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{{#Wiki_filter:I TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING IBlil!i EXPERIMENT STATION NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER Dr. Sean M. McDeavitt Director, TEES Nuclear Science Center *Texas A&M University Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 March 15, 2016 Docket Number 50-128 /License No. R-83 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555 2016-0016 | {{#Wiki_filter:I TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING IBlil!i EXPERIMENT STATION NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER Dr. Sean M. McDeavitt | ||
: Director, TEES Nuclear Science Center *Texas A&M University Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 March 15, 2016 Docket Number 50-128 /License No. R-83 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555 2016-0016 | |||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
Supplement 2 to License Amendment Request dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128. (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148) . Attn: 'Mr. Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mr. Patrick Boyle, Project Manager .Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation The purpose of this letter is to provide supplemental information, regarding the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station {TEES) Nuclear Science Center (NSC) license amendment dated October 14, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148). Specifically TEES is proposing an additional change to Technical Specification {TS) Section 5.6. This change supersedes the proposed TS 5.6 contained in our letter of March 3, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 16063A264). The enhancement made to the TS clarifies the limits regarding the amount of special nuclear material .(SNM) that can be placed in the NSC Fuel Storage Vault. Should you have any. questions regarding the information provided in this submittal, please contact me or Mr. Jerry Newhouse at (979) 845-7551 or via email at mcdeavitt@tamu.edu or newhouse@tamu.edu. 1 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-l551 '\D . l o* . , , I" *'' .,;,,4 es1i9nG\Jt Q,s r1.91n&. | |||
* Oath of Affirmation I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Encolsure: Technical Specification 5.6 cq: next page 2 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3S75 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 , Tel. (979) 845-7551 | Supplement 2 to License Amendment Request dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128. (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148) | ||
* f.L : ff * ''Des1jno.+e. as Ori3i11V\I'' | . Attn: 'Mr. Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mr. Patrick Boyle, Project Manager .Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation The purpose of this letter is to provide supplemental information, regarding the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station {TEES) Nuclear Science Center (NSC) license amendment dated October 14, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148). | ||
cc: Mr. William Dean .. Office Director United States Nuclear Reactor Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor *Mr. Michael Young, President Texas A&M University 1246 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-1246 Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor and Dean | Specifically TEES is proposing an additional change to Technical Specification | ||
* Dwight Look College of Engineering 3126 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3126 Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas, Deputy Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | {TS) Section 5.6. This change supersedes the proposed TS 5.6 contained in our letter of March 3, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 16063A264). | ||
The enhancement made to the TS clarifies the limits regarding the amount of special nuclear material | |||
.(SNM) that can be placed in the NSC Fuel Storage Vault. Should you have any. questions regarding the information provided in this submittal, please contact me or Mr. Jerry Newhouse at (979) 845-7551 or via email at mcdeavitt@tamu.edu or newhouse@tamu.edu. | |||
1 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-l551 | |||
'\D . l o* . , , I" *'' .,;,,4 es1i9nG\Jt Q,s r1.91n&. | |||
* Oath of Affirmation I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. | |||
Encolsure: | |||
Technical Specification 5.6 cq: next page 2 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3S75 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 | |||
, Tel. (979) 845-7551 | |||
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cc: Mr. William Dean .. Office Director United States Nuclear Reactor Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor | |||
*Mr. Michael Young, President Texas A&M University 1246 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-1246 Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor and Dean | |||
* Dwight Look College of Engineering 3126 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3126 Dr. Dimitris | |||
: Lagoudas, Deputy Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | |||
* 3470TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3577 Dr. Costas Georghiades, Associate Agency Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3470TAMU College Station, TX Dr. Yassin Hassan, Department Head Nuclear Engineering | * 3470TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3577 Dr. Costas Georghiades, Associate Agency Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3470TAMU College Station, TX Dr. Yassin Hassan, Department Head Nuclear Engineering | ||
* Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Dr. John Hardy . Reactor Safety Board Chairman Texas A&M University 3255TAMU . College Station, TX 77843-3255 | * Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Dr. John Hardy . Reactor Safety Board Chairman Texas A&M University 3255TAMU | ||
* 3 Dr. Latha Vasudevan Radiological Safety Officer Texas A&M University Environmental Health and Safety 1111 Research Parkway College Station, TX 77843-4472 Mayor, City of College Station P.O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, TX 77840-3575 Governor's. Budget and Policy Office P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX, 78711-2428 Radiation Program Officer Bureau of Radiation Control Dept. of State Health Services | . College Station, TX 77843-3255 | ||
* Division for Regulatory Services . 1100 West 49th St.,* MC 2828 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Technical Advisor Office of Permitting, Remediation & -Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087, MS 122 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Test, Research and Trainin.g Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-8300 . Mr. Jerry Newhouse, NSC Assistant Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU . College* Station, TX 77843-3575 *Mr. Scott Miller, NSC Manager of Reactor Operations Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Mr. Jeremy Osborn AGN-201 M Reactor Supervisor * *Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department . 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Nuclea.r Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 | * 3 Dr. Latha Vasudevan Radiological Safety Officer Texas A&M University Environmental Health and Safety 1111 Research Parkway College Station, TX 77843-4472 Mayor, City of College Station P.O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, TX 77840-3575 Governor's. | ||
