ML11304A017

Oregon State University Triga Reactor (Ostr), Annual Report for Period 07/1/2010-06/30/2011

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Osu Oregon State UNIVERSITY Radiation Center Oregon State University, 100 Radiation Center, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5903 T 541-737-23411 F 541-737-0480 Ihttp://ne.oregonstate.edu/facilities/radiationcenter October 26, 2011 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

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Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor (OSTR)

Docket No. 50-243, License No. R-106 In accordance with section 6.7.1 of the OSTR Technical Specifications, we are hereby submitting the Oregon State University Radiation Center and OSTR Annual Report for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

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.

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Sincerely, Steven R. Reese Director Cc: Alexander Adams, USNRC Rick Spinrad, OSU Craig Bassett, USNRC Rich Holdren, OSU Ken Niles, ODOE Andy Klein, OSU

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0A. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, License No. R-106 0(Docket No. 50-243), Technical Specification 6.7(e).

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• B. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC; Subcontract Award No. 00074510.

• C. Oregon Department of Energy, OOE Rule No. 345-030-010.

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Part I-Overview 0 Executive Summary .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Introduction .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Overview of the Radiation Center.

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Part II-People Radiation Center Staff ........

Reactor Operations Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

.... . . .............. 0 Professional & Research Faculty. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 7 Part Ill-Facilities 0

Research Reactor ............ . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 9 Analytical Equipment ......... . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 9 Radioisotope Irradiation Sources . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 9

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Laboratories & Classrooms .....

Instrument Repair & Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Library . .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Part IV-Reactor 0

Operating Statistics .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Experiments Performed ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Unplanned Shutdowns ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Changes Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Surveillance & Maintenance .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Part V-Radiation Protection 0 Introduction .............. .....................

Environmental Releases ....... -- -- - -- -- - -- -- -- -- - -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Personnel Doses ............

Facility Survey Data .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .301

.3 Environmental Survey Data ..... .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . .30 Radioactive Material Shipments. . .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . .31 References ............... .. . . .. . . . .. . . . ..... . . . . . . .31

. .50 0 Part VI-Work Sum m ary ................. 0 Teaching .................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Research & Service ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 0

Part VII-Words .. . . . .. . . .76 0 Documents Published or Accepted.

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• Tables 0 Table Title Page 0 111.1 Gam m acell 220 6°Co Irradiator Use ............................................ 11 0 111.2 Student Enrollment in Courses at the Radiation Center ............................... 12 0 IV.1 IV.2 Present OSTR Operating Statistics ..................................................

OSTR Use Time in Terms of Specific Use Categories.....................................

17 18 0 IV.3 OSTR Multiple UseTime.. ...................................................... 18 0 IV.4 Use of OSTR Reactor Experiments ............................................ 19 0 IV.5 Unplanned Reactor Shutdowns and Scrams ...................................... 19 V.1 Radiation Protection Program Requirements and Frequencies ............................. 32 0 V.2 Monthly Summary of Liquid Effluent Releases to the Sanitary Sewer ....................... 33 0 V.3 Annual Summary of Liquid Waste Generated and Transferred ............................ 34 0 V.4 Monthly Summary of Gaseous Effluent Releases ...................................... 35 0 V.5 V.6 Annual Summary of Solid Waste Generated and Transferred .............................

Annual Summary of Personnel Radiation Doses Received ...............................

36 37 0 V.7 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded Within the TRIGA Reactor Facility ......................... 38 0 V.8 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Within the Radiation Center ...................... . 39 0 V.9 Annual Summary of Radiation and Contamination Levels Within the Reactor ................. .41 V.10 Total Dose Equivalent at the TRIGA Reactor Facility Fence ............................... 42 0 V.11 Total Dose Equivalent at the Off-Site Gamma Radiation Monitoring Stations ................. .43 0 V.12 Annual Average Concentration of theTotal Net Beta Radioactivity ........................ . 44 V.13 Beta-Gamma Concentration and Range of LLD Values ................................. 45 0 V.14 Radioactive Material Shipments under NRC General License R-106 ........................

Radioactive Material Shipments under Oregon License ORE 90005 ........................

46 47 V.15 V.16 Radioactive Material Shipments Under NRC General License 10 CFR 110.23 ................. . 48 0 VI.1 Institutions and Agencies Which Utilized the Radiation Center ............................ 53 0 VI.2 Listing of Major Research & Service Projects Performed and Their Funding .................. . 58 VI.3 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support OSU Departments ............ 73 0 VI.4 Summary of Radiological Instrumentation Calibrated to Support Other Agencies ............. .74 0

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Executive Summary The data from this reporting year shows that the use of the outside the U. S. and Canada. So while the Center's primary Radiation Center and the Oregon State TRIGA reactor mission is local, it is also a facility with a national and inter-(OSTR) has continued to grow in many areas, national clientele.

The Radiation Center supported 61 different courses this year, The Radiation Center web site provides an easy way for po-mostly in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radia- tential users to evaluate the Center's facilities and capabilities tion Health Physics. About 25% of these courses involved as well as to apply for a project and check use charges. The the OSTR. The number of OSTR hours used for academic address is: http://radiationcenter.oregonstate.edu. 0 courses and training was 60, while 3,395 hours0.00457 days <br />0.11 hours <br />6.531085e-4 weeks <br />1.502975e-4 months <br /> were used for research projects. Seventy-four percent of the OSTR research hours were in support of off-campus research projects, reflect- Introduction ing the use of the OSTR nationally and internationally. Radia-tion Center users published or submitted 100 articles this year, The current annual report of the Oregon State University and made 93 presentations on work that involved the OSTR Radiation Center and TRIGA Reactor follows the usual or Radiation Center. The number of samples irradiated in the format by including information relating to the entire 0 reactor during this reporting period was 688. Funded OSTR Radiation Center rather than just the reactor. However, the use hours comprised 88% of the research use. information is still presented in such a manner that data on the reactor may be examined separately, if desired. It should Personnel at the Radiation Center conducted 147 tours of the be noted that all annual data given in this report covers the facility, accommodating 2,313 visitors. The visitors included period from July 1,2010 through June 30, 2011. Cumulative elementary, middle school, high school, and college students; reactor operating data in this report relates only to the LEU relatives and friends; faculty; current and prospective clients; fueled core. This covers the period beginning July 1, 2008 to 0 national laboratory and industrial scientists and engineers; and the present date. For a summary of data on the reactor's two state, federal and international officials. The Radiation Center other cores, the reader is referred to previous annual reports.

is a significant positive attraction on campus because visitors leave with a good impression of the facility and of Oregon In addition to providing general information about the State University. activities of the Radiation Center, this report is designed to meet the reporting requirements of the U. S. Nuclear Regu-The Radiation Center projects database continues to provide latory Commission, the U. S. Department of Energy, and the a useful way of tracking the many different aspects of work Oregon Department of Energy. Because of this, the report at the facility.The number of projects supported this year was is divided into several distinct parts so that the reader may 201. Reactor related projects comprised 68% of all projects. easily find the sections of interest.

'The total research supported by the Radiation Center, as 0 reported by our researchers, was $3,813,423. The actual total is likely considerably higher. This year the Radiation Center provided service to 65 different organizations/institutions, 29%

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• Overview of the Radiation Center the experimental measurements to be used for safety evalu-TIhe Radiation Center is a unique facility which serves ations and licensing of the full scale plant. This world-class the entire OSU campus, all other institutions within the facility meets exacting quality assurance criteria to provide Oregon University System, and many other universities assurance of safety as well as validity of the test results.

and organizations throughout the nation and the world.

'Ihe Center also regularly provides special services to state Also housed in the Radiation Center is the Advanced iher-and federal agencies, particularly agencies dealing with law mal Hydraulics Research Laboratory (ATHRL), which is enforcement, energy, health, and environmental quality, used for state-of-the-art two-phase flow experiments.

and renders assistance to Oregon industry. In addition, the The Radiation Center staff regularly provides direct sup-Radiation Center provides permanent office and laboratory port and assistance to OSU teaching and research programs.

space for the OSU Department of Nuclear Engineering and Areas of expertise commonly involved in such efforts include Radiation Health Physics, the OSU Institute of Nuclear nuclear engineering, nuclear and radiation chemistry, neutron O Science and Engineering, and for the OSU nuclear chem-activation analysis, radiation effects on biological systems, ra-istry, radiation chemistry, geochemistry and radiochemistry diation dosimetry, environmental radioactivity, production of programs. There is no other university facility with the short-lived radioisotopes, radiation shielding, nuclear instru-S combined capabilities of the OSU Radiation Center in the mentation, emergency response, transportation of radioactive w western half of the United States. materials, instrument calibration, radiation health physics, Located in the Radiation Center are many items of special- rauioactivc waste uisposa , alnu otili iereateu areas.

0 ized equipment and unique teaching and research facilities. In addition to formal academic and research support, the 0 They include a TRIGA Mark II research nuclear reactor; a 60 Co gamma irradiator; a large number of state-of-the art Center's staff provides a wide variety of other services includ-ing public tours and instructional programs, and professional 0 computer-based gamma radiation spectrometers and as- consultation associated with the feasibility, design, safety, sociated germanium detectors; and a variety of instruments 0 for radiation measurements and monitoring. Specialized and execution of experiments using radiation and radioactive materials.

0 facilities for radiation work include teaching and research 0 laboratories with instrumentation and related equipment for performing neutron activation analysis and radiotracer S studies; laboratories for plant experiments involving ra-dioactivity; a facility for repair and calibration of radiation 0 protection instrumentation; and facilities for packaging radioactive materials for shipment to national and interna-tional destinations.

S A major non-nuclear facility housed in the Radiation Center is the one-quarter scale thermal hydraulic advanced plant experimental (APEX) test facility for the Westing-0 house AP600 and AP1000 reactor designs.fThe AP600 and AP1000 are next-generation nuclear reactor designs which 0 incorporate many passive safety features as well as con-0 siderably simplified plant systems and equipment. APEX 0 operates at pressures up to 400 psia and temperatures up to 450°F using electrical heaters instead of nuclear fuel. All 9 major components of the AP600 and AP1000 are included in APEX and all systems are appropriately scaled to enable

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time at the Center during this reporting period. 0 It should be noted that not all of the faculty and students who used the Radiation Center for their teaching and research are 0

listed. Summary information on the number of people involved is given in Table VI.1, while individual names and projects are 0 listed in Table VI.2. 0 0

0 Radiation Center Staff Reactor Operations Committee 0 Steve Reese, Director Todd Palmer,Chair 0

Dina Pope, Office Manager OSU Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics 0 Shaun Bromagem, Business Manager RainierFarmer 0 Carla Gibson, Receptionist OSU Radiation Safety 0 S. Todd Keller, Reactor Administrator Abi TavakoliFarsoni 0 Gary Wachs, Reactor Supervisor, Senior Reactor Operator OSU Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics 0 Robert Scbickler, Senior Reactor Operator MichaelHartman 0 University of Michigan Wade Marcum, Reactor Operator 0 Todd Keller Scott Menn, Senior Health Physicist OSU Radiation Center 0

Jim Darrough,Health Physicist Mario Magana 0

Leab Minc, Neutron Activation Analysis Manager OSU Electrical Engineering 0 Steve Smith, Scientific Instrument Technician, Scott Menn 0

Senior Reactor Operator OSU Radiation Center 0 Erin Cimbri, Custodian Wade Richards 0 Alison Arnold,Health Physics Monitor (Student) National Institute of Standards and Technology 0 Ryne Burgess, Health Physics Monitor (Student) Steve Reese (not voting) 0 Kyle Combs, Health Physics Monitor (Student) OSU Radiation Center 0

JoelMoreno, Health Physics Monitor (Student) Gary Wachs (not voting) 0 Joey DeShields, Graduate Teaching Assistant OSU Radiation Center 0

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Director Emeritus, Radiation Center, Professor Emeritus, Director, Radiation Center Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Reyes,Jr.,JosiN.

Daniels,Malcolm 0 Professor Emeritus, Chemistry Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics, ATHRL Principal Investigator

• Hamby,David 0 Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics RingleJohn C.

Professor Emeritus, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation 0 Hart,Lucas . Health Physics 0 Faculty Research Associate, Chemistry Robinson,Alan H.

Higginbotham,Jack F Department Head, Emeritus, Nuclear Engineering and Radia-tion Health Physics Director, Oregon Space Grant, Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics

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• Higley,KathrynA. Professor Emeritus, Chemistry 0 Department Head, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health *Wachs, Gary 0 Physics Reactor Supervisor, Radiation Center Johnson,Arthur G. Woods, Brian 0 Director Emeritus, Radiation Center, Professor Emeritus, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics 0 Keller, S. Todd Wu, Qiao Reactor Administrator, Radiation Center Professor, Nuclear Engineer and Radiation Health Physics Klein, Andrew C.

Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics

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0 Professor Emeritus, Physics Camille Lodwick Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Loveland, Walter D. *OSTR usersfor researchand/or teaching Professor, Chemistry

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Senior Health Physicist, Radiation Center

• Minc,Leah Assistant Professor, Anthropology

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Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics

• Paulenova,Alena Associate Professor, Senior Research, Radiation Center Pope, Dina Office Manager, Radiation Center

010-to Research Reactor The Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor (OSTR) is a If samples to be irradiated require a large neutron fluence, 0 water-cooled, swimming pool type research reactor which uses especially from higher energy neutrons, they may be inserted 0 uranium/zirconium hydride fuel elements in a circular grid ar-ray.'The reactor core is surrounded by a ring of graphite which into a dummy fuel element.'Ihis device will then be placed into one of the core's inner grid positions which would normally be 0

serves to reflect neutrons back into the core. The core is situ- occupied by a fuel element. Similarly samples can be placed in 0 ated near the bottom of a 22-foot deep water-filled tank, and the in-core irradiation tube (ICIT) which can be inserted in 0 the same core location.

the tank is surrounded by a concrete bioshield which acts as a radiation shield and structural support. TIhe reactor is licensed 0

by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate at The cadmium-lined in-core irradiation tube (CLICIT) 0 a maximum steady state power of 1.1 MW and can also be enables samples to be irradiated in a high flux region near the center of the core. The cadmium lining in the facility eliminates 0

pulsed up to a peak power of about 2500 MW.

thermal neutrons and thus permits sample exposure to higher 0 The OSTR has a number of different irradiation facilities energy neutrons only. The cadmium-lined end of this air-filled 0 aluminum irradiation tube is inserted into an inner grid posi-including a pneumatic transfer tube, a rotating rack, a thermal column, four beam ports, five sample holding (dummy) fuel tion of the reactor core which would normally be occupied by a 0

elements for special in-core irradiations, an in-core irradiation fuel element. It is the same as the ICIT except for the presence 0 tube, and a cadmium-lined in-core irradiation tube for experi- of the cadmium lining. 0 ments requiring a high energy neutron flux.

The two main uses of the OSTR are instruction and research. 0 The pneumatic transfer facility enables samples to be inserted and removed from the core in four to five seconds. Instruction 0 Consequently this facility is normally used for neutron activa- Instructional use of the reactor is twofold. First, it is used sig- 0 tion analysis involving short-lived radionuclides. On the other nificantly for classes in Nuclear Engineering, Radiation Health Physics, and Chemistry at both the graduate and undergradu-0 hand, the rotating rack is used for much longer irradiation of samples (e.g., hours). The rack consists of a circular array of 40 ate levels to demonstrate numerous principles which have been 0 tubular positions, each of which can hold two sample tubes. presented in the classroom. Basic neutron behavior is the same 0 Rotation of the rack ensures that each sample will receive an in small reactors as it is in large power reactors, and many dem-onstrations and instructional experiments can be performed 0

identical irradiation.

using the OSTR which cannot be carried out with a commer- 0 The reactor's thermal column consists of a large stack of cial power reactor. Shorter-term demonstration experiments 0 graphite blocks which slows down neutrons from the reactor core in order to increase thermal neutron activation of samples.

are also performed for many undergraduate students in Phys-ics, Chemistry, and Biology classes, as well as for visitors from 0

Over 99% of the neutrons in the thermal column are thermal other universities and colleges, from high schools, and from 0 neutrons. Graphite blocks are removed from the thermal col- public groups. 0 umn to enable samples to be positioned inside for irradiation.

The second instructional application of the OSTR involves 0 The beam ports are tubular penetrations in the reactor's main educating reactor operators, operations managers, and health 0 physicists. The OSTR is in a unique position to provide such concrete shield which enable neutron and gamma radiation to stream from the core when a beam port's shield plugs are re- education since curricula must include hands-on experience at 0

moved. The neutron radiography facility utilized the tangential an operating reactor and in associated laboratories. The many 0 beam port (beam port #3) to produce ASTM E545 category I types of educational programs that the Radiation Center pro-radiography capability. The other beam ports are available for a vides are more fully described in Part VI of this report.

