ML20140E845

Forwards Revised Emergency Plan for Mit Research Reactor & Revised Principal Procedure for Implementation of Plan.Rev Undertaken to Update Plan to Reflect Current Mitr Operation in Such Areas as Staffing & Instrumentation

ML20140E845
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Site:	MIT Nuclear Research Reactor
Issue date:	06/06/1997
From:	Bernard J MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUCLEAR REACTOR LABORATORY AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL CENTER OF MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4Q%f '

JOHN A. BERNARD 130 Albany Street. Cambndge. MA 02139-4296 Duector Activation Analysis Telefax No. (617) 253-7300 Coolant Chemistry Drector of Reactor Operations Tel. No 1617) 2$3 4202 Nuclear Medicine Pnncipal Research Engineer Reactor Engineenng June 6,1997 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Attn: Document Control Desk

Subject:

Emergency Plan for de MIT Research Reactor, License No. R-37, Docket #50-20.

Gentlemen:

The Massachusetts Instnute of Technology hereby submits a complete revision of its emergency plan. Also included, as an item ofinformation, is a revised copy (less notification lists) of the principal procedure for the implementation of that plan. This revision was undertaken to:

(1) update the plan to reflect current MITR operation in such areas as staffing and instrumentation; (2) simplify the plan and procedures so as to facilitate both the training of new operators and the implementation of ti;e plan; and (3) eliminate the General Emergency category because the MITR's source term is not sufficient to create conditions that would warrant the declaration of this class of emergency.

A long-standing criticism of the MITR plan is that it did not provide a sufficiently graded response to an emergency. We believe that the present plan rectifies the situation.

The revisions contained in this new plan do not decrease the effectiveness of MIT's capability to deal with an emergency. In fact, effectiveness has been increased because of improvements in the implementing procedures. Accordingly, we do not believe that the changes contained herein require prior approval of the Commission pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(q). Training on this revised plan is now in progress and we ar.ticipate full implementation on or before 07/31/97.

This revision of the MITR Emergency Plan has been reviewed and approved by the MIT Committee on Reactor Safeguards.

Sincerely, (b d John A. Bernard, Ph Director MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory r

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