ML20127J701

Revised QA Program for Receipt of Triga Fuel

ML20127J701
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Issue date:	03/22/1985
From:	KANSAS STATE UNIV., MANHATTAN, KS
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s QUALITY ASSURAN'CE PROGRAM FOR-RECEIPT OF TRIGA FUEL.

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY TRIGA NUCLEAR REACTOR FACILITY License: R-88 Docket:

50-188 Nuclear Engineering Department Ward Hall

Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506 22 March 1985 h

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-CONTENTS

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. Introduction...

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,Facil'ity Organization.

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Procedures....

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-Implementation.-.

3 Document Control.........................

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.n INTRODUCTION 9This quality assurance programLis specific'to the receipt of 18 TRIGA fuel elements.. including two instrumented elements, being transferred to-

"the Kansas State University.TRIGA Nuclear Reactor Facility, License R-88, Docket;50-188, from the Northrop TRIGA Reactor, Hawthorne, California.-

. Elements are TRIGA Mark F stainless-steel clad,'with less than.20 percent

'U-235, enrichment.and each containing approximately 40 grams of U-235.

Receipt is. scheduled-for the month of April, 1985. Packaging and transport L

of(the fuel is being done.by Chem-Nuclear Systems personnel under contract

to the Northrop Corporation. Transportation of the fuel will be done by an NRC licensed carrier'and shipping containers will be NRC approved..The Northrop quality assurance program has been filed in their submission of 22 1 anuary.1985 under-License.R-90,-Docket 50-187.

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In this fuelftransfer, the Kansas State University' Nuclear Reactor Facility acts only as the receiver.s The, fuel to be received is only part of-a larger shipment;1the remainder-'to be delivered.elsewhere. The Kansas

' State University, Nuclear Reactor Facility isl releasing no. material for

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' shipment and accepts no responsibility for in-transit physical protection

-of special nuclear material or byproduct material.

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' FACILITY ORGANIZATION

. Personnel organization is as described in'the Facility Administrative

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av and Emergency l Plans and the 0perating License Technical Specifications.

In summary: Management and audit functions are the responsibility of the Facility Director who reports to the Head of the Nuclear Engineering Department. Operations are the. responsibility of the Reactor Supervisor

who reports to the Facility Director. Approval of plans, procedures, and!

experiments, as.wellfas inspection-and review, is the responsibility of the Reactor-Safeguards Committee appointed by the University President.

L The. fuel transfer operation and implementation of th'is quality

' assurance program is under the control of the Reactor Supervisor. Audit functions are the' responsibility of the Facility Director.'

PROCEDURES

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Technical procedures for the fuel transfer are approved by the Reactor Safeguards Committee and are part of the Facility Operations Manual.

Aspects of the fuel transfer addressed in the procedures are as follows:

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1) Preparation of the Reactor Facility to receive the fuel.

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2) Procedures for movement of the fuel from the shipping cask to storage facilities in the reactor tank.

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3) = Radiation monitoring during unloading.

10CFR20 requirements for establishment of a restricted area and access control.

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'4) Safety l considerations.

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'5) 1 Liaison-with the-Kansas-Division.of Emergency Preparedness..

6)'jArrangement for, equipment from KSU Division of Facilities.' -

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7) V Arrangements with the KSU Police Department for providing (physical: security of:the fuel and unloading site.

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s LOCAL SECURITY Physical security of special nuclear-material ~is covered by the

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Reactor Facility Physical Security Plan.

' TRANSPORTATION SECURITY The initial step in the transfer operation will be reception by the

, receiver-(KSU Reactor) of a written communication by the shipper (Northrop-

~ Reactor) containing-the following information:

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1) mode.of, transport #and' carrier,

2) time and location of arrival, s

3) ~ transport identification,

-4)'. certification that the shipper is responsible for in-transit.

physical protection,-and

5) assurance that~ shipment will not be made until above information p

is acknowledged by receiver.

... Upon receipt of.the above communication, and readiness to accept the shipment.-~the receiver'will advise-the shipper to proceed.

A representative.of the shipper (Northrop) will be present at the reception point at time of receipt.. The shipper and' receiver will jointly

' inspect the integrity.of" containers and seals, following the shipper's

. check list'.

That po tion of the shipment destined for the receiver will be

- unloaded in 4ccordance with the receiver's approved procedures and under the physical protection of the receiver' organization. During the

. unloading, that portion of the shipment destined elsewhere will remain

- under.the physical' protection of the shipper (Northrop). Upon completion

. of the unloading..the receiver will advise the shipper, in writing, of the-receipt of the material.

' The' shipping container will then be resealed under the responsibility of the shipper (Northrop), whereupon'the shipper resumes responsibility for in-transit physical protection.

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Within 10 daysfof receipt,'the' receiver will provide the shipper a.

vi-Lcompleted' copy lof Form NRC-741, " Nuclear Material Transaction Report."i

In the event'that the shipment is inexplicably delayed, the receiver-

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'will advise lthe shipper (with written confirmation)..The shipper will have-the responsibility.for' dealing withJthe carrier, the NRC,~and law-enforcement agencies in matters of investigation and' recovery.

t IMPLEMENTATION

~ Quality: control.'during fuel. transfer will be effected by' adherence to-

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check-lists based on 1) this document, 2): applicable facility procedures, and'3) applicable NRC guides and regulations.:'. Preparation of the 2 check-lists;is;the= responsibility oftthe Reactor Supervisor.

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' ' DOCUMENT CONTROL' Control will be exe'rc1 sed "over the'fS11owing ' documents:-

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.1) Fuel transfer procedures,-

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Inventory andLtransaction' reports,

-4) Shipping papers,

5) Radiation survey records, and-a6) - Quality' assurance check-lists.-

Items'1) and 2)' require approval of:the Facility Reactor Safeguards.

Committee and pertinent documents are. retained as permanent records in.the minutes of that Committee. Preparation, approval, and' distribution of' records under. item 3:are carried'out under instructions of the Safeguards Committee. Records under items.5 and 6 will be submitted to the Safeguards Committee'and retained permanently a's'a'ddenda to their minutes.

AUDIT Audit of the implemantation of this quality assurance program is the responsibility of the Facility Director. Audit records are called for by instructions of~and reviewed by the Facility Reactor Safeguards Committee.

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