ML20195G104
| ML20195G104 | |
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| Site: | University of California - Irvine |
| Issue date: | 11/13/1998 |
| From: | Lillyman W CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, IRVINE, CA |
| To: | Mendonca M NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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| NUDOCS 9811200195 | |
| Download: ML20195G104 (2) | |
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. lRVINE f
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- 5AN FRANCISCO I 3 - SANTA BARBARA e S ANTA CRUZ i
I Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor _ 509 Administration .
Irvine. CA 92697-1000 (949) 824-6296 FAX (949) 824-2438 l
l November 13,1998 US Nuclear Regulatory Committee ,
Document Control Desk- '
Washington, D.C.120555 l H A*ITN: . Mr. Marvin Mendonca RE: Revised Reauest for Amendment to Technical Soecifications for the UCI TRIGA i
Reactor Docket 50-326 License R-116
Dear Mr. Mendonca:
Several changes are proposed to the Technical Specifications for the reactor as a result of an issue raised during our last NRC inspection, and your letter dated September 17,1998. These amendments are designed to bring the Specifications into line with current practice. A i completely reprinted and paginated copy of the revised Specifications is included for your use.
This can also be 'sent as an electronic copy if this is helpful. '
i i Specifically: l l
- References to the AEC in several locations in TS 6.4,6.5, and 6.7 have been changed to NRC, and reference to the Region V office changed to NRC Headquarters.
- : In a number oflocations, we have revised language to eliminate gender specificity for I t
referenced personnel.
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- As discussed in our previous request, we are adding Item 1.27 to permit certain surveillance !
frequency changes during periods of prolonged reactor shutdown. We have made these l i
specific as requested. !
- In TS 3.3 and 3.4, we have amended references to start-up channel settings which were in counts per minute to a % power level. During our instrument modernizatSn, the read-out of this channel has been modified.
. + In TS 3.5 we have lowered our Argon-41 release limit to take account of more recent L guidelines contained in 10 CFR Part 20. This should easily fit within our operational pmetice. /
In TS 3.6 we have inserted the word " shutdown"in reference to our emergency exhaust /
system requirements for surveillance. Off-site releases are not subject to the need for a purge exhaust and so surveillance is only needed to assure that the exhaust system shutdown g').O is operational. The purge exhaust only assists recovery operations and since any resulting
- 1 on-site personnel exposures are only to radiation workers, they are subject to operating i procedural controls.
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. Mr. Marvin Mendonca -
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- In TS 3.7 we have revised the wording to accord with the current location that alarms are
! delivered to our 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />s-a-day manned station.
- In TS 6.0 and 6.2.c, we are making revisions to allow greater flexibility in specifics of l l departmental administrative structure, while retaining strong assignment of responsibility )
l within the School of Physical Sciences. I t
We trust these changes will meet with your express approval. We do not believe that i
there is any impact on safety from these proposed amendments.
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We would also like to call to your attention again some changes in senior level
. administrative personnel at the University of California, Irvine. In addition, during the past four years changes have also been made in telephone area codes, prefixes and the campus zip code.
Please adjust your records accordingly.
! Chancellor: Ralph J. Cicerone. Tel: 949-824-5111 l
- Executive Vice Chancellor: William J. Lillyman. Tel: 949-824-6296 Dean, School of Physical Sciences: Ronald J. Stern. Tel: 949-824-6022 UCI Zip Code: 92697.-
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l Correspondence should no longer be addressed to Dr. Dennis Smith who left UCI some i time ago. All official correspondence should now be addressed to the undersigned.
l l Yours si erel ,
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il 'am J. U man cutive 'ce Chancellor 1
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Enclosures:
(1) UCI Technical Specifications, marking revisions (2) UCI Technical Specifications, clean copy l (3) Floppy disc with documents in MS Word 6.1 (Mac) l .
cc: Dr. George E. Miller 4
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