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During this reporting period the OSTR accommodated a Typically, the irradiator is used by researchers wishing to 0 number of different OSU academic classes and other academic perform mutation and other biological effects studies; studies programs. In addition, portions of classes from other Oregon in the area of radiation chemistry; dosimeter testing; steril-0 universities were also supported by the OSTR. ization of food materials, soils, sediments, biological speci-men, and other media; gamma radiation damage studies; and Research other such applications. In addition to the 6"Co irradiator, the 0 The OSTR is a unique and valuable tool for a wide variety Center is also equipped with a variety of smaller 60Co, 137 Cs, of research applications and serves as an excellent source of 22

.. Ra, plutonium-beryllium, and other isotopic sealed sources neutrons and/or gamma radiation. The most commonly used of various radioactivity levels which are available for use as 0 experimental technique requiring reactor use is instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA).This is a particularly sen-irradiation sources.

sitive method of elemental analysis which is described in more During this reporting period there was a diverse group of detail in Part VI. projects using the 61Co irradiator. These projects included the 0 The OSTR's irradiation facilities provide a wide range of neu-irradiation of a variety of biological materials including dif-ferent types of seeds.

tron flux levels and neutron flux qualities which are sufficient 0 to meet the needs of most researchers. T-his is true not only In addition, the irradiator was used for sterilization of several 0 for INAA, but also for other experimental purposes such as media and the evaluation of the radiation effects on different the 3 9 Ar/ 4 0 Ar ratio and fission track methods of age dating materials. Table 111.1 provides use data for the Gammacell samples. 220 irradiator.

0 Analytical Equipment Laboratories and Classrooms

'The Radiation Center has a large variety of radiation detec-0 tion instrumentation. This equipment is upgraded as necessary, The Radiation Center is equipped with a number of different radioactive material laboratories designed to accommodate especially the gamma ray spectrometers with their associated research projects and classes offered by various OSU academ-computers and germanium detectors. Additional equipment ic departments or off-campus groups.

for classroom use and an extensive inventory of portable radia-tion detection instrumentation are also available.

Radiation Center nuclear instrumentation receives intensive use in both teaching and research applications. In addition, service projects also use these systems and the combined use often results in 24-hour per day schedules for many of the analytical instruments. Use of Radiation Center equipment extends beyond that located at the Center and instrumenta-tion may be made available on a loan basis to OSU researchers in other departments.

Radioisotope Irradiation Sources T-he Radiation Center is equipped with a 1,644 curie (as of 7/27/01) Gammacell 220 61Co irradiator which is capable of delivering high doses of gamma radiation over a range of dose rates to a variety of materials.

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0 Fnctritent Repai CAlibratiRon r Instructional facilities available at the Center include a labo- Instrument Repair & Calibration ratory especially equipped for teaching radiochemistry and a Facility nuclear instrumentation teaching laboratory equipped with The Radiation Center has a facility for the repair and calibra-modular sets of counting equipment which can be configured tion of essentially all types of radiation monitoring instru-to accommodate a variety of experiments involving the mea- mentation. This includes instruments for the detection and surement of many types of radiation. The Center also has two measurement of alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation.

student computer rooms. It encompasses both high range instruments for measuring intense radiation fields and low range instruments used to measure environmental levels of radioactivity. u In addition to these dedicated instructional facilities, many m

other research laboratories and pieces of specialized equip-ment are regularly used for teaching. In particular, classes are The Center's instrument repair and calibration facility is used routinely given access to gamma spectrometry equipment regularly throughout the year and is absolutely essential to the located in Center laboratories. A number of classes also regu- continued operation of the many different programs carried larly use the OSTR and the Reactor Bay as an integral part of out at the Center. In addition, the absence of any comparable their instructional coursework. facility in the state has led to a greatly expanded instrument There are two classrooms in the Radiation Center which are calibration program for the Center, including calibration of holdingassroout 35iand thadi capablare twof ents. wIaddch , essentially all radiation detection instruments used by state and capable of holding about 35 and 18 students. In addition, federal agencies in the state of Oregon. This includes instru-ther are two smaller conference rooms and a library suitable ments used on the OSU campus and all other institutions for graduate classes and thesis examinations. As a service to in the Oregon University System, plus instruments from the the student body, the Radiation Center also provides an office Oregon Health Division's Radiation Protection Services, the area for the student chapters of the American Nuclear Society Oregon Department of Energy, the Oregon Public Utili-and the Health Physics Society. ties Commission, the Oregon Health Sciences University, This reporting period saw continued high utilization of the the Army Corps of Engineers, and the U. S. Environmental Radiation Center's thermal hydraulics laboratory. This labora- Protection Agency.

tory is being used by Nuclear Engineering faculty members to accommodate a one-quarter scale model of the Palisades Nu-clear Power reactor. The multi-million dollar advanced plant Library experimental (APEX) facility was fully utilized by the U. S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide licensing data The Radiation Center has a library containing a significant and to test safety systems in "beyond design basis" accidents. collections of texts, research reports, and videotapes relating to The fully scaled, integral model APEX facility uses electrical nuclear science, nuclear engineering, and radiation protection.

heating elements to simulate the fuel elements, operates at 450°F and 400 psia, and responds at twice real time. It is the The Radiation Center is also a regular recipient of a great var-only facility of its type in the world and is owned by the U. ety offrom field, many offrom publications commercial nuclear the professional publishers in the from0 societies, nuclear S. Department of Energy and operated by OSU. In addi- the U. S. Department of Energy, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory tion, a new building, Advanced Thermal Hydraulics Research Commission, and other federal agencies. Therefore, the Center Laboratory (ATHRL) was constructed next to the Reactor library maintains a current collection of leading nuclear re-Building in 1998. search and regulatory documentation. In addition, the Center has a collection of a number of nuclear power reactor Safety All of the laboratories and classrooms are used extensively Analysis Reports and Environmental Reports specifically 0 during the academic year. A listing of courses accommodated prepared by utilities for their facilities.

at the Radiation Center during this reporting period along with their enrollments is given in Table 111.2. The Center maintains an up-to-date set of reports from such organizations as the International Commission on Radiologi-cal Protection, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, and the International Commission on Radiological Units. Sets of the current U.S. Code of Federal Regulations for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1

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The Radiation Center videotape library has over one hundred tapes on nuclear engineering, radiation protection, and radio-logical emergency response topics. In addition, the Radiation 0 Center uses videotapes for most of the technical orientations which are required for personnel working with radiation and 0 radioactive materials. These tapes reproduced, recorded, and edited by Radiation Center staff, using the Center's videotape equipment and the facilities of the OSU Communication Media Center.

0 The Radiation Center library is used mainly to provide refer-0 ence material on an as-needed basis. It receives extensive use during the academic year. In addition, the orientation video-0 tapes are used intensively during the beginning of each term and periodically thereafter.

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Sterilization wood, soil, rock cores, 2.5x106 to 4.0x10 6 35 3362 pig skin Material Evaluation polymers, wood, 3.0x1Os to 2.5x10 6 4 188 electronic components Botanical Studies wheat seeds, wheat pollen 1.5x10 3 to 2.5x10 3 78 4 Totals 117 3554 11

Table 111.2 Student Enrollment in Courses Which are Taught or Partially Taught at the Radiation Center Number of Students Course # CREDIT COURSE TITLE Summer Fall Winter Spring 2010 2010 2011 2011 NE/RHP 114" Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Radiation 41 Health Physics NE/ RHP 115 2 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Radiation 64 Health Physics NE/ RHP 116** 2 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Radiation 53 Health Physics NE/ RHP 234 4 Nuclear and Radiation Physics I 70 NE/ RHP 235 4 Nuclear and Radiation Physics II 68 NE/ RHP 236* 4 Nuclear Radiation Detection & Instrumentation 57 NE 311 4 Intro to Thermal Fluids 1 25 6 0 NE 312 4 Thermodynamics 19 11 NE 319 3 Societal Aspects of Nuclear technology 46 NE 331 4 Intro to Fluid Mechanics 16 12 NE 332 4 Heat Transfer 11 18 NE/RHP 333 3 Mathematical methods for NE/RHP 25 NE/RHP 401/501/601 1-16 Research 6 19 16 15 NE/RHP 405/505/605 1-16 Reading and Conference 1 10 7 1 0

NE/RHP 406/506/606 1-16 Projects 1 1 NE/RHP 407/507/607 1 Nuclear Engineering Seminar 62 70 43 NE/ RHP 410/510/610 1-12 Internship 2 1 NE/ RHP 415/515 2 Nuclear Rules and Regulations 60 NE 451/551 4 Neutronic Analysis 34 0 NE 452/552 4 Neutronic Analysis 31 NE 457/557"* Neuclear Reactor Lab 30 NE 467/567 4 Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics 27 NE 667 4 Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics NE/RHP 435/535 External Dosimetry & Radiation Shielding 51 NE 474/574 4 Nuclear System Design 1 25 NE/RHP 475/575 4 Nuclear System Design II 31 NE/RHP 479* 1-4 Individual Design Project NE/RHP 481* 4 Radiation Protection 40 0

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0 NE/RHP 582* 4 Applied Radiation Safety 31 RHP 483/583 4 Radiation Biology 32 S

RHP 488/588* 3 Radioecology 32 NE/RHP 590 4 Internal Dosimetry 11 0 NE/RHP 503/603 1 T-hesis 17 45 37 39 NE/ RHP 516* 4 Radiochemistry 17 7 NE 526 3 Numerical Methods for Engineering Analysis 8 0 NE/RHP 531 3 Nuclear Physics for Engineers and Scientists 49 0 NE/RHP 536* Advanced Radiation Detection & Measurement 21 NE/RHP 537 Digital Spectrometer Design 0 MP 541 Diagnostic Imaging Physics 19 NE 550 3 Nuclear Medicine NE 553* 3 Advanced Nuclear Reactor Physics 13 NE 568 3 Nuclear Reactor Safety Course From Other OSU Departments CH 123* 5 General Chemistry 546 CH 222* 5 General Chemistry (Science Majors) 769 0 CH 225H* 5 Honors General Chemistry 45 CH 462* 3 Experimental Chemistry II Laboratory 21 GEO 330* 3 Environmental Conservation 0 PH 202 5 General Physics 314 ST Special Topics OSTR used occasionallyfor demonstration and/or experiments OSTR used heavily 13

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During the operating period between July 1, 2010 and June their use. 0 30,2011, the reactor produced 1283 MVVH of thermal power Inactive Experiments 0

during its 1380 critical hours. 'The new low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel loading continued to provide a neutron fluence Presently 33 experiments are in the inactive file. This 0

consistent with SAR analysis values. consists of experiments which have been performed in 0 the past and may be reactivated. Many of these experi- 0 ments are now performed under the more general experi-Experiments Performed ments listed in the previous section. The following list 0

During the current reporting period there were nine identifies these inactive experiments. 0 approved reactor experiments available for use in reactor- A-2 Measurement of Reactor Power Level via Mn 0 related programs. They are: Activation. 0 A-1 Normal TRIGA Operation (No Sample Irradia- A-3 Measurement of Cd Ratios for Mn, In, and Au 0 tion). in Rotating Rack. 0 B-3 Irradiation of Materials in the Standard OSTR A-4 Neutron Flux Measurements in TRIGA. 0 Irradiation Facilities. A-5 Copper Wire Irradiation. 0 B-11 Irradiation of Materials Involving Specific A-6 In-core Irradiation of LiF Crystals.

0 Quantities of Uranium and Thorium in the A-7 Investigation of TRIGA's Reactor Bath Water Temperature Coefficient and High Power Level 0

Standard OSTR Irradiation Facilities.

Power Fluctuation. 0 B-12 Exploratory Experiments.

B-1 Activation Analysis of Stone Meteorites, Other 0 B-23 Studies Using TRIGA Thermal Column. Meteorites, and Terrestrial Rocks. 0 B-29 Reactivity Worth of Fuel.

B-2 Measurements of Cd Ratios of Mn, In, and Au 0 in Thermal Column.

0 B-31 TRIGA Flux Mapping. B-4 Flux Mapping.

0 B-5 In-core Irradiation of Foils for Neutron Spectral B-33 Irradiation of Combustible Liquids in Rotating Measurements.

0 Rack.

B-6 Measurements of Neutron Spectra in External 0

B-34 Irradiation of enriched uranium in the Neutron Irradiation Facilities. 0 Radiography Facility.

B-7 Measurements of Gamma Doses in External Ir- 0 B-35 Irradiation of enriched uranium in the PGNAA Facility.

radiation Facilities. 0 B-8 Isotope Production. 0 Of these available experiments, four were used during B-9 Neutron Radiography. 0 the reporting period. Table IV.4 provides information B-10 Neutron Diffraction. 0 B-13 This experiment number was changed to A-7. 0 B-14 Detection of Chemically Bound Neutrons. 0 0

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10-1 Anua Reor Reato B-15 Tfhis experiment number was changed to C-1. 10-06, Changes to the Pneumatic Rabbit System B-16 Production and Preparation of "F. Description B-17 Fission Fragment Gamma Ray Angular Cor-Rabbit system hardware upgrade utilizing programma-relations. ble logic controller (PLC) in place of current relay logic 0 B-18 A Study of Delayed Status (n, y) Produced system, and the replacement of analog exposure timer Nuclei. with digital system. Optical sensor installed to detect 0 B-19 Instrument Timing via Light Triggering. sample insertion and installation of a static pressure sensor to determine loss of motive flow. An inline so-B-20 Sinusoidal Pile Oscillator. lenoid operated valve at discharge of blower to prevent 0 B-21 Beam Port #3 Neutron Radiography Facility. idle time Argon production.

B-22 Water Flow Measurements 'Throuh TRIGA Core. 10-07, Changes to RCHPP 34, Orientation and Training Programs 0 B-24 General Neutron Radiography.

0 B-25 Neutron Flux Monitors. Description 0 B-26 Fast Neutron Spectrum Generator. Added new facility (ANSEL) and removed references to reactor bay fire door. Call lists were updated, floor B-27 Neutron Flux Determination Adjacent to the maps revised and clerical errors corrected.

OSTR Core.

B-28 Gamma Scan of Sodium (TED) Capsule. 10-08, Changes to the Pneumatic Rabbit System B-30 NAA of Jet, Diesel, and Furnace Fuels. Description B-32 Argon Production Facility An additional vibration sensor was added to the return C-1 PuO 2 Transient Experiment. portion of the rabbit transit tube to achieve greater ac-curacy of irradiation and transit times to allow higher 0 power/shorter irradiation times. Software was modifies 0 to automatically record transit times.

0 Unplanned Shutdowns 11-01, Replacement of the Console Trendview Re-There were six unplanned reactor shutdowns during the 0 current reporting period. Table IV.5 details these events.

corder Description 0 Failed console digital recording meter replaced with Changes Pursuant tol 0 CFR 50-59 similar type.

Nine new safety evaluation screens were performed in 11-02, Changes to OSTROP 10, Operating Proce-support of reactor operations this year. They were: dures for Reactor Experimental Facilities 10-04, RCHPP-6, Changes to update or correct to Description current shipping regulations Procedural correction for Technical Specification Description violation 3.8.1.a, Reactivity Limits; adds statement to measure reactivity of unsecured experiments in ICIT, Change maintains compliance with domestic and inter- CLICIT and GRICIT before being used as a movable national radioactive materials shipping regulations. experiment.

10-05, OSTROP 5, Procedural changes Description Typographical or clerical changes made to add clarifica-tion to procedure. Items identified during ROC and independent reviews.

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11-03, Changes to the Beam Port #4 PGNAA control- January 2011 0 ler and OSTROP 10 - Inverter batteries replaced due to failure during short Description power spike.

Existing PGNAA relay logic control system replaced - Replaced failed fission chamber pre-amp.

with a new PLC based controller. Remote and local status lights upgraded and local interface display cre- February 2011 ated to clearly show component status and to provide a touch screen operating platform. System outputs are also - Replaced failed bay air compressor (Corkin) with a provided for external system operation and monitoring, standard upright tank type.

Change over includes interlock and operation testing criteria. March 2011 11-04, Changes to the Beam Port #4 PGNAA Controller - Replaced a failed Trendview console recorder with similar type.

Description One additional output created to allow external access 0

to pulse output from the installed beam monitor fission May2011 0 chamber. Optical isolation maintained for all output - Replaced older720p flat screen in visitor's gallery 0 signals. with new 42" 1280p model.

Surveillance and Maintenance Non-Routine Maintenance October 2010

- Replaced bay heating system large steam supply with an even larger 2.5" valve. The engineer had deter-mined that the supply of steam was inadequate to meet heat demand for bay.

- Reactor bay crane inspected by KoneCranes, Several deficiencies were corrected.

- Replaced 24VAC power supplies for console RPIs and the Percent Power channel.

November 2010

- Upgraded the pneumatic transfer system controller and added additional control components.

- Both bay heating system condensate return pump seals were replaced by Facility Services.

December 2010

- Replenished our supply of secondary system pH control chemical.

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0 Table IV.1 0 Present OSTR Operating Statistics Operational Data For LEU Core Annual Values Cumulative Values (2010/2011) 0 MWH of energy produced 1283 3258 0

0 MWD of energy produced 53.5 135.8 0

0 0 Grams 235 U used 74 188 0 Number of fuel elements added to (+) or removed(-) from 0 90 the core Number of pulses 30 95 0

S Hours reactor critical 1381 3586 0 Hours at full power (1 MW) 1279 3240 0

0 Number of startup and shutdown checks 254 438 Number of irradiation requests processed 279 467 Number of samples irradiated 1116 2308 17

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0 Table IV.2 OSTR Use Time in Terms of Specific Use Categories O OSTR Use Category Annual Values Cumulative Values (hours) (hours) O Teaching (departmental and others) 60 13,531.5 OSU Research 885 14,278 Off Campus research 2,510 34,142 0 Demonstrations 3 20 0 Reactor preclude time 936 29,408 Facility time 0 7,196 Total Reactor Use Time 4,394 98,809.5 Table IV.3 OSTR Multiple Use Time Cumulative ValuesO Number of Users Annual Values (hours) C uvues

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w Three 369 3,532 0 Four 216 1,658 0

0 Five 78 460 0 Six 0.5 98 0

O Seven 0 23 0 Total Multiple Use Time 1,153.5 13,758 0

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0 0 Table IV.4 Use of OSTR Reactor Experiments 0 Experiment Research Teaching Other Total 0 Number 0 A-1 7 8 0 15 0

B-3 227 27 0 254 0 B-35 3 0 0 3 0

B-31 7 0 0 7 Total 244 35 0 279 0

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Table IV.5 0 Unplanned Reactor Shutdowns and Scrams 0

Number of 0 Type of Event Occurrences Cause of Event 0 Manual Scram 1 Radiation Center drill response.

