ML24352A138
| ML24352A138 | |
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|---|---|
| Site: | Texas A&M University |
| Issue date: | 12/17/2024 |
| From: | Texas A&M Univ |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk |
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| Download: ML24352A138 (1) | |
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Jere Jenkins; Director 1095 Nuclear Science Rd.
College Station, TX 77843 2024 ANNUAL OPERATING REPORT of the TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AGN-201M TRAINING REACTOR LICENSE NO. R-23 DOCKET NO. 050-00059 For the period 1 JANUARY 2024 - 31 DECEMBER 2024 Document date 17 DECEMBER 2024 DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR ENGINEERING & SCIENCE CENTER; TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION
2024 Annual Report Pg 2 of 3 17 December 2024 License R-23, Docket 50-59 1
SUMMARY
This report is intended to detail the pertinent activities related to the Texas A&M University AGN-201M training facility operated by the Department of Nuclear Engineering during the period of 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. The contents of this report are intended to comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 50 section 50.59 and Section 6.9.1 of the Technical Specifications for the facility under license R-23.
This facility is in storage pending installation in its final location and resuming operations. When operations resume the main function of this facility will be to provide an operating nuclear system to be used in support of the requirements of nuclear engineering courses, as a research tool, and for operator training. During the reporting period, the AGN-201M reactor was maintained in a storage condition and did not operate.
2 OPERATIONAL
SUMMARY
Total Hours Critical 0
Total Watt Hours of Operation 0
Average Power Level of Operations (Watts) 0 Number of Reactor Startups 0
3 UNSCHEDULED SHUTDOWNS None.
4 MAJOR SAFETY RELATED CORRECTIVE MAINENANCE No safety related corrective maintenance was performed during this reporting period.
5 FACILITY CHANGES, CHANGES TO PLANS AND PROCEDURES, NEW EXPERIMENTS OR TESTS There was a change to Facility Administration during 2024, as Rober Bishop because the Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. In that position he is the delegated Level 1 Licensee for the reactor. No changes were made the facility, plans or procedures, and no new experiments or tests were performed during this reporting period.
2024 Annual Report Pg 3 of 3 17 December 2024 License R-23, Docket 50-59 6
SUMMARY
OF SAFETY EVALUATIONS No changes, tests, or experiments were performed during this reporting period which meet the criteria of 10 CFR 50.59 requiring a safety evaluation.
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SUMMARY
OF RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS RELEASED No radioactive effluents were released during this reporting period.
8 ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOLOGICAL SURVEYS No special environmental surveys were conducted for this specific license. The Storage of the AGN places it in the boundary of license R-83 that has required quarterly state TLD monitoring as well as a monthly site survey to check for radiation levels at all fence lines.
9 RADIATION EXPOSURE Radiation exposure was not higher than background levels during this reporting period.