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Twenty-First Progress Rept of Texas A&M Univ Nuclear Science Ctr,1984
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From:	Krohn J, Petesch J, Rogers; TEXAS A&M UNIV., COLLEGE STATION, TX
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, 'T ELX'A SL. A&M UNIVERSITY January'1,.1984 - December 31, 1984 Prepared by c

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-J.:E. Petesch

R. D. Rogers P. Sandel

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and the' Nuclear Science Center Staff-Submitted to U.- S.-. Nuclear' Regulatory Commission and H -

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, Table of Contents

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'I. = Introduction. 1

-II. Reactor Utilization 3 A. Utilization Summary. 3 B. Utilization by the Texas A&M University System 6 C.- Utilization by Other Educational Institutions 9

D. Utilization by Non-University Institutions 10

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III. ' Facility;0perations 13 A .- Facility Safety and-Operational Improvements 13 New Emergency Lighting- 13 Loading Dock-Modification 13-Guardrail for West End-of Pool- 13 B. Improvements to Reactor-Systems and

' Experimental Facilities 13

-Facility Air Monitor System Improvements l 13 CTd and Shell Labs Pneumatic Controller 15-Rod-Drive Magnet Coil Replacement 15 Fume Hood Installed in Lab 4- 15 Console Rod' Drop Timer (MA-30) 15 Long_ Tube Rotisserie Storage Rack Enlargement 15 Area Radiation Mo'nitor Improvements (MA-29) 16 Pulse Instrumentation Update-(MA-31) 16 Reflector and Water Shutter Changes to Beam' Port 4 16

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Reportable Occurrences-19.

. Reportable Occurrence No. 84-1

.. Failure'to Perform'Ventillation and Security.

Systems; Surveillance Requirements 19 Reportable Occurrence No. 84-2L Loss ~oreLinear Channel Indication at_ Power 19 Reportable Occurrence No. 84-3 Reactor ~ Safety System Malfunction (Safety; Channel #2) 20 Reportable Occurrence No.'84-4

-Reactor Safety'SystemLMalfunction-(Fuel Element-Temperature Channel) 20 Secondary. Pump Failure 20 D .' Changes'in Operating Procedures 21 E. Unscheduled' Shutdowns 22 F. Reactor Maintenance and Surveillance. 22 IV. (Facility Administration- 25 A.'(Organization 25

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C.."ReactorLSafety Board 28 AppendixfI:

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-Publications, Theses, and Papers Which

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Environmental ~ Survey-Program and' Effluent

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,. Universities,. Colleges,. Industrial Organi-zations,. Government and State Agenci~es

Served.byuthe:NSC During: Twenty-Two~ Years

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1TexasJA&M2. University,. Departments-Served by-the

NSC During Twenty-Two. Years of~0peration .

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N' - . Overall View of Facility. Air

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LThelNuclearTScienceJCenter s is operated,by the Texas Engineering ,

~-Experiment! Station asia;servicelto the Texas A&M University System innd?the StateJof>Texasi. The' facility is available to the University,

other~ educational < institutions,. governmental agencies, and private 24 lorganizations ; an'd 51ndi'vi' duals . - The-facility operating license was

. :renewediin; March,41983 and' extends:through-March, 2003

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. This:reportihas1been'prepar.ed1by;thelstaff of_the Nuclear Science Canter?ofEthenTexasLEngineering Experiment Station to satisfy'the re-porting requirementstor'USDOE Contract 1 Number DE-AC05-76ER04207:

2(formerly;EY-76-C-05-4207) and.of 10CFR50.59 The report covers the-

<pariodifrom; January .11o1984ithrough December 31, 1984.

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. .. .. Raactorfutilizationidecreased from 1983 as indicated by a-90 lightly Tamalleri number toff samples irradiated and of total irra-s: ~

diations.yjIn-addition there:was-a decrease in megawatt-days of.

ireactor: operation:andSthe' number of^ hours at steady state.- 'There

(wds,xhowever, afslightlincreasesin'the total numberfor experiment-1 hours. .Theiobserved' trend;in -

u reactorLutilization appears to be a re-

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sult(ofdthe reduced' operating schedule begun in September, 1983'and theTeconomi'cEslowdown:L of' ;1984.

< ;' ... JCorefVIII,restiablished in December .1982, was used throughout (1984.;: Pulse operationsf:wereireinitiated in FebruaryJ1983.for the

. a irirstitimeisince _1976, and actotal of 64 pulses ($96.44 total-pulse (rdactivity)1.were executedEin 1984..

s iSeverallmajorifadilitylprojects' modifications, and improvements

' TwnreVoompleted:du' ring;the past year. The main-loading dock for ichield1 transfers"to andJfrom experimenters wastmodified, and the

' Facility. Air Mo'nitoring system wasfupgradedito-a state-of-the art "b Ssystem.1,The AreasRadiation: Monitoring system also. received an-

, gelectronicscupdatelforibetter calibration and response. In-'an effort

Y to reduce. maintenance 1 time,1.a consoleLrod drop timer was installed,

hndfimproved,"rodTdown" switches / indicators?were developed for use on

& treactor ccontrol' rods. !

$ -- Experimentally /the. Beam. Port #4-reflector and shutter-was im-g :' proved,ztheipulsing' instrumentation iszbeing expanded, and the. .

pneumatic:sys.temfcontrolleradeveloped'for Lab #4.is now in use.in the

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' /Conter for2 Trace: Characterization l(CTC) and Shell Development labs.

w- . . . lSeveral operationaliproblems occurred in 1984 but did not result

?^ 11n;assignificantilossiof-reactor operating time' . The~ secondary-

" (cooling. pump motorchad to1be repaired, Land instrumentation age-also fwns<a factorfinisome repair down-time.

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(Administratively.during 1984 efforts;have been made to stabilize the reactor-operations staff follo' wing the mid year resignations of both_al Reactor Supervisor,and-Manager of Reactor Operations. A-long

--.tcrm ; replacement ohas been hired ..tx) fill the vacated Reactor

> Supervisor position; however, the' manager position has not yet.been filled and those duties have been assumed by the Assistant Director.

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!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'1972 through December 1984. During

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1500 students (includes 1475 involved in. tours or 3ab work

.and 261 student researchers) and 39 faculty and staff members representing 16 departments at Texas A&M University. In addi-tion, more than 300 faculty and students from 11 other educa-tional-institutions used.the facilities, and 4278 visitors were registered during.1984,fincluding several public and private school groups. A total of 15 non-university organi-

=ations had programs.that were dependent upon the NSCR.

con-numerous occasions throughout the year-the NSCR was toured Eby a totallof 183 visiting military officers from_ virtually every free world country. .These officers have been receiving training Tand indoctrination.at Lackland Aic Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Fifteen potential power plant reactor operators from Gulf

- : States Utilities were trained in 1984. Each candidate performed 10= reactor startups, and attended lectures and labs 11n Reactor

-Theory, Reactor Design, Console Manipulations, Power. Calibrations, and-Health Physics: procedures.

'During; twenty two years of operation, the'NSC has provided

servicesEto 41 departments'at! Texas A&M University, 107 other

, colleges ~and universities, 81 industrial organizations,-and 20 federal ~and state agencies. (Seel Appendix IV and V for listings).

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1984 Annual-Total CNumber: of -Days Reactor Operated 238

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Total Pulse Reactivity Insertion $96.44

. Number'of Irradiations 716 Number of. Samples Irradiated 11378

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Irradiation. Experiment-Hours 14979.24 eBeam' Port. Experiment-Hours 71 369.

.IrradiationLCell Experiment Hours 10.0 Total Experiment' Hours 15050.609 Fract' ion:of Utilization Attributable to

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1 Chemistry-Department Faculty'and Staff: Dr._M. W. Rowe, Associate Professor

~Dr._A. Clearfield, Professor Dr. R. Zingaro, Professor Students: M.LTobey. D. Ilger L. Divis J. Jaganathan

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. Faculty: Dr. C. A.-Erdman,' Professor and Head "s

.- Dr. R. R. Hart, Professor Dr. T. A. Parish,-Associate Professor Dr. G.:A. Schlapper, Assistant Professor Dr. R. D. Neff,-Professor a Students: M. Schuller. H. Giap- S. Vrana

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Animal'~ Science: -

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Rowe 1-Dissertation Horticulture Science -

McWilliams 1-Thesis

' Industrial. Education .144 Marshall- .24-Tour

- ' Nuclear; Engineering 408 Buchanan 15-Lab / Class 405 Hart. 78-Lab / Class 402 James 19-Lab / Class 606 Schlapper 15-Lab-1479 Schlapper 25-Tour Oceanography -- Presley. 11-Tour

Physics 350 Ham 11-Tour R:: creation ~and Parks' 375- Kais.ar 38-Tour Pdtroleum Engineering - Rozgonyi 1-Thesis

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..Irt addition'to Texas.A&M University, services were provided to the following educational institutions through the Department'

of Eenergy Reactor Sharing Program. A description of some of Jthe projects utilizing the reactor is presented in Appendix I.

'McNeese-State University -- Lake-Charles, Louisiana Experimenter: Dr. Jim. Beck.-- Physics Department Students: C. Webre McLennan Community College -- Wace, Texas Faculty: "r. Don.Tatum -- Physics Department Students: Physics Classes Sam Houston State University -- Huntsville, Texas Faculty: Dr. Charles Manka -- Physics Department Dr. B. Covington Dr. C. Fitzpatrick Dr. Grun

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-Baylor University.-- Waco, Texas.

Faculty: Dr. Robert McLaurin Dr. Wang-Students: Physics Classes

-Texas State Technical Institute -- Waco, Texas

Faculty: Mr. Carl Kee -- Chairman i Nuclear-Technology Students: Nuclear-Technology Classes

. Texas State Technical Institute -- Harlingen, Texas Faculty: Mr. Pedro Jimenez -- Chairman Nuclear Technology Students: Nuclear Technology Classes

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J MBreckenridge? Highl School--Breckenridge,'TX! 36{

c- . :~McAllen High School--McAllen, TX. 13' Allen . Academy- -Bryan ,1TX : 11

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'Sweetwater'.HightSchool--Sweetwater, TX .8

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sOthers: nCareer' Day', .Various : - :150?

SFA Energy 1 Workshop,;Nacogdoches, TX_ .-- 2 0 -

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-Experimenter: D. Grimes Halliburt'on~ Services --rLaurel, Mississippi Experimenters:- R' Leonardi G. Cormier M.-D.' Anderson Hospital (University-of Texas Medical Center)

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Experimenter:'_Dr; J:.. Beck' TExxon Production-Research lCompany;- ". Dallas, Texas:

Experimenter: !W..Lowry-IRadianLCorporation --< Austin,iTexas Experiment.er: :B . M' ann '

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The outsideLloading dock adjacent to the Material Handling Area wts' modified <to include a hydraulic adjustable lift platform. This

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-Guardrail for West-End of Pool Foriincreased safetyfduring tours and facility operations, a-guardrail. spanning thec entire. west end of the main pool'was installed. .A handrail adjacent to the steps leading-to the area.

?cbove"the: irradiation cell was also installed.

BL. .. Improvements to Reactor Systems and-Experimental Facilities

'F$cility JAir:Monit'oring Systems Improvements The1facilityfair monitoring equipment was replaced with new clectronics.and detectors.as part of an upgrade to a state-of-the-art system.. The changes include'new analyzers, amplifiers, and' 1 power.-supplies, along with1a.TRS-80 computer for.. collection'and

storage of data. The ' detectors for .all channels are now : located in ithe1t unnel,?with.all electronic systems housed in a separate! room twithin-the. mechanical equipment room.(see Figure ~2). These jlocationsiwillLallow access.to all. monitoring equipment regardless oficonfinement-building condition. -These changes will result in Lgreatly Increased-reliability and performance with decreased Laaintenance. AnLincrease in detector efficiency with a decrease in-

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Rod?brive-MagnetiCoil Replacement

..jDueLtoTa lack ofc replacement ~ magnet-coils-from the-manufacturer

of; the [ shim: safety . drive : units, a. magnet- coil replacement 1was 4'Edesigned;by: electronics: personnel.