Manual Scram 3 Training scrams.

Period 1 Fission Chamber preamp failure.

Percent Power Channel 1 Void creation during power calibration.

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Figure IV.1 Monthly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)

OSTROP 13, Rev. LEU-1 Surveillance & Maintenance for the Month of TARGET DATE DATE REMARKS SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE

[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT][ IIS LIMITS ASSON FOUND DATE NOT TO BE

• Ij COMPLETED EXCEEDED CMLTD &

INITIALS MAXIMUM UP: INCHES REACTOR TANK HIGH AND LOW WATER MOVEMENT LEVEL ALARMS

+3 INCHES ANN:

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8 PROPANE TANK LIQUID LEVEL CHECK > 50%

9 PRIMARY PUMP BEARINGS OIL LEVEL CHECK OSTROP 13.13 NEED OIL?

10 WATER MONITOR CHECK

• Date not to be exceeded is only applicable to shaded items. It is equal to the time completed last month plus six weeks.

Figure IV.2 Quarterly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)

OSTROP 14, Rev. LEU-1 Surveillance & Maintenance for the Is' / 2nd / 3 rd / 4h Quarter of 20 SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE LIMITS ASFOUND TARGET DATE NOT TO DATE REMARKS&

[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] DATE BE EXCEEDED* COMPLETED INITIALS 1 REACTOR OPERATION COMMITTEE (ROC) AUDIT QUARTERLY 2 QUARTERLY ROC MEETING QUARTERLY 3 NOT CURRENTLY USED N/A N/A 4 ERP INSPECTIONS QUARTERLY 5 NOT CURRENTLY USED N/A N/A 6 ROTATING RACK CHECK FOR UNKNOWN SAMPLES EMPTY 7 WATER MONITOR ALARM CHECK FUNCTIONAL MOTORS OILED 8 STACK MONITOR CHECKS PART: 1150V+50 V (OIL DRIVE MOTORS, H.V. READINGS)

GAS: 900 V + 50 V 9 CHECK FILTER TAPE SPEED ON STACK MONITOR I"/HR + 0.2 10 INCORPORATE 50.59 & ROCAS INTO DOCUMENTATION QUARTERLY ALARM ON STACK MONITOR ALARM CIRCUIT CHECKS CNACT II CONTACT I

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I Quarterly Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)

OSTROP 14, Rev. LEU-1 Surveillance & Maintenance for the Is'/ 2 nd / 3 rd / 4 th Quarter of 20 SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE LIMITS AS FOUND TARGET DATE NOT TO DATE REMARKS &

[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] DATE BE EXCEEDED* COMPLETED INITIALS ARM SYSTEM ALARM CHECKS CHAN 1 2 3S 3E 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12113 14 12 ALIGH FUNCTIONAL PANFl, ANN OPERATOR LOG a) TIME b) OPERATING EXERCISE a) >4 hours: at console (RO) or as Rx. Sup. (SRO) 13 b) Complete Operating Exercise

• Date not be exceeded only applies to shaded items. It is equal to the date completed last quarter plus four months.

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OSTROP 15, Rev. LEU-1 Surveillance & Maintenance for the 1St / 2nd Half of 20 TARGET DATE NOT DATE REMARKS SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE LIMITS ASFOUND DATE TO BE COMPLETED &

[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] EXCEEDED* INITIALS NO WITHDRAW NEUTRON SOURCE COUNT RATE INTERLOCK

>_5cps TRANSIENT ROD AIR INTERLOCK NO PULSE FUNCTIONAL PULSE PROHIBIT ABOVE 1 kW >1 kW CHECKS OF REACTOR TWO ROD WITHDRAWAL PROHIBIT I only INTERLOCKS PULSE MODE ROD MOVEMENT INTERLOCK NO MOVEMENT MAXIMUM PULSE REACTIVITY INSERTION LIMIT < $2150 PULSE INTERLOCK ON RANGE SWITCH NO PULSE SAFETY 2 CICUT TEST CIRCUIT PERIOD SCRAM >3 sec 3 NOT CURENTLY USED PULSE# _20% PULSE #

IMW MW 4 TEST PULSE °C CHANGE °C 5 NOT CURRENTLY USED N/A 6 NOT CURRENTLY USED N/A 7 NOT CURRENTLY USED N/A

• Date not to be exceeded is only applicable to shaded items. It is equal to the date last time plus 7 1/2 months.

Figure IV.3 (continued)

Semi-Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)

OSTROP 15, Rev. LEU-1 Surveillance & Maintenance for the 1sP / 2 nd Half of 20 SURVEILLANCE & MAINTENANCE LIMITS ASFOUND TARGET DATE NOT DATE REMARKS &

[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] DATE TO BE COMPLETED INITIALS EXCEEDED*

8 CLEANING & LUBRICATION OF TRANSIENT ROD CARRIER INTERNAL BARREL 9 LUBRICATION OF BALL-NUT DRIVE ON TRANSIENT ROD CARRIER 10 LUBRICATION OF THE ROTATING RACK BEARINGS 10W OIL II CONSOLE CHECK LIST OSTROP 15.XI 12 INVERTER MAINTENANCE See User Manual 13 STANDARD CONTROL ROD MOTOR CHECKS LO-17 Bodine Oil SAFETY CHANNEL NONE ION CHAMBER RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS WITH (Info Only)

MEGGAR INDUCED VOLTAGE NONE

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@ 100 V. I = AMPS FISSION CHAMBER RESISTANCE 15

@ 900 V. I = AAMPS NONE 800 V Al = AMPS (Info Only)

CALCULATION R =-

Al R= _

HIGH 16 FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF HOLDUP TANK WATER LEVEL ALARMS OSTROP 15.XVIII FULL BRUSH INSPECTION SOLENOID VALVE INSPECTION FUNCTIONAL INSPECTION OF THE PNEUMATIC TRANSFER SYSTEM SAMPLE INSERTION TIME CHECK <6 SECONDS

• Date not to be exceeded is only applicable to shaded items. It is equal to the date last time plus 7 1/2 months.

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1P Figure IV.4 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)

OSTROP 16, Rev. LEU-1 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance for 20 SURVEILLANCE AND MAINTENANCE LIMITS AS TARGET DATE NOT TO BE DATE CMLTDI&IIIL REMARKS

[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] FOUND DATE EXCEEDED* COMPLETED & INITIALS FFCRS BIENNIAL INSPECTION OF CONTROL _______12.

RODS: TRANS 2 ANNUAL REPORT NORMAL NOV I OCTI NOVI NORMAL 3 CONTROL ROD CALIBRATION: CLICIT 0STROP 9.0 ICIT/DUMMY 4 REACTOR POWER CALIBRATION OSTROP 8.0 5 CALIBRATION OF REACTOR TANK WATER TEMP OSTROP16.5 TEMPERATURE METERS CONTINUOUS Particulate Monitor 6 AIR MONITOR RCHPP 18 CALIBRATION: Gas Monitor STACK MONITOR Particulate Monitor RCHPP 7 CALIBRATION Gas Monitor 18 & 26 8 AREA RADIATION MONITOR CALIBRATION RCHPP 18.0 9 DECOMMISSIONING COST UPDATE N/A N/A AUGUST 1

• Date not be exceeded is only applicable to shaded items. It is equal to the date completed last year plus 15 months.

For biennial license requirements, it is equal to the date completed last time plus 2 1/2 years.

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Figure IV.4 (continued)

Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)

OSTROP 16, Rev. LEU-1 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance for 20 SURVEILLANCE AND MAINTENANCE AS TARGET DATE NOT DATE REMARKS

[SHADE INDICATES LICENSE REQUIREMENT] LIMITS FOUND DATE TO BE COMPLETED & INITIALS EXCEEDED*_____

10 SNM PHYSICAL INVENTORY 11 MATERIAL BALANCE REPORTS 12 STANDARD CONTROL ROD DRIVE INSPECTION NORMAL 13 CORE EXCESS _<$7.55 ICIT CLICIT CFD TRAINING GOOD SAM TRAINING ERP REVIEW ERP DRILL EMERGENCY FIRST AID FOR:

14 RESPONSE PLAN FIRST AID FOR:

EVACUATION DRILL AUTO EVAC ANNOUNCEMENT TEST ERP EQUIPMENT INVENTORY BIENNIAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS OSP/DPS TRAINING PSP REVIEW PHYSICAL PSP DRILL 15 SECURITY PLAN LOCK/SAFE COMBO CHANGES AUTHORIZATION LIST UPDATE SPOOF MEASUREMENTS

• Date not be exceeded is only applicable to shaded items. It is equal to the date completed last year plus 15 months.

For biennial license requirements, it is equal to the date completed last time plus 2 1/2 years.

I Figure IV.4 (continued)

Annual Surveillance and Maintenance (Sample Form)

OSTROP 16, Rev. LEU-1 Annual Surveillance and Maintenance for 20 ID 16 KEY INVENTORY ANNUAL CONTROL ROD TRANS SAFE SHIM REG <2 sec WITHDRAWAL SCRAM INSERTION & W/D <50 sec SCRAM TIMES INSERT <50 sec DAMPERS 1* Floor __

REACTOR BAY VENTILLATION SYSTEM SHUTDOWN CLOSE IN <5 18 TE TCLOSE IN <52, TEST SECONDS 2 "dFloor Per 19 CALIBRATION OF THE FUEL ELEMENT TEMPERATURE CHANNEL Checksheet FUEL ELEMENT INSPECTION FOR SELECTED I,0EMENTS NO WHITE 21 REACTOR TANK AND CORE COMPONENT INSPECTION SPOTS_

22 EMERGENCY LIGHT LOAD TEST RCHPP 18.0 ANNUAL REQUALIFICATION BIENNIAL MEDICAL EVERY 6 YEARS LICENSE REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSE CONDITIONS WRITTEN EXPIRATION EXAMEXM ____OPERATING____

TEST DATE DUE DATE DTDUDAEAPPLICATION DATE DT OPERATOR NAME DATE DATE DATE DATE COMPLETED DUE DATE DUE PASSED DUE PASSED DATE MAILED 23 24 NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY FACILITY INTERLOCKS

• Date not be exceeded is only applicable to shaded items. It is equal to the date completed last year plus 15 months.

For biennial license requirements, it is equal to the date completed last time plus 2 1/2 years.

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Introduction 0 The purpose of the radiation protection program is to ensure compliance with Oregon Department of Energy Rule No.

the safe use of radiation and radioactive material in the Cen- 345-30-010, which requires an annual report of environmental ter's teaching, research, and service activities, and in a similar effects due to research reactor operations.

manner to the fulfillment of all regulatory requirements of the Within the scope of Oregon State University's radiation pro-State of Oregon, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other regulatory agencies. The comprehensive nature of tection program, it is standard operating policy to maintain all the program is shown in Table V.1, which lists the program's releases of radioactivity to the unrestricted environment and all major radiation protection requirements and the perfirmance exposures to radiation and radioactive materials at levels which frequency for each item. are consistently "as low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA).

The radiation protection program is implemented by a staff consisting of a Senior Health Physicist, a Health Physicist, Environmental Releases 0 and several part-time Health Physics Monitors (see Part II). 0 The annual reporting requirements in the OSTR Technical Assistance is also provided by the reactor operations group, the neutron activation analysis group, the Scientific Instrument Specifications state that the licensee (OSU) shall include "a 0

Technician, and the Radiation Center Director. summary of the nature and amount of radioactive effluents 0 The data contained in the following sections have been released or discharged to the environs beyond the effective control of the licensee, as measured at, or prior to, the point 0

prepared to comply with the current requirements of Nuclear of such release or discharge." The liquid and gaseous effluents 0 Regulatory Commission (NRC) Facility License No. R-106 released, and the solid waste generated and transferred are 0 (Docket No. 50-243) and the Technical Specifications con-tained in that license. The material has also been prepared in discussed briefly below. Data regarding these effluents are also summarized in detail in the designated tables.

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0 Liquid Effluents Released 0 Liquid Effluents 0 Oregon State University has implemented a policy to re-duce the volume of radioactive liquid effluents to an absolute 0

minimum. For example, water used during the ion exchanger 0 resin change is now recycled as reactor makeup water. Waste 0 water from Radiation Center laboratories and the OSTR is collected at a holdup tank prior to release to the sanitary sewer.

0 Liquid effluent are analyzed for radioactivity content at the 0 time it is released to the collection point. For this reporting 0 period, the Radiation Center and reactor made three liquid ef-fluent releases to the sanitary sewer. All Radiation Center and 0

reactor facility liquid effluent data pertaining to this release are 0 contained in Table V.2. 0 Liquid Waste Generatedand Transferred 0 Liquid waste generated from glassware and laboratory experi- 0 ments is transferred by the campus Radiation Safety Office 0

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0 Personnel Dose to its waste processing facility. The annual summary of liquid 0 waste generated and transferred is contained in Table V.3. The OSTR annual reporting requirements specify that the licensee shall present a summary of the radiation exposure re-ceived by facility personnel and visitors. The summary includes 0 Airborne Effluents Released all Radiation Center personnel who may have received expo-0 Airborne effluents are discussed in terms of the gaseous com-sure to radiation. These personnel have been categorized into six groups: facility operating personnel, key facility research ponent and the particulate component.

0 personnel, facilities services maintenance personnel, students in laboratory classes, police and security personnel, and visitors.

Gaseous Effluents Gaseous effluents from the reactor facility are monitored by Facility operating personnel include the reactor operations and 0 the reactor stack effluent monitor. Monitoring is continuous, health physics staff. The dosimeters used to monitor these in-i.e., prior to, during, and after reactor operations. It is normal 0 for the reactor facility stack effluent monitor to begin opera-dividuals include quarterly TLD badges, quarterly track-etch/

albedo neutron dosimeters, monthly TLD (finger) extremity tion as one of the first systems in the morning and to cease dosimeters, pocket ion chambers, electronic dosimetry.

operation as one of the last systems at the end of the day. All 0 gaseous effluent data for this reporting period are summarized Key facility research personnel consist of Radiation Center in Table V.4. staff, faculty, and graduate students who perform research 0 Particulate effluents from the reactor facility are also moni-using the reactor, reactor-activated materials, or using other research facilities present at the Center. ihe individual dosim-0 tored by the reactor facility stack effluent monitor. etry requirements for these personnel will vary with the type of research being conducted, but will generally include a quarterly ParticulateEffluents 0 Evaluation of the detectable particulate radioactivity in the TLD film badge and TLD (finger) extremity dosimeters. If the possibility of neutron exposure exists, researchers are also stack effluent confirmed its origin as naturally-occurring radon 0 daughter products, within a range of approximately 3x10-`

monitored with a track-etch/ albedo neutron dosimeter.

0 pCi/ml to 1 x 10' pCi/ml. This particulate radioactivity is Facilities Services maintenance personnel are normally is-predominantly 214pb and 214Bi, which is not associated with sued a gamma sensitive electronic dosimeter as their basic reactor operations. monitoring device. A few Facilities Services personnel who 0 routinely perform maintenance on mechanical or refrigeration There was no release of particulate effluents with a half life equipment are issued a quarterly Xtg(y) TLD badge and other 0 greater than eight days and therefore the reporting of the dosimeters as appropriate for the work being performed.

average concentration of radioactive particulates with half lives 0 greater than eight days is not applicable. Students attending laboratory classes are issued quarterly 0 XS(y) TLD badges, TLD (finger) extremity dosimeters, and track-etch/albedo or other neutron dosimeters, as appropriate.

0 Solid Waste Released Students or small groups of students who attend a one-time Data for the radioactive material in the solid waste generated lab demonstration and do not handle radioactive materials are and transferred during this reporting period are summarized usually issued a gamma sensitive electronic dosimeter. These in Table V.5 for both the reactor facility and the Radiation results are not included with the laboratory class students.

Center. Solid radioactive waste is routinely transferred to OSU Radiation Safety. Until this waste is disposed of by the OSU police and security personnel are issued a quarterly Radiation Safety Office, it is held along with other campus XfS(y) TLD badge to be used during their patrols of the Ra-radioactive waste on the University's State of Oregon radioac- diation Center and reactor facility.

tive materials license.

Visitors, depending on the locations visited, may be issued a Solid radioactive waste is disposed of by OSU Radiation gamma sensitive electronic dosimeters. OSU Radiation Center Safety by transfer to the University's radioactive waste disposal policy does not normally allow people in the visitor category to vendor, Thomas Gray Associates, Inc., for burial at its installa-tion located near Richland, Washington.

