ML20217R260
| ML20217R260 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | University of New Mexico |
| Issue date: | 06/30/1997 |
| From: | Busch R, Roderick N NEW MEXICO, UNIV. OF, ALBUQUERQUE, NM |
| To: | Mendoca M NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9709040383 | |
| Download: ML20217R260 (3) | |
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The Univmity of New Mexico Chemical & Nuclear Engineering 209 Faris Engineering Center Albuquerque, NM 87131 1341 August 25,1997 Telephone (505) 277-543i FAX (505) 277-5433 Marvin M. Mendoca Senior Project Manager Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington D.C.
20555-0001 Dear Mr. Mendoca; Enclosed is the 1997 Annual Report for the AGN-201M reactor located at the University of New Mexico - Docket 50-252.
Sincerely, Robert D. Busch, Ph.D, P.E.
Norman F, Roderick, Ph.D.
Chief Reactor Supervisor Reactor Administrator cc:
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REPORT ON FACILITY LICENSE NO. R 102 -
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
- JULY 1,1996 - JUNE 30,1997 The University ofNew Mexico's AGN 20lM reactor was used for some research during the summer of 1996. The experiments had prior approval from our Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee. As Channel 2 had been replaced and checked out in the previous year, the equivalent safety channel 3 was replaced in the fall of 1996. This was done to upgrade the electronics and -
maintain compatibility between the two safety channels. This equipment had been purchased as part of the DOE instrumentation upgrade so the necessary equipment was on hand.
l The University'of New Mexico's AGN-20lM reactor continues to be used extensively for teaching experiments as a part of our undergraduate and graduate programs. These experiments include approach-to-critical, reactor period and reactivity measurements, importance functions measurements, sample activation, control rod calibrations, and reactor power and neutron fluence measurements. The reactor is'also used throughout the Fall, Spring and Summer sessions of the
-University. All experiments have received prior approval from our Reactor Safeguards Advisory
- Committee.
The following personnel assignments for the reporting period are summarized below; Dean, College of Engineering Paul Fleury Chairman, Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering -
- Joseph Cecchi Reactor Administrator Norman F. Roderick Chief Reactor Supervisor
~ Robert D. Busch USNRC-licensed Senior Reactor Operators Robert D. Busch Ken Carpenter Gary Cooper
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AGN-20196-97 Repod, Page 2
- Reactor Safety:-
Advisory Committee -
Robert Jefferson Rl Douglas O' Dell Ted Schmidt David Summers Ron Knief The checkout of Channel 3 was.done in a side by side mode with the newly installed and verued channel 2.- After completing an annual surveillance and ascertaining that all reactor systems were in proper operating order, we verified the behavior of Channel 3. Then we operated throughout the rest -
of the year with the new Channel 3 meter and the verified Channel 2 meter to' check the operability of the new instrumentation. Everything operated in accordance with the technical specifications. The.
AGN-20lM Reactor Facility is an essential part of our educational program, including public
-- education, and continues to serve us well. The use of the reactor from July of 1996 through June of 1997fwas as follows:
Tvoc of Use Julv % - June 97 HoutA Faculty Research 5.7 Teaching -
47.6 Operator Training and Requalification 8,9 Graduate Student Research 0.0 Maintenance and Equipment Check 0.9 Class Demonstrations 2.7
- Total for Year
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1 Norman F. Roderick Reactor Administrator.
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