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-Values for impedance and current Juntche'droriginal specifications.and the: holding power was increased-

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lover;;the~ original units.;; Approval:by the Reactor Safety ~ Board for Ethese units wasfgranted after extensive. testing showed complete:

'.fcompatibi-lity

.with ; other , existing .c'omponents.

7 E Fume? Hood Install'd e in' Lab 4

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the lackfofRa: fume? hood 7 surroundingfthe pneumatic receiver. This

' ' . iwasialleviated"in:Novemberfby the! relocation of the-pneumatic

~ .ar eceiver. ~into f an . enclosed fume'; hood. LEquipped with its own exhaust irffan,Jthenhood allows?forithe' safe 1 handling of certain hazardous J' Jaaterials"during!pneumaticLirradiations. -A transparent access door

, gis.used,:t'o. allow sample-handling 11n-such a way;as to contain any'

, Tg2sesfreleased-from the sample.'.

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Nor sol'e1?Rod' DropITimer (MA-30Y v1 IniSeptemberLa-l console-installed rod drop timer.was tested:and-s : approved - forjnieasuring _ the elapsed- time: between the- activation of a thigh?fuelitemperature: scram-andsthe. activation of the-rod bottom

- J11ghtfwhenithe control rod is dropped'from its " full'out" position.

jTheinew timer will replace-the' previous method..of using.an oscillos-er Jcopelfornthe-measurement. - The oscilloscope wil1~still be used spariodicallyftoiverify the: accuracy and reliability offthe' console D7' timer'.:

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T' .'. Duelto , increased usage .:of long tube ' thermal rotisseries for i Firradiations, an' enlarged storage rack?and four additional rotis-Ecoriestwere built".. The underwater storage table along the north edge-

~of.theimain.poollwasfmoved: Westward'to make room for the eight rotis-Ni lcorieistorage: rack. :These changes-willoallow for the required decay

R2 itimejnecessary for: certain samples, while .providing the : sufficient -

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iticompatible,with? modern replacement detectors. With-these. changes sensamplifierJgain1 adjustment,methodiof calibration has' replaced the previoustmethod~offvarying'theidetector high voltage. These changes

.have;providedca morefaccurate and reliable syst'em.-

~ " Pulse?-Instrumentation' Update-(MA-31)

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& , .. Thefpul'se instrumentation curr_ent'ly in'use at-the NSC provides'-

flinearnandDintegratedfoutputs inna. reading-of. megawatt-seconds.

Currently;in(testingfisca1 replacement _pulseLintegrator (see Figure 3)

"havingsthe;same. outputs,qwith:an_ additional-logic signal,at.the' point lor: maximum reactor power. A. shielded' pair input cable will serve to efurther reduce. electronic noise in:the system.' ;The new de-feign 11nco'rporatessan enable / disable-timer serving to turn the' integrator.on~and.ioff. The improvementsLin-the new unit will

^1ncrease'the'information and accuracy. required by future'experi-

~imsntersP Rnflector andJWater Shutter Changesito-Beam' Port ~4~

The reflecton ands water-sh' utter previously:used in Beam-Port 4

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Aware:replacedEwith a new; reflector and water shutter system (see-Figure 4). The.new reflector allows for a more intense neutron beam, Kwhileithernew:;waterfshutter provides for reduced radiation levels-and

? improved operation ~during-filling.andLevacuation.

Shim 1 Safety " Rod'Down": Indication-Thefreed! switch ~that actuates'when the control rod is:in-its full-EdownipositionTis mounted-below~the normal water = level inJthe reactor 7 pool ( To. allow for ' easier maintenance the: previous -one-piece switch

!and; bracket 1was" replaced with a. stationary switch positioner and a

slip-inireplacement; switch. ;

This will enable maintenance or replace-3cantstoibe_done quickly.without~the-need1for working underwater.

lSacondaryl Treatment-System Improvements-L .

6Anlimprovementitoithe secondary cooling. treatment system was g?~ leccomplished:throughzthe. construction of-a new' amplifier system for othe(pH-controller and:the installation of a' single electrode probe

!with'an internal-reference. .These changes will increase the accuracy of'the. system'with'a decrease in required maintenance.

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19 Thermocouple Lead Repair on I.F. #7526 Instrumented fuel element #7526 developed problems in the thermocouple output due to the breakdown of the insulation at the connection of extension wires to the thermocouples. Repairs were undertaken to ready the I.F. for possible core use in the future.

The method of repair used was by capacitance welding new extension leads to the I.F.-thermocouples. Measurements taken after work was completed indicate two of the three connections were successfully repaired. . Further tests will be performed prior to certifying the I.F. ready for core use.

C. Operational Problems R'eportable Occurrences Reportable' Occurrence No. 84-1 Failure to Perform Ventillation and Security System Surveillance Requirements On 19 March 1984 it was discovered that a weekly surveillance check that serves to-verify proper operation of the confinement building ventilation system had not been performed during the previous week. This requirement is specified in Section 4.4 of the Technical Specifications of License R-83 The apparent weekly operating period of non-compliance was 12 March through 16 March 1984. ' Additionally, a weekly check of the facility intrusion alarms was not performed as is specified by the NSC physical security operating procedure. The NSC currently provides physical protection of SNM in accordance with 10CFR73.67(f), (Physical Pro-tection of SNM of' Low Strategic Significance).

i Reportable Occurrence No. 84-2 Loss'of Linear Channel Indication at Power On May 28, 1984, during normal reactor operations the nightshift senior reactor operator received a servo fault alarm and noted that the linear" power channel indication had failed low. The SRO commenced a shutdown of the reactor in accordance with the standard operating procedures SOP III-C. Subsequent investigation revealed that the high voltage supply for the linear detector was de-energized and it appears that this occured as the operator was taking log readings by brushing against the power supply switch. A pre-startup check performed May 29 indicated that the channel was functioning correctly. .Although the staff of the Nuclear Science Center felt that the operator acted properly and in accordance with standard operating procedures, Technical Specifications Section 3.2.1 specify that the reactor will not be operated without this power monitoring instrument. This incident then was felt to constitute a reportable occurrence.

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.R actor Safety-System Malfunction (Safety-Channel #2) rOn Juney4,~1984,LduringLatartup of the NSCR at 1109 hours0.0128 days 0.308 hours 0.00183 weeks 4.219745e-4 months it was c observed :that. Safety Channel #2 was not indicating. This was ob-OcrvedLin.the" power range where this channel should initially re-Lcpond (301KW: '100 KW). LIndications'were normal on all other Ecasuring channels. Thefreactor was shut down and che problem.

' traced.to.a faulty. connector'in the signal cable to.the safety channel' #2 detector.- The connector was replaced'and instrument

[checka?were-performed. _During startup of the reactor at approxi-

. ~mately 4300 hours0.0498 days 1.194 hours 0.00711 weeks 0.00164 months , safetyKchannel #2 responded properly. The rcactoeJwas returned to' normal: operations.

R* portable O'ccurrence!No.: 84-4--

R~ actor Safety System Malfunction-(Fuel Element Temperature Channel)

- On126 June 1984 at .1310,zfollowing the return to a reactor power off950. KWLit:was noted by the reactor operator that the fuel element-

ttmperaturesrecorder had-apparently failed to respond during the.

preceding; power transient. .This failure occurred following a

-ttmporaryLreductionlin reactor power to load an.experi-i t:nti TThe-. operator observed proper response on all~ reactor power t

ElGyellinstrumentsLin addition to.a normal temperature indication on

theJDigital. Temperature Instrument (DORIC)'that was selected to the ecme fuel 1 element thermocouple as the temperature recorder. The fchniorfreactor operator and. managre of reactor operations were in-trormed.and the reactor was shut down'in accordance with standard icperating" procedure III-B. There was no indication that a safety

11mitfor the limiting safety: system' setting were exceeded during the-

. incident. 1 Troubleshooting and: repair'of-the temperature recorder 1wns-accomplished-and the instrument.was verified operational by NSC

'M:nagement: prior to. returning to normal reactor operation.

' Secondary ~ Pump Failure

. Thel secondary pump used in the cooling. system at the NSC failed on October 29,11984 due to motor winding failure. During the time

of repair a pumper truck was placed-on line to provide the cooling e nacessary.during. operation for"peviously scheduled reactor'experi-imtnts. . The pump.was: returned.to' service November 5, 1985 1 (

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D.. Changes in-Operating-Procedures i: ~ Changes to the following; SOP's were reviewed and approved by the

RSB during the reporting period

SOP's LII-A 1 General Organization and Responsibilities II-B ;0perations Records-(NSC Form 539) 1II-C- - Reactor Startup.

.II-G Movement of Reactor. Bridge' LII-H' LFuel Manipulations LII-I~ Reactor Core Manipulations

II-Mi Response to Alarms-

.-II-N _ Response to Abnormal' Reactivity Changes

II-0 Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor Operator Requalification Program III-A' GeneralL (Reactor Maintenance and Surveillance)

III-B: Fuel-Element Temperature Measuring Channel Maintenance and Surveillance

III-D LLog-N. Measuring Channel Maintenance =and Surveillance EIII-E' Safety: Power' Measuring Channel Maintenance and

-Surveillance iIII-F . Pulse' Power Measuring Channel Maintenance and Surveillance III-I- Scram; Circuit Surveillance

'III-J' LTransient Rod Drive 1 Maintenance and Surveillance tIII-K- Control, Rod Inspection rIII-L' Control' Rod Drive Maintenance

'III-M' -Annual Control Rod. Calibration and Determination

'of/ Shutdown Margin

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Reactor BridgefandLPool Light Maintenance

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III-0 Reactor-Pool-Surveillance III-Q~ Special Nuclear Materials: Accountability JIII-R" Evacuation' Horn System Sur.veillance LIV-B; . Sample Handling Procedures

-IV-C Pneumatic Systems Operation "IV-D. ' Beam-Port Experiments 5IV-F ' Neutron Radiography Beam' Port #4 IV-G -In-Pool: Irradiations

~VI-A- General (Maintenance and Surveillance of Support

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VII-B13, B17 Health Physics ~ Maintenance and Surveillance

VII-C- ' Radioactive-Materials Control VII-D- HealthgPhysics Training

'VII-E1 : Personnel Dosimetry

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32 6 EA;channellcheck,.of the fuelVel' ement temperature me'asuring.

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1-5-84. SS #1- 756 TR - 932 1-6 '

SS #2 700 1-6-84 SS #3 .652

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i. the year resulted inJtimes less than the 1.2 second limit.

.sset by Technical Specifications.

15. A channel. test of each of the reactor safety system channels for.the-intended mode of operation was performed prior:to

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Jeach day's' operation. The. pool' level alarm was tested weekly.

17. . Channel-calibrations were made of the power level monitoring Lohannels'by theLealorimetric method as follows: ',

Indicated Actual Core

'Date- : Power (Kw) Power.(Kw) % Error Loading.

1-20-84 400 434.4 +B.6% VIII

-~8. 'The' ventilation system was verified to be' operable by' con-

ducting a' test.of the systen each week throughout the year.

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~8-3-84.

10. Weekly checks were performed throughout the year:to verify

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11.fCalibration dates for facility air monitors and area radiation monitors were as follows: ;:

, ' Monitoring System Date of Calibration ,

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'Ch-#2' Fission Product 9-13-84 Ch #3' cStack. Gas 9-5-84 1Ch #4;- Building' Particulate 8-31-84 ,'

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5, - [ Science _: Center [isjpres'entedLinfFigure 5. During;this(reporting-

? year 1 Terry I Rolon- resign'ed as. Rea'ctor! Supervisor and .BarrylWillits

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LThefAssistant: Director,: Dale Rogers,;has: assumed these duties.'

<.. ' Bob)Clements was' hired as a part- time _ reactor operator, and both?

/heTand'ScottJThomas-received-SRO licenses during the year..[The.

