ML20154F447
| ML20154F447 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | University of Virginia |
| Issue date: | 09/09/1988 |
| From: | Mulder R VIRGINIA, UNIV. OF, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8809190398 | |
| Download: ML20154F447 (2) | |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.
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Subject:
Use of U.Va. CAVALIER reactor fuel in the UVAR pool reactor and its bearing on the CAVALIER Dismantling Plan Gentlemen:
The dismantling plan for the University of Virginia's CAVALIER 100 W Reacto. (NRC Docket 50-396, License No. R-123) was submitted in early January of this year.
Our understanding is that NRC review of the plan is underway and that approval awaits the resolution of several similar plans submitted ahead of ours.
Thorofore, a probable dato for an NRC decision can not be established.
In light of this, wo wish to inform the NRC that the CAVALIER reactor core has been unloaded and its fuel placed in our Reactor Facility's fuel storage room, as permitted by and in accordance with our current approved CAVALIER Standard Operating Procedures and the Reactor Facility's Security Plan.
The core unloading step is described in the dismantling plan.
Also stated in the plan is our intention to transfer to the UVAR licenso some CAVALIER olomonts for possible use in the UVAR.
The UVAR is a 2 MWth pool reactor (Facility License R-66, Docket No. 50-62) located in the ramo building as the smaller CAVALIER reactor which utilizos exactly the same fuel olomonts as the CAVALIER.
As stated in the plan and recently verbally diccut. sed with NRC officials, the fuel transfer is simply a matter of paporwork, and the fuel quantity permitted under the UVAR license is sufficient to accommodato all of the CAVALIER fuel.
Present UVAR operational requiroments will soon require a core change.
We wish to constitute a smallor core and therefore find it advantageous to exchango the control rod fuel olomonts, which have significant burnup.
Since the dato of the NRC Show Cause Order to reduco fresh fuel inventorios, wo do not havn fresh olomonts for the UVAR in fuel storago at our Facility.
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However, we have and can make use of some minimally irradiated CAVALIER elements.
Our understanding is that we can transfer former CAVALIER fuel elements to the UVAR as needed, in conformity with pest practice and without NRC approval, the dismantling plan notwithstanding.
Please contact us imrediately at (804) 924-7136 if this viewpoint does not meet with your agreement.
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