ML20115B454

Application for Amend to License R-56,consisting of Proposed Amend 18 to TS Allowing One Addl Month for Submittal of Routine Annual Rept Covering Activities During Previous Calendar Yr & Updating Address for Submittal of Rept

ML20115B454
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Site:	05000083
Issue date:	09/28/1992
From:	Vernetson W FLORIDA, UNIV. OF, GAINESVILLE, FL
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9210160079
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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING SCIENCES DEPARTMENT Nuclear Reactor Facility

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U. N E.Ya m m September 28,1992 Amendment 18 UFTR T7chnical Specifications -

4 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Re: University of Florida Training Reactor Facility Ixense: R-56, Docket No. 50-83

. Request For Change In Technical Specifications

Dear Sir:

A proposed Amendment 18 to the UFTR Technical Specifications (R-56 License) affecting Pages 36-37 of the approved Tech Specs is enclosed as Attachment I. These changes are considered to be relatively minor and will constitute Amendment 18.to the UFTR R-56

. License as noted on each page. Both changes are marked with the usual verticalline in the right hand margin for Section 6.6.1 (Operating Reports).

The first change is on Page 36 at the beginning of Section 6.6.1 and simply allows one(1) additional month for submittal of the " routine annual report covering activities of the reactor facility during the previous calendar year." Because November is normally a high activity -;

month at the UFTR facility and because a number of other commitments also come due in November, this change to allow one further month for submittal is expected to provide

better assurance that this report can be filed on time.

The second change is _on Page 37 at the end of Section 6.6.1 and simply updates the

addresses to which the annual report is to be submitted. Since these changed addresses correspond to the addresses for other submittals,' this change is considered to be administrative in nature and will allow NRC Headquarters and Region II to distribute the

! annual report as appropriate. Currently we are sending the annual report to both the two new addresses (preferred) and to the two addresses currently in the Tech Specs at the end of Section 6.6.1.

4 These changes as requested 'are not considered to'have any safety significance but really involve administrative items only. Both of these changes have been reviewed __by UFTR management and by the Reactor Safety ' Review Subcommittee _ who concur on this evaluation.

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The entire enclosure consists of one(1) signed original and thirteen copies of this letter of transmittal and the enclosure containing the proposed changes to the 'UFTR Technical Specifications.

I We appreciate your consideration of this change. Please let us know if you need additional

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! Sincerely, 1 -

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(a) applicable circumstances leading _to the violation including, when known,

. the cauN and contributing factors.

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1 (b) effect of the violation upon reactor facility components, systems, or structures and  ;

on the health and safety of personnel and the public (c) corrective action to be taken to prevent recurrence.

The report shall be reviewed by the RSRS and any followup report shall be submitted to

the Commbsion when authorization is sought to resume operation of the reactor.

6.5.2 Action To Be Taken in the Event of an Occurrence of the Type identified in Secticn 6.6.2.

(1) Reactor conditions shall be returned to normal or the reactor shall be shut down. If it is necessary to shut down the reactor to correct the occurrence, operations shall not be resumed unless authorized by Level 2 or designated alternates.

(2) Occurrence shall be reported to Level 2 or designated alternates and to the Commission as required.

(3) Occurrence shall be reviewed by the review group at their next scheduled meeting.

6.6 Reoorts in addition to the requirements of the applicable regulations, reports shall be made to the Commission as follows-

6.6.1 Operating Reports

Routine annual reports covering the activities of the reactor facility during the previous calendar l year shall be submitted to the Commission with 4 months following the end of each prescribed i

-year. The prescribed year ends August 31 for the UFTR. Each annual operatirg report shall include the following information:

(1) a narrative summary of reactor operating experience including the energy produced by

, the reactor and the hours the reactor was critical

(2) the unscheduled shutdowns inc

uding, where applicable, corrective action taken to i preclude recurrence (3) tabulation of major preventive and corrective maintenance operations having safety significance (4) tabulation of major changes in the reactor facility and procedures, and tabulation of new tests of experiments, that are significantly different from those perictmed previously and are not described in the Safety Analysis Report, including conclusions that no unreviewed i safety questions were involved 4

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(5) a summary'of the nature and amount of radioactive effluent 9're_l eased or discharged to

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the environs beyond the effective control of the facility _ operators as determined at or u before the point of such release or discharge (The summary.shall include to the extent practicable an estimate of individual radionuclides present in the effluer:t. If the estimated; average release after dilution or diffusion is less than 25% _of the concentration allowed,..

a statement to this effect is sufficient.)

(6) a summarized result of environmental surveys performed outside the facility (7) - a summary of exposure received by facility' perscrinel and visitors where such exposures are greater than 25% of that allowed The annual report shall be submitted with a cover letter to Attention: Document-t Control Desk, U.S. NRC, Washington DC 20555 and to the U.S. NRC, Region 11,

101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30323 S.6.2 Special Reports a

There shall be a report not later than the fo!!owing working day by telephone and confirmed ik writing by_ telegraph or similar conveyance to the Commission, to be followed by a written report-

- that describes the circumstances of the event within 14 days of any of the following:

(1) release of radioactivity from the site above allowed limits

! (2) violation of safety limits (see Section 6.5.1)

(3) any of the following L (a) operation with actual safety-system settings for required systems less conservative than the limiting safety-system settings specified in the Technical Specifications

' (b) operation in violation of limiting conditions for operation established in the Technical .

Specifications unless prompt remedial action is taken t

(c) a reactor s.afety system _ component malfunction _ that renders' the reactor _ safety _.

[ system incapable of performing its intended safety function, unless the malfunction .

. or condition is discovered during maintenance test or periods of reactor shutdowns -

l' (Nots. Where components or systems are provided in addition to those required by the Technical Specifications, the failure of the extra components or systems-is not

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ble provided that the minimum number of components or systems E

specified or required perform their intended reactor safety function).

(d) an unanticipated or uncontrolled change in reactivity greater thanone dollar (Reactor a trips resulting from a known cause are excluded). D j

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