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Goodman,.D.:P. - Student Technician L+ Head , i J .":G. -- Manager,. Technical: Services

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-Jimba,:B. W. - Research Assistant (Terminated)

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+ Licensed: Senior Reactor Operator-Clerical iBeck,:K. D. - Receptionist

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Health' Physics Staff

-.Sandel, P. S. - Senior Health Physicist LContreras', Y.- - Health Physicist (Terminated)

'Deigl, H. J. - Senior Health Physicist (Terminated) -

LRodriguez, L. - Health Physicist lVasquez, G.!M. - Health Physicist

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Nuclear Engineering ESORBER PERFORMANCE-FOR URANIUM AND STRATEGIC ELEMENT RECOVERY FROM SEAWATER

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Dr.--Frederick R. Best --~ Assistant 1 Professor Matt'Whiteacre'-- Graduate Assistant'

' Jose Pina -- Graduate-Assistant Studies were made into the relative performance.of a variety of Corbers.for use in'the. recovery of Uranium and other strategic i Lolcments.from natural seawater. Both fi::ed and fluidized bed filters

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NEUTRON TRANSMUTATION DOPING OF SEMICONDUCTORS

-Parsonnel Dr.'RonLR.-Hart -- Professor Steve Lee --' Graduate Assistant- ,

Ed Parma -- Graduate Assistant InvestigationsLoontinued into the neutron transmutation doping of semiconductor materials for use in. infra-red. detectors. 'The

. investigation; included studies of'the self-annealing effects in the

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FUSION REACTOR BLANKET.RESEARCH P:rsonnel' Dr. T. A.: Parish ---Associate Professor Mike. Schuller -- Graduate Assistant

.Furth'er? studies in fusion reactor blanket research were

- p;rformed.. InLthese experiments, tritium was produced by irradiating lithium fluoride wafers. Measurements of tritium content were then

t2de:and: compared to calculated values. The goal of this project is

to-determine:the feasibility of a LiF and water slurry as a fusion ranctor blanket.

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~Dr. G.4Ai:Schlapper --fAssistant Professor 1 r# (YennyfContreras Gonzalezg-- Graduate Assistant m;A? study-was_'made.ofcthe' dilution and dispersion of an aerosol in ith3M NSCito!better characterize theLpotential personnelfexposuresDin- '

, ;thaTevent7of -a irelease Hor t airborne contaminants.- -TheJresults will

- J oidLin1 estimating-potential ~. exposure and"in-assessing.and controlling

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f :: NUCLEAR ENGINEERING 1 GRADUATE LAB INzREACTOR EXPERIMENTATION (Porsonnel

.Dr.JG. .A. Schlappery- ' Assistant Professor 1 JU NE: 606 Graduate. Students 4(15' Students) 3 Experiments pehformedsincluded? measurement of:the neutron energy

? lcpactrum withzthreshold, reaction? foils in-the' Lab AJpneumatic- ~

, :rcceivernmeasuringLthe' neutron energy spectrum through,different ifiltersVin..a; beam port-usingLBonnerLsphere's,Jattempting-to-find the prompt: neutron;lifetimelinithe NSCR by measuringfthe2 transfer' .

function, mea'suring'theygamma1 heating rate in samples in the pool and' Stha^1rradiat'ionscelli and att'empting'to develop a prompt gamma

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} DYNAMICS 20FfRUMINANT DIGESTION sPersonnel JDr.[W. Ck:Ellis -- Professor-l 1 Roger Worley'-- Graduate" Assistant JAbban!Lastovica -- St'udent".

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ichtmicalitreatments and to' integrate the results into models a: idsccribing-thelanimals' intake and digestibility as functions of

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I-3 Biochemistry and Biophysics INVESTIGATION OF HISTORY OF WOOD OF CLASSIC VIOLINS Personnel Dr. Joseph Nagyvary -- Professor An investigation of the composition of the wood from some classic violins was carried out by neutron activation analysis. The investigation attempted to determine the wood's history or possible treatment that produced the classic tonal quality that the violins are famous for. The suspected treatment was then to be tried on new wood violins to attempt to produce a modern " classic" violin.

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DETERMINATION OF SHORT LIVED NUCLIDES Personnel Dr. W. D. James -- CTC .

i Dr. J. A. Oyedele -- CTC i

This investigation determined the presence of short lived nuclides present in samples following irradiation with thermal and epithermal neutrons. These measurements were performed to establish the enhancement of activation with epithermal neutrons for some elements.

BI0 ASSAY OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN RAT TISSUE Personnel

Dr. V. O. Ogugbuaja -- CTC Dr. W. D. James -- CTC Biouptake of trace elements, particularly arsenic, by rats exposed to coal fly ash was determined. The investigation included exhaustive survey of trace elements in tissues, blood and animal excrements by neutron activation analysis.

TRACE ELEMENT CHARACTERIZATION OF FLY ASH Personnel Dr. A. R. McFarland -- Civil Engineering The trace element composition of size fractionated fly ash was determined in an attempt to characterizing the combustion products of Texas lignites.

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-P;rsonnel' EDr. - R.10. Attig -- University of Tennessee Space Institute Dr. W. D.-1 James -- CTC This: investigation involved the determination'of trace elements in effluents >from a magnetohydrodynamic coal-combustion pilot plant.

' Efforts 1have been directed towards characterization of the trace

Oliment partitioning pattern for this alternative combustion tIchnique'.

DETERMINATION OF ELEMENTS IN REACTION PRODUCTS Pdrsonnel-D'r . - F . ~ A . Cotton -- Chemistry Dr. J..H. Lunsford -- Chemistry

'These investigations attempted to determine the presence of

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ELEMENTAL' UPTAKE STUDIES OF RAT TISSUE Parsonnel Dr. J. A. Oyedele - -CTC Dr. W.- D. James - ..CTC

The trace element composition of biological samples was

-d;termined and the resulting data analyzed to establish the degree of Gioilarities of elemental uptake.

MECCA QUARRY SHALE REFERENCE MATERIAL STUDY P;rsonnel Dr.:M. D. Glascock -- University of Missouri Dr.'W..D. James -- CTC This involved.a collaborative' study of Mecca Quarry shale to attempt to establish a well characterized reference' material.

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LDr.zK.cR., Pond.-- North Carolina State-This presence?or' rare earth-digestion markers was determined in-

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' ANALYSIS OF MAYAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL. CHERT-

~Parsonnel'

.Dr. Marvin Rowe --EAssociate Professor Mark Tobey'--1 Graduate Assistant lTh'e study attempted to locate and. characterize the-sources of the

.ch rt used in constructing Mayan artifacts inLBelize by use of

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ANALYSIS 0F IRALIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CERAMICS

'Pdrsonnel Dr.:;Marvin-W. Howe -- Associate Professor-1 Mark Tobey -- Graduate-Assistant J .This study attempted to-determine if the.large archaeologicll cite at Murl'o, Italy was a ceramics factory providing ceramics for a

. wider area. The: analysis involves trace analysis of the samples by

'NAA'and: fingerprinting the source of' pottery from various outlying

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, -TRACE! ELEMENT CHARACTERIZATION IN SOLID FOSSIL FUELS

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-Dr. Ralph A. Zingaro - ; Professor

-Drew ~Ilger -- Graduate Assistant

< . James Jaganathan -- Graduate Assistant

' ' Researchers investigated the trace element characterization of Es;veralctypes of coal. The study hopes to identify the analytical Rc ncentration of several coals to. predict the possible environmental Libpactfor;using them as fuel.

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-Dr.:' James'M. Brooks!- . Lecturer Mahlon Kennicutt, II -- Assistant Research Scientist The-investigation attempted to characterize oils by trace element ~

-[cnalysis.- This characterization may indicate different' sources for

- svarious_ oil. deposits and possibly help'in the exploration for oil.

DISSOLUTION KINETICS OF DRILL' MUD. BARITE-IN SEAWATER rPorsonnel:

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-Dr. P.LN.?Boothe ---Assistant Research Scientist

, Gordon_ Smith -- Graduate 1 Assistant This research-used activated drill mud barite-to determine the

Ccan'itude.and rate of. barium' release to seawater. The work-involved laborat'ory' dissolution experiments nnd'some work was done in

. cooperation--with_the Center for' Trace Characterization.

1 Pet'oleum r Engineering-ANALYSIS OF RELATION OF URANIUM AND THORIUM CONTENT TO SAMPLE

' MESH SIZE PNrsonnel

- Dr.:Tibor Rozgonyi -- Professor Clay _ Carney -- Graduate Assistant The' investigation studied environmental radiation levels in

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' DETERMINATION OF EXCHANGEABLE POTASSIUM IN THE CANINE Pc;rsonnel Dr. Dan Hightower -- Professor Brian Copeutt - . Graduate Assistant.

' David Followill -- Graduate Assistant

_ Comparisons were made between exchangeable potassium levels

_ dntermined by counting of urine samples and whole body counting to dctermine the accuracy of whole body counting. Several dogs were injected with a solution containing potassium-42 to study the

':ccuracy of whole body counting of canines.

Wildlife and Fisheries Science IODINE LEVELS IN THYROID GLANDS OF COLLARED PECCARIES FED DIFFERENT DIETS Parsonnel Dr. W. E. Grant'-- Associate Professor Chris Carney -- Student

-Iodine levels in the thyroid glands of a total of 7 peccaries (Tryassu tajacu) fed two different diets were determined by neutron Ectivation analysis. The use of the iodine levels as physiological indicators of animal condition was explored.

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AN ARTIFICIAL SOIL HORIZON MARKER IN AN ACCRETING LOUISIANA GULF COAST MARSH

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Dr.'R. Knaus -- Associate Professor, Nuclear Science The project involved attempting to establish methodology for the cbtolute measurement of accretion rates in marshlands by placing ctnble markers in the' marsh. The marked sediment is easily id:ntified later by neutron activetion of the originally stable Carker isotopes, thus giving a measure of the accretion of soil in th] marsh.

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I-8 McNeese State University DETERMINATION OF THE CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES Personnel Dr. James N. Beck -- Professor, Chemistry Carol Webre -- Graduate Assistant The concentration of heavy metals in environmental samples from around Lake Charles, Louisiana was determined by neutron activation analysis. Biological samples were also taken in the same area and studies have been made into lichens as heavy metal scavengers and the possible-contamination of residents living near hazardous waste sites.

Sam Houston State University NEUTRON. TRANSMUTATION DOPING OF SEMICONDUCTORS Personnel Dr. B. Covington -- Assistant Professor, Physics John Kainer -- Graduate Student Continued studies were performed in the doping of semiconductor material by neutron transmutation of the original crystal material.

The studies also included measuring the radiation damage induced in the crystal by the neutron bombardment.

ANALYSIS OF TECTITE SAMPLES [ hum CENTRAL TEXAS Personnel Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick -- Lecturer, Division of Chemistry and Physics John Minton, III -- Graduate Assistant The metal content of several samples of tectite from central Texas and some iron meteorites was determined by neutron activation analysis.

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. . Duringc1984,n45' students participated in several~ labs-at' the NSC lincludingthealth physics,; neutron-' activation analysis, and reactor.

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-NASA ANALYSIS,OF TERRESTIkL.AND LUNAR ROCK SAMPLES

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. Jerry [Wagstaff -- NASA

-The1NSC activates rock. samples from various locales.and returns tham:to Houston where they are analyzed'for. elemental composition.

-This-is'an ongoing:projectiwith-the Space Administration.

RADI0 ISOTOPE PRODUCTION

During 198P,.the NSC;pr;duced radioisotopes:for several ,

c;mmercial. users.~ These; isotopes were used for a variety of work including well. logging,Egamma radiography, and,various tracer atu' dies. :Some ofothe--isotopes produced included: Co-60, Ir-192, JFa-59,LBr-82, Ar-41,'and Au-198.- A list of some of the companies for nwhichlthese-radioisotopes were produced is given below.

