ML20198B075
| ML20198B075 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000000, Purdue University |
| Issue date: | 11/08/1983 |
| From: | Clikeman F PURDUE UNIV., WEST LAFAYETTE, IN |
| To: | Gilinsky V NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20155J110 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-49FR27769, RULE-PR-50 49RF27769, AB60-2-091, AB60-2-91, AB61-2-91, NUDOCS 8605210500 | |
| Download: ML20198B075 (1) | |
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SCHOOL OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING November 8,1983 Mr. Victor Gilinsky, Comissioner United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission
. Washington.DC 20555
Dear Comissioner Gilensky:
Thank you for the preli inary copy of the report by Gerald't. Pollack university research/ training reactors to low enriched on converting (LEU). The sumary of comments by the universities, uranium fuel as stated by Mr. Pollack in the introduction, reflects our position accurately in that we have neither the funds nor the manpower to spare at this time. However, if the conversion to LEU becomes a requirement, we will, of course, comply.
The information provided for the Purdue reactor, while accurate, is because of its brevity, somewhat misleading. It is true that we have. carried out neutronic studies, using our computer codes and a UO fuel design, for converting the reactor to LEU f.ue2. These 2
stuotes were not meant to be an engineering design.
If the design was carried through, it would mean the fabrication of a whole new core and control rod drive systems. A much less expensive process would be the straight substitution of LEU, MTR type fuel plates for the present fuel. But even this conversion would require the acquisition and veri,fication of computer codes approved by the l
NRC as well as the expense in shipping spent fuel and the fabrica-tion and s. hipping of new fuel in addition to the license admendments.
As stated above,,we.do not have the manpower for even the code acquisition and verification required for the neutronic studies to study the proposed conversion.
Should the NRC or DOE institute a grant prograra to help the universities prepare for conversion to LEU and ultimately to make the conversion, we would be glad to participate. We hope that you will use your influence to ini.tiate such a program.
Thank you for you'r interest.
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