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Raito Prtcto 101 Anua Repor 0

0 become actively involved in the use or handling of radioactive on-the-spot personal observations (along with recorded data),

0 materials. which will provide advance warning of needed corrections and 0 An annual summary of the radiation doses received by each thereby help to ensure the safe use and handling of radiation 0 sources and radioactive materials. A third objective, which is of the above six groups is shown in Table V.6. There were no really derived from successful execution of the first two objec-0 personnel radiation exposures in excess of the limits in 10 tives, is to gather and document information which will help to 0 CFR 20 or State of Oregon regulations during the reporting period.

ensure that all phases of the operational and radiation protec- 0 tion programs are meeting the goal of keeping radiation doses to personnel and releases of radioactivity to the environment 0

"as low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA). 0 Facility Survey Data The annual summary of radiation and contamination levels 0

The OSTR Technical Specifications require an annual measured during routine facility surveys for the applicable 0 summary of the radiation levels and levels of contamination observed during routine surveys performed at the facility. The reporting period is given in Table V.9.

0 Center's comprehensive area radiation monitoring program 0 encompasses the Radiation Center as well as the OSTR, and Environmental Survey Data 0 therefore monitoring results for both facilities are reported.

The annual reporting requirements of the OSTR Technical 0

Area RadiationDosimeters Area monitoring dosimeters capable of integrating the radia-Specifications include "an annual summary of environmental 0 tion dose are located at strategic positions throughout the surveys performed outside the facility."

0 reactor facility and Radiation Center. All of these dosimeters 0 contain at least a standard personnel-type beta-gamma film or TLD pack. In addition, for key locations in the reactor fa- Gamma Radiation Monitoring 0 cility and for certain Radiation Center laboratories a CR-39 On-site Monitoring 0

plastic track-etch neutron detector has also been included in Monitors used in the on-site gamma environmental radiation 0 the monitoring package. monitoring program at the Radiation Center consist of the reactor facility stack effluent monitor described in Section V 0

The total dose equivalent recorded on the various reactor and nine environmental monitoring stations. 0 facility dosimeters is listed in Table V.7 and the total dose equivalent recorded on the Radiation Center area dosimeters During this reporting period, each fence environmental sta-0 is listed in Table V.8. Generally, the characters following tion utilized an LiF TLD monitoring packet supplied and 0 the Monitor Radiation Center (MRC) designator show the processed by Global Dosimetry Solutions, Inc. (GDS), Irvine, 0 room number or location. California. Each GDS packet contained three LiF TLDs and was exchanged quarterly for a total of 108 samples during the 0

Routine Radiationand ContaminationSurveys reporting period (9 stations x 3 TLDs per station x 4 quarters). 0 The Center's program for routine radiation and contamina-tion surveys consists of daily, weekly, and monthly measure-The total number of GDS TLD samples for the reporting pe- 0 riod was 108. A summary of the GDS TLD data is also shown ments throughout the TRIGA reactor facility and Radiation in Table V.10.

0 Center. The frequency of these surveys is based on the nature 0 of the radiation work being carried out at a particular loca- From Table V.10 it is concluded that the doses recorded by the tion or on other factors which indicate that surveillance over dosimeters on the TRIGA facility fence can be attributed to 0

a specific area at a defined frequency is desirable. natural back-ground radiation, which is about 110 mrem per 0 The primary purpose of the routine radiation and con-year for Oregon (Refs. 1, 2). 0 tamination survey program is to assure regularly scheduled Off-site Monitoring 0 surveillance over selected work areas in the reactor facility and in the Radiation Center, in order to provide current The off-site gamma environmental radiation monitoring program consists of twenty monitoring stations surrounding 0

and characteristic data on the status of radiological condi- the Radiation Center (see Figure V.1) and six stations located 0

tions. A second objective of the program is to assure frequent within a 5 mile radius of the Radiation Center.

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0 Each monitoring station is located about four feet above the LLD were averaged in at the corresponding LLD con-the ground (MRCTE 21 and MRCTE 22 are mounted on centration. Table V.13 gives the concentration and the range the roof of the EPA Laboratory and National Forage Seed of values for each sample category for the current reporting Laboratory, respectively). `1hese monitors are exchanged and period.

processed quarterly, and the total number of TLD samples 0 during the current one-year reporting period was 240 (20 As used in this report, the LLD has been defined as the amount or concentration of radioactive material (in terms of stations x 3 chips per station per quarter x 4 quarters per year).'Ihe total number of GDS TLD samples for the report- 1 iCi per unit volume or unit mass) in a representative sample, 0 ing period was 240. A summary of GDS TLD data for the which has a 9 5 % probability of being detected.

off-site monitoring stations is given in Table V.11.

0 Identification of specific radionuclides is not routinely carried out as part of this monitoring program, but would 0 After a review of the data in Table V.11, it is concluded that, like the dosimeters on the TRIGA facility fence, all of the be conducted if unusual radioactivity levels above natural background were detected. However, from Table V.12 it can 0 doses recorded by the off-site dosimeters can be attributed to natural background radiation, which is about 110 mrem per be seen that the levels of radioactivity detected were consis-tent with naturally occurring radioactivity and comparable to year for Oregon (Refs. 1, 2).

values reported in previous years.

0 Soil, Water, and Vegetation Surveys Radioactive Materials Shipments The soil, water, and vegetation monitoring program consists A summary of the radioactive material shipments originat-0 of the collection and analysis of a limited number of samples ing from the TRIGA reactor facility, NRC license R-106, in each category on a annual basis. The program monitors is shown in Table V.14. A similar summary for shipments 0 highly unlikely radioactive material releases from either the originating from the Radiation Center's State of Oregon radioactive materials license ORE 90005 is shown in Table 0 TRIGA reactor facility or the OSU Radiation Center, and V.15. A summary of radioactive material shipments exported also helps indicate the general trend of the radioactivity concentration in each of the various substances sampled. See under Nuclear Regulatory Commission general license 10 0 Figure V.1 for the locations of the sampling stations for grass CFR 110.23 is shown in Table V.16.

0 (G), soil (S), water (W) and rainwater (RW) samples. Most locations are within a 1000 foot radius of the reactor facility and the Radiation Center. In general, samples are collected References 0 over a local area having a radius of about ten feet at the posi-

1. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,"Estimates tions indicated in Figure V.1.

of Ionizing Radiation Doses in the United States, There are a total of 22 sampling locations: four soil locations, 1960-2000," ORP/CSD 72-1, Office of Radiation four water locations (when water is available), and fourteen Programs, Rockville, Maryland (1972).

vegetation locations.

2. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,"Radio-The annual concentration of total net beta radioactivity (mi- logical Quality of the Environment in the United nus tritium) for samples collected at each environmental soil, States, 1977," EPA 520/1-77-009, Office of Radia-water, and vegetation sampling location (sampling station) is tion Programs; Washington, D.C. 20460 (1977).

listed in Table V.12. Calculation of the total net beta disin-tegration rate incorporates subtraction of only the count-ing system back-ground from the gross beta counting rate, followed by application of an appropriate counting system efficiency.

The annual concentrations were calculated using sample results which exceeded the lower limit of detection (LLD),

except that sample results which were less than or equal to 31

Raiato Prtcio01 AnulRpr Table V.1 Radiation Protection Program Requirements and Frequencies Frequency Radiation Protection Requirement 0

Daily/Weekly/Monthly Perform Routing area radiation/contamination monitoring Collect and analyze TRIGA primary, secondary, and make-up water.

Exchange personnel dosimeters and inside area monitoring dosimeters, and review 0

Monthly exposure reports.

Inspect laboratories. 0 Calculate previous month's gaseous effluent discharge.

0 Process and record solid waste and liquid effluent discharges.

Prepare and record radioactive material shipments.

Survey and record incoming radioactive materials receipts.

As Required Perform and record special radiation surveys.

Perform thyroid and urinalysis bioassays.

0 Conduct orientations and training. 0 Issue radiation work permits and provide health physics coverage for maintenance operations.

0 Prepare, exchange and process environmental TLD packs.

Conduct orientations for classes using radioactive materials.

Quarterly Collect and analyze samples from reactor stack effluent line.

Exchange personnel dosimeters and inside area monitoring dosimeters, and review 0 exposure reports. 0 Leak test and inventory sealed sources.

Semi-Annual Conduct floor survey of corridors and reactor bay.

Calibrate portable radiation monitoring instruments and personnel pocket ion chambers.

Calibrate reactor stack effluent monitor, continuous air monitors, remote area radiation monitors, and air samplers.

Measure face air velocity in laboratory hoods and exchange dust-stop filters and HEPA filters as necessary.

Annual Inventory and inspect Radiation Center emergency equipment.

Conduct facility radiation survey of the 61Co irradiators.

Conduct personnel dosimeter training.

Update decommissioning logbook.

Collect and process environmental soil, water, and vegetation samples.

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Table V.2 Monthly Summary of Liquid Effluent Release to the Sanitary Sewer0)

Average Specific Activity Total Percent of Total Concentration For Each Quantity of Applicable Volume of Total Of Released Detectable Each Monthly Average Liquid Date of Quantity of Detectable Radioactive Radionuclide in Detectable Concentration for Effluent Discharge Radioactivity Radionuclide in Material at the the Waste, Where Radionuclide Released Released (Month and Year) Released the Waste Point of The Release Concentration Released in Radioactive Including (Curies) 7 Release Was>1 x 10- the Waste Material Diluent (PiCi m1- 1)

(1 iCi m1- 1) (Curies) (%)(2) (gal)

July 2010 6.3x10-4 H-3 6.8x10-7 6.3x10-4 6.8x10-7 0.006 245,687 6

October 2010 5.8x10-4 H-3 2.16x 0- 5.8x10-4 2.16x10-6 0.02 71,064 H-3 6 March 2011 2.76x10 4 1.5x10- 2.76x 10-4 1.50x10-6 0.02 15,560 Annual Total for H-3 6 1.49x10-3 4.34x 0- 1.49xlo 3 4.34x10-6 0.046 332,311 Radiation Center (1) The OSU operational policy is to subtract only detector background from the water analysis data and not background radioactivity in the Corvallis city water.

(2) Based on values listed in 10 CFR 20, Appendix B to 20.1001 - 10.2401,Table 3, which are applicable to sewer disposal.

Table V.3 Annual Summary of Liquid Waste Generated and Transferred Volume of Liquid Detectable Total Quantity of frof Waste Pickup t Origin of Liquid Waste Packaged Radionuclides Radioactivity in the WasteP oe I (gallons) in the Waste Waste (Curies) Facility TRIGA Co-60, Sb-124, H-3, Ag-Reactor FacilityllmRb9 54.35x10- 8/25/10 4 8/25/11 Radiation Center 41.25 C1-36, Ce-144, U-238, 1.60x1j0 Laboratories Ce-141,Tc-99 I 2/18/11 TOTAL 46.25 4.37x10-2 (1) OSTR and Radiation Center liquid waste is picked up by the Radiation Safety Office for transfer to its waste processing facility for final 0 packaging. _

0 0

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0 0

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• Table V.4 0* Monthly TRIGA Reactor Gaseous Waste Discharges and Analysis i Estimated I EFraction of the Technical

• Total Total Atmospheric Diluted Specification Estimated Estimated Quantity Concentration of Annual Average Activity of Argon-41 Argon-41 at Point of Released (Curies) Released(1 ) (Curies) Release

~(}aCi/cc) Concentration Limit (%)

July 0.35 0.35 2.82x10- 8 0.70 August 0.32 0.32 2.57x10

• 0.64 September 0.28 0.28 2.35x10-8 0.59 October 0.25 0.25 1.98x10- 8 0.49 8

November 0.41 0.41 3.36x10 0.84 December 0.61 0.61 4.90x10- 8 1.23 January 0.50 j 0.50 1 3.97x10 8. 0.99 February 0.49 0.49 4.35x10- 8 1.09 O

March 0.46 0.46 3.72x10- 8 0.93 April 0.48 0.48 3.99x10- 8 1.00 May 0.49 0.49 3.92x10-8 0.98 June 0.49 0.49 4.08x10- 8 1.02 TOTAL 12)

• ('10-'11) 5.14 5.14 3.50x10-82 0.87(2)

(1) Routine gamma spectroscopy analysis of the gaseous radioactivity in the OSTR stack discharge indicated the only detectable radionuclide was argon-41.

(2) Annual Average.

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Table V.5 Annual Summary of Solid Waste Generated and Transferred 0

0 Volume of Total Quantity Dates of Waste Pickup Detectable Origin of Solid Waste of Radioactivity for Transfer to the OSU Solid Waste Packagedi1)

Radionuclides in Solid Waste Waste Processing 0 in the Waste (Cubic Feet) (Curies) Facility 0 0

Mn-54, Co-58, Co-60, Zn- 8/25/10 TRIGA 65, As-74, Ga-72, Ag-110m, Reactor 27 Cs-137, Eu-152, Eu-154, 4.74x10-3 2/18/11 Facility Sc-46, Cs-51, Fe-59, Sb-124, S Se-75, H-3, Hf-181 4/15/11 C1-36, U-238, Np-237, Pu- 8/25/10 Radiation Center 58.05 242, Eu-152, Eu-154, Mn-54 8.61x10- 5 2/18/11 S

Pu-239, Am-241, U-235, Laboratories Th-232,Tc-99 4/15/11 0

TOTAL 85.05 See Above 4.83x10 3 0

(1) OSTR and Radiation Center laboratory waste is picked up by packaging.

OSU Radiation Safety for transfer to its waste processing facility for final 0 0

0 0

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• Table V.6

• Annual Summary of Personnel Radiation Doses Received Average Annual Greatest Individual Total Person-mrem Dose Dose"l) For the Group(,

Personnel Group Whole Body! Extremities Whole Body Extremities Whole Body Extremities Pep (mrem) (mrem) (mrem) (mrem) (mrem) (mrem) 0 Facility Operating 101.57 258.14 166 663 711 1807 Personnel Key Facility Research 8.0 33.2 40 332 88 332

• Personnel Facilities Services Maintenance 0.07 N/A 0.4 N/A 0.8 N/A Personnel

• Laboratory Class Stu- 2.49 2.49 22.64 22.487 72 192 dents

• Campus Police and 4.4 N/A 36 N/A 110 N/A

• Security Personnel Visitors 0.42 N/A 9.6 N/A 258 N/A 0

(1) "N/A' indicates that there was no extremity monitoring conducted or required for the group.

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Table V.7 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located 0 Within the TRIGA Reactor Facility Total DoeEuvlni2 TRIGA Reactor Recorde Dose Equivalent,)2)

Monitor Facility Location 1 n- 1f& NT2,1-

• o*o n1 (See Figure V.1) m re (mrem) Lmrem )

(mrem 0 MRCTNE D104: North Badge East Wall 201 ND 0 MRCTSE D104: South Badge East Wall 142 ND 0 MRCTSW D104: South Badge West Wall 848 ND 0 MRCTNW D104: North Badge West Wall 162 ND 0 I

ND 0 MRCTWN D104: West Badge North Wall 369 ND 0 MRCTEN D104: East Badge North Wall 289 0 MRCTES D104: East Badge South Wall 1341 ND 0 West Badge South Wall ND 0 MRCTWS D104: 429 ND 0 MRCTTOP D104: Reactor Top Badge 602 ND 0

MRCTHXS D104A: South Badge HX Room 841 0 MRCTHXW D104A: West Badge HX Room 676 ND 0 MRCD-302 D302: Reactor Control Room 348 ND 0 MRCD-302A D302A: Reactor Supervisor's Office 133 N/A 0

0 MRCBP1 D104: Beam Port Number 1 295 ND 0

MRCBP2 D104: Beam Port Number 2 218 ND 0 MRCBP3 D104: Beam Port Number 3 443 ND 0 MRCBP4 D104: Beam Port Number 4 668 ND 0 (1) The total recorded dose equivalent values do not include natural background contribution and, reflect the summation of the results of 0

four quarterly beta-gamma dosimeters or four quarterly fast neutron dosimeters for each location. A total dose equivalent of"ND" in- 0 dicates that each of the dosimeters during the reporting period was less than the vendor's gamma dose reporting threshold of 10 mrem or that each of the fast neutron dosimeters was less than the vendor's threshold of 10 mrem. "N/X'indicates that there was no neutron 0

monitor at that location.

(2) These dose equivalent values do not represent radiation exposure through an exterior wall directly into an unrestricted area.

0 0

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0 0

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0 Table V.8 0

Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located Within the Radiation Center 0 Total Recorded Radiation Center Dose Equivalent(')

Monitor Facility Location I.D. Xtg(y) Neutron 0 (See Figure V.1)

(mrem) (mrem) 0 MRCA100 A100: Receptionist's Office 14 N/A MRCBRF A102H: Front Personnel Dosimetry Storage Rack 72 N/A 0 MRCA120 A120: Stock Room 56 N/A MRCA120A A120A: NAA Temporary Storage 0 N./A MRCA126 A126: Radioisotope Research Lab 98 N/A 6 N/A MRCCO-60 A128: °Co Irradiator Room 262 MRCA130 A130: Shielded Exposure Room 41 N/A 0 MRCA132 A132: TLD Equipment Room 56 N/A 0 MRCA138 A138: Health Physics Laboratory 66 N/A 0 MRCA146 A146: Gamma Analyzer Room (Storage Cave) 153 N/A MRCB100 B100: Gamma Analyzer Room (Storage Cave) 0 N/A 0 MRCB114 B114: Lab ( 226 Ra Storage Facility) 1607 ND MRCB119-1 B119: Source Storage Room 256 N/A MRCB119-2 B119: Source Storage Room 371 N/A MRCB119A B119A: Sealed Source Storage Room 3594 1343 MRCB120 B120: Instrument Calibration Facility 83 N/A MRCB122-2 B122: Radioisotope Hood 148 N/A MRCB122-3 B122: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 90 N/A MRCB124-1 B124: Radioisotope Research Lab (Hood) 65 N/A MRCB124-2 B124: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 85 N/A MRCB124-6 B 124: Radioisotope Research Laboratory 68 N/A MRCB136 B136 Gamma Analyzer Room 53 N/A MRCB128 B128: Instrument Repair Shop 67 N/A MRCC100 C100: Radiation Center Director's Office 55 N/A (1) 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"ND" indicates that each of the dosimeters during the reporting period was less than the vendor's gamma dose report-ing threshold of 10 mrem or that each of the fast neutron dosimeters was less than the vendor's threshold of 10 mrem. "N/A' indicates that there was no neutron monitor at that location.