Gulf Nuclear.. Corporation

.Tracerco Incorporateds ,

'Teledyne Isotopes iNuclear Sources and Services Incorporated

. Gulf States Utilities

' REACTOR OPERATOR TRAINING

.During 1984,L15 employees of Gulf States Utilities went through a

.cno week:trainingEcourse at the NSC as part of their training to b;come: reactor-operators for. Gulf States. This training program holps these personnel to become familiar with reactor operations and

.holps fulfill-part of-the. training required by the Nuclear Regulatory DCo mission for: candidates for Reactor Operator positions at power

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JGrazing! Animals",iPh.D.' Dissertation in Animal. Science, i ,, ;-Texasi A&M University, .~1976. .

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, 4Difluoride;with 1, 3-Butadiene",.J. Amer.' Chem. Soc., 98, 13474;(1976).

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'VintRuminants",.:M.;S.. Thesis.in Animal Science, Texas;A&M s

University,.;1977 14 7 R'OA.iPerrieri...EL E.LSiefert,cM..J. Griffin,.0.;F. Zeck and

~ro Y.c-N;oTang,'" Relative Reactivities-of? Conjugated ~Dienes e1~ ,

towardsjSilicon c Difluoride", J.C.S. Chem. Comm. 6'(1977).'

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?Departmentjof< Radiology and Nuclear-Medicine,-May.1977.

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e 6' ( M .7 D_.fDevous_, Sr., "ALCanine:Model of: Congestive Heart (Failure",,Universityfof Florida, Department of: Radiology-and-m ;Departmentcof1 Cardiology, November 1977.

g" .3 :D.; E..Feltz,-J. D..Randa11', and R. F. Schumacher, " Report on

Damaged FLIP.TRIGA. Fuel",~Fifth-Triga Owner's Conference,.

MTucson,EArizona, March 1977; k

' 98[ LJ./ D. Randall,:" Forensic. Activation' Analysis",'NSCR Tech-

~nicallReport No. 36, November.1977

9.. ; Skinner, N.,0.=, " Nuclear Engineering Aspects of Neutron

' Transmutation Doping of Silicon", Master's Project in

~NuclearTEngineering, Texas A&M University, 1977.

< 11 0 . hR.xR.9 Hart,.L'.D. Albert, " Measurement of P-31 Concentra-

- 3ltions.Producedsby Neutron Transmutation Doping of Silicon",

Presented at: International Conference on Neutron Transmu-

.tation' Doping, University of'Mo'., April 1978.

el l . //D. Wootan, " Measurement of' Neutron Flu: in Thermal

~ Rotisserie", Master's-Thesis'in Nuclear Engineering,

, , ; November 19.78 11 2 .. LHuang,.W.,'J. Chatham, " Uranium in Lignite: I Geological

.'Occurrencefin Texas", Tenth. International ~ Congress on !

}.jSedimentology, Volume.1, A-L, pp. 317, 1978.

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14. 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.

15. Presley, R. J., R. Pflaum, J. Trefry, " Fallout and Natural Radionuclides in Mississippi Delta Sediments", Environmental Oceanographic Science, Vol. 59, No. 4, April 1978.

16. Fishman, P. H., "Minerological Analysis and Uranium Distri-bution of ' te Sediments from the Upper Jackson Formation Karnes Couuty, Texas", Masters' Thesis in Geology, December 1978.

'7 Prasse, 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.

18. Ellis, W. C., Mathis, J. H., and Lascano, C. E., "Quantita-ting Ruminal Turnover", Fed. Proc., Vol. 38, 1979 19 Lescano, C., W. C. Ellis, "An Evaluation of Lanthanides as Particulate Matter Markers", American Society of Animal Science (abstract), Tucson, Arizona, 1979

20. Bachinski, S. W. and Scott, R. B., 1979, " Rare-Earth and Other Trace Elements Contents and the Origin of Mineetes:

Grochim. Cosmochim. Acta", Vol. 43, 93

21. Scott, R. B., Temple, D. G., and Peron, P., 1979, " Nature of Hydrothermal Exchange Between Oceanic Crust and Seawater at 26*N. Lat., Mid-Atlantic Ridge: In Benthic Boundary Layer Processes", an IOGC Symposium on the Benthic Boundary Layer.

22. Tiezzi, L. J., and Scott, R. B., 1979, " Crystal Fractiona-tion in a Cumulate Gabbro, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26oN, Lat.:

Jour. Geophys. Research".

23 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 Molts: Geochim.

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"Petrologycand Geochemistry of sthe Palao-Kyushu Remnant Arc,

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25.- Scott, R.1B. , 1979, " Petrology and ~ Geochemistry of 0cean-Plateaus",-A TAMU Symposium on;0ccan' Plateaus.

i h6. - blearfield,'A., and-L. Kullberg, "On the Mechanism of Ion-av - Exchange'in. Zirconium Phosphates: ~An Equilibrium Study of Sodium-Potassium-Hydrogen. Exchange on Crystalling Zirconium Phosphates", Jour. of Inorganic and Nuclear ~ Chem., 1979

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'Effectoof Moderators on Abstraction Reactions", J. Inorg.

Nucl. Chem., M ,-785 (1979).

128.t lChatham,.'J.-R., "A Study of Uranium Distribution in_an Upper

? Jackson Lignite - Sandstone Ore Body, South Texas", Masters DThesis in Geology, May 1979 K29 '

Parks,LS. L.,." Distribution and Possible Mechanism of Uranium Accumulation in the Catahoula Tuff,. Live'0ak County, 1 Texas", Masters' Thesis in Geology, May 1979 J30. : Miller', M. E., " Uranium. Roll Front Study in the Upper JacksonLGroup Alascosa County,. Texas",, Masters' Thesis in

' Geology, December 1979 "31 1 Ellis, W.JC., 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 Con-L ference=on Rumen Function, 1979

32. Ellis, W. C., J. H. Matis, and Carlos.-Lascano, " Sites Con-tributing to Compartmental Flow-for Forage Residues", Ann.

Res. Vet, 1979

,33 Lescano,-Carlos, " Determination of. Grazed Forage Voluntary LIntake", Ph.D. Dissertation in Animal Nutrition, December-1979.

31{. -Pond,-Kevin, "Effect of Monensin on Intake Digestibility,

Gastrointestinal Fill and Flow in Cattle Grazing'Coasta) s -.. Bermuda Pasture", Masters' Thesis in Animal Nutrition, August-1979..

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' 35.; Loza, Hector,'"Effect'of Protein Defficiency on Forage In-

-take:and-Digestibilty",. Masters' Thesis in Animal Nutrition, May 1979

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3 6 '. : Tenhet,LVicki L., " Penetration Mechanism and Distribution Gradients of Sodium-Tripoly-Phosphate in Peeled and Deveined Shrimp", Masters' Thesis-in Animal Science, December 1979 37 Ellis, W.!C; and~Lippke, Hagen, "A Continuous Infusion and

Pulse Dose Marker Method ~for Determining ~ Fecal-Output", Pro-i-

uceedings'or Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement

. Conference, Nashville,. Tennessee, May 1980.

--3 8 . 'Delaney,LDavid S., " Effects of Monensin on Intake, Digesti-

.bility, and Turnover of Organic Matter and Bacterial Protein

'in Grazing Cattle", M. S. Thesis in Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 1980.

'39 ,Telford', . James . P . , " Factors Affecting Intake and Digesti-

~ bility of Grazed ~ Forages", Ph.D. Dissertation in Animal:

1 Science,. Texas A&M Unive'rsity', 1980 L40. - -E. E. Siefert,.K~. L. Loh, R.'A. Ferrieri, and Y. -N. Tang,

" Formation'or 1-Silacyclopenta-2, 4-diene through Recoil Silicon Atom Reactions",.J. Am. Chem.-Soc., 102, 2285 i

(1980)'. I i

41.- 'Rowe, M. W.', E. W. Filberth, and H. J.'Shaeffer, "Uranibm in Huero and Guadalupe Mountain Indian Ceramics", Archaeometry Great? Britain, 1980.

42. fledger, E. B., T. T. Tieh,-and M.LW. Howe, " Delayed Neutron ActivationDeterminat' ion =ofUraniuminThirteenFrenchfock Reference Samples", Geostandards Newsletters, 1980.

i= 43 Tieh, T. T., E. B. Ledger, M. W.'Rowe, " Release of Uranium-from Granitic Rocks During In Situ Weathering and In'itial Erosion 1(Central Texas)", Chemical-Geology, 1980. j

s. . i 4 4.- " Core Modificaticn of-the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Cen er t Reactor for Improved Commercial Utilization", J. P. Taft

'; - with John'D..Randall and K. Walker,'(March 1980).

l l

. . 45s " Organization and Management of Health Physics Support for

-a Research Reactor", E. F. Bates with R. D. Neff and J.!D.

Randall,-(March.1980). -

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

k 47 " Formation of 1-Silacyclopenta-2, 4 diene Through Recoil Silicon Atom Reactions", E. E. Siefert, K. L. Loh, R. A.

Ferrier!, and Y.-N. Tang, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 102, 2285, (1980).

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

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

s 49 E. B. Ledger, T, T. Tieh, and M. W. Howe, " Delayed Neutron Activation Determination of Uranium in Twelve Rock Reference Standards", Geostandard Newsletter, 4, 153-155, (1980).

t 50. Pond, K. R., and Ellis, W. C., " Effects of Monensin on Fecal Output and Voluntary Intake of Grazed Coastal Bermudagrass",

Beer Cattle Research in Texas, 1981.

51. Ellis, W. C., Matis, J. H., and Pond, K. R., "Effect of-Monensin on Castrointestinal Fill and Turnover of Undigested Forage Residues in Animals Grazing Coastal Bermuda", Beef 2 Cattle Research in Texas, 1981.

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52. Delaney, D. S., Pond, K. R., Lascano, C. E., and Ellis,.

W. C., " Comparison of Fecal Output as Estimated by Two Marker Methods", Beer Cattle Research in Texas, 1981.

E 53 Delaney, D. S. and Ullis, W. C., "Effect of Monensin on e Rumen Microbial Turnover", Beef Cattle Research in Texas,

[ 1981.

$ 54. Dr. Dan Hightower, "Whole Body Counting", Southwest Chapter of Society of Nuclear Medicine, 1981.

55 Jeff Watson and Billy Covington, " Neutron Transmutation b Doped Silicon", American Association of Physics Teachers, a 1981.

E 56. Lennart Kullberg and Abraham Clearfield, " Mechanism of Ion p Exchange in Zirconium Phosphates - 31. Thermodynamics of E

Alkali Metal Ion Exchange on Amorphous ZrP", J. Phys. Chem.,

1981.

1_

[_^ 57 Lennart Kullberg and Abraham Clearfield, " Mechanism of Ion g Exchange in Zirconium Phosphates - 32. Thermodynamics of

_ Alkali Metal Ion Exchange on Crystalline -ZrP", J. Phys.

. Chem., 1981.

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58. Dennis Nelson, William McDonough, and David Mattison, " Trace

. Element Geochemistry of the Sawtooth Mountain Syenites, t .Transpecos Magmatic Belt of West Texas", Trans Pecos I- Volcanism Symposium, 1981.

59. " Reactions of Monomeric Difluorosilylene with' Ethylene",

E. E. Siefert, S. D. Witt, and Y.-N. Tang, J. Chem. Soc.,

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

60. " 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).

61. Parma, E. J., " Gamma Abundance of Silicon-31", Master's Thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1981.

62. Theriot, L. R., Daley, L., " Matrix Effect in Atomic Absorp-tion Determination of Copper in Fraction I Protein:

Possible Role of Copper in Light Sensitive Control of Ribulose Biphosphate Carboxyglase Activity", Texas Journal of-Science, December 1981.

63.- Ellis, W. C., Lascano, C. E., Teeter, R. and Owen, F. N.,

" Solute and Particulate Flow Markers", Proceedings of Symposium on Ruminant Protein Nutrition, Oklahoma State University, 1982.

~64. Telford, J. P. and Ellis, W. C., " Duration of Grazing Effects on Gastrointestinal Fill, Turnover, Digestibility and Voluntary Intake of Grazed Oak Pasture", Beer Cattle Research in Texas, 1982.

65.. Pond, Kevin R., "The Fragmentation and Flow of Forage Resi-dues Through the Gastrointestinal Tract of Cattle", Ph. D.

Dissertation.in Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 1982.

