ML20205E682

Submits Proposed Schedule to Meet Requirements for Conversion from High Enriched U to Low Enriched U Fuel & Hh Young Informing Univ That Funding Available During FY87 Through DOE for Conversion of Reactor

ML20205E682
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Site:	University of Iowa
Issue date:	03/23/1987
From:	Hendrickson R, Spinrad B IOWA STATE UNIV., AMES, IA
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8703300660
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Depertenent of Nuclear Eneineering

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Docket No. 50-116 I March 23.1987 Director  !

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Dear Sir  ;

Pursuant to paragraph (c)(2) of Part 50.44, we are submitting a proposed l schedule to meet the requirements for conversion from HEU to LEU fuel 1 at the Iowa State UTR-10 facility. Included as attachments to this letter i are the following:

1. A copy of a letter to Dr. Robert E. Williams (Reactor Supervisor at }

Iowa State) from Mr. Harold H. Young (DOE), dated November 21e i 1984, certifying that Federa10cvernment funding is available [

through the Department of Energy;  ;

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2. A proposed schedule for conversion showing our best estimates of i dates of completion with a number of footnotes indicating our [

reservations concerning timely delivery of services or equipment  ;

by others. }

A significant time intervalin the schedule is a period of planned low reactor usage during the summer of 1989 when we expect to ship out HEU and to receive and install LEU.

e A comment on a requirement of paragraph (c)(2H111) of Part 50.44 is  :'

appropriate: We are unable to include with this proposal all necessary changes in the license, facility, or procedures because we will not know i i

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the fullimpact of the conversion process until computations and measurements to be funded by DOE are completed.

Sincerely, h&M Richard A. Hendrickson Reactor Manager Approved:

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Bernard I. Spinrad Professor and Chairman Cc1 L. E. Durmart R. A. Danofsky W. R. Hadden E. E. SebottKa NRC Region !!!

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e Department of Energy Washington, D.C. 20545 NOV 211986 i

l Dr Robert E. Williams Department of Nuclear Engineering Iowa State University Anes. . IA 50011

Dear Dr. Williams:

This letter is to inform you that funding is available during FY-87 r through the U.S. Department of Energy to initiate the conversion of your reactor f rom HEU to LEU f uel. It is requested, therefore, that you submit a proposal, including a detailed cost estimate, to accomplish the safety analysis phase of the conversion. The proposal should not  !

include costs for the new fuel spent fuel cask rental, or fuel shipping since these tasks are being handled by others.

You are also reminded that technical assistance for safety documentation review and analysis is available through the RERTR program at the Argonne National Laboratory. Your proposal should be coordinated with and reflect the degree of support to be provided by RRRTR/ANL.

We would like to receive your proposal by January 15, 1987. Please direct it to  ;

Mr. Richard E. Stephens, Director i Division of University and Industry Programs Office of Field Operations Management Office of Energy Research U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C 20585 If you have any questions, please call se or Keith Brown on 301-353-3995.

Sincerely yours,

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Harold H. Young Division of University & Industry Programs Office of Field Operations Management Of fice of Energy Research een R. Stephens ER-44 1 A. Trave 111, RERTR/ANL

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, PROPOSED SCHEDULE ,

HEU-TO-LEU CONVERSION' 10tJA STATE UNIVERSITY UTR-10

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6/87 Begin calculations for !dfety Analysis Report (1#

6/88 Subml t revised Saf ety Analyst s Repor t to NRR -

3/89 Receive enforcement order for converslot. from NRC (2) t , ,

-. ,, 3/89 Begin shipment of HEU fecrf, f owa State ' 21 c

6/89 C aplete shipment of HEU fr m lows State '3) ,

7/89 Receive LEU at leda St#te and begin loading fu,9'/3) 6 8/8V Ccmplete loadinrf cf fuel i3) 5/90 Submi t O nal reports to NRC and QC.': >

' i (3) Subject to the timely receipt of requested f unding f rm DCE.

(2) Subject 'o the timely completion of the SAR review by NRR.

(3) Subject to the tir..ely availahi'ity of shipping casks s w LEU.

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