ML20127P207
| ML20127P207 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Neely Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 01/21/1993 |
| From: | Karam R Neely Research Reactor, ATLANTA, GA |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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January 21, 1993 Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Ret Docket No.-50-160, License No. R-97 Attention:
Document Control Desk Gentlemen:-
Pursuant to 10CFR 50.64 Paragraph C(2)(iii),
the z Georgial
. Institute of Technology is. submicting an ' application for the -
conversion of its ' reactor,.the GORR, _ from highitoflow-enriched.
Attached 'to this letter are the following - supporting documents:
1.
Analyses. for the conversion' of the Georgia Tech Research -
Reactor from HEU to LEU fuel, by Ji-E. Matos, S.
C.EMo:
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Woodruf f, L National ; Laboratory, ' Sept. 1992;.
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Changes in Technical Specifications. mandated by 'the conversion; Attachment 2.
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. Changes Lin the SAR-mandated- 'by the conversion;-.-
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. Copies of all changed;pages of the SAR and the Technibal d
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Specifications;-Attachment 4.
-Only changes that impact the SAR and the Technical Specifications
_due to-the conversion from highly enriched uranium-aluminum alloy.
fuel =to low enrichment uranium silicide fuel.are requested, c-p In addition:to"the application to convert to LEU, the Georgia.
Institute of ' Technology requests an amendment to License = R-97 allowing -to~ possess and use up' to - 5. 6 3. Kg ' _of U as in' LEU fuel 2
(19;75.% enrichment):and to continue to. possess but:not use, up to
- 5.1 Kg of HEU (93% enrichment)',' until we are able to remove the HEU--
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~ fuel from the. facility and ship'it back to DOE.
The LEU fuel.will' L
'be stored'_upon. arrival-in our fuel vault'with capacity to store 32:
L fuel elements _(7.2 Eg) in approved storage racks.
The used HEU fuel assemblies will'be stored in aluminum ~ racks-f astened to the side walls _ of the storage pool in the high bay. area u
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Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 21, 1993 Page 2 of the laboratory building. - There are two racks, one along each of the two long walls of the pool.
Each rack accommodates up to 10 fuel elements in a linear array.
There are 17 HEU fuel elements in the core now.
The approach-to criticality with LEU fuel'will be conducted with approved procedures already in existence.
The experimental-program for measuring operating parameters =such as rod calibration, power calibration, temperature coefficient, reactivity-ef fects, flux distribution, shutdown margin, excess reactivity, and void coef ficient will be made in accordance with procedures approved by -
the Nuclear Safeguards Committee.
There are no-changes to the-physical security, emergency or the requalification plans required for LEU conversion.
Retraining
-of the staff with regard to operation with LEU fuels will start a few months prior to receiving such fuel.
Should~you have any questions, please let me know.
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R.A. Karam, Ph.D., Director Neely Nuclear Research Center RAK/ccg Subscribed and sworn to me this J1 4 day of January, 1993.
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Mr. A. Adams, NRC Headquarters pc:
Mr. Craig Bassett, NRC, Region II