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Radiation Center
P 541-737-2341 F 541-737-0480 radiationcenter.oregonstate.edu
October 22, 2021
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555
Reference:
Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor (OSTR)
Docket No. 50-243, License No. R-106
In accordance with section 6.7.1 of the OSTRTechnical Specifications, we are hereby submitting the Oregon State University Radiation Center and OSTR Annual Report for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
The Annual Report continues the pattern established over many years by including information about the entire Radiation Center rather than concentrating primarily on the reactor. Because this report addresses a number of different interests, it is rather lengthy, but we have incorporated a short executive summary which highlights the Center's activities and accomplishments over the past year.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on: ro /-i 2 /4 (
Sincerely,
Director
Cc: Michael Balazik, USNRC Dr. lrem Turner, OSU Kevin Roche, USNRC Dan Harlan, OSU Maxwell Woods, ODOE
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- Submitted by:
- Steve R. Reese, Director
- Radiation Center
- Oregon State University
_, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 -5903
- Telephone: (541) 737-2341
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- Fax: (541) 737-0480
- To satisy the requirements of:
- A. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, License No. R-106
- (Docket No. 50-243), Technical Specification 6.7(e).
B. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC; Subcontract Award No. 00074510.
- C. Oregon Department of Energy, OOE Rule No. 345-030-010.
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Con_ten_ts *
- Part I-Overview
- Executive Summary..................................................................................................................................... 4
- lntroduction.................................................................................................................................................... 4 Overview of the Radiation Center.......................................................................................................... 5
- Part II-People
- Radiation Center Staff................................................................................................................................. 6
- Reactor Operations Committee.............................................................................................................. 6
- Professional & Research Faculty.............................................................................................................. 7
- Part Ill-Facilities
- Research Reactor.......................................................................................................................................... 8
- Analytical Equipment.................................................................................................................................. 9
- Radioisotope Irradiation Sources............................................................................................................ 9
- Laboratories & Classrooms...................................................................................................................... 1 O
- Instrument Repair & Calibration............................................................................................................ 10 Part IV-Reactor
- Operating Statistics.................................................................................................................................... 12
- Experiments Performed........................................................................................................................... 12 Unplanned Shutdowns............................................................................................................................. 13
- Changes Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59...................................................................................................... 13
- Surveillance & Maintenance................................................................................................................... 13
- Part V-Radiation Protection
- I ntrod uction.................................................................................................................................................. 26
- Environmental Releases........................................................................................................................... 26
- Personnel Doses.......................................................................................................................................... 27 Facility Survey Data.................................................................................................................................... 27
- Environmental Survey Data.................................................................................................................... 28
- Radioactive Material Shipments........................................................................................................... 29 !.
References..................................................................................................................................................... 29 Part VI-Work
- Summary....................................................................................................................................................... 46
- Teaching......................................................................................................................................................... 46.,
Research & Service..................................................................................................................................... 46
- Part VII-Words
- Documents Published or Accepted..................................................................................................... 68 Presentations................................................................................................................................................ 75
- Students...................................................... *................................................................................................... 76 **
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Tables
Table Title Page
111.1 Gammacell 220 6°Co lrradiator Use............................................ 11 IV.1 Present OSTR Operating Statistics............................................ 15 IV.2 OSTR Use Time in Terms of Specific Use Categories.................................. 16 IV.3 OSTR Multiple Use Time................................................... 16 IV.4 Use of OSTR Reactor Experiments............................................ 17 IV.5 Unplanned Reactor Shutdowns and Scrams...................................... 17 V.1 Radiation Protection Program Requirements and Frequencies.......................... 30 V.2 Monthly Summary of Liquid Effluent Releases to the Sanitary Sewer...................... 31 V.3 Annual Summary of Liquid Waste Generated and Transferred........................... 32 V.4 Monthly Summary of Gaseous Effluent Releases................................... 33 V.5 Annual Summary of Solid Waste Generated and Transferred............................ 33 V.6 Annual Summary of Personnel Radiation Doses Received............................. 34 V.7 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded Within the TRIGA Reactor Facility....................... 35 V.8 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Within the Radiation Center...................... 36 V.9 Annual Summary of Radiation and Contamination Levels Within the Reactor................. 38 V.10 Total Dose Equivalent at the TRIGA Reactor Facility Fence............................. 39 V.11 Total Dose Equivalent at the Off-Site Gamma Radiation Monitoring Stations................. 40 V.12 Annual Average Concentration of the Total Net Beta Radioactivity........................ 41 V.13 Radioactive Material Shipments under NRC General License R-106....................... 42 V.14 Radioactive Material Shipments under Oregon License ORE 90005....................... 43 V.15 Radioactive Material Shipments Under NRC General License 10 CFR 110.23................. 43 Vl.1 Institutions and Agencies Which Utilized the Radiation Center.......................... 48 Vl.2 Listing of Major Research & Service Projects Performed and Their Funding.................. 52 Vl.3 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support OSU Departments............ 67 Vl.4 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support Other Agencies............. 67
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IV.1 Monthly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form )................................................................................................. 18 IV.2 Quarterly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)............................................................................................... 19 IV.3 Semi-Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)........................................................................................ 21 IV.4 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)................................................................................................... 23 V.1 Monitoring Stations for the OSU TRIGA Reactor.............................................................................................................45 Vl.1 Summary of the Types of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated.......................................................................... 67 Overview
Executive Summary Introduction The data fro m this report in g year s hows that th e use of th e The c urr ent an nu a l report of the Oregon S ta te U ni ve rs ity Radi at io n Center and the Oregon State TRJGA reac tor Radia ti on Center and TRJGA Reactor fo llow s th e us ua l for (OST R ) was dramatically affecte d by th e C O V ID-19 pan m at by in cluding infornrntion re latin g to the e ntir e R a di a ti on de mi c. Not on ly were just abo ut every m etric accross the boa rd Ce nt er rat her than ju st the reactor. H owever, th e in fo nn ation lo wer this year, a ll academ ic cou r ses we re v irtural a nd did not is st ill presented in s uch a m ann e r that d ata on th e reacto r m ay in vo lve the use of Radiation Ce nter facil iti es, even laboratory be exa min ed separate ly, if d es ire d. It s h o uld b e n oted that a ll c las ses. a nnu a l d ata given in this report covers th e period fro m July I,
Of the wo rk performed, eig h ty-fo ur p e rc ent (84%) of th e 2020 through June 30, 2 0 2 1. C umulati ve reac tor op erati n g data OSTR researc h hours were in s upp o rt of off-campus re sea rc h in this report relates on ly to the LEU fu e le d co re. This cove rs proj ects, reflec tin g the u se of the OSTR nationally and int e r the period begi1rning Ju ly 1, 2008 to the prese nt dat e. For a nat ion a ll y. Radiation Ce nt er u sers publi s he d or s ubmitt e d I 0 7 s umma ry of data on the reactor's two other cores, the reader is articl es thi s yea r, and made 15 prese nt at io n s on work th a t in referred to previous a nnu a l reports.
vo lve d th e OSTR or Radiation Ce nt e r. T h e numb e r of sa mpl es In ad di tio n to providing ge nera l infonnati o n about th e activ i irradi ate d in the reactor during this re p o rtin g period was 876. ti es of t h e Radiation Ce nt er, this re port is designed to m eet the F und ed OSTR use hours comprise d 85% of th e resea rch use. reporting requirements of the U. S. N ucl ear Regu latory Com Personnel at the Radiation Cente r conducted 17 to ur s of th e mi ss io n, and the Oregon Department of E n e rgy. Because of facility, acco mm odati n g 45 v is itor s, d ow n considerab ly du e thi s, the report is di vide d int o severa l di st inct part s so that the to uni ve rs ity restrictions o n visitors. The v is itor s includ e d rea d er m ay easi ly find the sec ti o n s of interest.
e lem e ntary, middle schoo l, hi g h sc hool, and co ll ege students; relatives and fr iends ; facu lty; c urr e nt a nd pro s p ec ti ve cli e nt s; na ti o na l la bora tory and indu stria l sc ie nti s ts and e n g ineer s; a nd s tat e, fe de ra l and international o ffici a ls. The R a diation Ce nt er is a sign ifi cant positive attractio n on ca mpu s beca use vis it ors leave w ith a good impression of the fac ility and of Oregon Stat e Uni vers ity.
The Radiation Center projects database co ntinu es to pro v id e a use ful way of tracking the m a ny diffe re nt aspects of work at th e faci li ty. The number of projects su pported thi s yea r was 116. R eactor re lated projects co mpri sed 77% of a ll proj ect s.
The total researc h dollars in so m e way s upport e d by the R a dia tion Ce nt er, as reported by o ur researchers, was $ 16. 3 milli o n.
The actua l total is likely hi g her. This yea r the R a di a tion Ce nt e r provided service to 73 different orga ni za ti o n s/in s tituti o ns, 4 I %
of w hi ch were from ot her states and 41 % o f which we re from outs id e the U. S. and Canada. So, w hil e the Ce nt er's prim ary mi ssio n is loca l, it is also a fac ility w ith a n a ti o n a l and int e rn a tional c li ente le.
The R adiation Center web site prov id es a n easy way for p o te nti a l use rs to eva lu ate the Ce nt e r 's fac iliti es a nd ca pabiliti es as we ll as to app ly for a project and c heck use c h a rges. T h e addr ess is: http: //radiationcenter.orego ns tate.e du.
4 ANNUAL REPORT OVERVIEW
Overview of the Radiation Center tr an sfe r per fo mian ce, and a w ide ra nge of des ign bas is, a nd Th e R a di ati on Ce nt er is a uniqu e fa c ili ty w hich se rv es th e beyo nd d es ig n bas is, acc id e nt con d it ion s.
entir e OSU ca mpu s, a ll o th e r in stituti o ns w ithin th e Or ego n T h e A d va n ce d N ucl ea r Sys te m s Eng in eerin g L a bora to ry Uni ve rs ity Sys tem, and m a ny oth er uni vers ities a nd o rga (ANSEL) is th e ho m e to two m ajor th enn a l-hy d ra uli c test ni za ti o ns thro ug ho ut th e n ati o n and the wo rld. T h e Ce nt e r fac ili t ies-the Hi g h Te mp erature Tes t Fac ili ty (H TT F) a nd a lso regul ar ly p rov id es sp ec ia l services to sta te a nd fe de ral th e Hy d ro -m ec ha ni ca l F ue l Test Faci li ty (HMF TF). T h e age nc ies, pa rti cul arl y age nc ies d ea lin g w ith law en fo rce HTTF is a 1/4 sca le m o d e l of the Mo dul ar H ig h Te m peratu re m e nt, ene rgy, hea lth, a nd e nv iro nm e nt a l qu a li ty, and re nd e rs Gas Reac tor. T h e vesse l has a cera mi c lin e d upp er h ea d and ass is tan ce to Orego n indu s try. In a dditi o n, th e R adiation shro ud ca pa bl e of o pe ra t io n at 850 °C (we ll mi xe d he lium ).
Ce nt e r p rovi d es p erm an ent offi c e a nd labora tory sp ace fo r T h e d es ig n w ill a ll ow for a m ax imum op era tin g pr ess ure of th e O SU Sch oo l of N ucl ea r Sc ie nc e and E ng in ee rin g, th e l. 0MPa and a m ax imum co re cera mi c temp eratur e of 16 00 °C.
OSU In stitut e of N ucl ea r Sc ie nce a nd Eng in ee rin g, and fo r T he no m i na l w or kin g fluid w i ll be he lium with a c ore power th e OSU nuc lea r ch emi s try, ra d ia ti o n che mi st ry, geoc he mi s of ap p rox im a te ly 6 00 k W ( note that e lec tri ca l hea te rs ar e used try an d radioc h em istry p rogra m s. Th e re is no other uni ve r sity to s im ula te th e co re p owe r). T he tes t fac ili ty a lso in c lud es a fac ili ty with the co mbin ed ca pa bili t ies of t he OSU R adi a ti o n sca led reac to r cav ity cool in g syste m, a c irc ul ato r and a heat Ce nt er in th e wes te rn h a lf of th e U nit ed St ates. s ink in o rd e r to co mpl e te the cyc le. T he H T TF can be used Locate d in the R adi ati o n Ce nt er a re m any it em s o f s pec ia l to s imulat e a w id e ra nge of acc ide nt sce n ari os in gas reac-ize d equ ipme nt and uniqu e teac hi ng a nd researc h fac iliti es. tors to in c lud e th e d e pr ess uri zed co ndu cti on coo ld own and p ress uri ze d condu cti o n coo ld own eve nt s. T he HM FTF is a Th ey in c lu de a T RI GA M a rk II researc h nucl ea r rea c to r ; testi ng fac ility w hi c h w ill be used to produ ce a da ta base of a 6°Co gamma irra di ator ; a la rge numb er of s ta te -of-th e a rt hy d ro -me ch ani ca l in fo m1 a ti o n to su ppl e m ent th e qu a lifica co mput er-base d ga mma ra di a ti o n spectro m eters and as ti o n of t he p ro toty pi c ultr a hi g h d e ns ity U-M o Low E nri c hed soc iated hig h puri ty ge rn1 anium d e tecto rs; and a va ri ety of Ura nium fu e l w hi c h w ill be imp lem en ted int o th e U.S. High in s trum ents fo r ra di ati o n m eas ur e m en ts an d m onit o rin g. Perfo rm an ce R esea rc h R eactors u pon th e ir co nve rs io n to low Spec ia li ze d fac ili t ies fo r ra di at io n work in clud e teac hin g a nd enric he d fu e l. T hi s d ata in t urn w ill b e u se d to ve ri fy c u rrent resea rch labora t ories w ith in strumentation and re la te d equip theoretica l h y d ro - a nd th e rm o - mec han ica l co d es b e in g used m e n t for perfo rmin g ne ut ro n act ivat io n ana lys is and ra di o d uri n g safety an a lyses. T h e m axi m wn op era ti o na l p ress u re of tracer s tudi es; la bora tor ies fo r pl ant experime nt s in vo lv in g the HMF TF is 6 00 p s ig w ith a m ax imum o perati o na l te m ra di oac ti v ity; a fac ility fo r re pa ir and ca li bra ti on o f ra di a ti o n pera ture of 4 5 0 °F.
pro tec ti o n ins trw11e nt a ti o n ; a nd faci liti es fo r p ac kag in g ra T he Ra di ati on Ce nt e r s taff reg ul a rl y prov id es dir ec t s up-di oac ti ve m at er ia ls fo r shipm ent to na t iona l a nd int ern a ti ona l port and ass i stan ce to OSU teac hin g and resea rch progra m s.
d es tin a ti o ns. Areas of ex pe rti se co mm o nl y in vo lve d in su ch effort s incl ude
A lso ho used in the R a di ati o n Ce nt e r is the A dva n ce d T h e r n u c lear eng in ee rin g, nucl ear a nd ra di ati o n c hemi stry, neutron m a l Hy d ra ul ics R esea rc h La bora tory (ATHRL ), w hi c h is activa ti o n a na lys is, ra di a ti o n effects o n bi o log ica l sys tem s, ra use d fo r state-of-t h e-a rt two-ph ase flow ex p erime nt s. Within diat ion d os im etry, en v iro n menta l ra di o acti v ity, p ro du cti on of AT HRL is loca te d th e Nu Sca le Int egra l Sys tem s Tes t-2 s hort-li ve d ra di o isoto pes, radiat ion s hi e ld ing, nu c lea r in s t ru (N I ST-2) fac il ity is a nu c lea r p owe r p la n t tes t fac ili ty th at is me ntat io n, e m e rge ncy res po nse, tra ns porta ti o n ofra di oact ive in s trum e nta l in t he d es ig n ce rtifi ca ti o n of th e N uSca le s m a ll m ateria ls, in strwn e nt ca libr ation, ra di at io n hea lth ph ys ics, m o dul ar reacto r. T h e NI ST-2 fac ili ty is co ns tru ct ed of a ll ra d ioac ti ve was te di sposa l, a nd ot her re late d ar eas.
sta inl ess-stee l co m po nent s a nd is capa bl e of op era ti o n a t full I n additi o n to fo rnial aca d e mi c an d researc h s upp o rt, th e sys te m p ress ur e ( 1500 ps ia), a nd fu ll syste m temp e ratur e Cent e r ' s staff pr ov id es a w ide v ariety of o th e r serv ices in cl ud (600 °F). in g p ub li c to ur s a nd in str uctiona l progra m s, a nd profess io nal
A ll co m pone nt s a re 1/3 sca le he ig h t a nd 1/254.7 vo lum e co ns u lta ti o n assoc iate d w ith th e feas ib ili ty, d es ig n, safety,
sca le. T he cu rr e nt tes tin g p rogra m is exa min ing m eth o d s and exec uti on of ex pe rim e n ts us ing ra di a ti o n and ra di oactiv e fo r natura l circ ul ati o n s ta1tup, he li ca l steam ge nera tor hea t mater ia ls.
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Thi s sec t io n co nt ai ns a li s tin g of a ll peo pl e who w e re r es ident s o f th e Ra di ati on Ce n te r o r w h o wo rk e d a s ig nificant am o unt of tim e at th e Ce nt er dur in g th is re po rtin g p eri o d.
It s ho uld be note d th at no t a ll of th e fac ul ty and stud e nt s w ho use d the Rad iat io n Ce nt e r fo r th e ir teac hin g a nd resea rch are li sted.
S w11m ary in fo rm ati on o n th e numb er of peo pl e in v ol ve d is g ive n in Tab le V I.I, w hil e indi v idu a l na m es and proj ec ts are li s ted in Ta bl eYI.2.
