ML20076H009

Follows-up on Recent Conversation to Propose Mod to Reactor License R-94 & to Manhattan College Zero Power Reactor TS

ML20076H009
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Site:	05000199
Issue date:	10/11/1994
From:	Duggan W MANHATTAN COLLEGE, RIVERDALE, NY
To:	Micheals T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 9410210027
Download: ML20076H009 (2)

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October 11, 1994 Theodore S. Michaels, Project Manager Standardization and Non-Power Reactor Project Directorate Division of Reactor Projects III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

Proposed Modification to Reactor License R-94, and to MCZPR Technical Specifications

Dear Mr. Michaels:

I am following up on our recent conversation to propose the following modifications be made to license R-94 for the Manhattan College Zero Power Reactor (MCZPR) and to the Reactor's Technical Specifications.

Proposed Modification to Reactor License R-94 Before the conversion of the MCZPR fuel from High Enriched Uranium (HEU) to Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) reactor license R-94 did not refer to the enrichment in specifying the possession limit of U-235. When the license was amended to reference the new LEU fuel, the condition "at enrichments equal to or less than 20%" was added to the possession limit. We recently recognized however, that the MCZPR facility has additional small quantities of HEU, in the form of ten 93% foils and fission chambers that were donated to the College, that are currently not covered by the licanse.

It ir therefore requested that the following revision be made to Section 2B(2) to license R-94 to cover the HEU in the foils and fission chambers.

Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, " Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material," to receive, possess, and use up to 3.9 kilograms of contained uranium 235 at enrichments equal to or less than 20% and un to 10 grams of contained uranium 235 at 1 f (5 ' [l O 9410210027 941011 6 PDR ADOCK 05000199 .

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Proposed Modification to MCZPR Technical Soecifications Because of changes in departmental office locations to a l

building directly across from the Leo Engineering building that houses the MCZPR and class scheduling conflicts, it is difficult for the licensed Senior Reactor Operator to be present in the l control room at all times the reactor is being opetated. Fur-ther, the inherent safety of the Reactor, taken with the case by j which the Reactor can be manually scrammed, makes it feasible to readily train one or more non-licensed people in the control room to manually scram the Reactor should the licensed Reactor Opera-tor always present in the control room during operation be other-wise occupied or disabled.

It is therefore requested that the following revision be made to section 6.1.3(1) of the Technical Specifications:

The minimum staffing when the reactor is not secured shall be:

a. A licensed Reactor Operator in the control room.

b. One other eerson in the reactor room certified by the Reactor Supervisor as cualified to activate manual scram and initiate emercency procedures.*

c. A licensed Senior Reactor Operator contactable by chone and available within thirty minutes.*

d. A health physics-qualified individual contactable by phone.

• All proposed revisions are underlined.

Please contact me if further elaboration on the above is required.

Sincerely, fd [G William P. Duggan Reactor Administrator