ML17067A363

Non-Power Reactor Closeout of Generic Letter 2016 01, Monitoring of Neutron Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools for the University of California-Davis Mccellan Nuclear Research Center, Docket No. 50-607 (CAC No. A11010)

ML17067A363
Person / Time
Site:	University of California-Davis
Issue date:	03/27/2017
From:	Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB
To:	Frey W McClellan Nuclear Research Center
Wertz G, NRR/DPR/PRLB, 301-415-0893
References
CAC A11010, GL-2016-01
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March 27, 2017

Dr. Wesley D. Frey, Reactor Director McClellan Nuclear Research Center University of California, Davis 5335 Price Avenue, Building 258

McClellan, CA 95652-2504

SUBJECT:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS - NON-POWER REACTOR CLOSEOUT OF GENERIC LETTER 2016-01, "MONITORING OF NEUTRON-ABSORBING MATERIALS IN SPENT FUEL POOLS" FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS MCCELLAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER, DOCKET NO. 50-607 (CAC NO. A11010)

On April 7, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Generic Letter (GL) 2016-01, "Monitoring of Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools" (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16097A169), to address the degradation of neutron-absorbing materials (NAM) in wet storage systems for reactor fuel at power and non-power reactors.

For the non-power reactors, GL 2016-01 requested that licensees provide facility-specific information related to the use of NAM. This information was needed by the NRC staff to verify continued compliance through licensee implementation of effective methods for monitoring of reactor fuel in wet storage so as to detect and mitigate any degradation or deformation of NAM when credited in the facility licensing or design basis for criticality control of fuel in wet storage.

On September 7, 2016, the University of California-Davis submitted a response to GL 2016-01 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16258A147) for the McClellan Nuclear Research Center. The NRC

staff conducted a review of your response to GL 2016-01 and determined that your facility does not use NAM in wet fuel storage. Based upon the information you submitted in response to GL 2016-01 and the results of the NRC staff review, the NRC staff has determined that the submission addresses the information requested in GL 2016-01. No further information or action is requested regarding this matter.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Alexander Adams Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch

Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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McClellan, CA 95652-2504

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