Radiation Center Staff Reactor Operations Committee
Steve Reese, Dir ect o r Dan Harlan, Chair Dina Pope, Office Ma n age r OSU R adi ati on Safety Matthew Berry, Bus in ess Ma nage r Leo Bobek UMass Lowe ll Erica Emerson, R ece pti o ni s t Samuel Briggs S. Todd Keller, R eac to r E ng in ee r, Se ni o r R ea ctor Op e rat o r OSU Sc h oo l of N u c lea r Sc ie nce a nd E ng in ee rin g Celia Oney, R eac to r Superv iso r, Se ni o r Rea ctor Op erat o r Abi Tavakoli Farsoni Robert Schickler, Reac to r A dmini stra to r/ Ass ist ant Dir ec OSU Sc hoo l of N ucl ear Sc ie nc e a nd Eng in ee rin g tor, Se ni o r R e ac tor Op era to r Scott Menn Scott Menn, Se ni o r H ea lth Ph ys ic is t OSU R a di a ti on Ce nt e r Taighlor Story, Hea lth Ph ys ic is t Celia Oney (not votin g)
Leah Mine, Ne utr on A cti va ti o n A na lys is M a na g er OSU R a d ia tio n Ce nt e r Steve Smith, D eve lopm e n t Eng in ee r, Steve Reese (not votin g)
Se ni o r Reactor O p erato r OSU R a di ati o n Ce nt e r Chris Kulah, Se ni or Reac tor O pera to r Robert Schickler Dan Sturdevant, Cu s to d ia n OSU R ad ia ti o n Ce nt e r Emory Colvin, R ea ctor O pera to r (S tud ent ) Julie Tucker OSU M ec ha ni ca l, Indu s tri a l and M a nufacturin g E ng in ee rin g Maggie Goodwin, Se ni o r R eac to r Op era to r (Student) Haori Yang Angelo Camargo, R eac to r O p era to r (S tud ent) OSU Sc hoo l ofN u c lea r Sc ie nce and E ng in ee rin g Lucia Gome z Hurtado, R e a cto r Op era tor ( Stud e nt )
Griffen Latimer, R eacto r O pe rat or (S tud e nt )
Tracey Spoerer, Rea ctor Op era to r ( Stud e nt )
Scott Veldman, R eac to r O pera to r (S tud e nt )
Nathan Wiltbank, R eac to r O pera to r (S tud e nt)
Gordon Kitchener, Reacto r O pe rato r (S tud ent )
Lucien Litteral, R eac to r O pera to r (S tud e nt)
Logan Schoening, R eac to r O pera to r (S tud e nt)
Stephanie Juare z, H ea lth Ph ys ics M o nit o r ( S tud e nt)
Brandon Farjardo, Hea lth Ph ys ics M o nit o r (S tud e nt )
Taighlor Story, Hea lth Ph ys ics M o nit o r (S tud e nt)
Nicolaas VanDerZwan, H ea lth Ph ys ics M onit o r ( Stud e nt )
6 ANNUAL REPORT PEOPLE
Professional and Research Faculty
Tony Alberti Dina Pope P os td oc tora l Sc hol a r, Nucl ea r S ci e nc e a nd En g in ee rin g Office Mana ge r, R a di a ti o n Ce nt e r Samuel Briggs Leila Ranjbar Ass it a nt Professo r, N uc lea r Sc ie nce and E ng in ee rin g Instr uc tor, N ucl ea r Sc ie nce a nd E ng in ee ring Tianyi Chen Steven Reese Ass istant Professo r, N ucl ea r S ci e nce a nd Eng in ee rin g Dir ec tor, R a di ation Ce nte r Abi Far s oni Robert Schickler Assoc iate Pro fesso r, Nucl ea r Sci e nce a nd E ng in ee rin g Reac tor Admini strat o r/ Ass istant D irector, R a di ati o n Ce nte r Jzabela Gutowska Aaron Weiss Ass ista nt P rofess or, Se nior R ese arc h, N u c lea r S ci enc e a nd Sr. Faculty R ese arch Ass ista nt, N uc lea r Sc ienc e and E ng in ee rin g E ng in ee rin g David Hamby Brian Woods Pro fessor Eme ritu s, N ucl ear Sc ie nce and Eng in e erin g P rofesso r, N ucl ea r S ci e nce an d En g in eerin g Kathryn Higley Qiao Wu Sc hoo l H ea d, P ro fesso r, N uc lea r Sci e nce and Eng in ee rin g P rofesso r, N ucl ea r S ci e nce a nd E ng in ee rin g Todd S. Keller Haori Yang R eac tor E ng in ee r, Radi a ti o n Ce nt e r Ass istant Pro fesso r, N u c lea r Sc ien ce and Eng ine e rin g Walter Loveland Pro fesso r, Che mi stry Wade Marcum Assoc ia te P rofess or, N ucl ear S ci e nce an d E ng in ee rin g Mitch Meyer Professo r of Prac ti ce, N ucl ear Sc ien ce an d Eng in ee rin g Scott Menn Se ni o r Hea lth Phys ic ist, Radi a ti o n Ce n te r LeahMinc Assoc ia te Professo r, Anthrop o lo gy Guillaume Mignot Ass istant P rofesso r, Se ni or R esea rch, N ucl ea r Sc ienc e and Eng in eeri ng Celia Oney Reacto r S uperv iso r, R a di ati o n Ce nt e r Camille Palmer R esea rch Fac ul ty and In stru c to r, N uc lear Sc ie nce a nd Eng in ee rin g Todd Palmer P ro fesso r, N ucl ear Sc ie nce a nd E ng in ee ri ng Alena Paulenova Assoc iate Professo r, Nucl ea r Sc ie nce a nd E ng inee ring
2020-2021 7 Facilities
Research Reactor The Ore go n State Univers ity TRJGA R eac tor (OSTR) is a T h e re ac tor's thermal column consists of a la rge stack of wa ter-cool ed, swi mmin g poo l typ e re sea rch reac tor w hi ch uses grap hit e blocks w hi ch s lows down n e utron s from th e reactor uranium /zirc o nium hydride fue l e le m ent s in a c ir c ul ar g rid core in order to increase therma l n e utron ac tivation of sa mpl es.
a rray. The reactor core is s urr ound e d by a rin g of graphite Over 99% of the neutrons in the th e m1 a l co lumn are th enn al w hich serves to reflect n e utron s ba c k int o th e core. Th e core neutrons. Grap hit e blocks are re m ove d from the th emia l col is situated nea r the bottom of a 22 -foot dee p water -fi ll e d tank, umn to enab le sampl es to be pos iti o ned in s ide for irradiati on.
and the tank is surro unded by a concrete bio s hi e ld which acts as a radi ation s hi e ld a nd structural support. T h e reactor is li The beam ports are tubular penetration s in the reacto r 's m ai n ce nse d by th e U.S. N u c lea r R eg ul atory Co mmi ssio n to operate co ncr ete s hi eld which e n a bl e n eutron a nd ga mm a radiation at a ma x imum steady state power of 1.1 MW a nd can a lso be to stream from the core when a b ea m po rt 's s hi e ld plugs are puls e d up to a peak power of about 2500 MW. removed. T h e neu tron radiograp hy fac ility utili ze d th e tangen tial beam port (b ea m port #3 ) to produ ce ASTM E545 category The OSTR has a number of different irradi ation fac iliti es I ra di ogra ph y ca pab ility. The ot h e r bea m port s a re ava il a bl e for includin g a pneumatic transfer tube, a rotat in g rack, a th e m1 a l a variety of expe rim ents.
co lumn, fo ur beam ports, five sa mple h o ldin g (dummy) fu e l e lem ent s for s pecia l in -co re irradi ation s, a n in-co re irradi a ti o n If sa mpl es irradiated req uir e a large n e utron flu e n ce, especially tub e, and a cadmium-lined in-co re irradiation tube for experi fro m hi g her energy n e utrons, the y ma y be placed in th e in m ents requirin g a high ene rgy n e utron flu x. core irradiation tube (ICIT), located in one of severa l in-c ore latt i ce po s itions.
The pneum atic transfer facility ( called a R a bbit) enables sa mple s to be inserted and re mo ve d from th e core in fou r to The cadmium-lined in-core irradiation tube (CLICIT) five seco nd s. Conseq ue ntl y, this faci lity is norma ll y used for en a bl es sa mple s to be irr a di a ted in a hi g h flux re g ion near the ne utron ac ti vat ion analys is in vo lv ing sh01t-li ve d ra di onu center of th e co r e. The ca dmium linin g in the faci li ty e limi clides. On the other h and, th e rotating rack is use d for mu c h nates t hemia l neutro n s and thus p ermit s sa mple ex p osure to lo nger irradiation of samp les ( e.g., hour s). Th e rack cons is ts hi g h er energy neutrons onl y. The ca dmium-lin e d end of this of a circu lar array of 40 tubul ar po s ition s, eac h of w hi c h can a ir-fi ll ed al uminum irradiatio n tub e is in se rt ed into an inner h o ld two sa mpl e tubes. R o tation of the rack e ns ures that each sa mple w ill receive an id e nti ca l irr ad iati on.
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gr id pos iti on of th e re actor c o re w hi c h w ould nom1all y be o c Analytical Equipment c upi ed by a fu e l e le ment. It is th e sam e as th e ICIT exc e pt fo r T h e R adiation Ce nt e r ha s a la rge v ari e ty of radiation de tec th e pr ese nce of the ca dmium linin g. ti o n in strum e nt ation. Thi s e qui p m e nt is up g rad ed as neces In s tructional Uses of the OSTR sary, es pec ia ll y th e ga mm a ray sp e ctrom e ter s w ith th e ir In s tru c ti o n a l u se o f th e reac to r is twofo ld. F ir st, it is hi s to ric a l assoc iate d c omput er s and ge nn a nium d etec tor s. A dditi o na l ly use d fo r classes in N ucl ea r E n g in ee rin g, R a di a ti o n H ealth e quipm ent fo r c lass ro o m u se a nd a n ex ten sive in ve nt o ry of Ph ys ics, and C h e mi s try at bo th th e g radu ate and und ergra du porta bl e ra di a ti o n d e tec ti o n in s trum ent ation a re a lso ava il ate leve ls to d emon s tr ate num e rou s prin c ipl es w hich have a bl e.
bee n pr ese n te d in th e cl ass ro o m. Bas ic n eutr on be ha v ior is R adi a ti o n Ce nt e r nucl e ar in st rum e ntation rece ives int en s ive th e sam e in sm a ll r ea ct o rs as it is in large p owe r reactor s, and e in bo th te achin g a nd resea r c h applic a tion s. In additi o n,
m any d em on s tration s and in s tru c ti o n a l ex pe rim e nt s can be se rvi c e proj ec ts a lso use th ese sys tem s and th e combin e d use perfo nn e d us in g the OSTR whi c h cann o t b e carri e d out with a ofte n r es ult s in 2 4 -h o ur p er d ay sc h e dul es for m an y of th e co mm erc ia l powe r rea ctor. S hort e r-t e n n d em o n stration ex pe ri a n a lyt ica l in s trum ent s. Use of R a di ation Ce nter equipm ent m e nt s are a lso p er fo nn e d fo r man y und e rgra du at e s tud ent s in ex tend s b ey ond th at loca te d at th e Ce nt e r and in s trum ent at io n Ph ys ics, C h e mi stry, and Bi o lo gy cl asses, as we ll as fo r v is it o rs m ay be m ad e ava i la bl e o n a loa n b as is to OS U resea rc h e rs in fr o m other uni ve rs iti es and co ll eges, fro m hi g h sc hoo ls, a nd ot he r d e p artm ent s.
fr o m publi c group s.
Th e seco nd in s tru ction a l appli ca ti o n of th e O STR in vo lves educ atin g react o r opera tor s, op e rati on s m an age r s, and h e a lth Radioisotope Irradiation Sources ph ys ic ists. T h e OSTR is in a uniqu e pos iti o n to provid e su c h Th e Radiati on Cent e r is e quip pe d w ith a Gammac e ll 22 0 edu ca tio n sinc e c urricu la mu st includ e h and s-o n exp e ri e nce at 6°Co irra diator wh ich is ca pa bl e of d e li ve rin g hi g h doses of a n op erati ng re actor and in assoc ia te d labo rat o ri es. Th e m a ny ga mm a ra di a ti o n ove r a ra nge of d ose rat es to a v ari ety of typ es of edu ca ti o n a l pro gr am s th at th e R a di a ti o n Ce nt e r pro m ate ri a ls.
v id es are m o re full y d esc r ib ed in P art V I of thi s r e p o rt.
Durin g thi s re p ortin g pe ri o d th e O ST R acco mm o d a ted a Ty pi ca ll y, th e irr a di a to r is use d b y resea r c h e rs w is hin g to numb er of d iffe rent O SU aca d e mi c cl asses and o th e r ac ad e mi c pe rfo rm mutati o n and oth e r b io log ica l e ffects s tudi es; studi es p rogra m s. In a dditi on, porti o ns of cl asses fro m o th er Orego n in t h e a rea o f ra di a ti o n ch e mi stry; d os im eter tes tin g; s te ril uni vers iti es we re a lso s upp01te d b y th e OS TR. izat i on o f foo d mat e ri a ls, so il s, se diment s, bi o log ic a l s pec i m e n, a nd o th er m e di a ; ga mm a radi a ti on dama ge s tudi es; a nd Res earch Uses of the OSTR oth er s uc h appli ca t io ns. In a dd iti o n to th e 6°Co irradi ato r, th e Th e OS TR is a uniqu e a nd va lu a bl e too l for a w id e v ari e ty Ce n te r is a lso equipp ed w ith a va ri ety of s m a ll e r 6°Co, 137Cs, ofresea rc h applic a ti o ns and serves as an exce ll e nt so urc e of 226R a, plut o nium-b e ryllium, a nd o th er isot opi c sea led so ur ces ne utr on s and/or ga mma ra diati o n. Th e m os t co mm o n ly use d of va ri ou s radi oac ti v ity leve ls w h ic h a re ava ila b le for use as ex pe r im en ta l te clmiqu e r e quirin g reac tor use is in strw11e ntal irra di a ti on so ur ces.
ne ut ro n ac ti va ti on an a lys is (INAA). T h is is a p articu la rl y Du r in g thi s reportin g pe ri o d th ere was a di ve rse g roup of se ns iti ve m eth o d of e lem ent a l a n a lys is w hi ch is d esc rib ed in p rojec ts us in g th e 6°Co irra di a to r. Th ese proj ec ts in c lud e d th e m o re d eta il in Pa rt VI. irr adi a ti o n o f a va r iet y of bi o log ica l m ate ri a ls in c lud ing di f
Th e OST R 's irr adi a tion fac i liti es pr ov id e a w id e ran ge of fe re nt ty p es of see d s.
ne ut ro n flux leve ls and n e utr o n flu x qu a liti es w h ic h are s uf fic ien t to meet t h e nee d s of m os t resea rc h e rs. Thi s is tru e n o t In a dditi o n, th e irr a di a to r was u se d fo r s terili za ti o n of several o n ly for INAA, but a lso fo r o th e r expe ri me nt a l purp oses s uc h m edi a and th e eva lu a ti o n of th e ra di a ti o n effec ts o n diffe ren t as th e 39 A r/4 0 A r ra tio a nd fiss io n track m e th od s of age da tin g m ater ia ls. Ta bl e III. I pro v id es use d ata fo r th e Ga mm ace ll sa mpl es. 220 irr a di ato r.
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Laboratories and Classrooms A ll of t h e laborator ies and c lass ro o m s a re use d ex te ns ive ly Th e R adi a ti o n Ce nter is e quipp e d w ith a number of diffe re nt durin g t he aca d emi c year. A li s tin g o f c our ses a cco mm oda ted ra di oac ti ve m ate ri a l la b ora t o ri es d es igne d to ac comm o dat e at th e R a di at i on Ce nt e r durin g thi s re po rtin g pe ri o d a lo ng wit h resea r c h proj ects an d cl asses offe re d by va ri o us O SU a c a th e ir enro llm e nt s is g ive n in Tabl e lII. 2.
de mi c depa rtm e n ts or off-ca mpu s gro up s. Instrument Repair & Calibration In stru ct io na l faci l iti es ava il a bl e a t th e Ce nt e r in c lud e a la b o Facility ra tory es pec ia ll y e qu i ppe d fo r teac hin g ra di oc h e mi s try a nd T he R adiatio n Center h as a fac ili ty for th e repair an d ca li bra a nu c lea r in strume nt a ti o n teac hin g la bo rat o ry e quipp e d w ith tio n of essentia ll y a ll types of ra di a ti o n m o nit o rin g in stru m odul ar sets of counti n g eq uipm e nt w hi c h can b e co nfi gur e d m e nt atio n. T hi s includ es in s trum en ts fo r th e d etec ti o n a nd to acco mm o date a var i ety of ex per im e nt s in v ol v in g th e m ea m eas ur em en t of a lp h a, b et a, ga mm a, a nd n eutron ra di at io n.
sur em e nt of m an y ty pes ofra di a ti o n. T h e Ce nt er al so has t wo ft e nco mp asses b oth hi g h ra nge in strum e nt s fo r m eas urin g stud e nt co mpu te r rooms. int e nse ra d ia t ion fie ld s and low ran ge in s trum ent s used to m eas u re e nviro nm en ta l leve ls of ra di oac ti v ity.
In addi tio n to these d edi cate d in str uc ti o n a l fac iliti es, m a ny ot he r researc h laborator ies and pi eces of s pec ia li ze d e quip T he Center's in stru me nt repa ir and ca l ibr a ti on fac ili ty is used m ent are regu lar ly use d for teac hin g. In pa rti c ul ar, cl asses reg ul arly t h ro ughout t h e yea r an d is a bso lu te ly esse nt ia l to the ar e ro utin e ly give n access to ga mm a sp ec t ro m e t ry equipm ent co n t in ue d opera t io n of t h e m an y di ffe rent pro g ram s ca rried loca ted in Ce n ter la bora t o ries. A numb e r of c lasses a lso reg u o ut at th e Ce nter. In a dd it io n, th e a bse nce of a ny co m parab le la rl y use th e OSTR an d th e R eac tor Bay as an int egral part of fac ili ty in th e state h as led to a grea tl y ex pa nd ed in s trum e nt th e ir in stru c ti ona l co u rsewo r k. ca lib rat io n progra m for t h e Ce nt e r, includin g ca lib ra ti o n of es se nti a ll y a ll ra di atio n de tec ti o n in st rum e nt s u se d by s tate and T h e re are two c lassroo m s in t h e R adi a ti o n Ce nt er w hi c h are fe d era l agencies in t h e s tate of O rego n. T hi s includ es instru capa bl e of h o ld ing abo ut 35 a n d 18 s tud e nt s. In a dditi o n, m e nt s use d on th e OSU ca mpu s and a ll o th e r in s tituti on s in the th e re are two sma ll er co nfere nce roo m s a nd a lib rary s uit a bl e O rego n U ni vers ity Sys t e m, plu s in s trum e nt s fr o m th e O r egon fo r graduate c lasses an d t hesis exa min a ti o ns. As a serv ice t o Hea lth Divisio n 's R a d ia ti o n P ro tect io n Serv ices, th e O r egon th e s tud e nt body, t h e Radia ti o n Ce n te r a lso p rov id es an o ffice De pa rt ment of E n ergy, th e O rego n Publi c Utiliti es Commis ar ea for th e stud ent ch a p te rs of th e A m e ri ca n N ucl ea r Soci ety s io n, th e Orego n Heal th a nd Sc ie nces U ni ve rs ity, th e A nn y a nd t he Hea lt h P hys ics Soc iety. Co rps of E n gi nee rs, a nd th e U. S. E n v ironm ent a l P ro tect ion Age ncy.
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Table 111.1 Gammacell 220 6 °Co lrradiator Use
Purpose of Irradiation Samples Dose Range Number of Use Time (rads) Irradiations (hours)
Sterilization wood, soil, mouse diet, l.5xl0 6 to 5.0x10 6 19 14 5.94 chitosan, bioc har
Material E va lu ation silcon sensor, polymers, l.0xl0 4 to 2.2xl0 8 12 1,221.40 medical dev ices, crysta ls
Bot ani c al Stud ies wh e at see ds, seed s l.5 x l0 4 to 5.0x 104 7.55
Tota ls 3 8 1367.89
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- Operating Statistics B-1 Activation Analys is of Stone Meteorites, Other Mete During the operating period between July I, 2020 and June orites, and Terrestria l Rocks.