66.- Pond, K. R., Deswysen, A. G. Matis, J. H. and Ellis, W. C.,

" Chromium-mordanted and Rare Earth Marker Fiber for Particu-late Flow Measurement", Beer Cattle Research in Texas, 1982.

67. Pond, K. R., Deswysen, A. G. Matis, J. H. and Ellis, W. C.,

" Rate of Passage Measurements as Affected by Dosing at Beginning or End of a Meal", Beef Cattle Research in Texas, 1982.

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'68. Pond, K. R.,.Deswysen, A. G.,~Matis, J. H. and Ellis, W. C.,

! " Marker Technique - A Two Marker, Two Dose Method for Esti-mating Fecal Output, Fill and Flow", Beer Cattle Research in Texa 1982.

69 " Characterization of Uranium-Rich Organic Material Obtained 1rrom a South Texas Lignite", M. S. Mohan, R. A. Zingaro, R.ED. Macfarlane and K. J. Irgolic, 1982, and Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, May 18, 1982 by R. A. Zingaro.

w ' 7 0. . " 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..

71.. " Quick Separation of Manganese from Brine Solutions Radio-chem Radioanal Letters 51, 65.(1982) with G. L. Grout and C. L. Webre..

i - 72. " Annealing' Studies 1xr Transmutation Doped Silicon", paper

-presented at Texas Academy of Science Meeting'in San Angelo

'in March 1982'by Jeff Watson and Billy Covington.

'":73 " Annealing Study'of NTD Gilicon: Boron", paper presented at: Fourth International NTD Conference in Washington, D. C.,

in June 1982 by:Jeff Watson and Billy Covington..

74. - - " Annealing Study of NTD. Silicon: Boron", to be published in

.the proceedings of.the Fourth International NTD Conference in 1982 byzJeff Watson and Billy-Covington.

75. . " Implications of Fission Track Ages from the Kaplan Geo-thermal Geopressure Zone, Vermilion Parich, Louisiana",

R. K. Dokka, Transactions of Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies,.Vol. 32, pages 465-468 (1982).

17 6 .- Will'iam F. McDonough, Dennis 0. Nelson, and G. David

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

7 7. , John H.'Schieffer, G. David Mattison and Dennis O. Nelson, "The Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Igneous Rocks of the Terlingua. District,-Brewster County, Texas", Trans-Pecos Volcanism, March: 1982.

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II-8 3 .78. _ John H. Schieffer and G. David.Mattison, " Nature and. Origin B of Alkalic and Calcic Veinlets in Xenoliths from the M' Terlingua-District, West. Texas. Geological Society of-

-America,;0ctober 1982. .

.7 9 . _ C. Conrad, " Uranium in the Oatman Creek Granite and Its Economic Impact", Masters-Thesis in Geology, 1982.-

c 80.. W. Schaftenaar, " Uranium in Igneous Rock of the Central

-Davis 1 Mountains of West Texas", Masters Thesis in Geology, 1982.

81. - .H. .

Deigliand D. E. Feltz, " Antiquity, Man and Machine".

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

~ Falls, Idaho,; March 1982.

182. D. Rogers andTJ. D. Randall,^"In-Pool Neutron Radiography of Damaged-FLIP. Fuel". Paper presented at Eighth TRIGA User's Conference, Idaho Falls, Idaho, March 1982.

83'.1 .Beasley, C. W., " Perfusion Measurement with Rubidium 81-to Krypton 81m. Ratio", Ph.D.,' Dissertation in Veterinary

~

Physiology,and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, 1982.

184. Brady,fM. C., " Radiation ~ Field Measurements in the TAMU Nuclear Science Center Irradiation Cell", Master's Thesis

'in' Nuclear. Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1982.

185.- Parma, E. J.~ and Hart, R. R., " Measurements of the Gamma Abundance:of 'Si", Proceedingsoof the Fourth International.

Conference on/Ne'utron Transmutation Doping of Semi-conductors,'Gaithersburg, Maryland, June 1982.-

L860 Young, M.:H..and~ Hart, R. R., " Neutron' Transmutation Doping of p-Type:Czochralski-Grown GaAs", Proceedings of the Fourth

' International Conference on~ Neutron Transmutation Doping lof Semiconductors, Gaithersburg, Maryland, June 1982.

87). . Pond,1K. R., Ellis, W. C.-and Matis, J. H., "Digesta Flow Through the Ruminant's Digestive Tract", Beef Cattle Research'in Texas,.1983

88. Pond, K.1R., Ellis, W.

C., James, W. D. and Otte, M. G.,

" Analysis.of Multiple Markers Used in Nutrition Research",

Beef Cattle Research in Texas, 1983

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89. . Welch, K. L., " Fluence' Monitor Calibration of the Multiple Rotisserie Irradiation Device for Neutron Transmutation

- Doping",. Master's-Project in Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M s; University, 1983 90, 'Pgzoniski, L., Hanna, A. N.,~Suschny, O., " Report on Inter-

~ comparisons S-14, S-15, S-16 of the Determination of

. Uranium and Thorium in Thorium Ores", IAEA Report IAEA/

RL/101,_1983 91.- .Schieffer, J. H., Nelson, D. O., " Petrology and Geochemistry

'of Megacrysts, Xenoliths, and their Host Basalts from the Terlingua-Mercury District of. West Texas", Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, V. 13, 1983 t 192y l Nelson, D. O., Ott,_K. L..and Tolley, R. D., " Geochemistry of.Cibolo Creek I: Evaluation of Element Distribution in Stream-Sediments",; Earth Sciences, 1983

'93

Rudnick,-R. L., " Geochemistry and Tectonic Affinities of a Proterozoic Bimodal Igenous Suite, West Texas", Geology,

-1983

'94. McDonough, W. G., "The-Geochemistry and Petrology of a p

Trachyte Comendite' Suite from the Oligocene Paisano Volcano, West Texas",. Master's. Thesis in Geology, Sul Ross State University,_1983 9 5. - :Kennicutt II, M. C., Keeney-Kennicut, W. L., Presley, B. J.,

4and Fenner,-F.,_"The Use of Pyrolysis and Barium Distribu-

.tions.to Assess._the Areal Extent of Drilling Fluids in Sur ~

< ;ficial Marine Sediments", Environ. Geol. 4, pp. 239-249 (1983).

96. . Presley,-B.'J ,.Sheu, D. D., "Orea Basin:

. Recent. Deep-Sea.

Black Mud",. Annual Meeting of the. Geological' Society:of America, Indianapolis,. Indiana (1983).

97. Whiteacre, M.,."Sorber Performance. Data on_the Recovery of Strategic-Elements from Seawater", Master's Project in t t Nuclear Engineering,. Texas A&M' University, 1983.-

f 98. -

LBest,LF. R. and Whiteacre, M., "Sorber_ Performance Data on 3

1the Recovery of Strategic Elements from Seawater", Inter-national: Meeting on-; Recovery .of Uranium from Seawater,

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. Tokyo, Japan , 1983 h-

ge II-10 4

'9 9.; '

Best, F. R.,'" Interpretation and Analysis'of Sorber Per- .

formance Data'on Recovery of Uranium from Seawater - II",

International. Meeting on Recovery of Uranium from Seawater, Tokyo,1Ja' pan,' October 1983 100. James, W. D., " Multiple Stable Isotope Markers Used in Nutrition.Research", Annual American Nuclear Society r

Meeting,' Detroit, Michigan, 1983 1101'~. Akanni, M. S., 0gugbuaja', V. O., James, W. D., " Trace Element Content.of Magnetohydrodynamic. Coal Combustion g Effluents", Journ'al of Radioanalytical Chemistry, V. 79, l'

No.J2, pp. 197-205,-1983

.102. Budnick', R. L., " Petrology and Geochemistry of the Carrizo Mountain. Group",' Geology, Spring 1983 103.--Simpkins, T. H., "The Geology and Geochemistry of the Agua-

chili. Mountain Fluorspar-Beryllium. District". Presented at ithe Geology Society of America Meeting, Fall, 1983 104. Schlapper, G. A.',"Neff, R. D., Davis,.D. R., and Sandel, EP. S.,;" Measurement of-Routinely Encountered Neutron Doses

'in1Research Facilities", Radiation Protection Management,

October 1983 105.. Khal'il,.N.,: "A Test 1of-the Efficiency-of the Raw Water Stirring-' System Installed in Liquid Waste Holdup Tank 1",

~ Technical Report Number 44, (1983).

106. Goodman, D. G., " Motor Driven Flux Wire Counter", Technical Report Numbern45, 1983 107. .

O'Donnell, J., " Determination of the Neutron Fldx-in the

.TAMU Nuclear Science Center Reactor During Pulse and Steady

~

' State Operation", Master's Thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M' University, 1983

' 108. . Followill,-D.-S., " Determination of Exchangeable Potassium

~

rin'the Canine by.Means of.Whole-Body Counting", Master's

~

Project.in Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1983

_.109.. Mohan, M. S.,'and.Zingaro, R. A., " Trace Element Characteri-

.zation.of Deep: Basin. Lignites of Texas", Final Report to Texas-Energy and Natural-Resources Advisory Council, 1983 11.10. 'Ilger,:W. A.,."A' Study of Uranium in South Texas Lignite",

Master's Thesis in Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 1983

II-11 111. Daley,.L. S., "ESR of Transition Metal 'Chromophores' in RuBP Case Supporting Neutron Activation and Optical Data Concepts of UV Light Activation Through Transition Metal e

Chromophores" in Blue Light Syndrome, 2 Horst Ser.3 r, ed.,

Springer-Verlay,.1984.

-112. Ilger, J. D., Ilger, W. A., Mohan, M. S. and Zingaro, R. A.,

" Characterization of Uranium in a South Texas Lignite",

Eleventh Annual Meeting of Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Philadelphia, September:1984.

113 Ellis, W. C., Matis, J. H., Pond, K. R., Lascano, C. E. and

.Telford, J. P., " Dietary Influences on Flow Rate and Diges-tive Capacity", Proceedings of Symposium on Herbivore Nutri-tion in the-Sub-Tropice and Tropics, Johannesburg, South LAfrica, 1984.

' 114.. Roth, L. D., Ellis, W. C. and Rouquette, F. M. Jr., " Sward Attributes and Nutritive Value of Coastal Bermudagrass as Influenced by Grazing Pressure", Proceedings of Forage and

-Grasslands Conference, Houston, 1984.

115. Machem, Richard V., " Effects of Physiological Status, Supplementation and Monensin on Forage Intake, Digestibility and Digesta Turnover", M. S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, 1984.

.116. Roth, Larry R., " Effects of Grazing upon Sward Attributes

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and Utilization of Coastal Bermudagrass by Cattle", M. S.

Thesis in Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 1984.

117. lWhiteacre, Matt,." Experimental Determination of Elemental Recovery-from Natural Seawater Achieved by' Ion ~ Exchange Resins", Master.of Engineering project report, Texas A&M University, December 1984.

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'118. : Tobey, M. H.,-Shafer, H. .J. and Rowe, M. W., " Trace' Element Investigations-of Mayan Chert from Belize", International i Symposium on Archaeometry, May 1984.

1119.- Tobey, M. H., Nielsen, E. O. and Rowe, M. W., " Elemental 4; . ' Analysis of Etruscan Ceramics from Murlo, Italy", Inter-

. national Symposium on'Archaeometry, May 1984.

'120. Charles, Martha, "The Application of a Scintillation Flask

Technique for the Measurement of Radon Emanation", M. S.

Thesis in Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University,

'May 1984.

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? .1214: 'Gonzalez,fYenny C.,s" Aerosol Dilution'and' Dispersion at'the

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! Nuclear Science Center Confinement Building", M. S. Thesis t .. in-Health Physics, Texas A&M University, December .1984.

