ML20128N999
| ML20128N999 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000131 |
| Issue date: | 02/08/1993 |
| From: | Wall T DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, OMAHA |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9302240056 | |
| Download: ML20128N999 (2) | |
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-
, - I Medical Center :
4101 Woolworth Avenue Omaha NE 68105 February 8, 1993 _In Reply Refer To:
63V151' U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 SUBJ: 10 CFR 50.59 Report -
REF: License R-57
- 1. -The following report is submitted for the period. January 1,1992;- to December 31, 1992, in accordance with Paragraph 50.59, Title 10,-Code of Federal Regulations.
- 2. During the above period there were no changes in performance characteristics or tests which require inclusion in the annual report.
3.
elementsThe quarterly fuelcondition.
are in good element surveillance tests indicate that the inspected'.
- 4. The energy generated by the reactor during the reporting-period was as--
follows:
January, 1992 846.18 KW-hours-February 1,036.43 March- 1,'144.38 Apri1 364,45 Hay 693.03 June 346.24 .i' July 1,266.21-August 583.70 September 599.25 October 848.02 November -176.23 December 200.60 .
. 8,104.72. -KW-hours l -: 5. During the report-period there vere 3 unscheduled shut downs. Two-of the; shut downs were caused by the-withdrawal a boron sample shield-vith a
-reactivity of 8 cents and one by accidentally-pushing;the scram reset button.
- 6. Maintenance problems and the corrective maintenance performed vere as; follows: -
-a. Leak in receiver of pneumatic transfer tube. The leak was caused -
when the previously epoxied titanium patch lost:its integrity. The: tube was removed, and a new titanium patch was epoxied around the-hole.in the receiver. After allowing the epoxy to dry the tube was' replaced.in:the core. The tube continues'to.be watertight, It:is thought'that-the-L- titanium patch may have caught on the upper grid plate during the tubes-
[ removal for inspectior..in 1991, thereby causing the patch to vaaken.'
l' b. Leaky vaterpump seal. Seal replaced.
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- 8. Summary of radioactive effluents released or discharged beyond'the.
effective control-of the license: -
- a. Liquid - none--
- b. Airborne - less than 0.1 Ci.
-c. Solid -:none
- 9. The reactor continues to.be used as a neutron source for-neutron activation analysis'of-biological samples and for hot atom chemistry-research. In addition the reactor is being_used for training Fort Calhoun-Station Power Reactor Operators.
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