30, 2021, the reactor produced I, 193 MWH of thermal power B-2 Measurements of Cd Ratios of Mn, In, and Au in during it s 1,258 critical hours. Thermal Column.
B -4 Flux Mapping.
8-5 In-core Irradiation of Fo ils for Neutron Spectral Mea Experiments Performed surements.
During the current reporting period there were 5 approved B-6 Measurements of Ne utron Spectra in External Irradia reactor experiments available for use in reactor-related pro tion Facilities.
grams. They are: B-7 Measurements of Gamma Doses in External Irradia A-1 Normal TRI GA Operation (No Sample Irradiation). tion Facilities.
B-3 Irradiation of Materia ls in the Standard OSTR Ir B-8 Isotope Production.
radiation Facilities. B-9 Neutron Radiography.
B-29 Reactivity Worth of Fue l. B-10 Neutron Diffraction.
B-11 Irradiation of Materials Involving Specific Q uantities B-31 TRI GA Flux Mapping of Uranium and Thorium in Sta ndard OSTR Irradia tion Facilities. (Discontinued Feb. 28th, 2018)
B-36 Irradiation of fissionable materials in the OSTR. B-12 Exploratory Experiments. (Discontinued Feb. 28th,
Of these available experiments, four were us ed during the 2018) reporting period Table IV.4 provides information related to the B-13 This experiment number was changed to A-7.
frequency of use and the genera l purpose of their u se. B-14 Detection of Chem ically Bound Neutrons.
Inactive Experiments B -1 5 This experiment numb e r was chan ge d to C-1.
Presently 39 experiments are in the inactive file. This con B-16 Production and Preparation of 18F.
sists of experiments which have been performed in the past B-17 Fission Fragment Gamma Ray Angular Corre lations.
and may be reactivated. Many of these experi ment s are now performed under the more genera l exper im ents list ed in the B-18 A Study of Delayed Status (n, y) Produced Nuclei.
previous section. The following li st identifies these inacti ve B-19 Instrument Timing via Light Triggering.
experiments. B - 20 Sinusoidal Pile Oscillator.
A -2 Measurement of Reactor Power Level via Mn Activa B-21 Beam Port # 3 Neutro n Radiography Facility.
tion. B-22 Water Flow Measurements Through TRIGA Core.
A-3 Measurement of Cd Ratios for Mn, In, and Au in B-23 Studies Using TRIGA Them1al Col umn. (Discontin-Rotating Rack. ued Feb. 28 th, 20 18)
A -4 Neutron Flux Measurements in TRIGA. B -24 General Neutron Radiography.
A-5 Copper Wire Irradiation. 8-25 Neutron Flux Monitors.
A-6 In-core Irradiation of LiF Crysta ls. B-26 Fast Neutron Spectrum Generator.
A-7 Investigation ofTRlGA's Reactor Bat h Water Tem 8-27 Neutron Flux Detennination Adja ce nt to the OSTR perature Coefficient and High Power Level Power Core.
Fluctuation.
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B-28 Gamma Scan ofSodiwn (TED) Capsule. 20-09 Changes to OSTROPs 1 and 7 Minor updates and revi s ion s to procedure s for annunciator re spo nse and B-30 NAA of J e t, Diesel, and Furnace Fuels. reactor water sys tem s.
B-32 Argon Production Facility. 21-01 Revisions to OSTROPs 13, 26, and 31 B-33 Irradiation of Co mbustible Liquids in LS. (Discon Minor updates and re v isio n s to procedure s for monthl y s urveillance,
tinued Fe b. 28th, 2018). background inve s ti gat ion, and archival storage of document s.
B-34 Irradiation of Enriched Uranium in the Neutron Ra 21-02 Bulk Shield Tank Cleanup Skid Upgrades and OS diography Faci lity. (Discontinued Feb. 28th, 2018). TROP 7 Revisions B-35 Irradiation of Fissile Materials in the Prompt Added a UV sa niti ze r to the bulk s hield tank cleanup sys tem to prevent Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) biolo g ical growth, removed unnec essary valves, replaced other valves Facility. (Discontinued Feb. 28th, 2018). with sta inles s steel ball va lves, and made related OSTROP revision s.
C-1 PuO 2 Transient Ex periment. 21-03 Changes to OSTROP 8: Reactor Power Calibration Procedures Unplanned Shutdowns Minor updates and revisions to the procedure for reactor power calibra tion.
There were 9 unplanned reactor shutdowns during the current 21-04 Beam Port #4 Leak Repair and Modification reporting period. Table IV.5 details these events. Install a sea led a luminum can in Beam Port # 4 and inject epoxy around
it in order to stop the water leak from that beam po11 wh il e maintaining its usefulne ss for experimental facilities.
Activities Pursuant to 10 CFR 50-59 21-05 Changes to OSTROP 5: Procedure for Maintaining There was one safety evaluation perfom1ed in support of the Reactor Operation Records reactor this year. It was: Minor updates and revis ion s to th e procedure for operating records.
21-01 RCHPP-39 Neutron Generator Created a new Radiation Center Health Phy sics Procedure with instructions for usin g t he neutron generator that is now how housed Surveillance and Maintenance in the radiation center.
Non-Routine Maintenance There were 9 new screens performed in support of the reactor July 2020 this year. They were:
Cleaned Bulk Shield Tank water with temporary filtration 20-06 Changes to Radiation Center HVAC and Relevant system.
OSTROP Revisions August 2020 Replaced all pneumatic components in the ventilation system with Replaced the ion exchange resin in the Bulk Shie ld Tank e lectrical ly operated components and made related update s to OS-demineralizer tank.
TROPs I, 2, and 17..
20-06 Addendum: OSTROPs 16 and 17 Revision September 2020
Additional updates following the ventilation upgrades from Screen Installed new electronic controllers for the venti lation sys 20-06. tem dampers.
20-07 number not used Emptie d, c leaned, and refilled the cooling tower and second 20-08 Upgrade to Reactor Bay Supply Fan Filtration ary pump diffuser.
In sta ll ed a seco nd set of air filters downstre eam of the first set on October 2020 the ventilation s upply fan to further reduce pa11iculates going into installed a darkroom in the reactor bay for u se by Neutron the reactor bay. Radiography Faci lity experimenters.
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Replaced relief va lve on Neutron Radio gra phy Faci li ty April 2021 s hutt e r. Cleaned sh im rod e lectro m agn e t and ann atur e.
November 2020 Installed gro u ndi n g wire on th e fission chamber t o reduce In sta ll ed a second set of air filters on th e ve ntil a tion s up e lectrical noise.
ply fan.
C leaned the water leve l det ector on th e coo lin g to we r. May 2021 R epair ed the prea mpli fie r for the primary water activity Re-soldered the r esistor for the safety rod "DOWN" li ght.
monit or. Replaced fa n belts on severa l fans in th e venti latio n room.
December 2020 June 2021 Replaced the batteries in the in verte r. Disassembled the PGNAA fac ili ty in preparation for March 2021 Beam Port 4 repairs.
Replaced the underwater li g ht s in the tank with LEDs. Temporarily moved 43 fuel e lem e nt s to th e in-t an k storage In stalled a UV sanitizer in th e bulk s hi e ld tank cl ea nup racks in preparation for Beam Port 4 repair s.
system. Replaced th e magnet in t h e s him ro d dri ve.
Replaced bearings on the ve ntil ati on exh au st fan.
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Table IV.1 Present OSTR Operating Statistics
Operational Data For LEU Core Annual Values Cumulative Values (2020 /2021)
MWH of energy produced 1,193 16,642
MWD of energy produced 49.7 693.4
Grams 235U used 69 952
Number of fue l e leme nt s added to( +) or removed(-) from 0 9 1 the core
Number of pulses 0 325
Hours reactor critica l 1,258 17,8 07
Hours at full power ( 1 MW) 1, 190 16,530
Number of startup and shutd ow n checks 23 1 2,881
Number of irradiation requests processed 207 3,140
Number of samp les irra di ated 879 25,758
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Table IV.2 OSTR Use Time in Terms of Specific Use Categories OSTR Use Category Annual Values Cumulative Va lu es (hours) (hours)
Teaching (departmental and others) 23 13, 781
OSU research 702 24,981
Off campus research 2,798 60, 352
Facility time 170 7,918
Total Reactor Use Time 3, 693 107, 032
Table IV.3 OSTR Multiple Use Time Number of Users Annual Values (hours) Cum ulati ve Values (hours)
Two 315 11,764
Three 325 6,680
Four 269 3, 729
Five 129 1, 604
Six 29 540
Seven 2 176
E ight or more 0 29
Total Multiple Use Time 1,069 24, 522
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Table IV.4 Use of OSTR Reactor Experiments
Experiment Research Teaching Facility Use Tota l Number
A-1 I 1,, 5 _)
B-3 186 3 10 199
B-31 0 0 I 1
B-36 2 0 0 2
Tota l 189 4 14 207
Table IV.S Unplanned Reactor Shutdowns and Scrams
Type of Event Number of Cause of Occurrences Event
Manual SCRAM 3 Response to Stack/CAM alarm.
Manual Shut down 1 Low secondary water flow due to low water leve l in cooling tower.
E xternal SCRAM 2 Limit switch slow to engage when closing NRF door and opening Beam Port 4 shutter.
Manual SCRAM 1 Operator response to period alarm.
Safety Channel SCRAM I Small s pike in power at full power.
Safety and High Voltage SCRAM I Exceeded power during reactor s tartup.
( s imultaneous)
2020-2021 17 Figure IV.1 Monthl Surveillance and Maintenance {Sample Form)
OSTROP 13, Rev. LEU-9 Surveillance & Maintenance for the Month of ________ in the year of 20 __
SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE LIMITS ASFOUND TARGET DATE DATE REMARKS
[SHADE INDICATES LJCENSE REQUIREMENT] DATE NOTTO BE COMPLETED &
EXCEEDED* rNITIALS REACTOR TANK HIGH AND LOW WATER MAXIMUM HI G H: IN CHES LEVEL ALARMS MOVEMENT LOW: INC H ES +/-3 INCHES ANN:
REACTOR TANK TEMPERATURE ALARM FUNCTIONAL Tested @ _ _
CHECK CHANNEL TEST OF STACK CAM GAS CHANNEL 8.5x l 0'+/- Ann.? _cpm Ann. 8500 cpm CHANNEL TEST OF STACK CAM PARTICULATE 8.5x l 0'+/- Ann.? Ann.
CHANNEL 8500 cpm _cpm CHANNEL TES T OF REACTOR TOP CAM 8.5x 104+/- Ann.? Ann.
PARTICULATE CHANNEL 8500 cpm _cpm MEASUREMENT OF REACTO R PRIMARY < 5 µmho \\cm WATER CONDUCTIVITY
PRIMARY WATE R pH M EASURE MENT MIN: 5 MAX:9 NIA
BULK SHIELD TANK WATER pH MIN : 5 NIA MEASUREMENT MAX:9
CHANGE LAZY SUSAN FILTER FlLTER CHANGED NIA
REACTOR TOP CAM OIL LE VEL CHECK OSTROP 13.8 NEED OIL ? NIA
STACK CAM OIL L E VEL CHECK OSTROP 13.9 NEED OIL ? NIA EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR CHECKS > 50 % O i l ok? NIA Visua l Hours NIA RABBIT SYSTEM RUN TIME Total hours /Hours NIA on current brushes OIL TRANSIENT ROD BRONZE B EA RrNG WD40 NIA
13 CRANE INSP EC TION Hooks Hoist Rope NIA
14 WATER MONITOR CHECK RCHPP 8 App. F.4 NIA
- Date not to be exceeded is only applicable to shaded items. It is equa l to the time completed last month plus s ix weeks.
Figure IV.2 Quarterly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)
OSTROP 14, Rev. LEU - 6 Surveillance & Maintenance for the 1st / 2 nd / 3 rd / 4 th Quarter of 20 __
SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE LIM ITS AS FOUND TARGET DATE NOT TO DATE REMARKS &
[SHADE IND ICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] DATE BE EXCEEDED* COMPLETED IN IT IALS
REACTOR OPERATION COMMITTEE (ROC) AUDIT QUA RTE R LY
2 INTERNAL AU DI T OF OST ROPS QUARTERLY
3 QUA RTERLY ROC MEETING QUARTERLY
4 ERP INSPECTIONS QUARTERLY
5 ROTATING RACK C HECK FOR UNKNOWN SAMPLES EMPTY
6 WATER MON ITO R ALARM CHECK FUNCT IONAL
CHECK FILTER TAPE SPEED ON STACK MONITOR ! " /HR +/- 0.2
CHECK FILTER TAPE SPEED ON CAM MON ITOR ! "/HR +/- 0.2
8 INCORPORATE 50.59 & ROCAS INTO DOCUMENTATION QUARTERLY
9 EMERGENCY CALL LIST QUARTERLY
ARM SYSTEM ALARM CHECKS
ARM 2 3S 3E 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12
AUD 10 FUNCTIONAL LIGHT
PANEL
ANN
- Date not to be exceeded is on ly applicab le to s haded items. It is equa l to the time completed last quarter plus four months.
Figure IV.2 (continued)
Quarterly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)
OSTROP 14, Rev. LEU-6 Surveillance & Maintenance for the 1st / 2 nd / 3 rd / 4 th Quarter of 20 __ _
SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE LIMITS AS FOUND DATE REMARKS&
[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] COMPLETED INITIALS
OPERATOR NAME a) TOTAL OPERATION TIME b) DATE OF OPERATING EXE RCISE REMARKS & INITIALS
1--------------------- a) :::4 hour s : at console (RO), a t t-----------------------1 t----------t--------------------1 console or as Rx.
Sup. (SRO)
II
1----------------------l b) Date Comp leted Operating 1----------------------l Exercise Figure IV.3 Semi-Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)
OSTROP 15, Rev. LEU-8 Survei ll ance & Maintenance for the 1st / 2 nd Half of 20
SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE TARGET DATE NOT DATE REMARKS
[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] LIMITS AS FOUND DATE TOBE COMPLETED &
EXCEEDE D* INITIALS
NEUTRON SOURC E COUNT RATE rNTERLOCK NO WITHDRAW
2: 5 cps
TRANSIENT ROD AIR INTERLOCK NO PULSE
CHANNEL TESTS PULSE MODE ROD MOVEMEN T INTERLOCK** NO MOVEMENT OF REACTOR INTERLOCKS MAX IMUM PULS E REACTIV ITY INSERTION LLM IT :'.S $2.25
TWO ROD W ITHDRAWAL PRJ-1O1-llBIT I ONLY
PULS E PROHIBIT ABOVE I kW 2: 1 kW
PREVIOUS PULS E DATA FO R COM PARION :S20 % PULSE #
PULSE # $ ____ _
$ ---- ____ MW 2 TEST PULSE** _____ MW CHANGE ____ oc
______ oc
3 CLEANING & LUBRICATION OF TRANS IEN T ROD CARRIER INTE RNAL BARREL
LUBRICATION OF BALL-NUT DRIV E ON TRANS IENT ROD CARRIER
5 LUBR ICATION OF THE RO TAT ING RA C K B EA RINGS WD-40
6 CONSOLE C HECK LI ST OSTROP IS.V I I
7 IN V ERT ER MAI NTENANCE See Use r Manual
8 STANDARD CONTROL ROD MOTOR C H ECKS LO-17 Bodine Oi l
- Date not to be exc eeded is only appl icable to shaded item s. It is equal to the d a te last time p lu s 7 1/2 month s.
Figure IV.3 (continued)
Semi-Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)
OSTROP 15, Rev. LEU-8 Surveillance & Maintenance for the 1st / 2nd Half of 20
SURVE ILLA NCE & MAINTENANCE LIMITS AS FOUND TARGET DATE NOT DATE REMARKS & TOBE
[SHADE IND ICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] DATE EXCEEDED* COMPLETED INITIALS
HIGH __ _
FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF HOLDUP TANK WATER LEVEL ALARMS OSTROP IS.IX
FULL __ _
BRUSH I NSPECTI ON INSPECT ION OF THE PNEUMATIC TRANSFER SYSTEM SAMPLE INS ERT ION AND WITHDRAW AL Observed TIME CHEC K insertion / withdrawal time
- Date not to be exceeded is only applicable to s hade d item s. It is equa l to the date la s t time plu s 7 1/2 month s.
- These tes t s ma y be postponed while pulsin g is precluded. If it ha s been more than 7.5 month s since the previous test, the test s hall be performed before resuming pulsing.
Figure IV.4 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)
OSTROP 16, Rev. LEU-8 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance for 20
SURVEILLANCE AND MAINTENANCE AS TARGET DATE NOT DATE REMARKS LIMITS TOBE &
[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] FOUND DATE EXCEEDED* COMPLETED INITIALS
1 BIENNIAL INSPECTION OF FFCRS OSTROP 12.0 CONTROL RODS: TRANS
2 STANDARD CONTROL ROD DRIVE INSPECTON OSTROP 16.2
3 CONTROL ROD CALIBRATION: OSTROP9.0
TRANS SAFE SHlM REG CONTROL ROD SCRAM :::2 sec 4 WI'FHDRA WAL INSERTION & W/D <5 0 sec SCRAM TIMES IN SERT ::;50 sec
5 ELEMENTS No damage FUEL ELEMENT INSPECTION FOR SELECTED 2: :LU% tb s mspectect.
ciP.tP.riorntion or ~we,11 6 REACTOR POWER CALIBRATION OSTROP8
7 FUEL ELEMENT TEMPERATURE CHANNEL Per Checklist CALIBRATION
8 CALIBRATION OF REACTOR TANK WATER TEMP OSTROP 16.8 TEMPERATURE METERS CONTINUOUS Particulate Monitor 9 AIR MONITOR RCHPP 18 CALIBRATION Gas Monitor 10 CAM OIL/GREASE MAINTENANCE
11 CALIBRATION 18 & 26 STACK MONITOR Particulate Monitor RCHPP Gas Monitor
12 STACK MONITOR OIL/GREASE MAINTENANCE
13 AREA RADIATION MONITOR CALIBRATION RCHPP18
- Date not be exceeded is only app licabl e to shaded items. It is equal to the date completed last year plus 15 months.
For biennial license requirements it is equa l to the date completed last time plus 2 1/2 years.