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s122 Q Poynt'onf C. H.,-:Tilbury, R. S., Head, J. G., Tindle', S.,

Dicke,=K. A., Peters,xL. and Reading, C. L., " Boron Slow

? Neutron;CaptureLwith Colloidal Cobalt Boride. Conjugated Eto=Monoclonal Antibody",:-Conference on:Advancesnin-the

. ApplicationLof Mono-Clonal Antibodies ' in Clinical Oncology,

' -London,,UK, june 1984.-

1123 oguybuaja,;V. 0 ,:"Bioa'ccumulation of-Trace. Elements'From Coal 3 Fly. Ash in' Rats",jPh.D. Dissertation, Texas'A&M. Uni-

. versity ,)- 1984.

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1;24._ 7 Cle'vengerd T..Ei,'Hinderberger, E. J.,.Yates,.D.-A.-and .

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(James,xW.~ D. ,~ . " Analysis ' for - Trace Elements in" Magnetohydro-

-dynamic;(MHD)) Pilot Plant Effluents", Environmental Science .

and Technology,418,J 253-257, : 1984.

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125. J i m e s', W .' L D . , ~ A r n o l d , F . F . ,1 P o n d , .- K '. R.,

Glascock,--M. D.,.

.and Spalding,yT'fG.,L" Application of' Prompt Gamma-Activa-

~'7 ytionjAnalysisfand' Neutron Activation: Analysis to;the Use

'or Samarium:as an, Intestinal. Marker", Journal ~of' Radio- '

' analytical' Chemistry, 83,:;209-214,1 984. 1 .

1126'- McDonough,.W..F. andLNelson,=D._O.,-" Geochemical _ Constraints on1 Magma. Processes-in a-Peralkaline System: The. Paisano

Volcano,.WestLTexas",oGeochemical et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol.148, pp.;2243e2455,11984.

fl27;fNelso'n.,z D..'O'., Nelson,(K. Z., and Mattison, G.-D.,:"Impli-

, cations of Trace ElementLand Isotopic Composition:for_the'

' JOrigins of-Silicic Rocks.of-the East-Central Trans-Pecos s .:MagnaticBeltEof West Texas", GSA Abstracts,LVol. 16,;No. 4, 11984.- ~

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, 3128 tNe'Ison',{:D.;O... Nelson, K.'.L., and Mattison,'G.,D., "Re-Jconnaiss'ance-Geochemistrycof: Rocks of'the Trans-Pecos-Magmatic.l Belt",, Geological Society of4 America Abstracts, bVol.-416,No v2, --1984.

y, - 1 1129 :R.sT;-Perry,vW. B. Wilson, and'T. A. Parish, "A 14 MeV (Neutron" Source", Sixth 1 Topical Meeting on the Technology s iof; Fusion Energy,: San ~ Francisco, California, March 1985.

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Support,for the Operation of the Nuclear Science Center Reactor 1984

=ProiidedT health physics monitoring support for. processing 716 cirradiations containing-over 11,378-samples and approximately

, '1300 curies of radioactivity.

Certified:414 shipments of radioactive materials to off-site

,industryi Certified._68 shipments of radioactive _ materials-to other i : campus 11aboratories.

Provided monitoring support for processing and handling over 7(OOO experimental samples retained at the Nuclear Science Centerilaboratories.

Conducted environmental survey: program in cooperation.with.

'the-Texas State = Department of1 Health. This. program consists of in-situ TLD-monitors an'd the collection,' analyses and evaluation-of'57. soil, water,_ vegetation, and milk samples.

Provided personnel-monitoring support for ~ 35 persons on a

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dailyibasis and 4278 visitors as required.

-Performe'd radionuclide identification.and determined radio-activity concentrations for 48. releases'of radioactive' liquid effluentsftotaling :1,877,000 gallons-including fresh water diluent.

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l ' [lSummar1EsofIradioactiveieffluentsreleasedfrom..theNuclear l

(Science: Center;for?.1984 are.. included.'in.this Appendix. These data

{cra"presentedcin7 tabular: form and: include atmospheric, liquid!and J colidswastePreleases'.

'; P$rticulatie DeleEses t Ridioac'tiv[particulates.aremonitoredat.thebase-ofthe The Lc6ntrallexhaust" stack:andssummarized on a monthly; basis.

! MnnualTaverage release; rate was"1.43 x 10-22spCi/cc. -Totalc

< radioactivity releas'ed1forfthe year vas' 1.06'x 10 8 ~ curies. -

These dtta?arejpresentedzin' Table;1'. - .

fG6eous~'R'eleases*

Argon 1 Tis (thelmajor gase'ousieffluent\ produced and. released

?ctnthe Nuclear-Science, Center. 'This;erfluent11s. measured by

' countingitheDArgon241)photopeak in the gaseous. discharges of the' M chntral; exhaust stackE TTo_tal' Argon 41 released during.1984.wa's

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1275? curies.-LThis:results in~an annual averageirelease. rate..orz (2 35cx110-'rpC1/c,c as mea'su' red in the: central' exhaust stack with.

, Mnondilution factors Lapplied. JApplying the dilution factor. of:!5.0 M E-03/ allowed;at-the site. boundary:(as^ determined,.SAR,;pages fi l1,16-L119,(June 1980)2results in1 radioactivity concentrations;of;<1%~

(of2theilimits specified inL.10CFR20,~~ Appendix B, Table 11I', Column

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l Liquid Waste.~Releas'es

' [ 15RadidactiveKliquidteffleunts are collected in liquid waste mihol' dup; tanks; prior?to release.from:the confines of~the-Nuclears

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d M SciencesCenter. fSampleianalyses for radioisotope + identification W andsradioactivitysconcentrations1were determined:for.eachfrelease.

lTh3refwerel48) liquid' waste' releases' totaling 2.84 E'063 gallons?in-

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)totti; radioactivity released ifor :1984=was 8.76 E-O' Ci with an

.y;gcyorag'e; concentration of?1.23LE-06 pCi/ml. -Sumn.iesjof;the' '

, Oradioiso ope t fdatai are;- presented in Table 13 .throug'.i L15. Radio-1 qsetivity concentrations forleach isotope'were-below-the limits R ?.spacified.in110CFR20', Appendix B.

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SUMMARY

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Exhaust. Concentration . Total Radioactivity.

. Month- ': Volume :-(c'c). ( pC1/cc) -(pCi) (C1)

January. - 6.311E12 12.81 E-11 177 1.77 E-04 ,

February 5'.91 E12 4.~09-F-12 24.~1 2.4-E-05 y N iMarch: ,

c6;31.E12 .3 91: E-11 246- 2.46 E-04 ik lAprill : '6'.'12'E12- 5.9fE-12 36.1 3.61 E-05

?M::p -6.31-E12 9 3 E 58.6 5.86 E-05 Jun'e1 . : 6.121E12 L 1.79f E 109.5 1.09-E-04 T.

iJUly' 6.31-E12 '1.88.E 118.2- 1.18 E-04 "Aug~ust . 6.~31[E12. 1 38 E-11 87.1 8.71 E-05

.Saptemberf 6.12 E12 .

66.8 E-13 4.1 4.1 E-06 1.45 E-05

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\0ctob'erl 6'.;31!E12 2 3 E-1'1 145.7 iNovember: ' 6.12 E12' 5. 6 E- 12 34.3 3.43 E-05 Dhcemb'erL 6.31'LE12 5.1'E-12 32.2 -3 22 E-05

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ETotalRVolume: 7.45 E 13cc-i;

,1AnnualEAverage.Releasei 1.43 E-11 pCi/cc

] Total:LRadioactivity' Released: 1.06 E-03 Ci

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SUMMARY

1984-Exhaust ~. Concentration

Concentration ## Ratio Total Month' . Volume (cc) (pCi/cc) (pCi/cc) MPC Radioactivity (Ci)*

'J:nuary 6231'E12 1'. 8 6 - E-08 _9 3 E-11 2 32E-03 1.17E-01'

'Fibruary 5.'91 E12 1.92 E-08' 9.6 E-11' 2.4E-03 1.13E-01

~M;rch 16.=31 E12. ~5.13 E-08 2.56 E-10 6.4E-03 3.23E-01

!Apr11 6.12 E12- 11.63 E-08 8.1 E-11 2.0E-03 9.9E-02

'May 6 31 E12 .9.03-E-08 4.5 E-10 1.12E-02 5.69E-01 Junh? ~~6.12 E12' 1.09 E-08 5.4 E-11 1 3E-03 6.6E-02 July' D6.31 E12 2.48 E-08 1.24 E-10 3.1E-03 1.56E-01 Auguat? 6.31 Ei2 3.06 E 1.53 E-10 3.8E-03 1.' 9 3 E-01

-Siptc;ber 6.12.E12 2.6 E-09 1.3 E-11 3 2E-04 1.59E-02 Ohobarg 6.31'E12 6.1-E-10.- 3.0-E-12 7 5E-05 3.85E-03 N:;vadbar 15.12 E12 1.53 E-09 7.6 E-12 1.9E 9 36E-03 Decir.bsr_ 6.-31 E12 11 . 4 7: E-08 .7 3 E-11 1.82E-03 9.2E _.

LTatelSVolume:: 7.45 E13 cc:

L Dnnut1TAverage: Release:# 2 35 x'10-8pci/cc

[tdlRadioactivityReleased:e 1 75-Ci jai ccasured11n the central exhaustistack f0A0doterminedsat 100 meters, approximate boundary of exclusion area, with

-200/1 dilution factor (SAR,: pp. ~117-119, June 1979) .

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SUMMARY

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1984 No. of; Volume Conc. . MPC MPC Activity _

'Idotcpe; Releases- mL .pCi/cc pCi/cc' . Percent Curies IAr-411 , 14

11.1E+08' 2.09091E-07 13E-06' 6.9697 2.3E-05.

L TC?-57e c12 - 1. 832E+09 -1.'32129E 4E-04 .0330322 2.4206E-04

Ce-58l '13 2.144E+09 2 34095E-07 9E .260106 5.019E-04 Cs-60I l30. L4.158EiO9'3.867E-07 3E-05 1.289 -1.6079E-03

Au-198 .-1. 1.1E+08 7.18182E-08 SE-05 .143636 7.9E-06

?Ir-192. 4 5.22E+08- 2 36399E-07.-4E-05 590996 1.234E-04 Mn-54' 123 3 306E+09 4.6951E-07 1E-04 .46951 1.5522E-03

'Na-221 2 3.9E+08 2.13846E-06 =3E 7.12821 8.34E-04

!N3-24? 2 2.59E+08- 9 30502E-08, 3E-05 310167 2.41E-05 LZn-65 34 - ;4.592E+09 9.33428E-07 .1E-04 933428 4.2863E-03 Kh40L 2 2E+08' 2.865E-07 .3E-06. 9.55 5.73E-05

-Total: Number _of_ Releases:' 4 81 Tpthlgyolume[ Including. Dilution: 7 104E+09 mL Totdl$ Activity: '8.76E-03 Curies JAverCge1 Concentration Including' Dilution: 1.23311E-06 pCi/cc

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III-6 TABLE 4'

. NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER

-RADI0 ACTIVE. LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

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January 1984 No. of Volume Conc. MPC. MPC Activity Icotops Releases mL. ECi/cc PCi/cc Percent Cuties.

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C:;-57 ' '1 1 55E+08 3.11613E 4E-04 7 79032E-03 4.83E-06' C3-58 2 3 68E+08 9.88859E-08 9E-05 .109873 3.639E-05

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Co-60 4' '5.92E+08 2.87382E-071.3E-05 957939 1.7013E Mn-54 2 .3.68E+08 2.6948E-07 1E-04 .269484 9 917E-05 Zni65 3 4.82E+08 8.69502E-07 1E-04 .869502 4.191E-04 T3td1: Number of Releases: 4 TJr,tal Volume Released.(with dilution): 5.92E+08 mL Ivarrga: Concentration.(with dilution): 1.2335E-06 pCi/cc

$ctal Radioactivity: 7.3023E-04' Curies-J

III-7 TABLE 5 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

February 1984 No. of Volume Conc. MPC MPC Activity IEotop; Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies C2-57 1 3 07E+08 5.57003E-07 4E-04 .139251 1 71E-04 C:-58 1 3 07E+08 1.66775E-07 9E-05 .185306 5.12E-05 Cn-60 4 7.53E+08 3.16189E-07 3E-05 1.05396 2.3809E-04 Mn-54 1 3 07E+08 4.98371E-07 1E-04 .498371 1.53E-04 N2-22 1 3 07E+08 2.6645E-06 3E-05 8.88165 8.18E-04 8n-65 4 7.53E+08 6.49801E-07 1E-04 .649801 4.893E-04 l

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'TDtd.1 Number of Releases: 4 Got01 Volume Released (with dilution): 7.53E+08 mL IAvor g; Concentration (with dilution): 1.46547E-06 pCi/cc

[9otal Radioactivity: 1.1035E-03 Curies

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' TABLE 6 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

March 1984 Conc.