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0 able V.8 (continued) 0 Total Dose Equivalent Recorded on Area Dosimeters Located Within the Radiation Center Total Recorded Radiation Center Dose Equivalent(1 )

0 Monitor Facility Location I.D.

(See Figure V.1) XS(7 ) Neut ron (mrem) (mre m)

MRCC106A C106A: Office 57 N/

MRCC106B C106B: Custodian Supply Storage 23 N/ 0 MRCC106-H C106H: East Loading Dock 53 N/

MRCC118 C118: Radiochemistry Laboratory 41 NA MRCC120 C120: Student Counting Laboratory 35 NA MRCF100 F100: APEX Facility 48 N/A 0

MRCF102 F102: APEX Control Room 50 N/A 0

MRCB125N B125: Gamma Analyzer Room (Storage Cave) 92 N/A 0

MRCN125S B125: Gamma Analyzer Room 48 N/A MRCC124 C124: Classroom 53 N/A MRCC130 C130: Radioisotope Laboratory (Hood) 55 N/A MRCD100 D100: Reactor Support Laboratory 86 ND MRCD102 D102: Pneumatic Transfer Terminal Lab' 217 ND MRCD102-H D102H: 1st Floor Corridor at D102 102 ND MRCD106-H D106H: 1st Floor Corridor at D106 279 N/A MRCD200 D200: Reactor Administrator's Office 214 ND MRCD202 D202: Senior Health Physicist's Office 249 ND MRCBRR D200H: Rear Personnel Dosimetry Storage Rack 82 N/A MRCD204 D204: Health Physicist Office 206 ND MRCATHRL F104: ATHRL 35 N/A MRCD300 D300: 3rd Floor Conference Room 158 ND (1) "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 "ND"indicates that each of the dosimeters during the reporting period was less than the vendor's gamma dose report-ing threshold of 10 mrem or that each of the fast neutron dosimeters was less than the vendor's threshold of 10 mrem. "N/A" indicates that there was no neutron monitor at that location.

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S Table V.9 0

0 Annual Summary of Radiation and Contamination Levels 0 Observed Within the Reactor Facility and Radiation Center During Routine Radiation Surveys 0 Whole Body Containiination Acccessible Location Radiation Levels Lev els(')

0 See Figure V.1) (mrem/hr) (dpm,/cm 2 )

0 Average Maximum Average Maximum 0 TRIGA Reactor Facility:

16,522 0 Reactor Top (D104) 1.66 95 <500

<500 Reactor 2nd Deck Area (D104) 5.73 35 <500 0 Reactor Bay SW (D104) <1 32 <500 652 Reactor Bay NW (D104) <1 47 <500 3,695 0 Reactor Bay NE (D104) <1 54.5 <500 867 Reactor Bay SE (D104) <1 7 <500 1,000 0 Class Experiments (D104, D302) <1 <1 <500 <500 Demineralizer Tank & Make Up Water System

<1 60 <500 <500 0 (D104A)

Particulate Filter--Outside Shielding (D104A) <1 4.5 <500 S <500 Radiation Center:

NAA Counting Rooms (A146, B100) <1 3.5 <500 <500 0 Health Physics Laboratory (A138) <1 1.5 <500 <500 6°Co Irradiator Room and Calibration Rooms<

<500 <500 (A128, B120, A130)

Radiation Research Labs (A126, A136)

<500 <500 (B108, B114, B122, B124, C126, C130, C132A)

Radioactive Source Storage (B119, B119A, <

<500 <500 A120A, A132A)

Student Chemistry Laboratory (C118) <1 <1 <500 <500 Student Counting Laboratory (C120) <1 <1 <500 <500 Operations Counting Room (B136, B125) <1 <1 <500 <500 Pneumatic Transfer Laboratory (D102) <1 7 <500 <500 RX support Room D<1 <1 <500 <500 (1) <500 dpm/100 cm2 =Less than the lower limit of detection for the portable survey instrument used.

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0 Table V.10 Total Dose Equivalent at the TRIGA Reactor Facility Fence 0 Fence Total Recorded Dose Equivalent Environmental Monitoring Station (Including Background)

Based on GSD TLDs(1,2)

(See Figure V.1)

(mrem)

MRCFE-1 88 +/- 4 MRCFE-2 81 +/- 5 MRCFE-3 77 +/- 6 MRCFE-4 84 +/- 7 MRCFE-5 88 5 MRCFE-6 83+/- 8 MRCFE-7 81 6 MRCFE-8 81 5 MRCFE-9 84 9 -_

(1) Average Corvallis area natural background using GDSTLDs totals 73 +/- 11 mrem for the same period.

(2) _values represent the standard deviation of the total value at the 95% confidence level. 0 42_

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• Table V.1 1

• Total Dose Equivalent at the Off-Site Gamma Radiation

... Monitoring Stations Off-Site Radiation Total Recorded Dose Equivalent 0 Monitoring Station (Including Background)

• (See Figure V.1) Based on GDS TLDs(I.2' (mrem)

MRCTE-2 83 t 5

• MRCTE-3 66 t 9

• MRCTE-4 79 t 4 MRCTE-5 92 +/- 6

. . MRCTE-6 77 +/-6 0 MRCTE-7 82 +/- 5 MRCTE-8 94 +/- 6

• MRCTE-9 85 +/- 8 MRCTE-10 75 6 MRCTE-12 64 +/-18 SMRCTE-13 67 8 MRCTE-14 87 +/- 6 MRCTE-15 78 5

• MRCTE-16 89 _ 7 MRCTE-17 80 +/- 5 0 MRCTE-18 83 +/- 4 MRCTE-19 84 +/- 6 MRCTE-20 82 +/- 5

• MRCTE-21 69 +/- 6 MRCTE-22 76 +/- 5 (1) Average Corvallis area natural background using GDS TLDs totals 73 + 11 mrem for the same period.

(2) +/- values represent the standard deviation of the total value at the 95% confidence level.

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0 Table V.12 Annual Average Concentration of the Total Net Beta Radioactivity (minus 3H) for Environmental Soil, Water, and Vegetation Samples Sample Sample Annual Average Concentration Location Type Of the Total Net Beta (Minus 3H) Reporting Type Radioactivity"' Units (See Fig. V.1) 1-W Water 5.42x10-612 ) 1iCi mV I 1

4-W Water 5.42x10-61 21 1 Ci m1-1 11-W Water 5.42x1061 2) __Ci m1- 1 19-RW Water 5.42x10-612) Ci mll 1 3-S Soil 1.70x10_5 12) PCi g-1 of dry soil 5-S Soil 1.88x10- 5 + 8.05x10- 6 PCi g-1 of dry soil 2 S 2 - ----- g o dry soil 20-S Soil 5 1.44x10- 121 PCi g- 1 of dry soil 21-S I Soil 1.42x10_5 12), ~ - fdysi 2-G Grass 3.50x10- 44 + 2.74x10- 55 paCi g-11 of dry ash 6-G Grass 2.76x10- 2.70x10-

-iCi g- of dry ash 6-G Grass 2.76x10-4 _+_2.70x10-5 -Ci g-1 of dry ash 7-G Grass 3.89x10- 4 +/- 2.87x10- 5 PCi g- 1 of dry ash 8-G 1 Grass 2.80x10. 4 5 g 1.2.41x10.

of dry.Ciash0 9-G Grass 2.98x10- 4 +/- 2.37x10- 5 PaCi g- 1 of dry ash 10-G Grass 2.74x10- 4 _ 2.55x10- 5 lCi g- 1 of dry ash 12-G Grass 3.16x10- 4 2.79x10- 5 PCi g-1 of dry ash 13-G Grass 2.50x10-4 + 3.24x10- 5 PCi g-1 of dry ash 14-G Grass 8.84x10- 5 + 1.29x10- 5 1aCi g-1 of dry ash 15-G Grass 2.03x10- 4 +/- 2.56x10 -5 aCi g- 1 of dry ash 16-G Grass 2.37x10-4 _2.67x10-5 Ci g-1 of dry ash 17-G Grass 2.68x10- 4 +/- 2.21x10- 5 aCi g- 1 of dry ash 8.96x10- 5 + 1.32x10-5 w 18-G Grass PCi g-1 of dry ash 0 4

22-G Grass 1.67x10- + 1.50x10-5 laCi g- 1 of dry ash 0 (1) +/- values represent the standard deviation of the value at the 95% confidence level.

(2) Less than lower limit of detection value shown.

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0 Beta-Gamma Concentration and Range of LLD Values for Soil, Water, and Vegetation Samples Sample Average Range of Values Reporting Units Type Value 0

Soil 1.58x10-5 1.42x10- 5 to 1.75x10-5 1 Ci g- 1 of dry soil 0 Water 5.42x10-6 5.42x10-6 PCi mI-1 0

Vegetation 3.46x10-5 2.11x10- 5 to 5.35x10-5 PCi g-I of dry ash S (1) Less than lower limit of detection value shown.

0 0

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Table V.14 Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments Originating From the TRIGA Rea.-tor.Facility's NRCLicense R-106

-_- -- ------- Number of Shipments TotLimited Shipped To Activity Exempt Limity Yellow II Yellow III Total Berkeley Geochronology Center 2 5 Berkeley, CA USA Brush Resources Inc. 8.50x0-2 0 0 0 16 160 Delta, UT USA Brush Wellman Inc.

9.32x10-3 0 0 0 1 1 Elmore, OH USA Materion Elmore, OH Coperation USA 9.32x10 3 0

0 0 0 1 1 0 Materion Natural Resources Delta, UT USA 3.31xlo2 0 0 0 7 7 0V Oregon State University 1.27x10 9- 1 0 0

2 0 3 Corvallis, OR USA 0 Plattsburgh State University Plattsburgh, NY USA 1.54x10- 1 0 0 0 1 0 Reed College 1 1 0

3.50x10-1° 0 0 0 Portland, OR USA 0 Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA 7.57x10-9

[ 1 0 0 0 1 0 Syracuse University S1 1 0

2.01x10- 0 0 0 Syracuse, NY USA

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0 Union College Schenectady, NY USA 4.72x10-O 2 0 0 0 2 0 University of Arizona 8 8 0

3.33x10-7 0 0 0 Tucson, AZ USA 0 University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA USA 4.30xlo6 1 0 2 0 3 0 University of California at Santa Barbara 7 1 1.10xlo 0 1 0 0 Santa Barbara, CA USA 0 University of Florida Gainesville, FL USA 1.05x10-7 1 1 0 0 2 0 University of Michigan 1 0

6.30x10-8 1 0 0 Ann Arbor, MI USA 0

0 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN USA 1.34xl0 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 University of Wisconsin-Madison 0 3.96xl10 6 1 1 Madison,WI USA 1 0 3 0

Totals 1.37xl10 1 25 3 5 25 58 0 0

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• Table V. 15

• Annual Summary of Radioactive Material Shipments

• Originating From the Radiation Center's

• State of Oregon License ORE 90005

• • Number of Shipments Shipped To Total Activity (TBq) Exempt Limited Quantity T Total 0

Argonne National Lab 6.50x10 11 1 0 1 Argonne, IL USA 0 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 85510-* 2 0 2 0 Berkeley, CA USA Los Alamos National Lab 2.13x10' 5 1 6 Los Alamos, NM USA Oak Ridge National Lab 1.79x10-1 1 1 0 1 0 Oak Ridge,TN USA University of Nevada Las Vegas 2.49x10 1 0 1 0 Las Vegas, NV USA 9

Totals 3.32x10 10 1 11 0

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I -0 Dalhousie University 1.96x1O-' 2 0 0 2 0 Halifax, Nova Scotia CANADA Lund University 0 8.97xlO 7 4 0 i 0 4 Lund, SWEDEN Polish Academy of Sciences 1 0 Krakow, POLAND 2.12x10-8 0 1 0 QUAD-Lab, Roskilde University Roskilde, DENMARK 2.38x10-7 6 0 0 6 0 Scottish Universities Research & Reactor Centre East Kilbride, SCOTLAND 9.67x10-8 2 0 0 2 0 Universita' Degli Studi di Bologna 0

1 1 Bologna, ITALY I 8.50x10-9 0 0 0 Universitat Gottingen 3.84x10-9 1 0 0 1 0 Gottingen, GERMANY 0 Universitat Potsdam 8.78x10-9 1 0 0 1 Postdam, GERMANY Universite Paris-Sud Paris, FRANCE 5.24x10-7 0 0 1 1 University of Geneva 5.67x1O-' 2 0 0 2 0 Geneva, SWITZERLAND University of Manchester 1 7.71x10 -0 0 0 1 Manchester, UK University of Milano-Bicocca 9 1 1 Milano, ITALY 9.17xlO- 0 0 University of Padova 1 1 5.00x10-9 0 0 Padova, ITALY University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland AUSTRALIA 4.48xlO6 0 0 3 3 University of Rennes 4.85x10-8 2 0 0 2 Rennes, FRANCE University of Zurich 4.21x10-8 3 0 0 3 Zurich, SWITZERLAND Totals 6.46x10-6 28 0 4 32 48

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Summary 0 The Radiation Center offers a wide variety of resources for teach- Projects which used the reactor are indicated by an asterisk. In 0 ing, research, and service related to radiation and radioactive ma- addition to identifying specific projects carried out during the terials. Some of these are discussed in detail in other parts of this current reporting period, Part VI also highlights major Radia-0 report. The purposeof this section is to summarize the teaching, tion Center capabilities in research and service. These unique 0 research, and service efforts carried out during the current report- Center functions are described in the following text. 0 ing period.

Neutron Activation Analysis 0 Neutron activation analysis (NAA) stands at the forefront of 0 Teaching techniques for the quantitative multi-element analysis of major, minor, trace, and rare elements. The principle involved in NAA 0

An important responsibility of the Radiation Center and the reac- consists of first irradiating a sample with neutrons in a nuclear 0 tor is to support OSU's academic programs. Implementation of this support occurs through direct involvement of the Center's staff reactor such as the OSTR to produce specific radionuclides. 0 and facilities in the teaching programs of various departments and After the irradiation, the characteristic gamma rays emitted by the decaying radionuclides are quantitatively measured by 0

through participation in University research programs. Table 111.2 suitable semiconductor radiation detectors, and the gamma 0 plus the "Training and Instuction" section (see next page) provide detailed information on the use of the Radiation Center and reac-rays detected at a particular energy are usually indicative of a 0 tor for instruction and training.

specific radionuclide's presence. Computerized data reduction of the gamma ray spectra then yields the concentrations of the 0

various elements in samples being studied. With sequential in- 0 strumental NAA it is possible to measure quantitatively about 0 Research and Service 35 elements in small samples (5 to 100 mg), and for activable 0

elements the lower limit of detection is on the order of parts Almost all Radiation Center research and service work is tracked by means of a project database. When a request for facility use is per million or parts per billion, depending on the element. 0 received, a project number is assigned and the project is added to The Radiation Center's NAA laboratory has analyzed the 0

the database. The database includes such information as the project major, minor, and trace element content of tens of thousands of 0 number, data about the person and institution requesting the work, information about students involved, a description of the project, samples covering essentially the complete spectrum of material types and involving virtually every scientific and technical field.

0 Radiation Center resources needed, the Radiation Center project 0 manager, status of individual runs, billing information, and the While some researchers perform their own sample counting on their own or on Radiation Center equipment, the Radiation 0

funding source.

Center provides a complete NAA service for researchers and 0

Table VIA provides a summary of institutions which used the Ra- others who may require it. This includes sample preparation, 0 diation Center during this reporting period. This table also includes additional information about the number of academic personnel sequential irradiation and counting, and data reduction and analysis.

0 involved, the number of students involved, and the number of uses 0 logged for each organization. Irradiations 0

The major table in this section is Table VI.2. This table provides a As described throughout this report, a major capability of the Radiation Center involves the irradiation of a large variety of 0

listing of the research and service projects carried out during this substances with gamma rays and neutrons. Detailed data on 0 reporting period and lists information relating to the personnel and institution involved, the type of project, and the funding agency.

these irradiations and their use are included in Part III as well 0 as in the "Research & Service" text of this section.