Figure IV.4 (con tinued)
Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)
OSTROP 16, Rev. LEU-8 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance for 20 SURV E ILLAN CE AND MAINT ENANC E A S TARG E T DATE NOT DAT E REMARKS
[SHADE INDICAT E S LI CENS E REQUIREM E NT] LIMITS FOUND DAT E TOB E COMPL E T ED & INITIALS EX CEE D E D*
CORE E XCESS :::;$7.55 $
DAMP E RS 15T FLOOR REACTOR BAY VENTILATION SYSTEM SHUTDOWN TEST C LOS E IN < 5 4Tl*IFLOOR SEC OND S RAN E INSP ECTION
SNM PHYSICAL INVENTORY NIA NIA OCTOBER
MATERIAL BALANCE REPORTS NIA NIA NOVEMBER CFO TRAINING GOOD SAM TRAINING ERP REVIEW E RP DRILL CPR CERT FOR:
RESPONS E FIRST AID C E RT FOR:
PLAN FIRST AID C E RT FOR:
EVACUATION DRILL AUTO EVAC ANNOUNCEMENT TEST ERP EQUIPMENT INVENTORY BIENNIAL SUPPORT AGRE E M E NTS PSPREVIEW PHYSICAL PSPDRILL SECURITY OSPIDPS TRAINING PLAN LOCK/SAF E COMBO CHANG E S
AUTHORIZATION LIST UPDAT E
- Da te n o t b e exc ee de d is o nl y a ppli ca bl e to s h aded item s. It is equ a l to th e dat e comp let ed las t yea r plu s 15 m o nth s.
Fo r bi e nni a l li ce n se re quir e m e nt s, it is e u a l to th e d a te co m le ted las t tim e plu s 2 112 yea rs.
Figure IV.4 (continued)
Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)
OSTROP 16, Rev. LEU-8 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance for 20 ---
SURVE ILL ANCE AND MAINTENANCE LIMITS AS TARGET TOBE DATE REMARKS
[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] FOUND DATE
- COMPLETED & INITIALS
ANNUAL REPORT NOVI OCT 1 NOV 1
ANNUAL TEST OF RECORD RETRIEVABILITY ANNUAL
KEY INVENTORY ANNUAL REACTOR TANK AND CORE COMPONENT NO WHITE SPOTS INSPECTION EMERGENCY LIGHT LOAD TEST
NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY FAC ILTIY INTERLOCKS
PGNAA FACILITY INTERLOCKS
REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSE CONDITJONS ANNUAL REQUALIFICATION BIENNIAL MEDICAL EVERY 6 YEARS LICENSE WRJTTEN OPERATING TEST APPLICATION EX PIR AT ION EXAM DATE DUE DATE DATE OPERATOR NAME DATE DATE DATE DUE DATE COMPLETED DUE DATE DUE PASSED PASSED DATE MA I LED
- Date not be exceeded is on ly applica bl e to shaded items. It is equa l to the date comp leted last year p lu s 15 months.
For biennial li cense requirements, it is equal to the date completed last time plus 2 1/2 years.
Radiation Protection
Introduction Environmental Releases The purpo se of the radiation prot ec tion pro g ram is to ensure T h e a nnu a l reporting re quir e m e nt s in th e O STR Technica l th e safe use of ra di a ti o n a nd radioactive m ate ri a l in the Ce n Specifications s tate th at the licensee (OSU) s h a ll in c lud e " a ter's teac hin g, research, and serv ice ac tivitie s, and in a s imil ar s umm ary of the nature a nd a m o unt of radioactive efflue nt s mann e r to the fulfillment of all reg ul a tory requirement s of th e released or di scharge d to the e n v iron s b eyo nd the effect ive State of Oregon, the U.S. N ucl ea r R egulatory Comm iss i on, co nt ro l of the lic ensee, as m eas ur e d at, or prior to, th e point of and other regulatory age n cies. The co mpr e h e ns iv e natur e of s u c h re lease o r discharge." T h e liquid a nd gaseo us efflue nt s th e pro gra m is s ho wn in Table Y.1, w hich li s ts the pro g ram' s re leased, and the sol id waste ge nera t ed and transf erre d are major radi a tion protection requ ir e m e nt s and th e perfonnan ce discussed briefly be low. Data r ega rdin g the se e ffluent s are also frequency fo r each item. s umm arize d in d eta il in th e d es ig nat ed ta bl es.
T he radiation protection pro gra m is impl e m ent e d by a s taff consist in g of a Se ni or Health Ph ys ici s t, a Hea lth Phy s ici st, Liquid Effluents Released a nd severa l part-time Health Ph ys ic s Mo nit o rs (see Part II ).
Ass is ta nc e is also provided by th e reac tor operations group, Liquid Ejjf.uents th e ne utron act ivation an a lysis gro up, th e Scientific In stru m e nt Oregon State Uni vers ity h as impl e m ent e d a poli cy to redu ce Tec hnici an, and t h e Radiation Ce nt e r Dir ec tor. the vol um e of ra di oact ive liquid e fflue nt s to an ab so lu te mi ni Th e dat a contained in the following se ctions hav nb je be e n mum. For exa mpl e, wa te r use d durin g th e ion exc h a nger resin prepared to co mpl y wi th the curr e nt requir e m ents of Nuclear c h a nge is now re cycle d as reac tor mak e up water. Was te water R egul atory Co mmi ss i on (NRC) Faci lity License No. R-106 fro m R ad iat ion Ce nter la bora tori es and th e OSTR is co ll ected
( D ocke t No. 50 - 243) and th e Tec lmi ca l Spec ific at ion s con at a h o ldup tank prior to re lease to th e sa nit ary sewer. L iquid ta in ed in th at li cense. T he m a te rial ha s a lso bee n prepar ed efflue nt are a nal yzed fo r radioact iv ity co nt ent a t th e t ime it in compliance wit h O r ego n D e pa rtm e nt of E nergy Rul e No. is released to the co ll ect io n poi nt. For thi s reportin g period,
345-3 0-0 I 0, w hi ch requires an annua l rep o rt of environm ental the R adiation Center and reactor mad e seve n liquid effl uent effec ts du e to research reactor operations. re leases to the sa n itary sewer. A ll Radi ation Ce nt er an d r eactor fac ili ty liquid efflu e n t d ata p ert a inin g to th is rel ease are con Within th e scope of Oregon Sta te U niv e rs ity 's radiation pro tained in Ta bl e Y.2.
te cti o n program, it is sta ndard operat in g policy to maint a in a ll Liquid Waste Generated and Transferred re leases of radioactivity to th e unr es trict e d enviromn ent a nd Liqu id waste ge nera te d fro m g lassware a nd la borat ory experi all ex po sure s to rad iatio n and radi oac ti ve mat e rials at leve ls m ents is transfe rre d b y the campu s Radi ation Safety Office to whi ch are co ns istent ly "as low as reaso nably achievab le" it s waste processing fac ili ty. The a nnu a l s umm ary of liquid (ALARA). waste generate d an d tra nsfe rre d is co ntain ed in Table Y.3.
Airborne Effluents Released A irb o rn e efflue nt s are di sc usse d in te rm s of the gaseo u s com ponent and the particulate co mp o ne n t.
Ga se ou s Ejjf.uents Gaseous efflue nt s fro m th e reac to r faci li ty are m o nit ored by the reactor s tack efflue nt m on it o r. Monitoring is co ntinu ou s, i.e., prior to, durin g, and afte r reactor op era tion s. It is n o nn al fo r the reactor fac ili ty stack e fflu ent m o nitor to beg in opera tion as one of the first syste m s in th e m o rnin g an d to cease o pe ra ti on as on e of the las t sys te m s at th e end of th e day. A ll
26 ANNUAL REPORT
- RADIATION PROTECTION 1* gaseous effluent data for this reporting period are summarized albedo neutron dosimeters, monthly TLD (finger) extremity
- in TableV.4. dosimeters, pocket ion chambers, electronic dosimetry.
Particulate effluents from the reactor facility are also moni Key facility research personnel consist of Radiation Center
- tored by the reactor facility stack effluent monitor. staff, faculty, and graduate students who perform research using the reactor, reactor-activated materials, or using other
- Particulate Ejjiuents research facilities present at the Center. The individual dosim
- Evaluation of the detectable particulate radioactivity in the etry requirements for these personnel will vary with the type stack effluent confirmed its origin as naturally-occurring radon of research being conducted, but will generally include a quar
- daughter products, within a range of approximately 3xl 0- 11 terly TLD film badge and TLD (finger) extremity dosimeters.
- µCi/ml to 1 x 10-9 µCi/ml. This particulate radioactivity is If the possibility of neutron exposure exists, researchers are
- predominantly 214Pb and 214Bi, which is not associated with also monitored with a track-etch/ albedo neutron dosimeter.
reactor operations.
- Facilities Services maintenance personnel are normally issued
- There was no release of particulate effluents with a half life a gamma sensitive electronic dosimeter as their basic monitor greater than eight days and therefore the reporting of the aver ing device.
- age concentration of radioactive particulates with half lives
- greater than eight days is not applicable. Students attending laboratory classes ru;e issued quarterly
- Solid Waste Released XB(y) TLD badges, TLD (finger) extremity dosimeters, and track-etch/albedo or other neutron dosimeters, as appropriate.
- Data for the radioactive material in the solid waste generated Students or small groups of students who attend a one-time
- and transferred during this reporting period are summarized in lab demonstration and do not handle radioactive materials are
- Table V.5 for both the reactor facility and the Radiation Center. usually issued a gamma sensitive electronic dosimeter. These Solid radioactive waste is routinely transferred to OSU Radia results are not included with the laboratory class students.
- tion Safety. Until this waste is disposed ofby the Radiation
- Safety Office, it is held along with other campus radioactive OSU police and security personnel are issued a quarterly
- waste on the University's State of Oregon radioactive materi XB(y) TLD badge to be used during their patrols of the Radia als license. tion Center and reactor facility.
- Solid radioactive waste is disposed ofby OSU Radiation
- Visitors, depending on the locations visited, may be issued Safety by transfer to the University's radioactive waste dis gamma sensitive electronic dosimeters. OSU Radiation Center
- posal vendor. policy does not normally allow people in the visitor category
- to become actively involved in the use or handling of radioac
- tive materials.
- Personnel Dose An annual summary of the radiation doses received by each The OSTR annual reporting requirements specify that the of the above six groups is shown in Table V.6. There were no
- licensee shall present a summary of the radiation exposure personnel radiation exposures in excess of the limits in 10
- received by facility personnel and visitors. The summary in CFR 20 or State of Oregon regulations during the reporting
- cludes all Radiation Center personnel who may have received period.
exposure to radiation. These personnel have been categorized
- into six groups: facility operating personnel, key facility
- research personnel, facilities services maintenance personnel, Facility Survey Data
- students in laboratory classes, police and security personnel,
- and visitors. The OSTR Technical Specifications require an annual sum
- mary of the radiation levels and levels of contamination
- Facility operating personnel include the reactor operations and observed during routine surveys performed at the facility. The health physics staff. The dosimeters used to monitor these in Center's comprehensive area radiation monitoring program
- dividuals include quarterly TLD badges, quarterly track-etch/
- ~ '
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RADIATION PROTECTION
- encompasses the Radiation Center as well as the OSTR, and Environmental Survey Data therefore monitoring results for both facilities are reported. The annual reporting requirements of the OSTR Technical Area Radiation Dosimeters Specifications include "an annual summary of environmental Area monitoring dosimeters capable of integrating the radia surveys performed outside the facility."
tion dose are located at strategic positions throughout the reactor facility and Radiation Center. All of these dosimeters contain at least a standard personnel-type beta-gamma film or Gamma Radiation Monitoring TLD pack. In addition, for key locations in the reactor facility On-site Monitoring and for certain Radiation Center laboratories a CR-39 plas Monitors used in the on-site gamma environmental radiation tic track-etch neutron detector has also been included in the monitoring program at the Radiation Center consist of the re monitoring package. actor facility stack effluent monitor described in Section V and The total dose equivalent recorded on the various reactor facil nine environmental monitoring stations.
ity dosimeters is listed in Table V. 7 and the total dose equiva During this reporting period, each fence environmental station lent recorded on the Radiation Center area dosimeters is listed utilized an LiF TLD monitoring packet supplied and processed in Table V.8. Generally, the characters following the Monitor by Mirion Technologies, Inc., Irvine, California. Each packet Radiation Center (MRC) designator show the room number or contained three LiF TLDs and was exchanged quarterly for location. a total of 108 samples during the reporting period (9 stations Routine Radiation and Contamination Surveys x 3 TLDs per station x 4 quarters). The total number ofTLD The Center's program for routine radiation and contamination samples for the reporting period was 108. A summary of the surveys consists of daily, weekly, and monthly measurements TLD data is also shown in Table V.10.
throughout the TRI GA reactor facility and Radiation Center. From Table V.10 it is concluded that the doses recorded by the The frequency of these surveys is based on the nature of the dosimeters on the TRIGA facility fence can be attributed to radiation work being carried out at a particular location or on natural back-ground radiation, which is about 110 mrem per other factors which indicate that surveillance over a specific year for Oregon (Refs. 1, 2).
area at a defined frequency is desirable.
The primary purpose of the routine radiation and contamina Off-site Monitoring tion survey program is to assure regularly scheduled surveil The off-site gamma environmental radiation monitoring lance over selected work areas in the reactor facility and in the program consists of twenty monitoring stations surrounding Radiation Center, in order to provide current and characteristic the Radiation Center (see Figure V.1) and six stations located data on the status of radiological conditions. A second objec within a 5 mile radius of the Radiation Center.
tive of the program is to assure frequent on-the-spot personal Each monitoring station is located about four feet above the observations (along with recorded data), which will provide ground (MRCTE 21 and MRCTE 22 are mounted on the roof advance warning of needed corrections and thereby help to of the EPA Laboratory and National Forage Seed Laboratory, ensure the safe use and handling of radiation sources and respectively). These monitors are exchanged and processed radioactive materials. A third objective, which is really derived quarterly, and the total number ofTLD samples during the cur from successful execution of the first two objectives, is to rent one-year reporting period was 240 (20 stations x 3 chips gather and document information which will help to ensure per station per quarter x 4 quarters per year). The total number that all phases of the operational and radiation protection ofTLD samples for the reporting period was 240. A summary programs are meeting the goal of keeping radiation doses to ofTLD data for the off-site monitoring stations is given in personnel and releases of radioactivity to the environment "as Table V.11.
low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA).
After a review of the data in Table V.11, it is concluded that, The annual summary of radiation and contamination levels like the dosimeters on the TRIGA facility fence, all of the measured during routine facility surveys for the applicable doses recorded by the off-site dosimeters can be attributed to reporting period is given in Table V.9. natural background radiation, which is about 110 mrem per year for Oregon (Refs. 1, 2).
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28. ANNUAL REPORT r:_
RADIATION PROTECTION
Soil, Water, and Vegetation Surveys As used in this report, the LLD has been defined as the The soi l, water, and vegetation monitoring program consists amount or concentration ofradioactive m ateria l (in terms of of the collection and analysis of a limit ed number of samp les µCi per unit vo lum e or unit mass) in a representative sample,
in each category on a annual basis. The program monitors which has a 95% probability of being detected.
highly unlikely radioactive material releases from either Identification of specific radionuclides is not routinely carri ed the TRIGA reactor faci li ty or the OSU Radiation Center, out as part of this monitoring program, but would be conduct and also helps indicate the general trend of the radioactivity ed if unusual radioactivity levels above natural background concentration in each of the various substances sampled. See were detected. However, from Table V.12 it can be seen Fig ur e V. 1 for the locations of the sampling stat ion s for grass that the leve ls of radioact ivity detected were consistent with (G), soil (S), water (W) and rainwater (RW) samp les. Most naturally occurring radioactivity and comparab le to va lu es locations are within a 1000 foot radius of the reactor facility reported in previous years.
and the Radiation Cente r. In general, samples are collected over a local area having a radius of about ten feet at the posi tions indicated in Figure V. l. Radioactive Materials Shipments
There are a total of22 samp lin g locations: four soil loca A summary of the radioactive material shipments originating tions, four water locations (when water is available), and from the TRIGA reactor facility, NRC license R-106, is shown fourteen vegetation locations. in Table V.14. A simi lar summary for shipments originating from the Radiation Center ' s State of Oregon rad ioactive ma The annual concentration of total net beta radioact iv ity (m i terials license ORE 90005 is shown in Table V.15. A summary nu s tritium) for samp les collected at each environmenta l so il, of radioactive material shipments exported under Nuc lear water, and vegetation samp lin g location (sampling statio n) is Regulatory Commission general license 10 CFR 110.23 is li sted in Table V.12. Calc ul ation of the total net beta disinte shown in Table V.16.
gration rate incorporates s ubtr action of only the co untin g sys tem back-ground from the gross beta counting rate, fo ll owed by application of an appropriate counting system efficiency. References
The a1rnual concentrations were calculated using samp le 1. U. S. Environme n tal Protection Agency, " Estimates results which exceeded the lower lim it of detection (LLD), ofionizing Radiation Doses in the United States,
except that sample results which were less than or eq ua l to 1960-2000," ORP /CSD 72-1, Office of Radiation the LLD were averaged in at the corresponding LLD co n Programs, Rockville, Maryland (1972).
centration. Table V.13 g ives the concentration and the range of values for each samp le category for the current reporting 2. U. S. Env iro nm ental Protection Agency, "Radiologi period. cal Qua li ty of the Environment in the United States,
1977," EPA 520 /1-77-009, Office ofRadiation Pro grams; Washington, D.C. 20460 ( 1977).
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Table V.1
Radiation Protection Program Requirements and Frequencies Frequency Radiation Protection Requirement
Daily /Weekly /Monthly Perforn1 Routing area radiation/contamination monjtoring
Co ll ect and analyze TRIGA primary, secon dary, and make-up water.
Monthly Exc hange personnel dosimeters, and review exposure reports. Inspect laboratories.
Ca lculate previous month 's gaseous effluent discharge.
Process and record so lid waste and liquid effluent discharges.
Prepare and record radioactive mat er ial shjpments.
Survey and record incoming radioactive materials receipts.
As Required Perform and record special radiation surveys. Perfonn thyroid and urinalysis bioassays.
Conduct orientations and training.
Issue radiation work permits and provide health physics coverage for maintenance operations.
Prepare, exchange and process environmental TLD packs.
Conduct orientations for classes u sing radioactive materials.
Quarterly Co ll ect and ana lyze samp les from reactor stack effluent line.
Exchange per so nnel dosimeters and inside area monitoring dosimeters, and review exposure reports.
Semi-Annual Leak test and inventory sea led sources. Conduct floor survey of corridors and reactor bay.
Ca librate portable radiation monitorin g instruments and personnel pocket ion chambers.
Calibrate reactor stack effluent monitor, continuous air monitors, remote area radiation monitors, and air samp lers.
Measure face air ve locity in laboratory hoods and exchange dust-stop filters and HEPA Annual fi lters as necessary. Inventory and inspect Radiation Center emergency eq uipment.
Conduct facility radiation survey of the 6°Co irradiators.
Conduct personnel dosimeter training.
Update decommissionin g logbook.
Collect and proce ss environmental soi l, water, and vegetation samp les.
