ML20195E202
| ML20195E202 | |
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| Site: | University of New Mexico |
| Issue date: | 06/06/1986 |
| From: | NEW MEXICO, UNIV. OF, ALBUQUERQUE, NM |
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APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF CLASS 104 FACILITY LICENSE R-102 FOR OPERATION OF THE AGN-201M REACTOR by I
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO June 6, 1986 8606050207 860602 PDR ADOCK 05000252 p
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APPENDIX A OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM AND OPERATOR'S MANUAL h
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Please consider this as an application for renewal of our facility license R-102 Docket 50-252 for our AGN-201M reactor (serial No. 112),
which expires at midnight, July 6, 1986.
Currently the AGN-201M reactor is owned and operated by the University of New Mexico and located on our campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Information on the particular location of the AGN-201M training reactor was previously communicated to the USNRC in connection with our application for Amendment number 1 dated February 17, 1969.
The University of New Mexico is technically and financially qualified to continue to operate the AGN-201M in accordance with the applicable USNRC rules and regulations.
The applicant is a state supported educational institution in the State of New Mexico; its. principal business is teaching, research, and extension work.within the fields of study offered by a major state university.
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Comoliance of facility with anolicable standards and anolicable criteria.
I The University of New Mexico has operated the AGN-201M reactor, serial No. 112, under license R-102 from the NRC since 1966. IThe records indicate that operation has been' in accordance with applicable NRC rules and regulations.
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In 1969 upon approval by the NRC of Amendment 2, dated October 14, 1969, the AGN-201M instruments and controls were modernized and upgraded to present day standards for this type of reactor.
In addition the power limit was increased to 5 watts.
Furthermore, the move of the reactor in 1969 under Amendment i dated February 17, 1969 provided a modern training reactor facility.
Therefore, we believe we are presently in compliance with applicable NRC standards and criteria.
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Operator licensinc and recualification crocram.
Our reactor facility is always under the direct superivision of an NRC licensed senior reactor operator during operation of the reactor.
Attached in Appendix A is our approved requalification program submitted under Docket No.'50-252, License No. R102, December 1, 1973.
This program has been modified slightly to allow for current practice.
With these modifications, the program is rigorously followed and required records are kept of the requalification activity.
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Environmental considerations.
No environmental effects can be produced with this training reactor, except for the small amount of radioactivity produced.
Since tha AGN-201M has a dry core of uranium impregnanted polyethylene, sealed in a.1 aluminum tank, there is no significant release of radioactivity to the environment.
There is also no solid waste associated with the reactor operation and therefore no disposal procedures are required.
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Materials activated in the glory hole or beam ports are short half-life nuclides for student laboratory use.
Activated samples are surveyed for activity and contamination prior to use in the laboratory.
Rccords of radionuclides produced are documented in the reactor log book.
All radionuclides to be removed from the reactor facility are transferred to the UNM radi,ation permit issued by the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division.
All such material is then handled in accordance with University guidelines, a copy of which was attached to the Emergency Plan and approved therein on June 11, 1985.
Transfers of radioactive materials to other licensees will be very rare and in accordance with appropriate State and Federal regulations.
Health Physics for the AGN-201M reactor is provided by the University Radiological Safety Office which consists of several senior health physicists plus technicians and the full scale of normal instrumentation.
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Financial considerations.
The AGN-201M reactor and the facility where the reactor is located are owned by the University of New Mexico.
The university provides a budget adequate to employ a full time reactor technician and to provide for the replacement of defective components.
Other expenses incurred in the operation of this training reactor can usually be obtained from the budgeted funds of the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering or from a special grant from the University.
The chi'ef reactor supervisor is app'ointed from the department faculty to assume those duties as part of regular teaching responsibilities.
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Emeroency and security olannina.
Emergency and evacuation procedures have been prepared and used for the AGN-201M facility since its licensing in 1966.
These procedures are exercised periodically and modified when necessary to improve the overall plan.
All licensed operators are required to keep well informed as to their actions in using the Emergency and Evacuation procedures.
The plans are reviewed periodically in the operator requalification program.
The plan has been previously approved and is not required for submittal as per USNRC letter dated July 24, 1985.
A Security Plan has been developed for the AGN-210M facility and has been approved by the USNRC.
A copy of the plan is attached as Appendix B.
This plan is followed by all persons authorized to work in the security area.
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Technical soecifications.
A set of technical specifications were prepared for the AGN-201M reactor and approved in 1966.
The technical specifications were subsequently modified in 1969 when the reactor was moved to the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory and when the controls and instrumentation were modernized and the reactor thermal power increased to 5 watts.
The
' current technical specifications with modifications are attached in Appendix C.
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Safety Analysis Recort A safety analysis report prepared for the original license ' application in 1966 has been updated to handle the changes in location, instrumentation and thermal power limit.
The current safety, analysis rcport is attached as Appendix D.
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