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0 RadiologicalEmergency Response Services TrainingandInstruction 0 'The Radiation Center has an emergency response team In addition to the academic laboratory classes and courses capable of responding to all types of radiological accidents. discussed in Parts III, and VI, and in addition to the routine 0 This team directly supports the City of Corvallis and Benton training needed to meet the requirements of the OSTR 0 County emergency response organizations and medical Emergency Response Plan, Physical Security Plan, and op-facilities. 'The team can also provide assistance at the scene of erator requalification program, the Radiation Center is also any radiological incident anywhere in the state of Oregon on used for special training programs. Radiation Center staff 0 behalf of the Oregon Radiation Protection Services and the are well experienced in conducting these special programs Oregon Department of Energy. and regularly offer training in areas such as research reactor operations, research reactor management, research reactor 0 'The Radiation Center maintains dedicated stocks of radio-logical emergency response equipment and instrumentation.

radiation protection, radiological emergency response, reactor 0 TIhese items are located at the Radiation Center and at the behavior (for nuclear power plant operators), neutron activa-tion analysis, nuclear chemistry, and nuclear safety analysis.

Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis.

Special training programs generally fall into one of several During the current reporting period, the Radiation Center categories: visiting faculty and research scientists; Interna-emergency response team conducted several training sessions tional Atomic Energy Agency fellows; special short-term and exercises, but was not required to respond to any actual courses; or individual reactor operator or health physics train-incidents. ing programs. During this reporting period there were a large number of such people as shown in the People Section.

As has been the practice since 1985, Radiation Center instruments, components for most common repairs are often personnel annually present a HAZMAT Response Team on hand and repair time is therefore minimized.

RadiologicalCoreIhsyathcorewshlatO gn State i eCourse. This year the course was held at Oregon In addition to the instrument repair capability, the Radiation University. Center has a facility for calibrating essentially all types of ra-Radiation Protection Services diation monitoring instruments. This includes typical portable The primary purpose of the radiation protection program monitoring instrumentation for the detection and measure- 0 at the Radiation Center is to support the instruction and ment of alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation, as well as research conducted at the Center. However, due to the high instruments designed for low-level environmental monitor-quality of the program and the level of expertise and equip- ing. Higher range instruments for use in radiation accident ment available, the Radiation Center is also able to provide situations can also be calibrated in most cases. Instrument health physics services in support of OSU Radiation Safety calibrations are performed using radiation sources certified by and to assist other state and federal agencies. The Radiation the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or Center does not compete with private industry, but supplies traceable to NIST.

health physics services which are not readily available else- Table VI.3 is a summary of the instruments which were where. In the case of support provided to state agencies, this calibrated in support of the Radiation Center's instructional 0 definitely helps to optimize the utilization of state resources. and research programs and the OSTR Emergency Plan, while 71, D .*: r..C.... ..... . 1 1. Table VI.4 shows instruments calibrated for other OSU de-w ics services in any of the areas which are discussed in Part V.

partments and non-OSU agencies.

0 These include personnel monitoring, radiation surveys, sealed Consultation 0 source leak testing, packaging and shipment of radioactive materials, calibration and repair of radiation monitoring Radiation Center staff are available to provide consultation services in any of the areas discussed in this Annual Report, 0

instruments (discussed in detail in Part VI), radioactive waste but in particular on the subjects of research reactor operations 0 disposal, radioactive material hood flow surveys, and radia-tion safety analysis and audits.

and use, radiation protection, neutron activation analysis, radia-tion shielding, radiological emergency response, and radiotracer 0

methods. 0 The Radiation Center also provides services and techni-cal support as a radiation laboratory to the State of Oregon Records are not normally kept of such consultations, as they 0

Radiation Protection Services (RPS) in the event of a radio- often take the form of telephone conversations with research- 0 logical emergency within the state of Oregon. In this role, ers encountering problems or planning the design of experi-ments. Many faculty members housed in the Radiation Center 0

the Radiation Center will provide gamma ray spectrometric analysis of water, soil, milk, food products, vegetation, and air have ongoing professional consulting functions with various 0 samples collected by RPS radiological response field teams.

organizations, in addition to sitting on numerous committees in advisory capacities.

0 As part of the ongoing preparation for this emergency sup- 0 port, the Radiation Center participates in inter-institution drills.

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RadiologicalInstrument Repair and Calibration 0

While repair of nuclear instrumentation is a practical neces-sity, routine calibration of these instruments is a licensing 0

and regulatory requirement which must be met. As a result, 0 the Radiation Center operates a radiation instrument repair 0 and calibration facility which can accommodate a wide vari-ety of equipment.

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The Center's scientific instrument repair facility performs maintenance and repair on all types of radiation detectors 0

and other nuclear instrumentation. Since the Radiation Cen- 0 ter's own programs regularly utilize a wide range of nuclear 0 0

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Table VI Institutions, Agencies and Groups Which Utilized the Radiation Center Number of Number of Times of Number of Number of Intuitions, Agencies and Groups Projects Faculty Involvement Students Uses of Center Involved Facilities

• Oregon State University") 23 41 11 257(2)

Corvallis, OR USA

• Oregon State University - Educational Tours 3 16 0 44 Corvallis, OR USA 102nd Oregon Civil Support Unit 1 0 0 2 Salem, OR USA CH2M. Hill Inc 1 0 0 2 Corvallis, OR USA NETL Albany, OR USA Oregon Department of Energy 1 1 0 4 Salem, OR USA Oregon State Fire Marshal 1 0 0 36 Salem, OR USA U.S. EPA Corvallis, OR USA 1 0 0 1 University of Oregon 1 1 0 1 Eugene, OR USA Amrhein Associates, Inc. 1 0 0 2 Ashalnd, OR USA Coos County Public Health North Bend, OR USA 1 0 0 1 ESCO Corporation 1 0 0 6 Portland, OR USA Federal Aviation Administration Portland, OR USA 1 0 0 3 Gene Tools, LLC 0 0 3 Philomath, OR USA Grande Ronde Hospital 1 0 0 2 La Grande, OR USA 53

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Intuitions, Agencies and Groups Projects Faculty Involvement Students Uses of Center Involved Facilities C Knife River C Tangent, OR USA C

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Lebanon Community Hospital 1 0 0 3 Lebanon, OR USA C Marquess & Associates, Inc. C 1- 0 .0 1 Me.*tord, 'OR'USA Mushka Dairy 1 0 0 1 (

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Occupational Health Lab 0 2 C Portland, OR USA 1 0

• Oregon Health Sciences University 1 0 0 26 C

Portland, OR USA (

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• Reed College 1 1 0 1 (

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Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging & Cytopathology 1 0 0 2 C

Clackamas, OR USA C Weyerhaeuser 0 0 1 Sweet Home, OR USA C.

Yaquina River Constructors 1 0 0 1 C Eddyville, OR USA

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 2 1 0 11 Q

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Table VI.1 (continued)

Institutions, Agencies and Groups Which Utilized the Radiation Center Number of Number of Number of Number of Times of Intuitions, Agencies and Groups Projects Faculty Involvement Students Uses of Center Involved Facilities

• Berkeley Geochronology Center 1 0 9 9 Berkeley, CA USA Dalhousie University 1 2 0 3 Halifax Nova Scotia, CANADA

• Occidental College 1 1 0 1 Los Angeles, CA USA

• Stanford University 1 1 0 1 Stanford, CA USA

• University of California at Berkeley 2 2 1 3 Berkeley, CA USA

• University of California at Santa Barbara 1 1 0 3 Santa Barbara, CA USA

• Materion Natural Resources 1 0 0 21 Delta, UT USA

• University of Arizona 3 3 1 9 Tucson, AZ USA

• University of Minnesota 1 0 0 2 Minneappolis, MN USA

• Oriental Institute of Chicago 1 3 0 9 Chicago, IL USA

• University of Wisconsin 1 1 0 6 Madison, WI USA

• University of Michigan 5 11 0 28 Ann Arbor, MI USA Wayne State University 1 2 0 2 Detroit, MI USA Arch Chemicals, Inc. 1 0 10 Alpharetta, GA USA

• Materion Brush, Inc. 0 0 3 Elmore, OH USA I 55

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• Plattsburgh State University 1 1 C

Plattsburgh, NY USA

• Syracuse University 2 4 1 C

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• Universita' di Bologna 1 0 2 Bologna, ITALY

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Institutions, Agencies and Groups Which Utilized the Radiation Center Number of Number ofTimes of Number of Number of Intuitions, Agencies and Groups Projects FaNue Involvement Students Uses of Center acty involved Facilities

• University of Basel CH-4056 Basel, SWITZERLAND

• University of Geneva 1 1 4 .3 Geneva, SWITZERLAND University of Goettingen 1 1 5 3 Gottingen, GERMANY

• University of Queensland 1 1 0 3 Brisbane, Queensland Australia Totals 96 106 44 661 Project which involves the OSTR.

(1) Use by Oregon State University does not include any teaching activities or classes accommodated by the Radiation Center.

(2) T'his number does not include on going projects being performed by residents of the Radiation Center such as the APEX project, others in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics or Department of Chemistry or projects conducted by Dr. Walt Loveland, which involve daily use of the Radiation Center facilities.

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Table' VI!2; Litig f ajr esearch and Sevc Projects.Preformned or in Progress I

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ý--at the RadiationCenter an:d Their Funding Agencies, Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 444 Duncan Oregon State Ar-40/Ar-39 Dating of Oceanographic Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to measure radiometric OSU Oceanography University Samples ages on basaltic rocks from ocean basins. Department Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Oregon Health 481 Le Sciences Health Oregon University Sciences University Oregon StateOU-vaiu 488 Farmer University Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. OS - various Univesitydepartments 664 Reese Oregon State Good Samaritan Hospital Instrument Instrument calibration. OSU Radiation Center University Calibration 815 Morrell Oregon State UnvriySterilization of Wood Samples Sterilization of wood samples to 2.5 Mrads in Co-60 OSU Forest Products University irradiator for fuingal evaluations.

920 Becker Berkeley Ar-391Ar-40 Age Dating Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to determine ages in Berkeley Geochronology Center various anihropologic and geologic materials. Geochronology Center 932. 9 Dumitru Stanford University Fission Track Dating 'Thermal column irradiation of geological samples for Stanford University fission track age-dating. Geology Department 1018 Gashwiler Occupational Health Calibration of Nuclear Instruments Instrument calibration. Occupational Health Lab __Laboratory 1074 Wijbrans Vrije Universiteit 40Ar-39 Ar Dating of Rocks and 40Ar-39A dating of rocks and minerals. Vrije Universiteit, Minerals Amsterdam Teaching and University of Activation Analysis Experiment for NE Activation Analysis Experiment for NE Class. University of California 1075 Tours California at Berkeley Class Irradiation of small, stainless steel discs for use in a University nuclear engineering radiation measurements laboratory.. at Berkeley Use of thermal column irradiations to perform fission Union College, NY 1177 Garver Union College Fission Track Analysis of Rock Ages track analysis to determine rock ages.

1185 Elting University of Oregon Instrument Calibration Radiological instrument calibration for theof Oregon Environmental Health and Safety Office.

C-14 liquid scintillation counting of radiotracers 1188 Salinas Rogue Community Photoplankton Growth in Southern produced in a photoplankton study of southern Oregon Rogue Community College Oregon Lakes lakes: Miller Lake, Lake of the Woods, Diamond Lake, College and Waldo Lake.

Table.VI.2 (continued)

Listing of Major Research and Service Prcts Preforme or in Progress at.the Radiation Center and Their. Funding Agencies:i:,

Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding University of Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to determine ages in Earth Sciences, 1191 Vasconcelos UQeensland Ae Dating Ar-39/Ar-40 Age atn Proucio various ofoceo Ar-39r4 and geologic materials.

anthropologic University Queenslandof Radiation R PState of Oregon 1354 Lindsay Services Protection Radiological Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Srie Radiation Protection Services 1366' 1aDetermination of geological samples via Ar-Ar Quidelleur Universite Paris-Sud Ar-Ar Geochronology radiometric dating. Universite Paris-Sud 1404 Riera-Lizarau Oregon State Evaluation of wheat DNA Gamma irradiation of wheat seeds OSU Crop and Soil University Science 1415 McGinness ESCO Corporation Calibration of Instruments Instrument calibration ESCO Corporation Study of N=90 isotone structure (Sm-152, Gd-154, 1419 Krane Oregon State Nuclear Structure of N=90 Isotones Dy-156) from decays of Eu-152, Eu-152m, Eu-154, OSU Physics University Th-154, and Ho-156. Samples will be counted at Department LBNL.

1464 Slavens USDOE Albany Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. USDOE Albany Research Center Research Center 1465 Singer University of Ar-40/Ar-39 Dating of Young Geologic Irradiation of geological materials such as volcanic rocks University of Wisconsin Materials from sea floor, etc. for Ar-40/Ar-39 dating. Wisconsin 1468erHutUniversityorof 146 H.California at of Berkeley Chemistry 146 Experiment CalifornUniversity NAA Laboratory experiment. at Berkeley of California University 1470 Shatswell SIGA Technologies, Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Siga Pharmaceuticals Inc.

1492 Se Federal Aviation Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Federal Aviation tiger Administration Administration 1503 Teaching and Non-Educational Non-Educational Tours Tours for guests, university functions, student NA Tours Tours recruitment.

Oregon State 1504 Teaching and University - OSU Nuclear Engineering & Radiation OSTR tour and reactor lab. NA Tours Educational Tours Health Physics Department Oregon State 1505 Teaching and Tours University - OSU Chemistry Department OSTR tour, teaching labs, and/or half-life experiment. NA Educational Tours

Table V1. (continued) -,

Listing of Major Resea rch and ServiceProjects*Pre formed or in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies -

Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 6

Teaching and Oregon State 1506 Tours University - OSU Geosciences Department OSTR tour. NA Educational Tours Oregon State 1507nTours University - OSU Physics Department OSTR tour. NA Educational Tours Oregon State 1509 Teaching and University - HAZMAT course tours First responder training tours. NA 9

Tours Educational Tours Teaching and Oregon State Science and Mathematics Investigative OSTR tour and half-life experiment. NA 150 Tours University - Lann xeineOT oradhl-ieeprmn.N Educational Tours Learning Experience Oregon State Reactor operation required for conduct of operations Teaching and University - Reactor Staff Use testing, operator training, calibration runs, encapsulation NA Tours Educational Tours tests and other.

1512 Teaching and Linn Benton Linn Benton Community College OSTR tour and half-life experiment. NA Tours Community College Tours/Experiments 1514 Sobel Universitat Potsdam Apatite Fission Track Analysis Age determination of apatites by fission track analysis. Universitat Potsdam 1519 Dunkl uUniversity ofFission track dating method on apatites: use of fission University of Goettingen Fission Track Analysis of Apatites tracks from decay ofU-238 and U-235 to deterimine the colingiage of apatites. Tuebingen 1523 Zattin Universita' Degli Studi Fission track analysis of Apatites Fission track dating method on apatites by fission track NA di Padova analysis.

Teaching and Oregon State 1527 *Tours University - Odyssey Orientation Class OSTR tour. NA Educational Tours Oregon State 1528 Teaching and University - Upward Bound OSTR tour. NA 2Tours Educational Tours Teaching and Oregon State 1529 Tours University - OSU Connect OSTR tour. NA Educational Tours 1530 Teaching and Newport School Newport School District OSTR tour.

Tours District NA

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Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1531 Teaching and Central Oregon Central Oregon Community College OSTR tour for.Engineering NA Tours Community College Engineering 1535 Teaching and Corvallis School Corvallis School District OSTR tour. NA Tours District Teaching and Oregon State 1537 Tours University - Naval Science Department OSTR tour. NA Educational Tours Teaching and Oregon State 1538 Tours University - OSU Speech Department OSTR tour. NA Educational Tours 2

Teaching and Oregon State 1542nTours University - Engineering Sciences Classes OSTR tour. NA Educational Tours Veterinary Diagnostic Veterinary Diagnostic 1543 Bailey Imaging & Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Imaging &

Cytopathology Cytopathology 1544 Tourseaching and WeStchooAlbany High West Albany High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. NA Teaching and Oregon State 1545 Tours University - OSU Educational Tours OSTR tour. NA Educational Tours 1548 Teaching and Willamette Valley Willamette Valley Community School OSTR tour. NA Tours Community School Irradiation to induce U-235 fission for fission track thermal history dating, especially for hydrocarbon SyaueUirst 1555 Fitzgerald Syracuse University Fission track thermochronology dating ehrspcial fowarhdrocaonics Syracutse Uieheo exploration. 'Ihe main particular the uplift andthrust is towards formation tectonics, of mountain in ranges. SyaueUirst 1583 Teaching and Neahkahnie High Neahkahnie High School OSTR tour. NA Tours School 1584 Teaching and Reed College Reed College Staff &Trainees OSTR tour for Reed College Staff &Trainees NA Tours 1611 Teaching and Grants Tours School Pass High Grants Pass High School OSTR tour. NA

Table VI.2 ý(continued)

Listing of Major Research and Service. Projects irmneProg oPrer

-atthe Radiation Center and Their Fuding.Agencies Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1613 Teaching and Silver Falls School Silver Falls School District OSTR tour. NA Tours District 1614 Teaching and Tours Marist High School Marist High School OSTR tour and half-life experiment. NA 1617 Spikings University of Geneva Ar-Ar geochronology and Fission Track Argon dating, of Chilean granites. University of Geneva dating 1621 Foster University of Florida Irradiation for Ar/Ar Analysis Ar/Ar analysis of geological samples. University of Florida 1622 Reese Oregon State Flux Measurements of OSTR Measurement of neutron flux in various irradiation NA University facilities.  !