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)>
C Table V.2 ~
0 z
Monthly Summary of Liquid Effluent Release to the Sanitary Sewer' 1 i "'C
- c Specific Activity for Total Quantity of Average Percent of Applicable ~
Date of Total Each Detectable Radio-Total Volume m Discharge Quantity of Detectable nuclide in Each Detectable Concentration Monthly Average Radionuclide Of Released Concentration for of Liquid Effluent C')
(Month and Radioactivity adionuclide i the Waste, Where the Released in the Radioactive Material Released Radioactive Released Including ---i Year) Released the Waste Release Concentration Diluent 0 (Curies) Was> l x 10-7 Waste at the Point of Release Material (gal) z
( µCi mJ*1) (Curies) ( µCi ml-1) (%)<2)
August 2020 5.98x10 *5 H-3 H-3, 1.05xJ0 *7 H-3, 5.98xl0*5 H-3, 1.05xl0*7 H-3, 0.0011 151, 096
Annual Total for Radiation 5.98xl 0*5 H-3 H-3, 1.05xJ0*7 H-3, 5.98xl0* 5 H-3, 1.05xl0*7 H -3, 0.0011 151,096 Center
The OSU operational policy is to subtract only detector background from the water analysis data and not background radioactivity in the Corvallis city water.
Based on values listed in IO CFR 20, Appendix B to 20.100 I - I 0.2401, Table 3, which are applicab le to sewer disposal.
RADIATION PROTECTION
Table V.3
Annual Summary of Liquid Waste Generated and Transferred
Volume of L iquid Detectable Total Quantity of Dates of Waste Pickup Origin of Liquid Waste Packaged<1> Radionucl ides Radioactivity in the for Transfer to the Waste (ga ll ons) in the Waste Waste (Curies) Waste Processing Facility
TRIGA 77.5 Mn - 54, Mn - 56, Co - 58, 6.76x10 -4 9/23 /2020 Co-60, Zn-65 2/25 /2021
Radiation Center 3.25 Cf-249, Cf-252, Bk-249 3.43xl 0-4 9/23 /2020 Laboratories 1/15 /2021
TOTAL 80.75 See above 1.02xl0 -3
( l ) OSTR and Radiat ion Ce nter liquid waste is picked up by the R adia tion Safety Office for transfer to it s waste processing faci li ty for fin a l packagin g.
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Table V.4
Monthly TRIGA Reactor Gaseous Waste Discharges and Analysis Estimated Fraction of the Tec hni ca l Total Total Atmospheric Di lu ted Specification Month Activity Argon-41 Argon-41 at Point of Annual Average Estimate d Estimated Quant ity of Concentration of
Released (Curies) Relea se d<' ) (Curies) Release Argon-41
(µCi /cc) Concentration Limit(%)
Ju ly 1.33 1.33 1.06x10-I 2.65 Au gust 1.76 1.76 1.41x10 -7 3.51 Septemb er 1.01 1.01 8.34x10- ~ 2.09 October 1.96 1.96 1.57x10-1 3.93 November 1.80 1.80 1.49x10 -7 3_71 December 1.84 1.84 1.47x10-7 3.68 January 2.84 2.84 2.27x10- 1 5.68 February 2.85 2.85 2.52x10- 1 6.30 March 2.76 2.76 2.2ox10 -1 5.51 April 3.25 3.25 2.69xl0 -1 6.71 May 1.97 1.97 1.57x10 -' 3.93 June 1.65 1.65 1.32x10-7 3.29 TOT AL
('20-'21) 25.02 25.02 1.70x10 -1 <2l 4.25
( 1) Routin e gam m a spectrosco py a na lys is of the gaseous radio ac tivity in th e OSTR stac k di sc harge indicat ed the on ly detectable radion ucl ide was argon-41.
(2) Annual Average.
Table V.5
Annual Summary of Solid Waste Generated and Transferred Volume of Detectable Tota l Quantity Dates of Waste Pickup Origin of So lid Waste R a dionuclides of Radioactivity for Transfer to the OSU So lid Waste Packaged Cl l in the Waste in So lid Waste Waste Processing (Cubic Feet) (Curies) Faci li ty TRIGA 9/23 /2020 Reactor 26 C-14, Co-58, Co-60, Sc-46, Cr-51, 5.99x10- 4 1/15 /2021 Facility Mn-54, Se-75, Sb-124, Fe-59, Zn-65 2/25 /2021
Radiation Fe-55, Cd-109, Eu-152, Cf-248, Cf-249, 1/15/2021 Center 2 0 Cf-252, U-238, Pu-240, Pu-24 2, Np-237, 5.0lxl0- 5 25 /2021 Laboratories Pu-239, Am-24 1, Th-232 2/
TOTAL 46 See Above 6.49x10 -4
(I) OSTR and Radiation Ce nt e r la b waste is p icked up by OSU Radi at ion Safety for transfer to it s waste proce ss ing faci lity for fina l packaging.
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Table V.6
Annual Summary of Personnel Radiation Doses Received
Average Annua l Greatest Individual Total Person-mrem Dose (IJ Dose <1J for the Group <1J
Personnel Group Whole Body Extremities Whole Body Extremities Whole Body Extremities (mrem) (mrem) (m rem ) (mrem) (mrem) (mrem)
Facility Operating 114 234 265 1, 132 914 1,872 Personnel
Key Facility Research 1 2 15 21 26 2 1 Personnel
Facilitie s Services Maintenance 0 NIA 0 NIA 0 NIA Personnel
Laboratory Class 8 37 174 899 564 1, 199 and Students
Campus Police and < l NIA 16 NIA 16 NIA Security Personnel
Visitors < I NIA 4.7 NIA 62 NIA
Onsite-Contractors 64 187 64 187 64 18 7
( 1) "N / A" indi ca tes th at ther e was no extr e mi ty monitorin g c onduct ed or re qu ired fo r the g roup.
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Table V.7
Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located Within the TRIGA Reactor Facility GA Reactor Recorded Total Dose Equivalent (lx2l Monitor TRI I.D. Facility Location XJ3(y) Neutron (See Figure V. l) (mrem) (mrem)
MRCTNE Dl04: North Badge East Wall 167 ND MRCTSE D104: South Badge East Wall 140 ND MRCTSW D104: South Badge West Wall 363 ND MRCTNW Dl04: North Badge West Wall 143 ND
MRCTWN Dl04: West Badge North Wall 399 ND
MRCTEN Dl04: East Badge North Wall 272 ND MRCTES D104 : East Badge South Wall 1,084 ND
MRCTWS Dl04: West Badge South Wall 522 ND MRCTTOP D104: Reactor Top Badge 949 ND
MRCTHXS Dl04A: South Badge HX Room 577 ND
MRCTHXW Dl04A: West Badge HX Room 296 ND
MRCD-302 D302: Reactor Control Room 407 ND
MRCD-302A D302A : Reactor Supervisor's Office 96 ND
MRCBPl Dl04: Beam Port Number 1 366 ND MRCBP2 D104: Beam Port Number 2 165 ND
MRCBP3 D104: Beam Port Number 3 763 ND
MRCBP4 Dl04: Beam Port Number 4 1,192 ND
(I) The total recorded dose equivalent values do not include natural background contribution and reflect the summation of the results of four quarterly beta-gamma dosimeters or four quarterly fast neutron dosimeters for each location. A total dose equiva lent of "N D" in dicate s that each of the dosimeters durin g the reportin g period was less than the vendor's gam ma dose reportin g thre s hold of 10 mrem or that each of t he fast neutron dosimeter s was less than the vendor 's thre s hold of 10 mrem. " NI A" indicate s th at there was no neutron monitor at that location.
(2 ) T hese do se equiva le nt values do not repre se nt ra diation exposure throu g h a n exterior wall directly into an unrestricted a rea.
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Table V.8
Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located Within the Radiation Center Radiation Center Dose Equivalent <Total Recorded Monitor 1l I.D. Fac ility Location Xl3(y) Neutron (See Figure V. l) (mrem) (mrem)
MRCAl00 AlO0: Receptionist's Office 0 ND MRCBRF A 102H: Front Personnel Dosimetry Storage Rack 0 ND MRCA120 Al20: Stock Room 30 ND MRCA120A Al20A: NAA Temporary Storage 119 ND MRCA126 Al 26: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 160 ND MRCCO-60 A128: 6°Co Irradiator Room 764 ND MRCA130 Al30: Shielded Exposure Room 0 ND MRCA132 A l32 : TLD Eq uipm ent Room 0 ND MRCA138 Al 38: Health Physics Laboratory 0 ND MRCBl00 Bl 00: Gamma Analyzer Room (Storage Cave) 167 ND MRCB114 Bl 14 : Lab (2 26Ra Storage Facility) 24 ND
MRCBl 19-1 Bl 19 : Source Storage Room 15 ND
MRCB119-2 BI 19: Source Storage Room 243 ND MRCBl19A Bl 19A: Sealed Source Storage Room 2, 149 22 MRCB120 B120 : Instrument Calibration Facility 16 ND MRCB122-2 Bl 22: Radioisotope Hood 50 ND
MRCB122-3 Bl 22: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 16 ND
MRCB124-l Bl 24: Radioisotope Research Laboratory (Hood) 178 ND MRCB124-2 Bl24: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 0 ND MRCBI24-6 Bl24: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 14 ND
MRCB128 Bl28: Instrument Repair Shop 0 ND
MRCB136 Bl36 Gamma Analyzer Room 0 ND
MRCCI00 Cl00: Radiation Center Director's Office 0 ND
(I) The total recorded do se e quiv a lent va lu es do not include natural background contribution and, reflect the summation of the results of four quarterly beta-gamma do s imeters or four quarterly fast neutron do s imeters for each location. A total dose equiva lent of"ND" indicates that each of the dosimeters during the reportin g period was less than the vendor's gamma dose report in g threshold of IO mrem or that eac h of the fast neutro n dosim e te rs was less than the vendor 's threshold of IO mrem. "N/ A" indic ates that there was no neutron monitor at that location.
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Table V.8 (c ontinued)
Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimete rs Located Within the Radiation Center
Total Recorded Monitor Radiation Center Dose Equivalent(ll I.D. Faci lity Location (See Figure V. l) X/3(y) Neutron (mrem) (mrem)
MRCC106A Cl06A: Office 0 ND MRCC106B Cl06B: Custodian Supp ly Storage 0 ND MRCC106-H C 106H: East Loading Dock 11 ND MRCC118 Cll8: Radiochemistry Laboratory 0 ND MRCC120 Cl20: Student Counting Laboratory 0 ND MRCFl00 Fl 00: APEX Facility 0 ND MRCF102 F l 02: APEX Control Room 0 ND
MRCB125N B l 25: Gamma Analyzer Room (Storage Cave) 0 ND MRCN125S Bl 25 : Gamma Analyzer Room 0 ND
MRCC124 Cl 24: C lassroom 11 ND
MRCC130 C l 30: Radioisotope Lab oratory (Hood) 0 ND
MRCDl00 Dl00: Reactor Support Laboratory 12 ND
MRCD102 Dl02: Pneumatic Transfer Tennina l Lab oratory 182 ND
MRCD102-H D 102H : 1st Floor Corridor at D 102 49 ND MRCD106-H D 106H : 1st Floor Corridor at D 106 366 ND MRCD200 D200: Reactor Administrator's Office 136 ND MRCD202 D202: Senior Health Physicist's Office 232 ND
MRCBRR D200H: Rear Personnel Dosimetry Storage Rack 12 ND
MRCD204 D204 : Hea lth Physicist Office 259 ND
MRCATHRL Fl 04: ATHRL 0 ND
MRCD300 D300: 3rd Floor Conference Room 138 ND MRCA144 Al44: Radioisotope Re se arch Laboratory,.,,., ND.).)
(I) The total recorded dose equivalent values do not include natural back gro und contribut ion and, reflect the s ummation of the res ult s of four quarter ly beta-gamma do s imeter s or four quarterly fast neutron dos imeters for eac h location. A total dose eq u iva le nt of"ND" indic a te s that each of the do s imet e rs dur ing t he reporting period was less than the vendor's gamma dose report in g thresho ld of I O m rem or that each of the fast neutron dos imeter s was less tha n the ve ndor's threshold of 10 mrem. "N/ A" indicate s that there was no neutron monitor at that location.
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Table V.9
Annual Summary of Radiation and Contamination Levels Observed Within the Reactor Facility and Radiation Center During Routine Radiation Surveys Whole Body Contamination Acces s ible Location R a diation Level s Levels(l l (See Figure V. l) (mrem/hr ) (dpm /cm 2)
Avera g e I Ma x imum Average I Maximum
TRlGA Reactor Facility :
Re actor Top (Dl04) 3.49 110 < 500 1,667 Reactor 2nd Deck Area (D 104) 6.57 90 < 500 < 500 Reactor B ay SW (Dl04) < l 23 < 500 < 500 Reactor Bay NW (Dl04) < l 8 < 500 10,6 2 5 Re a ctor Bay NE (Dl04) < l 40 < 500 < 500 Reactor Bay SE (Dl04) < l 30 < 500 < 500 Cla s s Experim ents (Dl04, D302) < l 2.7 < 500 < 500 Demineralizer Tank & Make Up Water Syst e m < 1 8 < 500 < 500 (D104A)
Particulate Filter--Outside Shielding (D 104A) < l 2 < 500 < 500
Radiation Center:
NAA Counting Rooms (A 146, B 100) < I 1.1 < 500 < 500 Health Ph y sics Laborator y (A 138) < l < l < 500 < 500
6°Co Irradiator Room and Calibration Rooms (Al28, Bl20, A130) < l 3.5 < 500 < 500
Radiation Re s ea rch Labs (Al 26, Al36) < l 2.8 < 500 < 500 (Bl 08, Bll4, Bl22, B124, Cl26, Cl 30, Al44)
Radioacti v e Source Storage (B 119, B 119 A, < l 6 < 500 < 500 Al 20A, Al3 2A )
Stud e nt C hemi stry L abo rator y (Cl 18 ) < 1 < l < 500 < 500 Stud e nt Co untin g L a borator y (Cl20) < l < l < 500 < 500 Op e ration s C ountin g Room (Bl 36, Bl 2 5) < l < l < 500 < 500 Pn eumati c Tra n sf e r Labo ratory (D 10 2 ) < l < l < 500 < 500 RX sup p ort Room (D 100 ) < l < 1 < 500 < 500
( I ) < 500 dpm /100 c m 2 = Less th a n t he lowe r limit of d e tec ti o n fo r th e porta b le s u rvey in strum e nt use d.
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Table V.10
Total Dose Equivalent at the TRIGA Reactor Facility Fence
Fence Tota l Recorded Dose Equivalent Environmental Monitoring Station (Including Background) Based on Mirion TLDs <1. 2J (See Figure V. l) (mrem)
MRCFE-1 82 +/- 7
MRCFE-2 76 +/- 8
MRCFE-3 76 +/- 7
MRCFE-4 80 +/- 7
MRCFE-5 85 +/- 8
MRCFE-6 82 +/- 7
MRCFE - 7 83 +/- 8
MRCFE-8 81 +/- 6 MRCFE - 9 79 +/- 7
( I ) Average Co rval l is area natur a l back gro und using Mirion TLDs total s 77 +/- 14 1mem for the same period.
(2) +/- va lues repre se nt the stan d ard deviation of the total va lu e at the 95% confidence level.
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Table V.11
Total Dose Equivalent at the Off-Site Gamma Radiation Monitoring Stations
Off-Site Radiation Total Recorded Dose Equivalent Monitoring Station (Including Background) Based on Mirion TLDs <1.21 (See Figure V. l) (mrem)
MRCTE -2 83 +/- 6 MRCTE-3 78 +/- 8 MRCTE -4 74 +/- 5 MRCTE-5 88 +/- 7 MRCTE -6 82 +/- 4 MRCTE-7 97 +/- 12 MRCTE-8 95 +/- 6 MRCTE-9 85 +/- 5 MRCTE-10 70 +/- 10 MRCTE-12 94 +/- 5 MRCTE-13 82 +/- 5 MRCTE-14 81 +/- 6 MRCTE-15 62 +/- 6 MRCTE-16 83 +/- 4 MRCTE-17 76 +/- 6 MRCTE -1 8 80 +/- 3 MRCTE-19 69 +/- 5 MRCTE-20 76 +/- 7 MRCTE-21 71 +/- 3 MRCTE-22 73 +/- 8
( I ) Average Corv a lli s a rea na tural background usi ng Mir ion TLD s tot a ls 77 +/- 14 mr e m for the same period.
(2) +/- va lu es repr ese nt the stan dard deviation of the tota l va lu e at the 95% confide nce leve l.
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Table V.12
Annual Average Concentration of the Total Net Beta Radioactivity (mi n us 3 H) for Environmental Soil, Water, and Vegetation Samples
Sample Sample Annual Average Concentration Location Type Radioactivity <Of the Total Net Beta (Minus 3H) LLD (See Fig. V.l) 1l Reporting Units
1-W Water no sample no sample µCi mJ-1 4-W Water no samp le no samp le µCi m i-1 11-W Water 7.33x10- 8<2J 7.33xl0- 8 µCi m i-1
19-RW Water no samp le no sample µCimi-1 3-S Soi l 2.03x10-S <2J 2.03xl0- 5 µCi g-1 of dry soil
5-S Soi l l.45x I o-S <2l l.45xl0- 5 µCi g-1 of dry soi l
20-S Soi l 2.08xl o-5c2J 2.08xl0- 5 µCi g-1 of dry soil
21 - S So il l.36x10 - s <2J l.36xl0- 5 µCi g-1 of dry soi l
2-G Grass l.73xl0- 4+/- 3.45xl0- 5 6.84xl0- 5 µCi g - 1 of dry ash
6-G Grass 2.08xl0- 4+/- 3.95xl0 -5 6.84xI0- 5 µCi g - 1 of dry ash
7-G Grass 3.58x10 -5(2l 3.58x10- 5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
8-G Grass 2.4lxl0-4 +/- 2.16xl0- 5 3.37xl0- 5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
9-G Grass 2.6 8x l0 -4 +/- 3.59xl0- 5 6.46xlQ-5 µCi g-1 of dry ash 10-G Grass 3.2 2x l0 -4 +/- 2.76xl0 -5 4.23x10 -5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
12 -G Grass 3.0lxl0-4 +/- 2.29xl0- 5 3.32x10- 5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
13-G Grass 2.93xl0 -4 +/- 2.29xl0- 5 3.37x10- 5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
14 -G Grass l.57xl0 -4 +/- l.62xl0 -5 2.67x10- 5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
15-G Grass l.46xl0 -4 +/- 2.6lxl0 -5 5.05x10 -5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
16-G Grass l.77x 10 -4+/- 2.54x l 0-5 4.65x10- 5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
17-G Grass l.73x 10-4+/- 2. 79x I 0-5 5.28xl0 -5 µCi g-1 of dry ash
18-G Grass l.55x l 0-4 +/- 2.55x 10-5 4.84x10 -5 µCi g - 1 of dry ash
22-G Grass l.7lxl0 -4 +/- 2.18x!0- 5 3.87x 10 -5 µCi g -1 of dry ash (1) +/- va l ues repr ese nt th e standard deviation of the va lue at the 95% confidence level.