No. of Volume- MPC MPC Activity

,Icotops . Releases' mL PCi/cc ECi/cc Percent Curies

-Co-58 1 1 8E+08

. 4.96111E-07 9E-05 551235 8.93E '

-Co' 60 -

2 '3 98E+08 '5.09774E-07 3E-05 1.69925 2.0289E-04

'Ir-192 1 .1.8E+08 1.17778E-07 4E-05 .294444 2.12E-05 Mn-54= 2 3.98E+08- 4.90879E-07 -1E-04 .490879 1.9537E-04 26-65 3 '5.65E+08 1.06673E-06 1E-04 1.06673 6.027E-04 Totil Number.-of Releases: 3 Tatdl-Volume Released (withLdilution): 5.65E+08 mL dvardgo-Concentration (withdil'ution):

1 97858E-06 pC1/cc

$$otsl Radioactivity:' 1.'1179E-03 Curies p

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III-9 TABLE 7 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES t

MONTHLY

SUMMARY

April 1984 f -

No. of Volume Conc. MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies co-57 1 1.08E+08 2.05556E-08 4E-04 5.13889E-03 2.22E-06 Co-60 1 1.08E+08 2 39815E-07 3E-05 .799383 2.59E-05 -

Mn-54 1 1.08E+08 1.59259E-07 1E-04 .159259 1.72E-05 Zn-65 1 1.08E+08 5.21296E-07 1E-04 521296 5.63E-05 Total Number of Releases: 1 Total Volume Released (with dilution): 1.08E+08 mL Average Concentration (with dilution): 9.44445E-07 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity: 1.02E-04 Curies E

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III-10 TABLE 8 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

May 1984 No. of Volume Conc. MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies Co-57 2 2 37E+08 8.74262E-08 4E-04 .0218565 2.072E-05

Co-58 1 1.29E+08 5.4031E-07 9E-05 .600345 6.97E-05 Co-60 3 3.66E+08 6.7541E-07 3E-05 2.25137 2.472E-04 1' 1.29E+08 3 11628E-07 4E-05 77907 4.02E-05

-}Ir-192 Mn-54 2 2.37E+08 6.79325E-07 1E-04 .679325 1.61E-04 Na-24 1 1.29E+08 1.78295E-07 3E-05 .594315 2.3E-05

'Zn-65 4 4.95E+08 2.02283E-06 1E-04 2.02283 1.0013E-03 l-Total Number of Releases: 4

",- Total Volume Released (with dilution): 4.95E+08 mL

[iAverageConcentration(withdilution): .3 15657E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity: 1.5625E-03 Curies i

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III-11 l TABLE 9 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER .-

RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES

. MONTHLY

SUMMARY

June 1984 No. of Volume Conc. MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies Co-57 1 1.82E+08 4.62088E-08 4E-04 .0115522 8.41E-06 I

Co-58 3 4.23E+08 1.39551E-07 9E-05 .155056 5 903E-05

Co-60 5 7.09E+08 2.73724E-07 3E-05 912412 1 9407E-04 Mn-54 3 4.23E+08 3 97187E-07 1E-04 397187 1.6801E-04 Zn-65: 5 7.09E+08 .7.65416E-07 1E-04 765416 5.4268E-04 Total Number of Releases: 6 Total Volume-Released (with dilution): 8.38E+08.mL Average Concentration (with dilution): 1.17088E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity: 9.812E-04 Curies ,

III-12 TABLE 10 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

July 1984 Volume Conc.

No. of MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies Co-57 1 1 3E+08 1.07692E-07 4E-04 .0269231 1.4E-05 Co-58 1 1.3E+08 4.38462E-07 9E-05 .48718 5 7E-05 L Co-60 3 3.6E+08 4.35833E-07 3E-05 1.45278 1.569E-04 [5 Mn-54 2 2.5E+08 5 908E-07 1E-04 5908 1.477E-04 Zn-65 3 3 6E+08 1.25E-06 1E-04 1.25 4.5E-04 Total Number of Releases: 3 Total Volume Released (with dilution): 3.6E+08 mL Average Concentration (with dilution): 2.28889E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity: 8.24E-04 Curies

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SUMMARY

, August 1984 No. of Volume Conc. MPC MPC Activity -

Isotope Releases mL .pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Cur'ies Co-57 3' 5.08E+08 4.5E-08 4E-04 .01125 2.286E-05 Co-58 2 3 98E+08 2.04774E-07 9E-05 .227526 8.15E-05 Co-60 '3 4.96E+08 9 59274E-08 3E-05 319758 4.758E-05 Ir-192 1 1.29E+08 2.1783E-07 4E-05 544574 2.81E-05 Mn-54 4 6.61E+08 2.82632E-07 1E-04 .282632 1.8682E-04 Zn-65 4 6.61E+08 7.48866E-07 1E-04 748866 4.95E-04 -

Total Number of Releases: 5 Total Volume Released (with dilution): 7.78E+08 mL Average Concentration (with dilution): 1.2905E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity: 1.00401E-03 Curies x

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TABLE 12 l NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES _

MONTHLY

SUMMARY

September 1984 Conc.

l No. of Volume MPC MPC Activity

Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent -Curies Co-60 2 1.27E+08 7.00787E-07 2 33596 8.9E-05

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. .Mn-54 2 1.27E+08 1.03937E-06 1E-04 1.03937 1 32E-04 Zn-65 4 2.18E+08 1.16697E-06 1E-04 1.16697 2.544E-04 i

Total Number of Releases: 4

Total Vo;ume Released (with dilution): 2.18E+08 mL

-Average Concentration (with dilution): 2.13945E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity: 4.664E-04 Curies l

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III-15 TABLE 13 NUCLEAis SCIENCE CENTER RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

October 1984 No. of Volume Conc. MPC MPC Activity .

Isotope Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies . _

Co-60 2 2.08E+08 3 07692E-07 3E-05 1.02564 6.4E-05

.hb-54 2 2.08E+08 3.46154E-07 1E-04 346154 7.2E-05 Zn-65 2 2.08E+08 6.49039E-07 1E-04 .649039 1.35E-04 Total Number of Releases: 3 _

Total Volume Released (with dilution): 3.07E+08 mL. ..h.s e.;tb.0 . :

Average-Concentration (with dilution): 8.79479E-07 pCi/cc hki ,

7 g ".? ;j, Total Radioactivity: 2.7E-04 Curies 'j ,: g

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RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT HELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

November 1984 :

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No. of Volume Conc. MPC MPC Activity

Isotope. Releases mL pCi/cc pCi/cc Percent Curies Co-57 1 7E+07 5.57143E-08 4E-04 .0139286 3 9E-06 Co-58 1 8.3E+07 6.38554E-07 9E-05 709505 5 3E-05 Co-60 1 8.3E+07 1.92771E-06 3E-05 6.4257 1.6E-04 Ir-192 1 8.3E+07 4.09639E-07 4E-05 1.0241 3.4E-05 E Mn-54 1 8.3E+07 2.40964E-06 1E-04 2.40964 2E-04 _

l Na-22 1 8.3E+07 1.92771E-07 3E-05 .64257 1.6E-05 Zn-65 1 8.3E+07 3.61446E-06 1E-04 3.61446 3E-04 K-40 1 7E+07 6.14286E-07 3E-06 20.4762 4.3E-05

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Total Number of Releases: 3 Total Volume Released (with dilution): 2.52E+08 mL :

Average-Concentration (with dilution): 3 24206E-06 pCi/cc Total Radioactivity: 8.17E-04 Curies [

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III-17 TABLE 15 ~

NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER -

RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENT RELEASES MONTHLY

SUMMARY

December 1984 No. of Volume Conc. MPC MPC Activity Isotope Releases mL yCi/cc pCi/cc . Percent Curies

! Ar-41 1 1.1E+08 2.09091E-07 3E-06 6.9697 2.3E-05 Co-57 1 1 3E+08 1.23077E-08 4E-04 3.07692E-03 1.6E-06

Co-58 1 1 3E+08 5.84615E-08 9E-05 .0649573 7.6E-06 Co-60 .1 1 3E+08 1.15385E-07 3E-05 384615 1.5E-05 Au-198 1 1.1E+08 7.27273E-08 SE-05 .145455 8E-06 Mn-54 1 1.3E+08 1.46154E-07 1E-04 .146154 1.9E-05 Na-24 .1 1 3Ev08 8.46154E-09 3E-05 .0282051 1.1E-06 Zn-65 1 1 3E+08 1.46154E-07 1E-04 .146154 1.9E-05 K-40 1 1 3E+08 4.07692E-07 3E-06 13.5897 5.3E-05 Total Number of Releases: 3 ..

Total Volume Released (with dilution): 3 7E+08 mL Average Concentration (with dilution): 3 97297E-07 pCi/cc Total-Radioactivity: 1.47E-04 Curies M.

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III-18 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY PROGRAM Introduction The environmental survey samples were collected in accordance J.

with the schedules of the cooperative surveillance program between the

.[($b; Texas State Department of Health and the fexas A&M University. These samples were analyzed for gross gamma and beta activities and isotope [s Fd " .4 identification. Data from these samples remained basically unchanged J. ,M from 1984 and reflect the continued use of retention facilities and " 3 *p;*g sample analysis for laboratory effluents prior to their release. 11:19 Sample analyses indicate that the activities are remaining at normal (~2 L background levels in the unrestricted environment. k I 11l(( )

The environmental survey program was expanded in 1977 to include dif ?

the in-situ measurement of integrated radiation exposures at the site "it ~.- i boundaries. These measurements are made for a period of approximately A?*% J 90 days using commercially available thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD's) of lithium fluoride chips in glass encapsulated bulbs. These dosimeters are provided and processed by Texas Department of Health, Division of Occupational Health and Radiation Control. Ambient background for these measurements is determined from a control dosimeter located southcast of Easterwood Airport approximately 800 meters east of the Nuclear Science Center site. This location is at a right angle to the prevailing southeasterly winds which occur a large majority of the time on an annual basis.

Table 16 lists the average exposure rate above ambient background llhE for a number of locaticns at the site boundary. The highest exposure points at the north and west location of the site boundary.

Additionally, a dosimeter is located adjacent to the radioactive waste storage building and the instrument calibration range. Exposure data from this dosimeter is not considered as a result of reactor operations but does reflect the maximum site boundary exposure of 128 mR per year. This site boundary location is further protected from free access to the general public for an additional 100 meters of fenced Texas A&M University property.

Summaries of the environmental survey program for the last quarter of 1983 and the first two quarters of 1984 are presented in Tables 17-19 for gross beta activity. Summaries for the last two quarters of 1984 are not yet available and will be included in the 1985 annual report.

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III-20 TABLE 17 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY PROGRAM FOURTH QUARTER

SUMMARY

1983 VEGETATION Number Location- Samples (pCi/gm)

White Creek 2 14 NSC Creek 4 21 5 NSC Site 8 13 3 WATER (pCi/mL)

NSC Creek 4 0.046

White-Creek , 2 Not available Easterwood Fish Pond 2 <.040 S O IL (pCi/gm)

- NSC Northwest Corner 2 10 NSC North 2 7.2 NSC Northeast 2 7.2

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. > ENVIRONMENTAL -SURVEY PROGRA!f FIRST QUtdTER

SUMMARY

1984

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. Location Samples (pCi/gm)

NSC' Creek: 1 31

. ' White' Creek-- - 1 33 NSC Outside- ~ 2 37

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2 0.035- -

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2 0.~ 018 '

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. ~SECOND QUARTER

SUMMARY

1984

.V E G E T A T-I O N Number Location Samples (pCi/gm)

I Wh'ite: Creek 1 28.8 NSC; Creek 1 16.0

'NSC Inside 1 30.0 WATER.