1623 Blythe Occidental College Fission Track Analysis Fission track lhermochronology of geological samples Occidental College 163 Teaching and Tours Madison High School Madison High School Senior Science Class OSTR tour for Senior Science Class NA 1655 Teaching and Future Farmers of OSTR Tour OSTR tour NA Tours America 1657 Teaching and N Tours Richland High School Richland High School OSTR tour. NA 1660 Reese Oregon State Isotope and Container Testing Testing of containers and source material NA

___________University Teaching and Yamhill-Carlton High 1667 Tours School Teaching and Tour NA 1673 Teaching and NA Tours Heal College Heal College Physics Department OSTR tour.

Radiological emergency support ot OOE related to 1674 Niles Oregon Department of instrument calibration, radiological and RAM transport Oregon Department of Energy Radiological Emergency Support consulting, and maintenance of radiological analysis Energy laboratory at the Radiation Center.

1677 Zuffa Universita' di Bologna Fission Track Dating Use of fission track from U-235 to determine uranium 1677 ___ __ Universi Bologna Fission Track Dating -content ini rock Universita'di Bologna 1684 Fodor North Carolina State Geochemical Investigation NAA to determine rare earth composition. NA

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Listing of Major Research and Service Projects reformed or in Progress at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies,,

Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1687 Teaching and Inavale Grade School Reactor Tour General reactor tour NA Tours 1690160 Tours Teaching and Wilson High School Reactor Tour D300 Reactor Tour NA 1691 Teaching and Lost River High Reactor Tour D300 Reactor Tour NA Tours School This is to build up basic knowledge on the efficacy of a 1692 Choi Arch Chemicals Inc. Screening Tests of Wood Decay copper based preservative in preventing decay of wood Arch Chemical Inc.

inhabiting basidiomycetes.

165 Teaching and 1695 Tours Transitional Learning Reactor Tour Reactor Tour in D300 only NA Marquess & Associates Marquess & Associates 1696 Sayer Inc. Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration Inc.

c4 1699 Teaching and Philomath High Tour of NAA and .gas chromatograph capabilities in the Tours Reactor Tour NA School Radiation Center 1700 Frantz Reed College Instrument calibration Instrument calibration Reed College 1714 Lebanon Community Instrument Calibration Lebanon Community Hospital Hospital 1717 Baldwin Syracuse University Ar/Ar Dating Ar/Ar Dating Syracuse University 1718California State Fission Track Dating Fission track age dating of apatite grains Department of 178 ArmstUniversity at Fullerton F Geological Sciences 1719 Teaching and Portland Community Upward Bound OSTR Tour for Upward Bound NA Tours College 1720 Teaching and Saturday Academy OSTR Tour OSTRTour NA Tours OT orN Teaching and Oregon State 1726 Tours University - Academic Learning Services Cohort Class 199 NA Educational Tours 1730 Reese Oregon State Neutron Radiography Neutron Radiography using the real-time and film NA Teese University imaging methods 1739 Tours Teaching and Daly Middle School Reactor Tour Reactor Tour N NA

Table VI.-2 (otnud Listingcof.Major- Research and-Service ProjectsPreformed or0in Progress-at the RadiationCenter and Their Fu ding Agencies_ .-. __-'_-.

Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1743 Teaching and West Salem High Reactor Tour Reactor Thur NA Tours School 1745 Girdner US National Parks US National Parks Service C14 Measurements LSC analysis of samples for C14 measurements. Service 1747 Teaching and East Linn Christian Reactor Tour Reactor Tour for Chemistry Class NA Tours Academy Teaching and Oregon State 1758 Tours University - Kids Spirit OSTR tour NA Educational Tours Acdm f cecsAcademy of Sciences of 1763 Svojtka Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Fission Track Fission Track the Czech Republic 1765 Beaver Weyerhaeuser Instrument Calibration Calibration of radiological instruments. Weyerhaeuser Foster 1767 Korlipara Terra Nova Nurseries, GeneraModifications using gamma Use of gamma and fast neutron irradiations for genetic Terra Nova Nurseries, 1767 K pInc. Irradiation studies in genera. Inc.

1768 Bringman Brush-Wellman Antimony Source Production Production of Sb-124 sources Brush-Wellman 1771 Otjen Oregon State Fire Instrument calibration Calibration of radiological response kits Oregon State Fire Marshal Marshall 1777 Storey Quaternary Dating Quaternary Dating Production of Ar-39 from K-39 to determine Quaternary Dating 1 tLaboratory radiometric ages of geological materials. Laboratory

`Ihis project subjects chitosan polymer in 40 and 70% DDA formulations to 9 and 18 Kgy, boundary 1778 Gislason Genis, Inc. Gamma Exposure of Chitosan polymer doses for commerical sterilization for the purpose of Genis, Inc.

determine. changes in the molecular weight and product formulation properites.

Teaching and 1779 Tours Lebanon High School Teaching and tours OSTR tour. NA Roswell Park Cancer INAA to determine biodistribution Au nanocomposites Department of 1781Roswe INAA of Au nanocomposites. in mouse tissue samples. Cancer Institu 1783 Amrhein Amrhein Associates, Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration Amrhein Associates, Inc Inc.

Oregon State NA Teaching and University - Anthropology Department Anth 430/530 NAA class with Minc NA Tours Educational Tours _

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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 Teaching ad Oregon State 1790 Tours an University - OSTR Tour OSTR Tour NA Educational Tours Oregon State 1791 Teaching and University: OSTRTour RX Tour NA Educational Tours 1794 O'Kain Knife River Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration Tangent Construction 1795 Zubek Eugene Sand & Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration Eugene Sand & Gravel, Gravel, Inc. Inc.

1796 Hardy CH2M Hill, Inc. Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration CH2M Hill, Inc.

Oregon State 1797 Teaching and University - OSTR Tour OSTR Tour NA Educational Tours Trace-element analysis of geological and artifactual 1806 Davis Orsty INAA of Chert chert from, the Lower Salmon River Canyon of Idaho to OSU Anthropology establish provenance.

Geologisch- Geologisch-1816 Kounov Palaontologisches Fission Track Analysis Geochronology analysis using fission track dating. Palaontologisches Institut Institut 1817 Costigan City of Gresham Instrument Calibration Calibration of instruments City of Gresham 1818 Sabey Brush Wellman Antimony source production (Utah) Brush-Wellman 1819 Vetter University of NE-104A INAA source Stainless Steel disk source for INAA lab. University of California California at Berkeley at Berkeley 1820 Jolivet Universite Montpellier Fission Track Analysis 11 Use of fission track analysis for geochronology. University of Montpellier 11 1823 Harper Oregon State Evaluation of Au nanoparticle uptake INAA of gold concentrations in zebrafish embryos to OSU Environmental University evaluate nanoparticle uptake. Health Sciences Center Low temperature thermochronology is being used to answer questions relating in general to tectonics and Geologisches Institut, 1824 Kounov University of Basel Fission Track Analysis basin analysis. 'Ihe current project covers studies in ETH Zentrum Madagascar, southern India, Sri Lanka where they are trying to understand what happened to the 1826 Teaching and North Eugene High OSTR Tour and half-life experiment NA Tours School

Table VI (continued)

Listing of Major.,Research and Service! Prjects 'Prefom d rinP ges at Ihe Radiation CenterandThIeir, Funding Agencies:-.

Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1827 Teaching and Tours Stayton High School OSTR Tour and half-life experiment OSTR Tour and half-life experiment NA Teaching and 1828 Tours Lincoln High School OSTR Tour and half-life experiment OSTR Tour and half-life experiment NA 1831 Thomson University of Arizona Fission Track Fission track thermochronometry of the Patagonian Yale University Andes and the Northern Apennines, Italy 1837 Sterbentz Idaho National Zirconium R i Measurement of reactivity worth of Zr slabs doped with Idaho National Laboratory gadolinium. Laboratory 1 sUniversityof DProduction of Ar-39 from K-39 for Ar-40/Ar-39 dating University of Manchester of geological samples Manchester 1841 Swindle University of Arizona Ar/Ar dating of ordinary chondritic Ar/Ar dating of ordinary chondritic meterorites meterorites University of Arizona 1843 Fletcher Empiricos LLC Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration 1847 Empiricos LLC Hl Oregon State Ultra-trace uptake studies for allometric NAA of ultra-trace elements in plant samples for NERHP CRESP igey University studies application in allometric studies Grant Development of Prompt Gamma 1848 Hartman University of Michigan Neutron Activation Analysis at the Development of a PGNAA beam line on beam port #4. NA OSTR 1849 Converse Sonoma State INAA of Bricks from Historic Fort Trace-element analysis of bricks from historic Fort NA University Vancouver Vancouver to determine provenance.

Antimicrobial activity of silanized silica co-polymer and nisin association. The project is 1852 McGuire Oregon State microspheres with covalently attached aimed at finding effective methods for coating surfaces Chemical,Biological &

University PEO-PPO-PEO to enhance protein repellant activity and antimicrobial Env Engineering activity using nisin.

1853 Ivestor Grande Ronde Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration Grande Ronde Hospital Hospital 1854 Loveland Oregon State OSU Chemistry/

University Radiation Stability of Targets To determine material loss of thin U238 tagets. Loveland DOE 1855 Anczkiewicz 15 nziwc Polish Academy of Sciences of AFT data for illite-mechte data Polish Academy of ScecsFission Track Services Verification ofATdt o licmct Sci_____nces___

aaScie nces Activation! of soils and concrete from Phoenix Memorial NA 1856 Becker University of Michigan INAA of samples from PML site. Lab and PhNR site. NA 1858 Arbogast Gene Tools, LLC Instrument Calibration Calibration of instruments Gene Tools, LLC

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characteristics.

1860 MincOregon State 1860 Minc

_______University Onivre stae INAA of Archaeological Ceramics Trace-element analysis of archaeological ceramics. NA 1861 Page Lund University Lund University Geochronology Ar/Ar Geochronology Lund University Oregon State Measurement of the primary coolant temperatures in the NA University Coolant Temperature Measurements primary tank.

1863 Chew Trinity College Fission Track dating of Peruvian Andes Use of fission track to determine U content of samples Trinity College, Ireland and East African Rift from the Peruvian Andes and the East African Rift.

University of Production of Ar-39 from K-40 to determine University of California 1864 Cans California at Santa Ar-40/Ar-39 Sample Dating. radiometric ages of geologic samples.

Barbara 1865 Carrapa University Un of iyomi FApatite Fission Track Irradiations fission track to reveal the exhumation history of aWyoming rocks from belt, and thrust the ID-WY-UY postion of the Sevier fold Nepal, and Argentina. University of Wyoming 1866 Pacific Northwest Gather data with detection and spectroscopic equipment Pacific Northwest Smith NationalLaboratory Irradiation of Uranium Foil on fission products produced by an irradiated uranium National Laboratory foil 1867 Paulenova Oregon UnerensitaState rSurfaceCoating Studies Uranium dynamics and morphology at nanometer and aUniversity micrometer!byscale irradiated of uranium thermal neutrons.and backing materials NA Teaching and Springfield High 1868 Tours School OSTR Tour and half-life experiment OSTR Tour and half-life experiment NA 1869 Spence Richard Spence INAA of Trace Metals Trace-element analyis of metal samples for precious Richard Spence metals.

1870 Slavens USDOE Albany, S l Idntfit Determination of radioisotopic composition from USDOE Albany Research Center various urnknown samples Research Center Recent discovery of autotrophic ammonia oxidizing Oregon State Isolation of Soil Archaeal Ammonia arChaea and their ubiquity in aquatic and terrestrial 1871 Arp environments suggests that they have a major role in OSU Botany & Plant University Oxidizers Pathology global biogeochemical cycles. We are trying to isolate ammonia oxidizing archaea from soil in a ho

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Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1872 Hartman University of Michigan Evaluation of Borohydride Compounds Utilization of PGNAA to evaluate the material content University of Michigan 1872 Hartman_______ Uvi fig Using PGNAA of various'borohydride compounds.

1873 Hines Washington State Fission Chamber Refurbishment Refurbishment of a fission chamber for transfer and use Washington State University at Washington State University University Diindolylmethane (DIM), the primary acid Oregon State Chemoprotection by dietary agents in condensation product of indole-3-carbinol (13C), has OSU Linus Pauling 1874 Williams University vivo against a xenograft of human T-cell been shown to be an effective chemoprotective agent in Institute leukemia vitro against a human T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia cell line, CCRF-CEM. This project will test the abili 1875 Hosmer 102nd Oregon Civil Instrument Calibration Calibration of instruments 102nd Oregon Civil Support Unit Support Unit 1876 Reese Oregon State Utilization of the Prompt Gamma Development and utilization of the Prompt Gamma University UnierstyNeutron Activation Analysis Facility euronActvaionAnayss Fcilty Neutron facili ty Activation

, Analaysis Facility for use as a user NA Leptin, the protein product of the ob gene, acts on multiple organs, including bone. We will test the Department of 1877 Iwaniec Universityate Skeletal Response to Leptin hypothesis that leptin has peripheral-mediated as well Nutrition and Exercise as hypothalamic-mediated actions on bone. In this Sciences experiment, will assess the skeletal effect of 1878 Roden-Tice Plattsburgh State Fission-track research Use .of fission tracks to detrmine location of 235U, Plattsburgh State University 232Th in natural rocks and minerals University Oregon Biomedical AHA/AHADD Oregon Biomedical 1879 Gregory Engineering Institute Engineering Institute Determine whether deletion of the geme encoding thioredoxin reductase in liver 1)increases or decreases 1880 Merrill Oregon State Selenium, Thioredoxin Reductase and the rate of liver cancer, 2)impacts the cancer-preventive OSU Biochemistry &

University Cancer activity ofidietary selenium, 3)effects the pathways by Biophysics wich cells protect themselves from oxicative stress and cancer 1881 Tanguay Oregon State Nanoparticle Uptake in Zebrafish INAA to determine the uptake of various metals (Ag, OSU Environmental &

University Embryos Cu, Co) in nanocomposite from by zebrafish embryos Molecular Toxicology 1882 Bray Wayne State INAA of Archaeological Ceramics from Trace-element analysis of Inca-perios ceramics for Wayne State University University South America provenance determination 1883 Wright University of Michigan 'The Uruk Expansion INAA of ceramics from Uruk-period sites in OSU Radiation Center IMesopotamia and adjacent areas

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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 Cherrylaurel is desired as a screening plant for its attractive foliage and dense growth; however, its prolific Oregon State Mutation breeding of Prunus fruit loads contribute to litter and have begun to invade s

University laurocerasus natural the LD50 areas.

rateThe current irradiation of gamma project is designed to identify so that large OSU Horticulture seed lots may be irradiated in order to develop novel phenotypes that exhibit reduced fertility or sterility 1885 Mireles Umpqua Research Water Sample Analysis Analyze water samples using the LSC to determine if Umpqua Research Company tritium is the same in all samples Company 1886 Coutand Dalhousie University Fission Track Irradiation Fission track irradiations of apatite samples Dalhousie University 1887 Farsoni Oregon State Xenon Gas Production Production of xenon gas OSU NERHP University Pacific Northwest Utilization fo the PGNAA fast shutter to observe short- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory lived fission products National Laboratory The goal of this project is to determine the effects of hydrolysis -and radiolysis on the extraction ability of a Oregon State Hydrolysis and Radiolysis of synergistic diamide and chlorinated cobalt dicarbollide (CCD).

1889 Paulenova University extractants CCD and the diamide are synergistic extractants NA and will be together in solution for hydrolysis and radiolysis experiments. Effects will be measured with IR spectroscopy and extraction distribution ratios Neutron Radiography of Electronic Utilizazation of neutron radiography to examine various 1890 Price Boeing C pneutronRelectronic componentents to detect manufacturing Boeing Components 1890 Price Boeing defects 1891 Reese Oregon State Development of a Neutron Depth Development and use of a Neutron Depth Profiling NA University Profiling Instrument instrument in conjunction with PGNAA facility 1892 Vildirim University of INAA of Koru ore deposits Geology of Pb-Zn deposits in Koru area of Canakkale, Istanbul Technical Cincinnati Turkey University 1893 Mueller University of Oregon Soil Sterilization Sterilization of soils to remove microorganisns (i.e., University of Oregon fungi) without altering abiotic conditions INAA of Late Bronze-Age Ceramics, Trace-element analyses of ceramics from Tsaghkahovit, University of Chicago 1894 Greene University of Chicago Armenia Armenia, to determine provenance 1895 Fl9 Flp Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Bojemian Massif Fission-track dating Academy the CzechofRepublic Sciences of

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,atthe. Radiation Center and TheirFunding Agencies Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Oregon State Beta Source Creation Through Activation of various materials for beta radiation 1896 Hamby University Activation sources used in the development of beta spectroscopy OSU NERHP instrumentation 1897 Loveland Oregon State Testing of Stern Gerlach apparatus Prepare 86Rb tracer to test Stern Gerlach apparatus. NA

_______University 1898 Fayon University of Fission Track Services Use of fission tracks to determine location of 235U, University of

_____Minnesota 2321h in natural rocks and minerals. Minnesota 1899 Loveland Oregon State Target Production Production of actinide targets for used in neutron beams NA

_______University We used an artificial soil media (clay minerals, glass 1900 Keiluweit Oregon State Manganese chemistry and lignin beads, manganese oxides) for our experiments. This OSU Crop and Soil University decomposition artificial soil needs to be sterile for our experiments to Science succeed.

