioactivity (pCi/ml)

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026 0.015 White Creek 2

.005 0.004 Upper Brazos 2

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SUMMARY

1982 VEOETATION Radioactivity (pci/gm)

Number Location Samples Average White Creek 3.

31.5 1 29 NSC Creek 3

27 i 3.9 NSC Inside 1

21 3 2.7 TAMU Landfill 1

24.3 2 2.4 WATER Radioactivity ( pci/ml)

Number Location Samples (pC1/ml)

Sanitary Outflow 1

0.004 Easterwood Airport 1

0.006 White Creek 3

0.007 NSC Creek 3

0.009 Lower Brazos River 1

0.014 Upper Brazos River 1

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Less than 0.100 21 0.100 - 0.249 11 0.250 - 0.499 6

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O.750 - 1.990 1

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Greater than 2.000 0

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Hastings College Galveston College Winona State College Arkansas Poly College Wisconsin State University Eastern Kentucky University Milwaukee Institute of Technology Sue Bennett College Arkansas State College Cheyney St. College Ball State Teachers College University of Genova l

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Austin College University of Oklahoma Louisiana State University Somerset Community College Xavier University Grove City College Temple University,Penn.

Louisiana Tech.

Bemidgi State College Abraham Baldwin College Chadran State College Kent St. University

IV-2 Other Universities and Colleges (Cont'd)

State University of Ohio Pan American College Alfred St. College Tarleton St. College Community College of the Finger Columbus College Lakes Nebraska Weslyan University Howard Payne College Lock Haven St. College Prairie View A&M College San Bernadino Valley College Longwood College North Park College and Theolo-S.

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School of Mines gical Seminary College Fort Valley State College North Shore Community College Denison University University of Wisconsin State University College, N.Y.

Hill Jr. College Auburn University McLennan Community College Clarion State College Southeast Missouri St. College University of Alaska Southwestern State College University of Arkansas Mary Hardin Baylor University of Houston Texas State Technical Inst.

Southwest Texas State College North Texas State University Iowa State University University of Arizona Blinn College McNeese State University State College of Arkansas Texas Eastern University l

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States Marine Lines Comfaco Southwest Research Institute Rivera Foods Humble Oil and Refining Co.

North American Aviation Institute of Research and Gulf Research Instrumentation Estrada Incorporated Xomox Shell Chemical Co.

Texas Nuclear Mobil Oil Co.

Bio Assay Lab-Bio Nuclear Texas Instruments Inc.

NAPKO Corp.

Todd Shipyards Corp.

D.W. Mueller, Consultant Shell Development Co.

General Nuclear Corp.

Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.

Nuclear Environmental Eng. Corp.

Lane Well Co.

Shell Development, Oakland Calif.

Petro-Tex Chemical Corp.

Nuclear Sources and Services Babcock and Wilcox Co.

Exxon Medical Arts Atomic Energy Industrial Texaco, Inc.

Hughes Research Lab Monsanto Co.

TRACO Inc.

Hastings Radiochemical Works Lloyd Barber and Associates E.I. DuPont DeNemours and Co.

Temple Industries Mission Engineering Chemtrol Inc.

ESSO Research and Engineering Jet Research Diamond Alkali Co.

Resource Engineering Dow Chemical Co.

Ranger Engineering Celanese Co.

Turbine Lab Independent Exploration Co.

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D. Anderson Hospital Houston Police Department Houston, District Attorney Brooks Medical Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration North East Radiological Health Lab Department of the Army Wichita Falls, District Attorney Corpuo Christi, District Attorney Dallas County, District Attorney Denton County, District Attorney Jefferson County, District Attorney Oklahoma Medical Examiner U.S. Air Force Osage County Oklahoma, District Attorney Bureau of Economic Geology Amarillo District Attorney Orange Police Department Fort Worth Police Department Austin Police Department

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Activation Analysis Research Laboratory Department of Physics Department of Petroleum Engineering Department of Animal Science Depar tment of Range Science Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Department of Chemistry Department of Large Animal Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Radiological Safety Office Cyclotron Institute Department of Plant Sciences Nuclear Science Center Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology Department of Radiation Biology Center for Trace Characterization l

Bioengineering Program, College of Engineering Texas Engineering Extension Service, Electronic Training Department of Geology Department of Forest Science Department of Soil and Crop Sciences College of Medicine

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Department of Health and Physical Education Department of Architecture Department of Building Construction Department of Industrial Engineering Department of Industrial Education Department of Aerospace Engineering Department of Engineering Technology Department of Civil Engineering Fireman's Training School Department of Archaeology Department of Entomology

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