(2) Less than lower limit of detection value shown.
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Table V.13 Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Originating From the TRIGA Reactor Facility's NRC License R-106 Number of Shipments
Shipped To Total Activity Exempt Limited Yellow Yellow (TBq) Quantity II III Total
Arizona State Univ ers ity l.07xl0 *6 1 1 0 0 2 Tucson AZ USA Berkeley Geochronolo gy Center 6.l8 x 1Q*7 2 1 0 0 3 Berkelev. CA USA Columbia University l.68xl 0*6 5 2 0 0 7 Palisades. NY USA Lawrence Livermore National Lab 4.57xl0 *8 1 I 0 0 2 Livermore CA USA Materion Corporation 3.85xl0 *2 0 4 E lmore, OH USA 0 0 4 Materion Natural Res ources l.08xl0 *1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 D e lta UT USA Montana State Uni v ersity 2.6lxl0 *8 1 1 Bozeman MT USA 0 0 0 New Me x ico Geochr onology Research Lab 6.07xl0 *6 2 1 I 0 4 Socorro, NM USA Occidental Colle ge 9.25xJ0 *9 I 0 0 0 I Los Angele s CA USA Oregon State Uru v ersity 4.52xl0 *7 5 I 0 0 6 Corvallis. OR USA Rutgers 4.10xl0 *6 1 0 1 0 2 Piscatawav. NJ USA University of Arizona l.77 x l0*6 4 I 0 0 5 Tucson. AZ USA University of California at Santa Barbara 5.96x1Q*7 0 1 0 0 1 Santa Barbara CA USA University of Minnesota l.84x10*7 I 0 0 0 I Minneaoolis. MN USA University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4.15xl0 *6 0 1 2 0,.,
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Las Vegas. NV USA University of Vermont 3.82x 10-9 I 0 0 0 1 Burlington. VT USA University of Wisconsin-Madison 9.12 x l0*6 I,., 1 0
.) 5 Madison WI USA US Arm y 10 2CST l. 3 0x J0 -4 0 0 I 0 I Sa lem OR USA USGS CA 5.95 x l0 *8 I 0 0 0 1 Me nlo Park. CA U SA USGS CO l.97xI0 *7 0 1 De nver CO USA 1 0 0 Totals 1.46x J0 *1 27 14 6 25 72
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TableV.14 Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipmen ts Originatin g From the Radiation Center's State of Oregon License ORE 90005
Shipped To Limited Total Activity Number of Shipments (TBq) Exempt Quantity White I Yellow II Total
Argonne National Lab 9.08xl0 -9 1 0 0 0 1 Argonne, IL USA Lawrence Liveremore Nation a l Lab l.56 x l0 -8 5 0 0 0 5 Liveremore, CA USA Los Alamos Nationa l Lab l.43 x l0 -6 2 5 0 0 7 Los Alamos, NM USA
Totals l.46 x l0 -6 8 5 0 0 13
Table V.15 Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Exported Under NRC General License 10 CFR 110.23 Number of Shipments
Sh ipped To Tota l Activity Exempt Limited Yellow (TBq) Quantity II Total
Be ijing Research In stitute of Uranium Geo logy 1. 2 Ix 10-1 0 I 0 I Be ijing, CHlNA Chin a Earthquake Admini strati on 6.75x JO *' 2 0 0 2 Be ijin g, CHINA Curt in Uni ve rsity of Techn o logy 3.99x J0-6 0 0 I I Bentl y Wes te rn Australi a A USTRALl A Da lhousie Uni ve rsity I.42x I o-
- I 0 0 I Ha lifax, Nova Scotia CANA DA Geo log ica l Survey of Japan 7.26x I0*' I 0 0 I l ba raki, JAPAN Glasgow Uni ve rsity 4.72x l 0-9 I 0 0 I Glasgow, SCOTLAND Hewbrew Uni vers ity of Jeru sa lem 4.00x I0*9 I 0 0 I Je ru sa lem, ISRAEL In stitute of Tibetan Pl atea u Research 6.48x IO *' I 0 0 I Be ijing, CHINA I TO 1. 28x l 0-6 2 2 0 4 Orl eans, FRA NCE Korean Bas ki c Sc ience In stitute 9.5 1x l 0-' 5 0 0 5 Cheo ngj u-s i, Chungc heo ngbuk-do KOREA Lanz ho u Ce nter of Oil and Gas Reso urces 3.76x J0*' I 0 0 I Lanz hou, CHINA
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Table V.15 (continued)
Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Exported Under NRC General License 10 CFR 110.23 Number of Shipments
Shipped To Tota l Activity Exempt Limited Yellow (TBq) Quantity II Total
Lanzhou Uni versity l.80x I0*' 4 0 0 4 Lanzhou, Gansu CHINA LSCE-CNRS l. 80xIO*' 4 0 0 4 Gif-Sur-Yvette, FRANCE North west Un iv ersity 7.67x IO*' I 0 0 I XiAn, CHINA Pol ish Academy of Sciences l.28x I0*' 2 0 0 2 Krakow, POLAND QUAD-La b, Na tura l Histoyr Museum o f Denmark l.07x I0*' 2 0 0 2 Copenh agen, DEMARK Scottish U ni versities Research & Reac tor Ce ntre l.1 2x l0 -" 4 I 0 5 East Kilbride, SCOTLAND Un iv e rsidade de Sao Paulo 6.24x10-* I 0 0 I San Paulo, BRAZIL Un iveritat Potsdam 3.69x 10-* 2 0 0 2 Postd am, GERMANY Uni vers ity Grenob le A lp s I. 78x 10-9 I 0 0 I Grenoble, FRANCE U ni ve rsity of Geneva 4.64x l 0-" 2 3 0 5 Geneva, SWITZERLAND Uni vers ity of Lnn sb ruck 3.50x J0*' 2 0 0 2 Inn sbruck, AUSTRIA Uni ve rsity of Manchester 5.20x l 0-" 0 2 0 2 Manchester, UK University of Manitoba 1.1 6xl o-s 0 4 0 4 Winnipeg, CANADA Un ive rsity of Me lb ourn e 3.9 l x I0-* I 2 I 4 Parkville, Victoria AUSTRALIA Uni vers ity of Padova 7.83x I 0-9 2 0 0 2 Padova, ITALY Uni ve rs ity of Zu ri ch 8.2 Ix I0 -10 I 0 0 I Zu rich, SWITZERLAND Victoria Un iv ersity of Wellington 3.06x I0** I 0 0 I Wellington, NEW ZEALAND Vr ijc Un ivers ite it 2.88x Io** I 2 0 3 Am sterdan1, THE NETHERLANDS Wadia In stitute of Himala ya n Geo logy 1.24x Io -* I 0 0 I Dehradun, Uttarak.hand IND IA Zhej iang University 2.4 1x IO*' I 0 0 I Han gz hou, CHINA Totals 3.64x I0*' 48 17 2 67
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Summary VI also highlights major Radiation Center capabi lities in research The Radiation Center offers a wide variety of resources for and service. These unique Ce nt er functions are described in th e teaching, research, and service related to radiation and radioac following text.
tive materials. Some of these are discussed in detail in ot her Neutron Activation Analysis parts of this report. The purpose of this section is to sum marize the teaching, research, and service efforts carried out Neutron activation analysis (NAA) stands at the forefront of tech during the current reporting period. niques for the quantitative multi-element analysis of major, minor,
trace, and rare elements. The principle involved in NAA consists of first irradiating a samp le with neutrons in a nucl ear reactor such as Teaching the OSTR to produce specific radionuclides. After the irradiation, the characteristic gamma rays emitted by the decaying radionu A n imp ortant responsibility of the Radiation Cen ter and the clides are quantitatively measured by sui tab le semiconductor radia reactor is to support OSU ' s academic programs. Implementa tion detectors, and the gamma rays detected at a particular energy tion of this support occurs through direct involvement of the are usually indicative of a spec ifi c radion uclid e's presence. Com Ce nt er's staff and facilities in the teaching programs of var ious puterized data reduction of the gamma ray spectra then yields the departments and through participation in Univers ity research concentrations of the var iou s e lements in samp les being studied.
programs. Table III.2 plus the "Training and In stuct ion" sec With sequentia l instrumenta l NAA it is possible to measure quanti tion (see next page) provide detailed information on th e u se of tative ly about 35 elements in small samp les (5 to 100 mg), and for the Radiation Center and reactor fo r instruction and training. activable elements the lower limit of detection is on the ord er of parts per million or parts per billion, depending on the element.
Research and Service The Radiation Center ' s NAA lab oratory has ana lyzed the major,
minor, and trace element co nt ent of tens of thousands of sample s Almost all Radiation Center research and service work is covering essentially the comp lete spectrum of material types a nd tracked by means of a project database. When a request for involving virtually every scientific and technical field.
faci li ty use is received, a project number is ass igned and the project is added to the database. The database includ es suc h While some researchers perfom1 their own samp le countin g on information as the project number, data abo ut the p er so n and their own or on Radiation Center equ ipm ent, the Radiation Cent er institution requesting the work, infonnation a bout stud ent s in provides a complete NAA serv ice for researchers and other s who volved, a description of the project, Rad iation Center resources may require it. This includes samp le preparation, sequential irra needed, the Radiation Center project manager, statu s of indi diation and counting, and data red ucti on and ana lysis.
vidua l runs, billing information, and th e funding source. Irradiations
Table VI. I provides a summary of institutions wh ich used th e As described throughout this report, a major capability of the Radiation Center during this reporting period. This table a lso Radiation Center involves the irradiat ion of a large variety of includes additional information about the numb er of acade mi c substances with gamma rays and neutrons. Detailed data on the se personnel involved, the number of students in vo lved, a nd the irradiati o ns and th e ir use are included in Part III a s well as in the number of uses lo gged for each organizat ion. "Re sea rch & Service" text of this section.
The major table in this section is Tab le VI.2. This ta ble Radiological Emergency R esponse Services provides a listing of the research and service projects carried The Radiation Center has a n emergency response team capabl e of out during this reporting period and lists infomrntion relatin g re s ponding to all types of radio logica l accidents. T hi s team dire ctl y to the personnel and institution involved, the type of project, support s the City of Corva lli s and Benton Cou nty emergency re and the funding agency. Projects whic h used the reactor are sponse org ani z ations a nd medical faci liti es. The team can al so pro indicated by an asterisk. In addition to identifying specific vide as s istance at th e scene of a ny radio logica l incident anywh e re projects carried out durin g the current reporting period, Part
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in the state of Oregon on behalf of the Oregon Radiation where. In the case of support provided to state agencies, this Protection Services and the Oregon Department of Energy. definitely helps to optimize the utilization of state resources.
The Radiation Center maintains dedicated stocks of radio The Radiation Center is capable of providing health phys logical emergency response equipment and instrumentation. ics services in any of the areas which are discussed in Part These items are located at the Radiation Center and at the V. These include personnel monitoring, radiation surveys,
Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis. sealed source leak testing, packaging and shipment of radio active materials, ca lib ration and repair of radiation monitor During the current reporting period, the Radiation Center ing instruments ( discussed in detail in Part VI), radioac ti ve emergency response team conducted several training ses waste disposa l, radioactive material hood flow surveys, and sions and exercises, but was not required to respond to any radiation safety analysis and audits.
actual incidents.
The Radiation Center also provides services and technical Training and Instruction support as a radiation laboratory to the State of Oregon Radi In addition to the academic laboratory classes and courses ation Protection Services (RPS) in the event of a radio logical discussed in Parts III and VI, and in addition to the routine emergency within the state of Oregon. In this ro le, the Radia training needed to meet the requirements of the OSTR Emer tion Center wi ll provide gamma ray spectrometr ic analysis of gency Response P lan, Physical Security Plan, and operator water, soi l, milk, food products, vegetation, and air samples requalification program, the Radiation Center is a lso used for collected by RPS radiological response field teams. As part special training programs. Radiation Center staff are we ll ex of the ongoing preparation for this emergency supp ort, the perienced in conducting these special programs and regularly Radiation Center participates in inter-institution drills.
offer training in areas such as research reactor operations, Radiological Instrument Repair and Calibration research reactor management, research reactor radiation protection, radiolog ical emergency response, reactor behav While repair of nuclear instrwnentation is a practical neces ior (for nuclear power plant operators), neutron activation sity, routine calibration of these instruments is a li censing analysis, nuclear chemistry, and nuclear safety ana lysis. and regulatory requirement which must be met. As a result, the Radiation Center operates a radiation instrument repair Special training programs genera ll y fall into one of severa l and calibration faci li ty which can accommodate a wide vari categories: visiting facu lty and research scient ists; Interna ety of equipment.
tional Atomic Energy Agency fe ll ows; specia l short-tem1 courses; or individua l reactor operator or health physics The Center's sc ientific instrument repa ir faci li ty performs training programs. During this reporting period there were a maintenance and repair on all types of radiation detectors and large number of such people as shown in the People Section. other nuclear in strwnentation. Since the Radiation Center's As has been the practice since 1985, Radiation Center own programs regu larly utilize a wide range of nuclear in personnel annually present a HAZMAT Response Team Ra struments, components for most common repairs are often on diological Course. This year the course was held at Oregon hand and repair time is therefore minimized.
State University. In addition to the instrument repair capability, the Radia-tion Center has a faci lity for calibrating essentia ll y a ll types Radiation Protection Services of radiation monitoring instruments. This incl ud es typical The primary purpose of the rad iation protection program portable monitoring instrumentation for the detection and at the Radiation Center is to support the instruction and measurement of alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation,
research conducted at the Center. However, due to the high as well as instruments designed for low-level environmental quality of the program and the level of expertise and equ ip monitoring. Higher range instruments for use in radiation ment available, the Radiation Center is also able to provide accident situations can a lso be ca librated in most cases.
health physics services in support of OSU Radiation Safety Instrument ca librati ons are perfom1ed using rad iation source s and to assist other state and federal agencies. The Radiation certified by the Nat iona l Institute of Standards and Technol Center does not compete wit h private industry, but supp li es ogy (NIST) or traceable to NIST.
health physics services w hich are not readily avai lable else-
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Table VI.3 is a summary of the instruments which were analysis, radiation shielding, radiolo g ical emergency response, calibrated in support of the Radiation Center's instructional and radiotracer methods.
and research programs and the OSTR E mergency Plan, Records are not normally kept of such consu ltations, as they while Table VI.4 shows instruments ca librated for other OSU often take the fom1 of telephone conversations with research department s and non-OSU agencies. ers encountering problems or planning the design of experi Consultation ments. Many faculty members housed in the Radiation Center Radiation Center staff are available to provide consulta have ongoing professio nal consu lting functions with va riou s tion services in any of the areas discussed in this Annua l orga nization s, in addition to sitting on numerous committees in Report, but in particular on the subjects of research reactor advisory capacities.
operations and use, radiation protection, neutron activation
Table Vl.1 Institution s, Agencie s and Gro u ps Which Utilized the Radi at io n Center Number of Number of Times of Number of Intuitions, Agencies and Groups Projects Faculty Involvement Uses of Center F:ic.i l itiP.~
Akhezion Biomedical 2 Hudson, NC USA 2 0
- Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology l 0 l Beijing CHINA
- Berkeley Geochronology Center l 0,,
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Berkeley, CA USA Branch E ngineering 1 0 1 Springfield, OR USA Colorado Gem and Minera l Company l 0,,
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Tempe, AZ USA
- Columbia University 1 0 8 Palisades, NY USA
- Dalhousie University l 2 l Halifax, Novia Scotia CANADA
- Dept of Geological Sciences, University of F lorida l 0 l Gainesville, FL USA
- De partment of Geosciences I 0 l Tucson, AZ USA Dept of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture I I 2 College Park, MD USA
- ETH Zuirch I l l Zurich, SWITZERLAND
- F usion Energy Solutions I 0 3 Tempe, AZ USA
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Institutions, Agencies and Groups Which Utilized the Radiation Center Number of Number of Times of Number of Intuitions, Agencies and Groups Projects Faculty Involvement Uses of Center F""ilitiP<:
Geni s, Inc. 1 0 2 Reykjavik, ICELAND
- Geologica l Survey of Japan/ AIST 1 0 1 Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JAPAN
- Hi-Tech Precious Metals Refinery 2 Dallas, TX USA I 0
- Howe Industries 5 Scottsdale, AZ USA 1 0
- In stitute of Geology, China Earthqua ke Administration 2 Beijing, CHINA 1 0
- In stitute of Tibetan P lateau Res earch, Chinese Acad of Sci 1 Beijing, CHINA 1 0
- INS U-CNRS - Univers ite d'Orl ean s,.,
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Orleans, FRANCE 1 1
- Korea Basic Science Institute 1 1 4 Cheongwon-g un, Chungcheongbuk-do SOUTH KOREA
- Lanzhou Center of Oil and Gas Resources, CAS 1 1 3 Lanzhou, CHINA
- Lanzhou University 2 0,.,
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Lanzhou City, Gansu Province CHINA
- Lanzhou University 2 0,.,
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Lanzhou, CHINA
- Lawrence Livennore National Laborat o ry 1 1 2 Livermore, CA USA
- LSCE-CNRS 1 0 5 Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, FRANC E
- Materion Brush, Inc. 1 0 5 Elmore, OH USA
- Montana State Univeresity 1 0 1 Bo z eman, MT USA New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology 1 0 5 Socorro, NM USA
- Northwest University I 0 1 Xi ' An, CHINA
- Nray Service s, Inc. 1 1 5 Dundas, Ontario CANADA
- Occidental College 1 1 1 Lo s Angeles, CA USA
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Institutions, Agencies and Groups Which Utilized the Radiation Center Number of Number of Times of Number ot Intuitions, Agencies and Groups Projects Faculty Involvement Uses of Center Fllr.i litiP.,
- Oregon State University MIME 1,.,
- Oregon State University Radiation Center I 1 14 Corvallis, OR USA OSU CBEE 1 1 1 Corvallis, OR USA Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 1 0 I Richland, WA USA
- Poli s h Academy of Sciences I 0 2 Krakow, POLAND
- Quaternary Dating Laboratory 1 0 4 Roskilde, DENMARK Rutger s 1 0 2 Piscataway, NJ USA
- Scott ish Universities Environmenta l Research Centre I 0 6 East Kilbride UK Si Icon Designs Inc. I 0 6 Kirkland, WA USA
- U.S. Geological Survey 2 0,.,
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Denver, CO USA
- U.S. Geo logical Survey 2 0 3 Menlo Park, CA USA
- Universita' Degli Studi di Padova 1 2 2 Padova ITALIA
- U niversitat Potsdam I 0 1 Potsdam, GERMANY
- Universite Grenob le A lpes 1 I 1 Grenoble, Isere FRANCE University of Alaska, Anchorage I I 11 Anchorage, AK USA
- University of Arizona 2 3 4 Tucson, AZ USA University of California at Santa Barbara 1 1 I Santa Barbara, CA USA
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Institutions, Agencies and Groups Which Utilize d the Radiation Center Number of Number of Times of Number ot Intuitions, Agencies and Groups Projects Facu lty Involvement Uses of Center Fa<'; J;t;P~
- University of Geneva 1 1 6 Geneva SWITZERLAND
- University of Innsbruck I I 2 Innsbruck, AUSTRIA
- University of Manchester I 0 I Manchester, UK
- University of Manitoba 1 1 6 Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA
- University of Me lbourne I I 4 Melbourne, Victoria AUSTRALIA
- University of Sao Pau lo I 0 I Sao Paulo BRAZIL
- Victoria Univeristy of We ll ington I 0 2 Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
- Vrije Universiteit I 1 2 Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
- Wadia Institute of Hima layan Geology 1 0 2 Dehradum, Uttarakhand INDIA
- Western Austra lian Argon Isotop e Facility 1 0 6 Perth, Western Austra lia AUSTRALIA
- Zhejian g Univers ity I 0 I Hang z hou, CHINA
Totals 95 82 258
2020-2021 51 Table Vl.2 Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed or in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies
Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Oregon State Ar-40/Ar-39 Dating of Oceanographic Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to measure OS U Oceanography 444 Duncan University Samp les basins. radiometric ages on basaltic rocks from ocean Department
815 Morrell Oregon State Steri lization of Wood Samples Sterilization of wood samples to 2.5 Mrads in Co - OSU Forest Products University 60 irradiator for fungal evaluations.
