ML20155G407

Forwards Reactor Checklist from Mcmaster Univ Research Reactor.Checklist Should Be Considered in Conjunction W/Original Application for Export License Sent on 880912

ML20155G407
Person / Time
Issue date:	10/07/1988
From:	Peterson M NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA)
To:	Thorne C STATE, DEPT. OF, BUREAU OF OCEANS & INTL. ENVIRONMENT
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NUDOCS 8810140233
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Dear Mr. Thorne:

Enclosed please find the Reactor Checklist for the McMaster University Research Reactor for the special nuclear material export license application XSNM02400, dated September 7, 1988.

Please consider this in conjunction with the original request which was forwarded to you on September 12, 1988.

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Washington, DC 20555 RE:

Export License Application TN REF:

MIS-485

Dear Mr. Moore:

Enclosed is the completed Reactor Checklist from McMaster University for the above mentioned export application.

If you should have further questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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CHECKLIST FOR USE _IN REVIEW OF REQUESTS FOR HER TO DETERMINE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION 1

FACILITY NAME:

McMaster Nuclear Reactor 2.

LOCATION:

McMaster University 1280 Main St. W.

HAMILTON, Ont. Canada L8S 4K1 3.

REQUESTED kg U:

4.050 4.

U-235 ENRICHMENT:

93.3%

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REQUESTED kg U-235:

3.779 6.

TYPE OF FUEL ELEMENT; U FORM:

HTR 18-Plate type; HEU metal 7.

CURRENT REACTOR POWER LEVEL:

2 MW with capabilicy of short periods at 5 MW.

11000 MWH/yr 8.

DUTY FACTOR; AVERAGE BURNUP:

'634 24 hr/ day - 5 days / week:

37.5% average burnup.

l 9a. CURRENT CORE LOADING:

Initial content 6.3 kg U-235 Content Sept. 1/88 5.0 kg U-235 9b. U-235 PER ELEMENT:

0.196 kg - standard; 0.110 kg - control 9c. HUMBER OF ELEMENTS IN CORE:

35 (29 standard + 6 control)

.9d. AVERAGE CORE LIFE:

3.7 years.

Se. ACTIVE CORE DIMENSIONS:

18" X 22" X 24" 9f. NEUTRON FLUX:

1 x 1014 4 5 MW 4 x' 1013 e 2 MW 7 x 1012 e 2 gw average core flux

10. ANNUAL FUEL USAGT.:

0.6 kg U-235 burnup 1.7 ks U-235 fresh 9 assembl100

11. ANNUAL SPARE FUEL:

O1 kg for occassional 5 MW operation need to maita'$ 5 MW capability.

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12. PLANNED POWER CHANGES:

13. LIFE OF CURRENT REQUEST:

2.1 years

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14. WORKING STOCK:

0.075 kg U-235

15. FABRICATION LOSS: 0.115 kg U-235

16. & 17 CONVERTOR: USD' E - Oak Ridge FABRICATOR:

CECCN - France (CERCA) or B&W - Lynchburg, VA

18. INVENTORY - U-23S:

a.

SCRAP:

none b.

UNIRRADIATED: 2.0 kg as 18 - plate HEU, 0.1 kg as 10 - plate HEU, O.56 kg as 18 - plate LEU (unlicenced) c.

AVAILABLE: none d.

SPENT:

3.9 kg of which 2.5 kg will be reprocessed to partially fill this reauest.

19. DATE INVENTORY EXPENDED:

Late 1989

20. DELIVERY DATE OF REQUEST: Fall 1989

21. DATE HEU NEEDED EY FABRICVATOR: Early 1989 22a. SHIPPING TIME: 1 month 22b. LEAD TIME: 3 months

23. DATE CURRENT REQUEST EXPENDED:

Late 1991

24. DATE OF CONVERSION TO HEU: Unknown DATE OF CONVERSION TO LEU: Late 1991

25. PREVIOUS HEU SUPPLIES:

DATE FABRICATOR kg U-235 1959 Sylcor 5.9 1963 Sylcor 5.8 1964 (WNYNRC) 5.2 (partially irradiated) 1967 National Lead 4.7 1969 United Nuclear 5.0 1972 Gulf United 6.4 1973 Oulf United 5.5 1974 US Nuclear 4.6 1979 (AECL-PTR) 2.6 (partially irradiated) 1980 CERCA 4.5 1984 CERCA 4.5 1987 CERCA 3.7

26. US FUEL CONSUMED TO DATE:

18.4 kg C-KO O2'

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27. COOPERATION WITH ANL:

Hato had several discussions with Dr.

Matos and have attended several of the RERTR conferences (4).

Havo submitted preliminary data to ANL and am keeping up to date on the licencing of LEU silicido in USA.

(see notes below)

28. AGREEMENT WITH ANL:

No formal agreement but have suggested that MNR follow design studies boing done for the CintiChem Sterling Forest reactor which uses fuel identical to MNR's.

Hope to continue cooperative analysis program with ANL this wintor.

(see notes below).

29. COOPERATION WITH RERTR PROGRAM:

No formal agreement but are following results of silicide licencing.

(see notes below).

NOTES:

HNR is in a

dificult situation right now.

Our funding

agency, the National Science and Engineoring Research Council of Canada, (NSERC).

put us on notice two years ago that we eithor improve the scientific rosearch being done here or be shutdown.

Yhoy gave us until the upcoming grant year to 'neet their requirements or they would phase us out over the next two years.

HNR responded with a proposal which included a request for a new core design, the AECL MAPLE, which, with its heavy wator reflector would greatly onhance the flux available at our beam corts for neutron scattering.

Last opring we requested a grant from NSERC for proliminary feasability study which was granted.

The results of this study, along with the justification from a scientific viewpoint, and the recuoot for the capital fundo needed havo been submitted to NSERC this week.

We will not have an answer until next spring.

In any case, this will be MNR's last fuel request for HEU.

If we get the MAPLE core we will convert to LEU when the core conversion takes place in about 1992.

If we do not get it we will probably be shutdown when this order of fuel runn out.

If a middle road is comohow taken we wi l l be well on the way to developing the data needed to satinfy our licencing authority, the Atomic Energy control Board, if our intended interaction with ANL takes place ao planned.

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