ML20214F468
| ML20214F468 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000083 |
| Issue date: | 05/14/1987 |
| From: | Vernetson W FLORIDA, UNIV. OF, GAINESVILLE, FL |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8705260105 | |
| Download: ML20214F468 (2) | |
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0 NUCLEAR ENGINEERIND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT Nuclear Reactor Facility University of Florido o5oooo66 t.o.vanese a.em.oser e
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SUBJECT:
HEU/ LEU Conversion Schedulo for The University of Florida Training Reactor-R-56 License
Dear Sir:
As requested in your letter dated April 17, 1987, we have
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reviewed the schedule that accompdni'ed our Proposal For Schedul-ing UPTR Conversion From HEU,to LEU submitted by: letter dated March 26,1987 in compliance ~with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.64 ( c) ( 2).; Although we consider our original schedule realistic
,e allowing for possible~ delaya in generating quality data for docu-ments.to be; submitted with the Applit ation to Convert, we have tried to improve it byfshortening it whileroting three key
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points. Fireit, since we, will be confidering two different fuels (silicide' and sport) for the first six months or so of the sched-ule, the 'schedul'e is :necessarily longer for the UFTR by, this amount. secord, we plan to perform essentially all analytical '
work in-house' to assure bettei facilitiy atafY management knou-ledge of the'~ conversion effo'rt. Third, the UFTR facility is a small but rea'sonably busy facil' ty without a great deal of extra i
support to d' vote exhlusively td the conversion proceso,without e
g seriously curtailing educatior.,' service activities and research.
Keeping the above points in mind, we have improved (short,
ened) the schedule by eight months hs shown on the enclosed re "
worked Table II (Revision 1 ). This schedule is considdred to be at a minimum based on the resourc'es 'avbildbb to us. We trust thi A schedule, though still tentativ'o,' uill be acceptable.
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University of Florida Training Reactor Tentative Milestone Schedule For HEU to LEU Fuel Conversion -
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Date of-Receipt of - Funding ( expected).................. September 30, 1987 II.
Date of Full Submittal to NRC of Application to Convert (including all necessary documents)................ 0ctober, 1989 f!I, Date of NRC Order to ' Convert.............................. ~. February, 1990 A.
Date of Completion of All Plans to Convert........... September, 1990 B.
Date of Receipt of LEU Fuel........................... November, 1990 C.
' Date of Completion of Any Final Tests With HEU Fuel.... January,1991
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~ Da te of Removal : of HEU Fuel.............................. March, 1991 E.
Date of Shipment of HEU F uel.............................. June, 1991
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Date of Loading of LEU Fuel............................. August, 1991 G.
Date of Completion of Determination of Initial Operational Parameters With LEU (Startup and Power Opera tion s Te s ting).................................... Oc tober, 1991
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Date of Submittal of Report to NRC/ DOE Summarizing New Operational Characteristics and Comparing With Predictions of Safety Analysis.................... January, 1992 f:
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