Berkeley Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to detem1ine ages Berkeley 920 Becker Geochronology Center Ar-39 /Ar-40 Age Dating in various anthropo logic and geologic materials. Geochronology Center
1074 Wijbrans Vrije Universiteit Ar/Ar Dating of Rocks and Minerals Ar/Ar dating ofrocks and minerals. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
University of Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to detennine ages Earth Sciences, 1191 Vasconcelos Queensland Ar-39 /Ar-40 Age Dating in various anthropo logic and geologic materials. University of Queensland 1465 Singer University of Ar-40 /Ar-39 Dating ofYow1g Geologic Irradiation of geological materials such as volcanic University of Wisconsin Materials rocks from sea floor, etc. for Ar-40/ Ar-39 datin_g. Wisconsin Teaching and Oregon State OSU Nuclear Engineering & Radiation 1504 Tours University - Health Physics Department OSTR tour and reactor lab. NA Educational Tours
1514 Sobel Universitat Potsdam Apatite Fission Track Analysis Age determination of apatites by fission track analysis. Univers itat Potsdam
1523 Zattin Universita' Degli Studi Fission track analysis of Apatites Fission track dating method on apatites by fission NA diPadova track analysis.
Irradiation to induce U-235 fission for fission track thennal history dating, especially for hydrocarbon 1555 Fitzgerald Syracuse University Fission track them10chronology exploration. The main thrust is towards tectonics, Syracuse University in particu lar the uplift and fonnation of mountain ranges.
University of Nevada Irradiation of rocks and minerals for Ar/Ar dating Univerity of Nevada 1568 Zanetti Las Vegas and provenances studies. Ar/Ar dating of rocks and minerals to detennine eruption ages, emplacement histories, Las Vegas
1617 Spikings University of Geneva Ar-Ar geochronology and Fission Track Argon dating of Chilean granites. dating University of Geneva
1623 Blythe Occidental College Fission Track Analysis Fission track Thermochronology of geological samples Occidental College 1660 Reactor Oregon State Operations support of the reactor and Operations use of the reactor in support ofreactor NA Operations Staff University facilities testing and facilities testing.
1745 Girdner US National Parks C 14 Measurements LSC analysis of samples for C 14 measurements. US National Parks Service Service
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Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1767 Korlipara Terra Nova Nurseries, Genera Modifications using gamma Use of gamma and fast neutron irr adiations for Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. irradiation genetic studies in genera. Inc.
1768 Bringman Brush-Wellman Antimony Source Production Production ofSb - 124 sources. Brush-Wellman 1777 Storey Quaternary Dating Quaternary Dating Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to determine Quaternary Dating Laboratory radiometric ages of geological materials. Laboratory This project subjects chitosan polymer in 40 and 70% DDA fonnulations to 9 and 18 Kgy, boundary 1778 Gislason Genis, Inc Gamma expos ure of Chitosan polymer doses for commerical steri liz ation for the purpose Genis, Inc.
of detennine changes in the molecular weight and product formulation properites.
1785 Mine Oregon State Un ivesity INAA of Maya ceramics Trace-element analysis of ancient Maya ceramics from Pultrouser Swamp, Belize.
1818 Sabey Brush Wellman Antimony source production (Utah) Brush -Wellman Fission track thermochronometry of the 1831 Thomson University of Arizona Fission Track Patagonian Andes and the Northern Apennines, Yale University Italy.
1855 Anczkiewicz Polish Academy of Fission Track Services Verification of AFT data for illite-mechte data. Polish Academy of Scie nce s Sciences 1860 Mine Oregon State INAA of Archaeological Ceramics Trace-element analysis of archaeological ceramics. N I A University University of Production of Ar-39 from K-40 to determine University of 1864 Gans Ca lifornia at Santa Ar-40 /Ar-39 Sample Dating radiometric ages of geologic samples. Ca liforni a at Santa Barbara Barbara Apatite fission track to reveal the exhumation 1865 Carrapa University of Fission Track Irradiations history ofrocks from the ID-WY-UY postion University of Wyoming of the Sevier fold and thrust belt, Nepal, and Wyoming Argentina.
1878 Roden-Tice Plattsburgh State Fission-track research Use of fission tracks to detrmine location of235U, Plattsburgh State University 232Th in natural rocks and minerals. University 1882 Bray Wayne State Univerity INAA of Archaeological Ceramics from Trace-element analysis of Inca-period ceramics for Wayne State South America provenance determination. University The current project is designed to identify the 1884 Contreras Oregon State LD50 rate of gamma irradiation so that large Mutation breeding of woody plants seed lots may be irradiated in order to develop OSU Horticulture University novel phenotypes that exhibit reduced fertility or steri lity.
1886 Co utand Dalhousie University Fission Track Irradiation Fission track irradiations of apatite samp le s. Dahousie University 0,
w 1887 Farsoni Oregon State Xenon Gas Production Production of xenon gas. OSUNERHP University Table Vl.2 (continued) ::
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Project Users Organization Name Project Title D escri ption Fundin g Th e goal of this project is to d e termine th e effects of hy droly s is and radiolysis on the extraction ability of a diamide and chlorinated cobalt 1889 Paulenova Oregon State Hydrolysis a nd Ra di o ly s is of synergist ic dicarbollide (CC D ). CCD a nd the di amid e are Oregon State University extracta nt s sy ner g istic extractants and w ill be together in Un iver isty NSE so lution for hydrolysis and radiolysis exp eriment s.
Effec ts w ill be me as ure d w ith IR s pectrosco py and extrac tion distribution ratios.
1898 Fayon University of Fission Track Services Use of fission tracks to detem1in e locat ion of Minnesota 235U, 232Th in natural rocks and min era ls.
1905 Fellin ETH Zurich Fission Track Analysis Use of fission tracks to determine loc a tion of Geologisches Inst itut,
235U, 232Th in natural rocks and mineral s. ETH Zurich
1913 R eese Oregon State Fission Yi e ld De termination Using Use of n e utron activation to determine fission yields for va rious fi ss il e and fert il e mat e rials using N I A University Gamma Spectroscopy gamma spectroscopy.
Scottish U ni ve rsit ies Scottish U ni ve rsitie s 1914 Barfod Enviro nm enta l Ar/ Ar Age Dating Ar/ Ar age dating. R esearc h and R eacto r Research Ce ntr e Ce ntr e 19 27 Sewar d Victoria U ni vers ity of Fission Track Dating F iss ion track datin g of apatite sampl es. Vitoria University of Wellington Wellington 1939 Wang Lanzhou Uni ve rs ity Lanzhou U ni ve rs ity Fission Track Fission Track datin g. Lanzhou U ni ve rsity 1955 Higley Oregon Stat e Uptake of re di o nuclides in plant s D e rermine co ncentration ra tios in plant s. OSU NERHP U niv e rsi ty 1957 Phillips University of R a diom etr ic age dating of geo logic Ar/ Ar age dating. University of Melbourne sa mpl es Melbourne 1965 Webb Univers ity ofVe m1 ont Ar/ Ar age d ati ng Irradiation w ith fast neutro ns to produce Ar-39 fro m K-39 for Ar/Ar geoc hronolo gy. University of Vermont
Use offissin tracks to det ermin e last heating eve nt School of 1975 McDonald University of G lasgow Sa mu e l Jaanne of apat ite s. Geographical a nd Eart h Science 1979 Paulenova Oregon State Mixed Matrix Extractio n Test in g Multi-element, transition metal sa lt production for Un ive rs ity mix e d m atr i x extract io n test in g.
1980 Car pent er Radiation Protection Sample co untin g Samp le counting. State of Oregon RPS Serv ic es 1995 Camac ho Uni versity of Manitoba Ar/ Ar dating Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to detennine University of radiometric ages of geo log ica l materials. Manitoba 2001 Derrick Branch E ngi nee rin g Densitometer Leak Test Wipe co unt s for leak test of densitometer sources. Branch E n gi nee rin g 2004 S ud o Univers ity of Postdam Ar/ Ar Geochrono logica l Studies Ar/Ar dating of natural rocks and minerals for geolog ica l studies.
2007 Wartho Arizona State Argon-Argon Geochronology Fast neutron irrad iation of mineral and rock A ri zona State Un iversity sampl es for 40 Ar/39Ar dating purposes. U ni versity )e Table Vl.2 (continued) ~
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Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding
Helena Hollanda University of Sao ArPaulo Paulo i Ar Geo logical Dating Ari Ar geo logic dating of materials. University of Sao
Jourdan Age dating of geological material Ar/ Af geochronology. Curtin University
Cassata Lawrence Livem1ore Ar/ National Laborato Ar/ Ar dating Production of neutron induced 39Ar from 39K for Lawrence Livermore Ar datin. National Laborato
Mine Oregon State INAA of ceramics from the Ancient Provenance detennination of ceramics from the OSU Anthropology Universi Near East Ancient Near East via trace-element anal sis.
Kim Korea Basic Science Ari Ar geochronology Ar/ Ar analysis for age dating of geo logical Korea Basic Science Institute sam les. Institute Chang China University of Fission Track Fission track dating of rock samples. Chi na University of Petrolewn - Beijin Petroleum - Bei jin
Morre ll Oregon State Sterilization of Wood Products Sterilization of wood to 2.0 Mrad for fungal OSU Forest Products Universi ex eriments.
Lanzhou Center of Oil Lanzhou Center Wang and Gas Resources, Fission Track Fission track dating of rock samples. of Oil and Gas CAS Resources, CAS Loveland Oregon State Measurement of fission product TKE Measurement of fission product kinetic energy for Universi various fissi le elements.
Prevention of Infections Associated with Combat-re lated Injuries by Local S ustained Co -D elivery of Vitamin D3 a nd Other Immune-Boosting Compounds Award Mechanism. We are Gombart University with Combat-related Injuries by Local compounds that will be released over time to Oregon State Prevention of Infections Associated preparing nanofiber wound dressings that contain Sustained Co-De li very induce the immune response in wounds to help prevent infection and speed wound healing. The nanofibers must be irradiated so that they are sterile. These experiments will be performed in cell culture and in animal models.
Christensen Oregon State INAA of IV Fluids INAA to determine trace metals in TPN and OSU Co ll ege of Un iversi additives. Pharmac
Geologica l Survey of Ar/ Ar geochrono logy of volcanic and igneous Geo logica l Survey of Ishizuka ArJapan /AIST oceanic is land arc. Japan i Ar Geochrono logy rocks associated with subd uction initiation of
Weiss University Concrete radiography for eva lu ating concrete curing Oregon State Neutron Radiography Imaging of Investigation into the app li cab li ty of neutron rocesses.
Reese Univer s ity Mateerials spectroscopy for the purpose of determining fissile Center, DNDO Grant Oregon State Temporal Spectroscopy of Fiss il e Use of PGNAA facility to perform temporal OSU Radiation material content.
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Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed or in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies
Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Fw1ding We will be perfonning bench scale microcosm 2064 Schaefer COM Smith A biotic Dech lorination of chlorinated studies to measure the abiotic dechlorination in CDMSmith solvents in soil matrices. different soil matrices. Gamma irradiation will be used to sterilize the samples.
2067 Reese Oregon State Neutron Radiography of Long-Tenn Use of neutron radiography and omography Oregon State University Concrete Curing imaging in long-tem1 studies of concrete curing used in civil construction. University CCE
2069 Scaillet INSU -CNRS - Ar/ Ar dating of geologic samples Ar/ Ar analysis for age dating of geo logic samples INSU -CNRS-Universite d'Orleans (solid rock chips and minerals) Universite d'Orleans The purpose of this experiment is to detennine what color a near ly colorless Tourmal ine will turn with dosages of 5, 10 and 20 Mr of Gamma irradiation. Two Pakistan Beryl crystals are also part of this experiment to see the color change as we ll as 2 pieces of Four Peaks Amethyst that may
Colorado Gem and color possibilities are brown, yellow, and pink Gamma irradiation induced change of have been faded by sunlight. For the Tounnaline, Colorado Gema and 2070 Lowell Mineral Co. color in Tounnaline from a Pegmatite in to red. The commercial value of colorless gem Mineral Co.
the Oban Massif, Nigeria Tounnaline is very low, but other colors of gem
Tounnaline, especially pink and red results, would stimulate mining of this material in Nigeria. 20 Mr is usua ll y a dosage that will saturate the visible color, and lower dosages may be preferab le if the Gamma rays cause a new color other than pink or red which is the desirable result.
2074 Mine Oregon State Market Exchange in Ancient Oaxaca, I NAA of archaeological ceramics from the Valley NSF University Mexico of Oaxaca, Mexico, to trace the origins of market exchange.
2083 Nadel Charlotte Pipe and ABS Antimony Testing Testing for trace antimony in ABS via INAA Charlotte Pipe &
Foundry Co. according to ASTM E3063. Foundry Co.
2084 Nadel Charlotte Pipe and ABS Antimony Testing Testing for trace antimony in ABS via INAA Charlotte Pipe &
Foundry Co. according to ASTM E3063. Fo undry Co.
2085 He Lanzhou University Apatite Fission Track Use of fission track ana lysis to determine Ucon-tent in the sedimentation ofXining Basin. Lanzhou University
2092 Jianaiqng Northwest University Fission Track Dating ofQaidam Basin Fission track dating of Qaidam Basin, China to detennine its age.
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"' A Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Project is designed to irradiate liquid donor bovine serum contained in vinyl bags to a minimum level 2097 Boyt Boyt Veterinary Lab Donor Bovine Serum Irradiation of 25 kGy to inactivate any adventitious agents Boyt Veterinary Lab that may be present in 0.2 um sterile filtered product.
Institute of Geology, Studying the thermal history of the northeast Tibet China Earthquake 2098 Pang China Earthquake Fission-Track dating Plateau by the fission-track dating method. Administration Administration 2099 Wesel Nakhla Dog Meteroites of watch claimed to have been exposed to the Gamma Spectroscopy of Hiroshima Use of gamma spectroscopy to verify authentisity Watch Hiroshima bombing.
This project is a collaboration with OSU Robotics.
We are investigating the perfomrnnce of PDMS School ofNuclear Soft Robotic Applications for Nuclear materials, which are used to fabricate soft robotics, Idaho National 2100 Palmer Science and following radiation exposure. We would like Laboratory Engineering Safeguards to characterize any changes in hardness, tensile strength, and recovery after exposure to high radiation environments.
2101 Yang Zhejiang University Fission-track thermochronometry Fission-track analysis for dating geo logical material. Zhejiang University
2102 Shulzhenko College of Veterinary Gut microbiota mediates the interplay To identify microbial taxa and their genes that between immunity and glucose affect glucose metabolism and immune response OSU Veterinary Medicine metabolism using mouse model of diet-induced diabetes. Medicine
The project is SERDP ER-2720, Key Fate and Transport Processes Impacting the Mass Discharge, Attenuation, and Treatment of Poly-and Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Comingled Chlorinated Solvents or Aromatic Hydrocarbons.
The overa ll goal of this research is to attain improved insight into the fundamenta l fate 2103 Hi gg ins Colorado School of SERDP ER-2720 and transport processes that control per-and Colorado School of Mines polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) fate and Mines transport as well as comingled chlorinated solvents and /or fuel hydrocarbons in groundwater at aqueous film fom1ing foam (AFFF) - impacted sites. This research will particu larly focus on the release and transformation of polyfluorinated PFASs to the more problematic perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in source zones.
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Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed o r in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies
Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding The goal of this project is to explore the use of shape-memory po lymer constructs to deliver and retain bioactive agents within complex bone 2104 Oest Department of Shape - memory polymers for accelerated fractures and defect sites. Bioabsorbable shape-SUNY Upstate Orthopedic Surgery repair of complex bone defects memory po lymer constructs will be doped with antimicrobial and osteogenic agents, then triggered Medica l University by a local temperature change to conform to the bone defect site, effective ly containing the bioactive agents within the area to be repaired.
This project is a collaboration with OSU Robotics.
We are investigating the performance of PDMS School of Nuclear Soft Robotic App lications ofr Nuclear materials, which are used to fabricate soft robot ics, Idaho National 2107 Pa lmer Science and following radiation exposure. We would like Laboratory Engineering Safegaurds to characterize any changes in hardness, tensile strength, and recovery after exposure to high radiation environments.
2111 Turrin Rutgers Ari Ar Geochronology Lunar /so lar system chronology. NASA 2112 Carpenter University of Michigan INAA of Formative Zapotec Ceramics INAA to determine provenance of pottery from the Valley of Oaxaca.
2115 Scao LSCE-CNRS Age dating of geologic materials Ar/Ar ana lysis for age dating of Geologic LSCE-CNRS materials.
We wou ld like to detem1ine if the oligomerization of urany l peroxide can be driven by radiation, in solution. We will prepare solutions of lithium 2116 Nyman Department of Determine if the oligomerization of urany l triperoxide monomers and apply different uranyl peroxide can be driven by radiation doses (time of radiation) until change is Department of Chemistry radiation observed by visual inspection and spectroscopic Chemistry characterization. We estimate 3 samples, irradiated for one day, and TBD for the other two samples.
Lrradiation of a ll will start simultaneously.
