ML20215E224

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Forwards Berkeley Research Reactor Annual Rept of Operations for 1984
ML20215E224
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Site: Berkeley Research Reactor
Issue date: 03/14/1985
From: Pigford T
CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, BERKELEY, CA
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NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINC BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94720 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENCINEERING March 14, 1985

Docket No. 50-224 l

License No. R-101 Director l

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Dear Sir:

Enclosed is a copy of the, Berkeley Research Reactor Annual Report for the calendar year 1984.

The Report is prepared for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as required by our Technical Specifications.

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J. - l-Thomas H. Pigford Reactor Administrator

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l BERKEIE( RESEARQi REACTOR ANNUAL REPORT OF OPERATIONS January 1, 1984 through December 31, 1984 (BRR Technical Specifications 6.7 2) l l

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The Berkeley Research Reactor produced 138,521 kW-hours or 5.77 MW-days of energy during 1984 As there were 161 operating days in 1984, this cor-t responds to an average daily energy production of 860 kW-hours per operating l

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In 1984, the Berkeley Research Reactor was critical approximately 205 hours0.00237 days <br />0.0569 hours <br />3.38955e-4 weeks <br />7.80025e-5 months <br /> and was operated at full power (1 MW) fc approximately,126 hours0.00146 days <br />0.035 hours <br />2.083333e-4 weeks <br />4.7943e-5 months <br />.

The total burn-up in 1984 was 6.2 grams elemental and 7.2 grams of isotope U-235.

T The total cumulative encigy production since initial criticality is, approximately 272.1 MW-days.

t a-Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Inspections of the Berkeley Research Reactor operations and safety were performed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region V off3cc in Decem-ber of 1984. No items of noncompliance to the Technical Specifications and Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations were found during the ins,Tctions.

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Umergency Plan The revised upgraded Berkeley Research Reactor Emergency Response Plan was approved by the NRC on November 17, 1984.

lhergency Shutdowns ant! Inadvertent Serams Date Scram Circuit Reason 5-14-84 Period Scram Operator lirror 9-16-84 Linear Power Scram, Operator Error Operator's Training i

In August 1984, one senior operator passed the Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission Reactor Operator's Examination.

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