Radioactivity!(pCi/mL)

(pCi/mL)

"Esoterwood. Airport 1 <0.015

White' Cheek-- 1 <0.015

-NSC: Creek ~ 1 <0.015 S 0-I L' (pCi/gm)

NSC Northwest 1 63 NSCfNorth' 1 56

-NSC:Nort'heast 1 40

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'RSdiation. exposures to' personnel at the Nuclear Science Center for-J-1984 were well'below the' limits of_10CFR20. -The maximum exposure.

r:ceived bylan-individual for. the year was 260 mrem.~ A total of

?cpproximately 3.-131MANREM was ' received for 1984. More important, the

Gxposurestreflect1an extended effort-by all personnel to minimize'-and oliminate radiation: exposures whenever practicable.- _These' exposure

d2tarbecome more significant when one considers that in addition to Srcutine reactor operations, over 11',378 samples.containing:approxi--

c tely :13001 curies: of--radioactivity .were produced - and processed at

<the' Nuclear: Science Center in 1984.

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p3rsonnel are'presentedLin Table 20. These data are presented in graded divisions as required under 10CFR20.'202(a).

1Thefaccess': control' procedures for; visiting personnel were-effective

. Vin: preventing' exposure to radiation. There were 4278' visitors to the-

' Nuclear Science. Center during'1984. 'The maximum exposure-t-o any Jvisitor.asDdetermined by? film badges was.less than the. minimum J:consurable quantities. 1These values are-10 millirems for X or gamma, 40 millirems fo'r hard beta, 20 millirems for fast neutrons and 10 inillirems for thermal-neutron radiations.

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Ai SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE

?There was'a total'of 56 ft' of dry solid waste material packaged "in-plastic; bags"for disposal during 1984.

These materials are

. transferred' ; to the - Radiological Safety Office, Texas License G-448, ffor1 disposal.3 .This material ~ consisted of laboratory glassware,

' irradiation containers, decontamination materials, and expendable iprotective clothing and equipment , e.g., paper, shoe covers, plastic bags and~ gloves. 1This material contained Co-60, Ir-192, 2n-65, and Mn-54 with the total radioactivity being 2.8 E-2 C1. These data-are

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' ~'. . iTheidetection"andleliminationior.-radiation' hazards is'an.

. ' integral?partloffthe' Radiation Safety; Program at the Nuclear: Science-Centeri iThefra'diation and smear-survey programs contribute to the 1 . ;controliand" elimination.of these health _ hazards. . This program is-

/ effective!in preventing:the spreadLof radioactive ~ contamination, e s ; improper; storage.of radioactive materials, and, unwarranted-exposures-Q ;tofradiation0 .

a- ;lRadiationESurvey-n :,

. 1The/ Nuclear / Science. Center uses an1 area radiation monitoring.~

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s isystemse consisting'of nine (9) detector: channels located'throughout 4 ftheyReactori and! Laboratory. Buildings..-This systemiis; equipped with; J3 Talarm settings 1andiremoteireadouts-in;the.controlland, reception,

'n,drooms. ' Radiation levels and : operational Jchecks - are recorded on' a -

@ ;~ida'ily. basis. . This E. system / functionsTas , a radiation safety. ' monitor ifor fthelearlyfdetectionJofrimpending radiation hazards. The; Nuclear-TScienceHCenter1 facilities and site boundaries =are surveyed monthly.

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2with beta-gammaisensitiveiinstruments'.- :These4 measurements-are taken-ito1 determine proper storage and: identification of! radioactive s

(caterialssand thatcvisitorfand routineJwork areas:are free of-tradiationohazards. , Additionally,Lradiation! monitoring support is EprovidedJforrthelreactor-operations"and experimenter groups-'.to insure -

., "theilsafeLhandling;of radioactiveimaterials:and1 control'of personnel

, 3 :oxposures.. iThere'wereino; unexpected radiation _levelsior improper; toxposuresjoffradioactivo materials detected during 1984. These surveysLrevealedlonlyibackgroundiradiationsiat the site perimeter =

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ContaminationJSurvey-LfLTheiNuclear Science Centerfis1 routinely surveyed for radioactive 7' (contamination:.every month. lThis<programLincludes:the collection, "J 3mnalysis and evaluation of approximately 250; smear, samples and the Ldecontaminationtofl areas-and" stored: materials with removable-(beta-gammairadioactivities of greater than 200~dpm/100'cm , 2

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+ "; Nniversities',? Colleges,. Industrial Organizations,

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.Brylor,. College of Medicine University-of New Hampshire

-UniversityLof Texas ~ Catholic College for Women

T0xas Women's University' Taft College

-University. California, Los Angeles Bluefield College Litar State College of Technology- Potomac St. College N;w-Mexico State University Thames Valley St. Tech. College

'RiceLUniversity Victoria College r

Auctin. College Tennessee Tech. University

. Southern Methodist University Wharton County Jr. College vC211fornia' State Poly. College Grayson County College

W3thington-University ' West Virginia Inst. of Tech.

H:atings College Galveston College Winona: State College Arkansas Poly College

'Wicconsin State University. Eastern Kentucky _ University

. Milwaukee-Institute-of Technology Sue _Bennett College ArknnsasLState College

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'Stcphen F.-Austin College University of Oklahoma E . Louisiana' State University Somerset Community. College XbvierJUniversity' Grove City College

.T;'ple University Penn. Louisiana Tech.

B;aidgitStatefCu'lege Abraham Baldwin College Ch:dran ' State' Col) ebe Kent St. University State Universir;;of Ohio Pan American College (Alfred St.'Cc11ege Tarleton St. College

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'Longwood" College-

[gicall Semi' nary College-(FortfValleyLState College: S. D.1 School of. Mines-1[3D$nison: University, '

North Shore Community College ElState:UniversityfCollege,.N.Y. . University of. Wisconsin

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Hill Jr. College-iClaribn StatefCo11ege . .

McLennan.: Community College

$Universitytor' Alaska: -Southeast Missouri St.. College <

S iUniversit'y):of Arkansas

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[~.UniversityfofjHouston' Mary Hardin^Baylor

?SouthwestJTexa's State College- Texas State-Technical Inst.

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Iowf State;Universityf North = Texas State: University iBlinn College; i University 1of Arizona '

! State l College offArkansas: ' McNeese.. State : University-

/ThbiDefiance/ College- Texas Eastern: University ^

f jS n/ Antonio:Collegel Henderson County Jr. College.

U$ar~sho J3r.' ? College: ,

-Massachusetts Institute-of e '

, Technology 1 1U niversityiof/CorpuscChristi- -University;}of;TexasLat Dallas 4SbuthDakota' State- i Moody College; eArppahoe Jr.1 College ._Sul~Ross University

, ,,(Cdlifornia St.-College- East; Texas State-University (University:ofcTexas-Tyler University offPittsburgh

'mUTlSystem Cancer Center > .UT-Medical School

'1[M;D./AndersonLHospital . San: Antonio FI. .

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States-Marine ~ Lines'. -Comfaco-S:uthwest-Research Institute. Rivera Foods

Hu;bl'e Oil and Refining Co. North American Aviation

<Inctitute:of'Research and Gulf Research iInctrumentation

!E2trada Incorporated , Xomox

-Sholl: Chemical Company Texas Nuclear Mobi1 L Oil! Company-- Bio Assay Lab-Bio Nuclear

Taxas Instruments, Inc. NAPKO Corp.

Todd. Shipyards ~ Corp. -

D.W. Mueller, Consultant

.Shall~ Development Co. General Nuclear Corp.

Tcnnessee Gas Transmission Co. . Nuclear Enginmental Eng. Corp.

L,hne Well Co. Shell Development, Oakland _ Calif.

Patro-Tex Chemical Corp. Nuclear Sources-and Services Bhbcock and Wilcox Co. Exxon

Madical: Arts.- Atomic Energy Industrial Textco, Inc. Hughes Research Lab M:nsanto Co. TRACO Inc.

H30 tings Radiochemical Works Lloyd Barber and Associates E.I. DuPont-DeNemours and Co. Temple Industries TMiocion Engineering Chemtrol Inc.

LESS0 Research and Engineering Jet Research

-Ditmond Alkali Co. Resource Engineering Dow-' Chemical ~do. Ranger Engineering JColcnese-Co'. Turbine Lab Ind; pendent Exploration 1Co. ' Gulf Nuclear 1W;2tinghouse Electric Gulf Science and Technology

Avary-0111 Company Tech-Sil

" Ball-Helicopeter- Universal Technology Corporation Sp;ctronics Eastern Whipstock LGL ,J L'I D. . Catalytic, Inc.

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E' Systems" 'Halliburton Services Monsanto,.Inc. - Morris Engineering Company Radian Corp.

-; Nuclear. Laboratory Services Core Laborator'ies

P cific Gas and Electric

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B31 cones Research

~G;noral1 Electric Company-iGulf States'Util'ities KenfasJGas and' Electric Talcdyne Bendix' R2acarch. Concepts A23rican Hoechst--

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=Hi;uston', . D'istrict - Attorney _

. Brooks Medical Center'

,.,.; National Aeronautics:and Space Administration' JNorthfEastfRadiological Health Lab.

D;partment-of the. Army.

! Wichita Falls,JDistrict Attorney lCorpusfChristi~,-District Attorney.

Dallas County,'DistrictzAttorney D;nton-County, District.-Attorney JJ dfrerson~ County,gDistrict Attorney Oklahoma Medical Examiner HU.S. Air' Force E :0;rge1. County.0klahoma, District Attorney

~Bursau of Economic' Geology

'A2 rillo-District. Attorney.

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DppartmentLof BiochemistryJandiBiophysics D;partment of Nuclear Ensineering Department'of Oceanography

,. ' Activation: Analysis Research Laboratory-

~D;partment1of_ Physics-

.Dzpartment-of Petroleum. Engineering D partment_of Animal' Science D:partment of Range Science D'; partment of Mechanical Engineering D partment of Wildlife and-Fisheries Sciences D partment:ofiChemistry

.D:partment of'Large ' Animal Veterinary Medicine and Surgery R diologicalLSafety Office LCyclotron' Institute D:p3rtment of Plant Sciences

. Nuclear Science Center-LDipnetment'of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology

D partment of Radiation-Biology

!C:nter for Trace Characterization

< Bio:ngineering Program, College of. Engineering

Taxns. Engineering Extension Service, Electronic Training

!.D:p;rtment1of-Geology D:p2rtment of Forest Science D partmentlof Soil and. Crop Sciences College of Medicine

~D p3rtment of Health and Physical Education D;partment of Architecture.

D;partment'of Building Cosntruction

.D;partment of Industrial Engineering

D: p2rtment of Industrial: Education D ptrtment of Aerospace Engineering

IL V-2 TAMU Departments.(Cont'd)

= D:pa'rtmentrof Engineering Technology D:partment of(Civil-Engineering'

. Fireman's Training. School

- D3partment of Archaeology

-Dapartment of Entomology D;partment of-Recreation and Parks

-D3partment-of Engineering Design Graphics

- Coll'ege-of Architecture and Environmental' Design Csnter for Energy and Mineral Resources Department:of. Horticulture Sciences 4 Y 0

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TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION 3 THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843-3575 1

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25 March 1985 NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER 409/845-7551

['. L Mr. Cecil 0. Thomas, Chief Standardization and Special Projects Branch Division of Licensing i !

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,

Washington, D.C. 20555

Reference:

Docket 50-128 1 M

Dear Mr. Thomas:

In accordance with the reporting requirements of Technical Specifications 6.6.1 for the Texas A&M University Nuclear Science Center Reactor we hereby submit 3 copies of our annual report for the period of January 1, 1984 - 3

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December 31, 1984. g Sincerely, 1 Donald E. Feltz U

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