2118 Reese Oregon State NRF Beam Purity Use of beam quality indicators to categorize the University NRF beam.
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Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed or in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies
Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Using the in situ TEM ion irradiation faci lity at Argonne National Laboratory, we already observed He ions (sim ul ating alpha -part ic les)
Institute of Tibetan induced annea lin g effects on 80 MeV ion tracks 2120 Li Plateau Research, Alpha - particle induced annea ling effects (simu lating fission tracks) in apatite. For the next Chinese Academy of Chinese Academy of of fission tracks in apatite step, we are plann ing to use chemical etching to Sciences Sc iences further con:finn the a lp h a-annealing effects on real fission tracks. Neutron-induced fission tracks are essential to the etching experiments because neutron-induced fission tracks, have no themrn l history (or therma l annealing effects).
Beij ing Research Fission track ana lysis to detenn ine U Beijing Research 2121 Jia Institue of Uranium co ntent in South China Fision track dating of areas of South China. Institue of Uranium Geo logy Geo logy Beijing Research Ar-Ar analysis for age dati ng of geologic Ar-Ar ana lysis for age dati ng of geo log ic materia ls 2122 Jia Institue of Uranium Geology materials. (so l id rock grains and minerals).
This research will test the effect of three different soi l textures and minera logy on t h e bioavai lab il ity of arninomethylphosphonic acid to soil microorganisms. Different concentrations Sch of Env iron & Effect of soil type on bioavai labi lity of AMPA wi ll be app lied to soil, an d chemical Sch of Environ &
2123 Dick Natural Res of aminomethylphosphonic ac id to extractions and microbial properties will be Natural Res microorganisms measured at different time interva ls. Chemical extractions from steri l ized and unsterilized soil samp les wi ll be compared at each time interva l to determine the chemical vs. biological degradation effects.
The main objective of the project is to induce random mutations in e lite diploid coo l season 2126 Hunde Barenburg Breeding Project random mutations could have economic value Cool Season Grasses Mutatuion grass varieties. It is anticipated that some of these Barenbrug USA and co ul d be commercia lized. The species used in the project will be Annual Ryegrass, Perennjal Ryegrass, Italian Ryegrass and Meadow Fescue.
2130 Perez Rodriguez Univers ity at Albany, Geochemical ana lysis of c lays and lNAA to determine chemica l composition of SUNY ceram ics from Oaxaca natura l clays a n d ceramics from the Mixteca A lta, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Developing radiation hardened electronics 2 13 2 Popp Inertial Wave Inc. Hardened E lectronics Testing integrated with inertial se nsors (i.e. gyroscopes and accelerometers) in support of NASA lnertialWave Inc.
interplanetary space mi ss ion s.
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Organization Name Project Title Description Funding We are studying the effects of northern climate Briggs the effects Rotenone has on freshwater microbes. University of University of Alaska, The Effects of Rotenone on Freshwater on the attenuation time ofRotenone as well as Alaska Anchorage Microbes Our project plans to determine if there is biotic de radation occurrin with Rotenone.
Twaddell envirosure Solutions, Isotopic Determination of Material Determine isotope and activity of materia ls from LLC received sam les.
Pomella University of Apatite Fission Track Apatite fission track, standards for zeta calibration. University of Innsbruck Innsbruck
Higley Oregon State INAA of Mining Site Soils Soil analysis by INAA for Uranium/Thorium Universi concentration assessment.
Kelley New Mexico Bureau Basin and Range NSF Fission-track analysis of apatite from mountain New Mexico Tech ofGeolo ran es in southwestern New Mexico.
This project will result in new geological age determinations by the 40Ar /39Ar method for potassium-bearing silicate minerals (including Hames Auburn University along with basalt whole rock samples, in Auburn University 40Ar /39Ar dating of mineral samples hornblende, muscovite, biotite and orthoclase),
from orogenic belts and mineral deposits the Auburn Noble Isotope Mass Analysis Laboratory (ANIMAL). This project is for scientific investigation of Earth's history, and has a lications to minin industries.
Grove Stanford University Ar/ Ar Thermochronology (IRR I 6X) Ar/Ar Thermochronology of Hawaiian lava Stanford University sam !es.
Neutron radiography will be used to examine Weiss University hydrogen content in steal alloys exposed to a hydrogen environment on one Oregon State Us of neutron radiography to examine coupons of stainless steal alloys that have be surface. The content and depth profile of the h dro en will be detennined.
Akey Oregon State NRF Imaging of Battery Neutron radiography imaging ofNiCd battery to Universit obtain data on its construction.
Fast neutron irradiation of geological samples New Mexico Irradiation of san1ples for 40Ar /39Ar to primarily transmute 39K to 39Ar for the NM Bureau of Heizler Institue of Mining & geochronology for NM Tech purposes ofrock and mineral dating. Samples are Geology Technology for academic geological investigations requiring knowled e of a e and /or thermal histo 2143 Noller Oregon State INAA of Roman Ceramics Elemental composition of ceramics from Rome OSU Crop and Soil Universit vialNAA. Science
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Organization Name Project Title Description Funding We ana lyze a variety of geological samp les for Hemming Co lu mbia University Ar Geochronology for the Eart h their 40Ar /39Ar ages, including samp les for Columbia Univeristy Sciences (AGES) external co ll aborators and for internal grant-SU orted research.
U.S. Geologica l Neutron irradiation requested for 40Ar /39Ar USGSArgon Morgan Survey 40 Ar/39Ar Geochrono logy geochrono logy. Will use 39K (n,p) 39Ar reaction Geochronology to determine a es on rocks and minerals.
Menlo Park Geochrono logy uses 40Ar /39Ar teclmiques to date material s for geologic hazards, Calvert U.S. Geologica l 40 Ar/Survey The method requires fast -n eutron irradiation of Geochronology 39Ar Geochronology mapping, tectonic and minera l resource projects. Menlo Park separates from vo lcanic, plutonic, sedimentary and metamo hi e rocks to convert 39K to 39Ar.
The main aim of this project is the complex study of the S ib erian Traps Large Igneous Pro v ince (LIP), the typical examp le ofLIPs. Investigation of such provinces is of both fundamental Veselovskiy Shmidt Institute of Thennal history of Siberian platform sc ientific and app lied importance, due to needs Shmidt Institute of Phy s ic s of the Eart h for understanding of re aso ns of the in trap late Physics of the Earth magmatic activ ity, revealing the pos sible influence of the intense volcanism to the biotic hazards, and exp lanation of the origin of the unique Pt -Cu-Ni de osits related to the Siberian Tra s.
Reese Oregon State PGNAA of Neonatal fluid Crystal Usi ng PGNAA to determine low Z e lements found U niversi in C staline material from fi lt ered n eonata l fluid.
Vanderstelt Nray Services, Inc. Titanium Trubine Blade Activation Examination of neutron activation in titanium Nray Services, Inc. turbine blades from neutron radio ra h.
Irradiation of potassium-bearing minerals that will McAleer U.S. Geo logica l U.S. Geological Survey-Reston Ar/ Ar be dated by the Ar/ Ar method at the USGS Reston U.S. Geological Survey Geochronology Laboratory Argon Geochrono logy Laboratory. T he samples Society are from diverse localities and of diverse a e.
Williams oflndo les from Diet or Microbial Oregon State " Ben zo [a]pyrene Toxicokinetics: Impact To identify the ro le of dietary and microbrial-Oregon State University T to han Metabolism" deriv e d indoles in mice. University EMT Lawrence Livermore Measurement of fission product yeild of fissile Lawrence Livermore Burke National Laboratory Fission Product Yield Measurement and fertile materi a ls through fission reactions with Nationa l Laboratory amma s ectrosco Quinn Solidia Technologies Neutron Radiography to Image Carbon Using neutron radiography to look at pressurized So li dia Technologies Dioxide in Concrete CO2 in concrete that is curin.
Fie ld Molecular Toxicology Discharge & Transformation of E nv ironm enta l and Insights into the Long-Tenn Mass Sub-task: Assessing the biotransformation of per Oregon State AFFF in and polyfluoroa lkyl substances. U niversity EMT the Unsaturated Zone Table Vl.2 (continued)
Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed or in Progress :E at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies 0
- 0 Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding A
2155 Turner Selmet, Inc. Sludge Radioisotope Identification Identification of any and/or quantification of any Selmet, Inc.
radioisotopes in sludge material.
2157 Fawcett University of MN2019a Neutron irradiation of geologic material for nob le University of Manchester gas analysis and dating. Manchester Reconstruction of the cooling histories of the surface rocks that comprise the Balkanides 2158 Balkanska Sofia University Thermochronological reconstruction of mountains in Bulgaria by mode ling the observed the tectonic evolution of the Balkanides FT and other thermochronologic data. Placement Sofia University constraints on mountain building and tectonic processes of the Balkanides region.
2160 Schaen Department of University of Arizona 40Ar/39Ar Irradiation rock & mineral samples for 40Ar/39Ar University of Arizona Geosciences geochronology dating.
NAA of clays to detennine radioactivity leve l 2161 Turina Museo Egizio NAAofClays for future neutron radiograp hy work. This will determine/estimate how lo ng the samples will need to be he ld prior to free release.
2162 Jump Oregon State Role ofmicrobiota in the effects of To address the role of micro biota in fatty liver polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on Oregon State University liver disease and in beneficial effect of PUFA on liver. University The main idea is to introduce gamma rays to tissue cultures of 3 potato varieties in a bid to induce mutations to the plants. There are certain qualities
/ characteristics we hope will be mutated and so, upon inducement with gamma radiation, we will Oregon State 2163 Sathuvalli Dept of Horticulture Gamma irradiation of potatoes evaluate the plants (if they survive the mutation) for those qualities. The first stage is to ascertain University the optimum radiation dosage for the 3 varieties Horticulture under evaluation. A second stage will come up where the potatoes will be evaluated based on infonnation from the first i.e. the optimum radiation dosage.
2164 Goddard Rowan University ATR Irradiation Irradiation of apatite grains mounted in epoxy for fission track analysis at Rowan University. Rowan University
A set of 5 polymers (EPDM, PTFE, PCTFE, PFA, PAI) used in common spaceflight applications are 2165 Caffrey NASA Marshall Space to be exposed to the mixed neutron/gamma field of NASA Flight Center Nuclear Propulsion Polymer Tests the OSTR in order to evaluate changes in material properties. The current test includes a total of 60 'microdogbone' ASTM D638 Type V tensile specimens.
2166 Kampfer Materion Corp. Trace -element analysis of Be powder. INAA to determine U content of Be powder. Materion Corp.
Table Vl.2 (continued)
Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed or in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies
Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 2167 Reese Oregon State Neutron Radiography of Artifacts Use of neutron radiography to examine University archaeolog ica l artifacts.
We are trying to isol ate the effects that biofilm growth and fouling has on sorption kinetics, breakthrough, and desorption in pack ed columns 2168 Radniecki Oregon State The Effects ofBiofi lm s in elm testing of two different proprietary adsorbents. By looking Oregon State University CBEE of sorbents for remova l of Cu, Zn and at the data for triplicate co lumn s wit h and without PFAS 's from Storwater biofilms enriched from the OGSIR facility in University CBEE
Avery park, we hope to isolate the effects that naturally occuring biofilm s hav e on sorpt ion removal of PFASs, zinc and copper in storm water.
Testing e lectrica l conductivity changes of 2170 Howe Howe Industries and ambient conditions. Power wi ll be stepped Thermoe lectr ic Coo ler Co nductivity m ateria ls whi le monitoring temperatures of device Howe Industries Ex periment at various levels to detennin e these parameter
changes.
We would like to get the se seeds irradiated for
Department of Plant inducing gamma irradiation-ind uc ed chromosoma l Gamma in duced chromosoma l breaks in breaks in CS and MOY-wheats.It will allow University of 2171 Tiwari Science and Landscape CS and MOY wheats us to map targeted candidate genes in low Mary land College Arc hi tecture recombination regions and will help in overa ll Park
wheat improvement.
The project is looki11g at positive and negative consequences of using persistent herbicides for invasive spec ies management at high latitudes.
The irradiated soils will be used to develop 2172 Graziano University of Alaska Control of invasive plants at high soi l herbicide isotherms for aminopyra lid and University of A laska Anchorage latitudes with persistent herbicides clopyra li d. The soi ls originate from two fie ld sites (Fairbanks and Palmer) where these herbicides were app lied. We wi ll determine if the isotherms he lp predict the persistence of these h erbicides at the field sites.
2 173 Lee Univers ity of Oregon INAA of Ancient Korean Ceramics Trace-element analyses of Neo lithic and Bronze Age ceramics from Korea. University of Oregon Table Vl.2 (continued) :E Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed or in Progress 0 at the Radiat ion Center and Their Funding Agencies ::0 A
Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding The scope of this project is to run tests and
2174 Horvath Fusion Energy calibrate our fast neutron detector through the Fusion Energy Solutions Fast neutron detection D(T,n)alpha reactions and calibration by F 18 decay from O 16+ T reactions to be measured on an Solutions, lnc.
OSU HPGe detector.
2175 Gess Oregon State Neutron Radiography of two Phase Flow Use of neutron radiography to evaluate two phase University MIME flow conditions during TREAT irradiations.
Adhezion Biomedica l is interested in the effect of Gamma on various applicator parts and materials.
The purpose of this feasibility run is to prov ide ampoules from three different product lines to
2176 Phelps Adhezion Biomedical Various Ampo u le Gamma -Feasibility u nderstand the process and ensure your facility Run can stay within the range of 8-12 kGy. Once we Adhezion Biomedical
get the samples returned, if all testing on our en d resu lt as expected, we will most likely send a second round of samples for further investigation of material compatibi lity with Gamma - irradiation.
Adhezion Biomedical is interested in the effect of Gamma on PVDF ampoules and the stability of the product post-irradiation. Ana lyt ical testing 2177 Phelps Adhezion Biomedical PVDF Ampoule Gamma-Feasibility Run shall fo ll ow on our end after Gamma - irradiation Adhezion Biomedical to detennine if this is a good sterilization method to move into a larger scale sterilization for our medical device product line.
2178 Weiss Oregon State mixutures and it's effect upon curing under BASF Additive Concrete Curing Examination of a BASF addative to concrete University Investigation pressure.
2179 Weiss Oregon State m ixutures and it's effect upon curing under BASF Additive Concrete Curing Examination of a BASF addative to concrete University Investigatio n pressure.
2180 Meqbe l Hi-Tech Precious INAA of Mine Tailings INAA to detennine precious metal (gold and PGE)
Metal Refinery content of mine tailings.
2181 Singh Wadia Institute of Geo-Thennochronological investigation To study the shallow crust exhumation history Wadia In s titute of Himalayan Geology of Lesser Himalayan Crystialline of of the lesser Himalayan crystalline and Meta-Garhwal region,NW-Himalaya sedimentary sequence of Garhwal re g ion. Himalayan Geology Table Vl.2 (continued)
Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed or in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies
Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Oregon State Use of D2O as a contrast enhancement Examination of the improvement in contrast 2182 Reese University for neutron rad iography analysis of concrete curing. gained by using D2O instead ofH2O in the
This project is for the irradiation of geo log ica l
Department of materials with a high flux of fast neutrons to facilitate the 39K(n,p )39Ar reaction. Irradiated Department of 2183 Sprain Geo lo g ica l Sc iences, Irradiation for 40Ar/39Ar geochrono logy Geo lo gical Sciences, Univers ity of F lorida geological materials will subseque ntl y be analyzed for 40Ar /39Ar geochrono logica l ana lysis to University of F lorida
determine the age of the geological material s.
2184 Bernet U ni veresite Grenoble The apatite samp les are for three different projects the Himalayas, Universite Grenoble A lp es Apatite Fission Track irradiations for studying the exhumation of A nd es, and Europ ean A lp s. A lp es
2185 Tay lor Univeresity of Pioneer Mounta in s AFT Suite of apatite crysta ls to be irradiated for fission Un iversity of Minnesota track dating. Minnesota 2 186 Cao Oregon State Fluorine Content in PFAS standards INAA to determine fluorine content in PFAS Department of Uni vers ity standards. Ch emi stry Irradiation of geo logic materials (minera ls apatite
2187 Stevens Goddard Indiana University Fission Track Ana lysis and zircon) for fission track analysis (age dating of thermal events) using the externa l detector Indiana University
method.
2188 Orme Montana State AFT Irradiation - MSU Irradiation of apatite grains mounted in epoxy for Montana State U ni versity fission track ana lysis at Montana State University. University Thi s project will develop and build a custom 2189 Kasparek Pacific Northwest Cerenkov In-Pool Noise Characterization UV probe and spectrophotometer to map the UV Nationa l Laboratory spectrum in spent fuel ponds and identify and quantify light noise contributions within the pool.
2190 Loveland Oregon State Seperation characterization of mid and Seperation characterization of mid and high Z University high Z elements. elements.
Table Vl.2 (continued) ~
0 Listing of Major Research and Service Projects Preformed or in Progress :::0 at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies A
Organization Name Project Title Description Funding The sensor is an industrial grade accelerometer which consists of a silicon sensor and ASIC hem1itically sealed in a 0.35" square ceramic Sensor Performance vs Total Ionizing package. This project will irradiate several groups Hulbert Silcon Designs Inc. Dose (TID) of sensors over a range ofTID and
compare the before and after results of a variety of electrical and dynamic measurements to determine the effect(s) of the radiation.
Frame Ya le University INAA of archaeolog ical and geolog ical Trace-e lement ana lysis via INAA of fired clay, materials. brick, and stone.
Support the 69981 Program (Child Project XYZ-Pacific Northwest 70039) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Pacific Northwest Gruendell National Laboratory Lexan slides for fission track irradiation by providing the ability to perform fission track National Laboratory irradiation on Lexan slide targets in the thermal co lumn facility.
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Figure Vl. 1 Summary of the Types of Radiological Instrument a tion Calibrated to Support the OSU TRIGA Reactor and Radiation Center
TableVl.4 Summary of Radiological Instrumentatio n C l"b t d t S t a I ra e 0 uppor er 10th A gencIe s
45 4 1 Agency N umb er of Ca li brations
- 40 35 Columbia Memorial Hospital 2
30 25 Columbia Steel Casting..,.)
25 19 20 Doug Evans, DVM 2
15 EPA I 10 7 3 2 5 Epic Imaging 2 0
Alpha GM IO N Micro Personal Air Fire Marshall /Hazmat 39 Detectors Detectors Chambers Meters Dosimeters Samplers Grand Ronde Hospital 5 Health Division 121
Hillsboro Medical Center 6 Hollingsworth & Vose 1 Lake Health District 5 NETL, Albany 4 ODOT 5 Table Vl.3 Oregon Health and Sciences University 56 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Oregon Lottery 1 Calibrated to Support OSU Departments PSU 14 OSUDepartment N u mber of Calibrations River Bend Sand & Gravel 2 Biochem/Biophysics 1 Salem Hospital 12 Microb ioloby 1 Samaritan Health 40 Nutrition & E xercise Science 1 Tota l 321 Radiation Safety Office 28 - -
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