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Informs of Intent to Cease Operating UTR-10 Nuclear Reactor No Later than 980515.Licensee Plans to Remove LEU Fuel from Reactor & Place Fuel Into Storage Pits by 980630
ML20217A437
Person / Time
Site: University of Iowa
Issue date: 04/16/1998
From: Wendt S
IOWA STATE UNIV., AMES, IA
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9804220262
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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

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April 16,1998 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i

Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

Iowa State University Reactor Facility Ceasing Operations 1

Dear Sir:

The purpose of this letter is to inform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that Iowa State University intends to cease operating the UTR-10 nuclear reactor (License No. R-59) no later than May 15,1998. Iowa State University funher intends to the remove its LEU fuel from the reactor and place it into the facility's storage pits by June 30,1998.

Following the return of the LEU fuel to the U.S. Department of Energy, Iowa State University intends to decommission the UTR-10 reactor as soon as NRC approval is granted. The process to select a contractor to characterize the reactor facility and prepare the Decommissioning Plan has already commenced.

I Questions may be directed to me during normal working hours at (515) 294-0539.

l Sincerely, f f YAY l

Scott E. Wendt Reactor Manager c:

A.F. Rohach, Chm., Reactor Use Committee D.B. Bullen, Facility Director j

E.E. Sobottka, Dir., Environmental Health & Safety ep R.A. Jacobson, Chm., Radiation Safety Committee f'n()M b,

T. Burdick, US NRC, Region III

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