ML23072A024
| ML23072A024 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | MIT Nuclear Research Reactor |
| Issue date: | 03/07/2023 |
| From: | Foster J, Hu L Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML23072A024 (1) | |
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MIT NUCLEAR REACTOR LABORATORY AN MIT INTERDEPARTMENTAL CENTER John P. Foster Director of Reactor Operations Attn: Document Control Desk Mail Stop: NW12-116A 138 Albany Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Phone: 617 253-4211 Fax: 617 324-0042 Email: jpfoster@mit.edu March 7, 2023
Subject:
Proposal for Conversion to Low Enriched Uranium (LEU), MIT Research Reactor, Docket No. 50-20, 10 CFR 50.64 (c)(2)(ii) of that paragraph.
Dear Sir or Madam:
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.64 "Limitation of the Use of Highly Enriched Uranium in Domestic Non-Power Reactors," the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory submits herewith the information required by subsection (c)(2)(ii) of that paragraph.
The high-density low enriched uranium fuel (U-lOMo) will not be available during Fiscal Year 2024. Furthermore, specific to 10 CFR 50.64( c )(2)(ii), Federal Government funding for conversion to LEU will not be available. However, we continue to receive funding for conversion planning and engage in fuel qualification and fabrication activities. A new MITR LEU fuel element design was developed and the LEU core has been analyzed and demonstrated to meet nuclear safety and performance criteria. A Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) for the LEU conversion was submitted and docketed in October 2018 for NRC review. The PSAR contains the LEU fuel design as well _as steady-state and transient analyses relevant to the proposed LEU core.
We* will continue the conversion planning and work with NRC staff on the PSAR review to prepare for the conversion when the new LEU fuel completes qualification tests.
Lin-wen Hu, Ph.D.
Director, Research and Services Cc:
USNRC - Senior Project Manager Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation USNRC -
Senior Reactor Inspector Research and Test Reactors Oversight Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Sincerely,
~P~oster Director of Reactor Operations