ML20205F166

Responds to 850927 Order to Show Cause.Facility Operates on 95% Duty Cycle at 5 MW Power Level W/Fuel Usage of 28 Std Elements Per Yr.Future Inventory of Seven or Less Unirradiated Std Fuel Element Assemblies Will Be Maintained

ML20205F166
Person / Time
Site:	05000054
Issue date:	10/10/1985
From:	Ruzicka W CINTICHEM, INC.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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NUDOCS 8511050019
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l ClNTICHEM, INC.

a wholly owned subsidiary of i Medi-Physics, Inc. p.a. sax sie. TUXEDO, NEW YORK 109s7 [914) 351-2131 l

1 October 10, 1985 i

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j Secretary of the Consission

! U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission j Washington, DC 20555

Dear Mr. Secretary:

i i We received your ' Order to Show Cause' dated September 27, 1985, regarding research reactor HEU fuel inventories. We have for many years 1 minimized our inventory of unfrradiated reactor fuel and believe that our current practice complies with Provision III (2) of the order.

Provision III (2) of the order allows facilities "to maintain an

! inventory of not more than the amount of fuel depleted in a 90-day period" . Cintichem's NTR research reactor operates on a 95% duty cycle at a power level of five megawatts which corresponds to a fuel usage of 28 standard elements per year. We are maintaining and in the future will maintain an ongoing inventory level of not more than seven unfrradiated standard fuel element assemblies. (A control element, having one half of the amount of HEU as a standard element, will be counted as one half of a

, standard element for inventory purposes.) We believe that compliance

, with this inventory limit meets the full intent of this order. Please inform us if the NRC considers our interpretation of this order to be incorrect.

Sincerely, (A 6. % icA ~

William G. Ruzicka Nuclear Operations Manager WiR: mag A197J:2341J cc: Executive Legal Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 8511050019 851010 PDR ADOCK 05000054 P PDR fo g,

H am Ruzicka CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET SECY NV!SER: 85-928 LOGGING DATE 10/31/85 0FFICE OF THE SECRETARY Davis f/approp action Cys: Denton ACTION OFFICE:

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AUTHOR:

William Ruzicka GCunningham/SBurns Pat Anderson Cintichem, Inc. PDR AFFILIATION: __

LETTER DATE: FILE CODE 10/10/85 ADDRESSEE: SECY

SUBJECT:

Order to show cauddtd 9/27/85--res reactor HEU fuel ACTION: . Appropriate DISTRIBUTION:

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