ML20083J212

Affidavit of Nc Ostrander Supporting Univ 830909 Response to Citizens to Bridge the Gap Comments on Fuel Inventory. Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20083J212
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Issue date:	01/09/1984
From:	Ostrander N CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, LOS ANGELES, CA
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 84 Ja 13 All:15 BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD CFTD 1^ 5? ~ ^ '

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) Docket No. 50-142 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ) (Proposed Renewal of Facility CALIFORNIA License Number R-71)

(UCLA Research Reactor) )

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AFFIDAVIT OF NEILL C. OSTRANDER I, Neill C. Ostrander, do depose and state as follows:

1. I am employed by the University of California as Manager of the Nuclear Energy Laboratory (NEL) and have been in this position since September 1974

2. I am responsible for the day to day operation of the NEL and the supervision of the staff which operates and maintains the reactor, maintains the records and administers to the needs of the students who use the facility.

3. Included in these responsibilities is the supervision of inventory records for the SNM at the NEL and for periodically reporting SNM inventory to the NRC.

4. In order to resolve the aoparent discrepancy in the fuel inventory as reported by UCLA and by NRC inspectors in certain security inspection reports I prepared the annotations to the " Exhibit G" inventory listing (attached hereto) which was submitted as an attachment supporting

" University's Response to CBG's Comments on Fuel Inventory",

dated September 9, 1983.

5. " Exhibit G'! which is titled "SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL INVENTORY (gms)" is a SNM inventory which was prepared by the NEL staff in the course of conducting the inventory in December,1974. Except for the 19+ grams of "old scrap" overlooked at that time, the inventory accounted for all SNM at the NEL: fuel in the reactor core, " fresh" fuel in storage, spent fuel in the storage pits, Pu-Be neutron sources and other SNM, including

" scrap" fuel plates. The gram weights for the fuel assemblies were obtained from the shipping documents provided by the manufacturer of the fuel. I and the NEL staff regard this annotated inventory as accurate although I would not report gram weights to an accuracy of 1/100 gram as has been done in the " Exhibit G" inventory.

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6. With reference to this " Exhibit G" inventory-I note the following:

(a) UCLA's original fuel loading was acquired in the early 1960's.

In 1971, UCLA acquired an additional " fresh core" (actually 20 fuel elements). Five of the new (that is, 1971) fuel elements were loaded into the core in the early 1970's as noted on the attachment (the

" Exhibit G" inventory) by their serial numbers in the left-hand " reactor" core column. The remaining 24 fuel elements were stored as " fresh" (right-hand column) until 1982 when 15 elements were transferred off-site.

(b) As can be seen, the U-235 content of the fuel element varies from 151 to 162 grams per element, or an average of approximately 156 grams per element (approximately 14.2 grams per plate). By contrast, the U-235 content of the fuel acquired in the early 1960's was less than 150 grams per fuei element and actually averaged about 13.3 grams per plate. Two fuel elements were inadvertently omitted from the listing in the left column of in-core fuel; they have been added back in at the bottom of the column to give the total U-235 content of the core, before burn-up, in 1974.

(c) The 4.7 kg amount (Item C at the bottom of the page) clearly includes the Pu-Be neutron sources measured at their gram-equivalent weights.

(d) No changes in actual fuel inventory occured at the NEL between the December,1974 inventory and the O'-+ober,1978 security inspection by the NRC, except a small amoi:at of burn-up. However, the inventory report for June 1975 restored the 19+ grams of "old scrap" which had been overlooked in the December,1974 inventory.

I swear the above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

b '.1 N ' ( O l U ,u ll L Neill C. Ostrander Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of January,1984.

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SPECIAL NUCLEAR HATERIAL INVENTORY -

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B. Pits C. Fuel Storage Non Exempt

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142.78 148.87' , < 146r54- 160.40 '

147.95 148.32 145.34 161.28 " i'i *!

,145.83 gj 149.18 144.37 %J57.43 'i i rd 152.07

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156.07 " 24 154.89 7 E 149.04 5 M'N 156.16 7 d

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• Et 156.06 s2 6 147.29 7N I 157.17 i3 c@

145.24 156.68 14 '

144.89 154.81 il 146.40 152.94 G 146.76 154.80 Il 145.32 151.62 t 't

-2^71.08- 152.38 F1 e s i."2 *l " 27 153.68 2o 584. 0 dd. ( 4 .tbAQ <. 'P 154.41 11 g 4 y,yi 61 il,

• 153.43 n 3 5 5Lfif Total. M 154.88 c 161.82 z$

3745.27 u + 1%f6 X# tanid hmbN 4 N "' M> ont New,cah scr can = 421.36

• Frud, Ccd (tcph( .Q 19'll New scrap plates = 154.54 i Uranyl nitrate = 250*

(32) 2.5 = 60 A. -Reactor Exempt Inventory = 2971.88 + 4/5 (731.22) = 3556.86 gas.* '

B. Storage Pits Exempt Inventory = 591.77 + 1/5 (731.22) = 738.01 gas.*

Total Exempt Inventory = 4294.87 gms.*

C. Fuel Storage Total Non Exempt = 4731.12 gms. -

D. Total SNM Inventory - _9025.99_ 3745.27+(421.31+154.54+250 4 sq..t

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, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA s NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

j - BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING' BOARD-ETED USNPC In the Matter of )

) Docket'Mo.Jls0bl4&!1 :15 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY ) (Proposed Renewal of Facility OF CALIFORNIA ) Licensggmbog -71)

) 00C.4ETmb A 5 i"/h (UCLA Research Reactor) ) BRANCH CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the attached: AFFIDAVIT OF NEILL C. OSTRANDER in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by

-deposit in the United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, addressed as indicated, on this date: January 10, 1984 ,

• John H. Frye, III, Chairman Mr. Daniel Hirsch

. Administrative Judge 'Cte. to Bridge the Gap ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 1637 Butler Avenue, #203 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Los Angeles, CA 90025 Washington, D.C. 20555

• Mr. John H. Bay, Esq.

• Dr. Emmoth A. Luebke Chickering & Gregory Administrative Judge Three Embarcadero Center ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Suite 2300 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission San Francisco, CA 94111 Washington, D.C. 20555

• Mr. Daniel Hirsch Hr. Glenn O. Bright Box 1186 Administrative Judge Ben Lomond, CA 95005 ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Law Center Washington, D.C. 20555 c/o Dorothy Thompson 6300 Wilshire Blvd., #1200

' Counsel for the NRC Staff Los Angeles, CA 90048 OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ms. Lynn G. Naliboff Washington, D.C. 20555 Deputy City Attorney Attn: Ms. Colleen P. Woodhead City Hall 1685 Main Street Chief, Docketing and Service Section (3) Santa Monica, CA 90401 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

-U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

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WILLIAM H. CORMIER Representing UCLA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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