ML20206Q220
| ML20206Q220 | |
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| Site: | 05000128 |
| Issue date: | 08/27/1986 |
| From: | Berkow H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML20206Q220 (2) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-83 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY DOCKET NO. 50-128 The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. R-83 for the Texas A&M University TRIGA reactor located on the campus of the Texas A&M University (the licensee) in College Station, Texas.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Description of Proposed Action By letter dated July 11, 1986, the licensee requested a license amendment to raise the total iodine inventory in a fueled experiment from 1.5 curies to 10 curies for iodine isotopes 131 through 135.
Need for the Proposed Action Texas A&M desires to irradiate larger masses of fueled experiments rather than irradiate many smaller experiments.
AlternativestotheProposedAction The alternative would be to have 7 times as many smaller experiments.
However, the preliminary activities for experiment encapsulation plus the post-irradiation handling of the seven 1.5 curie iodine-filled capsules could produce a greater probability of accident than handling one 10 curie capsule of iodine in a larger fueled experiment.
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I Environmental Impact of a 10 Curie Iodine Inventory l
A postulated accid,?nt and release of all the iodine inventory into the containment building, followed by a release to the atmosphere would result in a maximum one-hour exposure to a person at the boundary of less than one-twentieth of the allowable whole body exposure limit of 0.5 Rem as per 10 CFR 20.
Alternative Use of Resources This action does not involve the use of any resources beyond those normally allocated for such activities.
Agencies and Persons Consulted The staff did not consult other agencies or persons.
Conclusion and Basis for Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact Based on the foregoing Environmental Assessment, the Commission has concluded that the proposed action would not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the Coninission has determined not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for this proposed action.
For further details with respect to this action, see the licensee's request for a license amendment dated July 11, 1986. This document is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 27th day of August, 1986.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION erbert N. Berkow, Director Standardization and Special Projects Directorate Division of PWR Licensing-B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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