ML23220A387
| ML23220A387 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Washington State University |
| Issue date: | 08/08/2023 |
| From: | Washington State Univ |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML23220A387 (1) | |
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Page 52 of 73 Amendment No. 22 DATE YY 5
DESIGN FEATURES 5.1 Site and Facility Description Applicability: This specification applies to the Washington State University research reactor site location and facility description. The research reactor is located within the Dodgen Research Facility, which is a concrete building located approximately one mile east of the main portion of the WSU campus.
Objective: The objective is to specify the site and the facility of the Washington State University research reactor.
Specifications:
(1)
The site is that area bound by the perimeter that encloses the Nuclear Science Center building, (also known as the Dodgen Research Facility), the fenced area immediately outside the east pool room loading dock door and the fenced area immediately outside the beam room west loading dock door.
(2)
The Washington State University research reactor shall be located in the licensed area of the Dodgen Research Facility.
(3)
The licensed area shall be the following:
(a) the room in which the WSU research reactor is located, also known as Room 201, the reactor control room which is within Room 201, the pump room, primary coolant water purification room, primary coolant and makeup water valve manifold room; (b) the research reactor beam room, also known as Room 2.
(4)
The facility shall be the interior of the Dodgen Research Facility building and shall be a restricted area.
Basis:
Descriptions of the Nuclear Science Center, Dodgen Research Facility, reactor building, and site are provided in detail in the Washington State University Safety Analysis Report.
Specification (1) provides a description of the site.
Specifications (2) and (3) provide a description of the location of the research reactor and the licensed area, and that the location of the research reactor shall be within the licensed area of the Dodgen Research Facility.
Specification (4) requires that the facility be a restricted area.