1901 Emberling Oriental Institute of The Uruk Expansion INAA of ceramics from Mesopotamia and adjacent OSU Radiation Center, Chicago areas. Minc 1902 Groom UniversitydCollege of Tepe Yanik INAA of ancient ceramics from Tepe Yanik, Iran. MOSU Radiation Center, 1903 Napier Pacific Northwest INAA of Fruits and Soils Trace-element analysis to determine values for food- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory chain pathway. National Laboratory 1904 Minc Oregon State INAA of Archaeological Ceramics from Trace-element analyses of ceramics from Ecuador for NA University Ecuador provenance determination.

Use of fission tracks to determine location of 235U, Geologisches Institut,

__905_ F232Th in natural rocks and minerals. ETH Zurich 1906 Torgeson Yaquina River Instrument Calibration Instrument calibration. Yaquina River Constructors Constructors OSU Environmental and Molecular Oregon State Nanoparticle Uptake in Zebra-fish INAA to determine the uptake by zebrafish embryos of 1907 Tanguay University Embryos various metals in nanoparticle form. T olclg Toxicology Six (6) basalt cores approximately 6" in height and Oregon State Sterilization of Basalt Core using approximately 2" in diameter will be sterilized using a 1908 Colwell UCo-60 source incubation in order toEach experiments. prepare corethe cores will for microbial be individually OSU COAS wrapped in aluminum foil and duplic 1909 Hamby Oregon State Use of Batteries as Acitivation Detectors Use of Li-ion batteries as activation detectors by looking NA University at activation of metals in the the battery.,___________

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.at the Radiation Center and Their Funding Agencies Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding Suboxic soil environments contain a disproportionately Soil Manganese Redox Cycling in higher concentration of highly reactive free radicals 1910 Maynard U.S. EPA Suboxic Zones: Effects on Soil Carbon relative to the surrounding soil matrix, which may have U.S. EPA Stability significant implications for soil organic matter cycling and stabilization.Ihis project e 1911 Alden U y of Michigan INAA fA t IIranian C Trace-element 91 AleUniversity INAofncient Ceramics moirtad.Fuain analysis of ceramic from ancient Iran to National Science monitor trade. Foundation 1912 Thornton University of INAA of Ancient Iranian Ceramics Trace-element analyses of archaeological ceramics from National Science Pennsylvania Iran. Foundation Oregon State Fission Yield Determination Using Use of neutron activation to determine fission yields eUniversity Gamma Spectroscopy for various fissile and fertile materials using gamma spectroscopy NA Scottish Universities Scottish Universities 1914 Barfod Environmental Ar/Ar Age Dating Ar/Ar age dating. Research and Reactor Research Centre Centre Use of gas flow proportional counter to measure gross 1915 Peoples Bartlett Nuclear QA of Contamination Surveys alpha/beta on contamination survey swipes as part of an Bartlett Nuclear independent QA procedure 102nd Oregon Civil SupportSample S counting Counting determine different media with different instruments to isotopic composition. NA

~This project is to study the changes of the structural and 1918 Jander Oregon State UnierstyRadiation unnlligeffects Jncton on Magnetic evieselectrical this projetis properties o of Magnetic Tunneling sanes ofntelstructrln junction and Computer Electrical Engineering Science 1918 Jander University Tunnelling junction devices exposing in gamma radiation.

1919 Baker Lake District Hospital Instrument Calibration instrument Calibration Lake District Hospital 1921 Fear City of Salem Instrument Calibration Instrument Calibration City of Salem 1922 Hallmark Coos County Public Instrument Calibration Instrument Calibration Coos County Public Health Health 1923 McAllister NETL Instrument Calibration Instrument Calibration NETL 1924 Hartman University of Michigan Lithium Content Determination using Use of PGNAA to determine lithium content in various NA PGNAA chemical combinations 1925 Macnab Allied Waste Instrument Calibration Instrument Calibration Allied Waste 1926 Hartman University of Michigan PGNAA UtilUse of PGNAA to determine elemental composition of NA nUtilization various materials.

1928 Schleifer Mushka Dairy Dairy/Vegetation Radionuclide Determination if contamination of dairy/vegetation NA Detection from radionuclides exists.

1929 Farsoni Oregon State Source Activation Irradiation of different materials to make sources for NA University detection experiments.

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Project Users Organization Name Project Title Description Funding 1930 Brown University of Glasgow Fission Track Irradiation Use of fission tracks to determine location of 235U, University of Glasgow 232Th in natural rocks and minerals.

Irradiation by gamma radiation will make sterile pollen 1931 Emori Nunhems USA, Inc. Pollen Sterilization which can be used on female flowers to produce fruit Nunhems USA Inc.

with haploid embryos in some of the seed.

1932 Yilma Oregon State Induced mutation and in vitro Gamma rays and chemical mutagens will be used to OSU Crop and Soil University techniques as a method to screen induce var1iation in shoot -tips culture of selected potato Science drought tolerance in potatoes varieties for further evaluation.

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M. (2011) 40Ar-39Ar studies of the shocked L6 S Ring U., GlodnyJ., Will T. &Thomson S.N. (2010).The retreating Hellenic subduction system: High-pressure chondrites ALH 78003, Y 74445, and Y 791384.

0 metamorphism, exhumation, normal faulting and Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XLII, Abstract #1897.

large-scale extension. GSA Tectonic Crossroads:

Swindle T. D., Weirich J. R., Isachsen C. E., and Kring D.

A. (2011) 40Ar-39Ar dating of Larkman Nunatak 0 Evolving Orogens of Eurasia-Africa-Arabia Meeting, Ankara, Turkey. 06299: Comparison to paired sample LAR 06298 and to other LL chondrites. 74th Annual meeting of 0 Roden-Tice, Mary K. and Tremblay A., 2011. Potential Fault the Meteoritical Society, Abstract #5497.

Reactivation in the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben based on Apatite Fission-Track Analysis. Joint Tanguay R., Duke University: "Fishing to Define the Annual Meeting of GAC-MAC, Ottawa, Canada, Nanoparticle Properties that Dictate Biological May 25-27,2011. Responses" April 22, 2010.

Sobel E. R., Schoenbohm L., Chen J., Thiede R. Stockli D.,

Tanguat R., "Embryonic Gene Expression is Impacted by Sudo M. and Strecker M.R., 2010, Strike-slip fault Surface Functionalities of Gold Nanoparticles".

Society of Toxicology. March 5-10,2011.

deceleration constrained by thermochronology:

Washington, DC.

Implications for the timing of Pamir - Tien Shan collision, 12th International Conference on Tanguay R., Environmental Protection Agency STAR Thermochronology, Thermo20!0, Glasgow, 18-20 Nano Grantee Meeting: "Refinements of the use of August, 2010, p. 207. Zebrafish for Nanomaterial-Biological Interaction Sobel E.R., Schoenbohm L., Chen J.,Thiede R., Stockli D., Assessments." Portland, OR. November 9,2010.

Sudo M., and Strecker M.R., 2011, Late Miocene - Tanguay R., Greener Nano Conference 11: "High Content Pliocene deceleration of dextral slip between Pamir Evaluations of the Nano/Bio Interface: A Path to and Tarim: Implications for Pamir orogenesis, EGU Greener Nanomaterials." Cupertino, California.

General Assembly, Volume 13: Geophysical Research May 2, 2011.Tanguay R., Greener Nano Conference Abstracts, p. EGU2011-7033. 11: "Using Biological Assays to Determine Nanomaterials 'Greenness'." Cupertino, California.

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Safer Material Design." Boston, MA. November 29, triple-dating (fission track, U-Pb, and (U-Th)/He), 0 2010. Thermo2010 Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland. 0 Tanguay R., Participation Center for the Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Nanotechnology and Thomson S.N., Reiners P.W., Hemming S.R., Cox S.E. & Gehrels G.E. (2011). An offshore 0

Nanomaterials, "Developing High TIhroughput in thermochronometric record of post-Eocene East 0

Vivo Assess to Identify Nanomaterial Hazards." Mt Antarctic subglacial erosion and landscape evolution. 0 Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD October 11-13,2010.

11th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, Edinburgh, UK.

0 Tanguay R., Presentation scheduled at the American Tissot C., Paine J., Shaw C., Bytwerk D., Higley K., and 0

Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco in WhitlowJ. The Concentration Ratio of 36C1 in 0 Dec 2011. Artemia Salina. s9 Fifty-sixth annual meeting of 0 Tanguay R., "Refining Parameters to Improve the Zebrafish the Health Physics Society: 26 - 30 June 2011 Palm Beach, Florida: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 0

Model for Nanomaterial-Biological Interaction Assessments". U.S. EPA Nanotechnology Grantee Meeting Health Physics. 101(1):A3-A4,S1-S99, July 0 Meeting. November 9,2010, Portland, OR. 2011. doi: 10.1097/01.HP.0000400068.68697.fd. 0 Tanguay R.,The Microproducts Breakthrough Institute Toraman E., Teyssier C., Whitney D.L., Fayon A.K., Reiners 0 (MBI): "High-'Ihroughput/High Content Screening P.W &Thomson S.N. (2011). Ending orogeny:

Timing and patterns of exhumation of the Shuswap 0

to Enable Greener Nanotechnology." Corvallis, Oregon. June 9,2011.

Metamorphic Core Complex. Cooperative Institute 0 Tanguay R., "Silver Nanoparticles Induce Size-Independent for Dynamic Earth Research (CIDER) Summer 0 Program "Dynamics of Mountain Building", UC Biological Responses in Embryonic Zebrafish". Berkeley, USA.

0 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Weirich J. R., Isachsen C.E., and Swindle T.D.(2011) Ar-Ar 0

Chemistry. November 8 - 11,2010, Portland, OR.

age of the L chondrite NWA 091: More evidence that 0 Tanguay R., "Surface Group of Gold Nanoparticles Induce Unique Gene Expression Embryonic Zebrafish".

multiple isochrons reveal a link to fossil meteorites.

Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XLII, Abstract #1910.

0 International Conference on the Environmental Willner A.P., Gerdes A., Massonne H.-J., Schmidt A.,

0 Implication of Nanotechnology. May 9-11,2011, Durham, North Carolina. Sudo M.,Thomson S.N. & Vujovich G. (2010). 0 Tanguay R., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: High-Pressure-temperature-time evolution of a collisional 0 Content/High-Throughput Zebrafish Assays to belt (Guarguardz Complex, Mendoza Province, W-Argentina): Evidence for the accretion of the 0

Define Nanoparticle Bioactivity." Milwaukee, Chilenia microplate. AGU 2010 Meeting of the 0 Wisconsin. May 26,2011. Americas, Foz do Iguagu, Brazil. 0 Thomson S.N. Klepeis K.A., Herv6 F. & Calder6n M. (2011).

Late Oligocene erosion of Cordillera Darwin Wilson K.E., Leng M.J., Edgar R.K., Deino A.L., Kingston 0 (southernmost South America) associated with rift J.D., Maslin M.A., and Mackay A.W., 2010, Millennial-scale cycicity in the Pliocene: Evidence 0

margin uplift and opening of the west Scotia Sea. from the East African Rift Valley. American 0 11th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, Edinburgh, UK.

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" Study of Compton investigation of dipicolinic acid diamide derivatives Suppression Capability in a Triple-Layer Phoswich for the separation of actinides and lanthanides using Detector." solid phase extraction chromatography. Advisor: A.

Alejandro Bande (PhD expected in 2013): Constraining Paulenova.

deformation history of the Talas-Fergana strike-slip Davis, Christina, in progress for 2012, "Cretaceous exhumation fault and kinematically-linked thrust faults, Kyrgyz and rifting in the Byrd Glacier outlet of the 0 Republic. Advisor: Dr. E. Sobel. Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica, from apatite 0 Al Zaharani Abdullah B., MS "Examination of Uranium fission track analyses". B.A. Ihesis, Occidental Uptake by Root Vegetables and Consequences for College, Advisor: Ann E Blythe.

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0 Andy Sinclair. Chain length effects on nisin adsorption and Retrospective thermal neutron fluence determination elution at polyethylene oxide brush layers. 2011 using lithium-ion mobile telephone batteries.

0 (BIOE). Advisor: Joe McGuire. Advisor: D. Hamby.

Anke Deeken (PhD expected in 2011): Long-term erosion E. Wade; The Effects of Radiolysis and Hydolysis on the 0 and exhumation rates across different climatic zones Stability of Extraction Systems for Minor Actinides, M.S. Thesis, November 2010.

in the Indian NW Himalaya. Advisor: Prof. M.

Strecker. Euan Macaulay (PhD expected in 2012): Has late Cenozoic 0 Bemnet Alemayehu- Degree: PhD in RHP (in progress), climate change lead to enhanced erosion in the Kyrgyz and Chinese Tien Shan? Advisor: Dr. E.

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Title:

"A Well-Type Phoswich Detector for Radioxenon Measurements." Sobel.

0 Benedetta Andreucci: "Termocronologia dei Carpazi esterni Fariq Shazanee (University of Arizona ) - Advisor: Barbara (Polonia meridionale)". PhD project at the University Carrapa, Undergraduate Senior Thesis

Title:

Multi-of Padova. Advisor: Prof. Massimiliano Zattin. geochronology analyses of Pamirs river detritus:

insights into Pamir-Tibet connections.

C. Black; The Investigation of Dipicolinic Acid Diamide Derivatives for the Separation of Actinides Franziska D.H. Wilke (2010). Quantifying crystalline exhumation in the Himalaya. PhD Thesis, 0 and Lanthanides using Solid Phase Extraction Chromatography, M.S. Thesis, May 2011. University of Potsdam. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/

volltexte/2010/4313/ Advisor: Prof. P. O'Brien.

Clare Tochilin (University of Arizona) - Advisor: Peter Reiners, George Gehrels, Stuart Ihomson, MS Thesis Franziska D.H. Wilke, PhD 2010. Quantifying crystalline

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Detrital apatite and zircon triple dating (U-Pb, exhumation in the Himalaya. Dissertation Universitiit Fission Track, and (U-Th)/He) frpm offshore East Potsdam, pp. 98. Urn:nbn:de:kobv:51 7 -opus-4313 8 .

Antarctica. Giorgio Di Fiore: "Thermal modelling of the Simplon and Clay Painter (University of Arizona) - Advisor: Barbara Brenner regions". PhD project at the University of Carrapa, MS Thesis

Title:

TIhermochronology of Bologna. Advisro: Prof. William Cavazza.

Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene deposits in the Gombosi, D., (PhD, SUNY Albany: advisor: S. Baldwin),

central Cordilleran foreland basin. Argon diffusion in Lunar Impact glasses and the Converse, Kristin, M.A. Anthropology (Sonoma St.), Outside development of the electron microprobe zircon fission Member

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Izykowski, T.M., 2011. (BSc, Union College, Advisor: Garver) Maud Moulin, The Karoo traps and the mass-extinction of the 0 Detrital zircon fission track ages of the Paleocene lower Jurassic: eruptive dynamics and environment Orca Group of Eastern Prince William Sound, near perturbations; advisors: Vincent Courtillot and 0

Cordova, Alaska; unpublished BSc Thesis, Union Fr~ddric Fluteau; IPG Paris (France), PhD-student 0 College, Schenectady NY, 112 p. (graduated on july 1, 2011). 0 J. R. Weirich (2011) Improvements to Ar-Ar dating of Milde, E.R., 2011, (BSc, Union College, Advisor: Garver)

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extraterrestrial materials. PhD thesis, University of Arizona, Department of Planetary Sciences. Advisor, Campanian-Maastrictian Valdez Group of the 0 T D. Swindle. Chugach terrane, Richardson Highway, Valdez, 0 Jonathan Gaylor, Ar/Ar dating and the integrated Cretaceous Southeast Alaska; unpublished BSc Thesis, Union College, Schenectady NY, 78 p.

0 time scale; advisor: Xavier Quidelleur; Universit6 Paris-Sud (France), PhD-student. Nicholas A.Jarboe, PhD (2010) "The Steens Basalt of the 0

Julia Ricci, K/Ar and 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Viluy Oregon Plateau: A geomagnetic polarity reversal and 0 devonien traps (Siberia) and their relationship with the age of the Columbia River basalt group". Robert 0 the Frasnien-Fammenien crisis; advisors: Xavier S. Coe, advisor (Univ. California, Santa Cruz.

0 Roxana Safipour (University of Arizona) - Advisor: Peter Quidelleur and Vincent Courtillot; Universit6 Paris-Sud (France), MS-student. DeCelles, Barbara Carrapa, MS Thesis

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0 Julie Auxier. Quantification of fibrinogen adsorption to nisin-Shortening in the Central Andes at the transition to 0 loaded polyethylene oxide layers. 2011 (BIOE).

flat slab subduction. 0 Advisor:Joe McGuire. Sara Callegaro, PhD (expected 2011) "Petrology and Origin 0 of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province". Andrea Katherine Tadehara. Molecular origins of surfactant Marzoli, advisor (Univ. Padua, Italy).

0 stabilization of a human recombinant Factor VIII.

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Kristin and Bryan presented a joint poster at the local Sigma in feldspars". Paul Renne, advisor ((Univ. California, 0 Xi Research Symposium in April 2011.

Berkeley. 0 Lisa Truong - PhD Candidate, Advisor: Robert Tanguay Williams, Manual P., M.S. NE-RHP, GCR

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How clean is coal: coal power plant ash pond regulations 0

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Surface functionalities influences compared to nuclear reactor decommissioning 0 developmental toxicity in embryonic zebrafish.

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