* Tel. (979 845-.7.55\ J . "*tt' . ''D -t o * | Budget and Policy Office P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX, 78711-2428 Radiation Program Officer Bureau of Radiation Control Dept. of State Health Services | ||
* 111 .1 --.:cJ:tl ";,,;,, t a.s * | * Division for Regulatory Services | ||
. 1100 West 49th St.,* MC 2828 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Technical Advisor Office of Permitting, Remediation | |||
& -Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087, MS 122 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Test, Research and Trainin.g Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-8300 | |||
. Mr. Jerry Newhouse, NSC Assistant Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU | |||
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: Station, TX 77843-3575 | |||
*Mr. Scott Miller, NSC Manager of Reactor Operations Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Mr. Jeremy Osborn AGN-201 M Reactor Supervisor | |||
* *Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department | |||
. 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Nuclea.r Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 | |||
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==Enclosure:== | ==Enclosure:== | ||
Proposed Technical Specification Change The following replacement Technical Specification change is recommended to support this LAR: 5.6 Fuel Storage Applicability This specification applies to the storage of reactor fuel at times when it is not in the reactor core. This includes the combined 235U fissile mass of no more than 0. 7 kilograms, byproduct material, and the 239PuBe neutron start-up source with a 239Pu fissile mass of no more than 20 grams from the TAMU AGN-201 M reactor. Further, there will be no introduction of any additional SNM while the AGN-201 M fuel and Pu Be source are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current lfcensing basis as described in the SAR. | |||
* Objective The objective is to ensure that fuel that is being stored will not become critical and will not reach an unsafe temperature. Specification 1. All fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in a geometrical array for which the effective is less than 0.8 for all conditions of moderation and reflection. 2. Irradiated fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in an array, which will permit sufficient natural convection cooling by water or air such that the fuel element or fueled device ten:iperature will not exceed design values. 3. Possession of the AGN-201 M fuel, byproduct material, and neutron start-up source is restricted to receipt, possession, but not use in the operation of the NSC reactor. Specification 2, above; is not applicable to these materials. 4. There will be no introduction of any additional SNl\/1 while the AGN-201 SNM are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current licensing basis limits as described in the SAR. Basis The limits imposed by Specifications 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, and 5. 6. 4 are conservative and ensure safe storage. 4 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-7551 . M ,,J_ \\ D I (j fl / /L 1"?.'' M.Tt llS r1:ql"a.I /J-Pf. | Proposed Technical Specification Change The following replacement Technical Specification change is recommended to support this LAR: 5.6 Fuel Storage Applicability This specification applies to the storage of reactor fuel at times when it is not in the reactor core. This includes the combined 235U fissile mass of no more than 0. 7 kilograms, byproduct | ||
I TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING IBlil!i EXPERIMENT STATION NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER Dr. Sean M. McDeavitt Director, TEES Nuclear Science Center *Texas A&M University Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 March 15, 2016 Docket Number 50-128 /License No. R-83 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555 2016-0016 | : material, and the 239PuBe neutron start-up source with a 239Pu fissile mass of no more than 20 grams from the TAMU AGN-201 M reactor. | ||
: Further, there will be no introduction of any additional SNM while the AGN-201 M fuel and Pu Be source are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current lfcensing basis as described in the SAR. | |||
* Objective The objective is to ensure that fuel that is being stored will not become critical and will not reach an unsafe temperature. | |||
Specification | |||
: 1. All fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in a geometrical array for which the effective is less than 0.8 for all conditions of moderation and reflection. | |||
: 2. Irradiated fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in an array, which will permit sufficient natural convection cooling by water or air such that the fuel element or fueled device ten:iperature will not exceed design values. 3. Possession of the AGN-201 M fuel, byproduct | |||
: material, and neutron start-up source is restricted to receipt, possession, but not use in the operation of the NSC reactor. | |||
Specification 2, above; is not applicable to these materials. | |||
: 4. There will be no introduction of any additional SNl\/1 while the AGN-201 SNM are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current licensing basis limits as described in the SAR. Basis The limits imposed by Specifications 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, and 5. 6. 4 are conservative and ensure safe storage. | |||
4 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-7551 . M | |||
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I TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING IBlil!i EXPERIMENT STATION NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER Dr. Sean M. McDeavitt | |||
: Director, TEES Nuclear Science Center *Texas A&M University Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 March 15, 2016 Docket Number 50-128 /License No. R-83 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555 2016-0016 | |||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
Supplement 2 to License Amendment Request dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128. (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148) . Attn: 'Mr. Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mr. Patrick Boyle, Project Manager .Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation The purpose of this letter is to provide supplemental information, regarding the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station {TEES) Nuclear Science Center (NSC) license amendment dated October 14, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148). Specifically TEES is proposing an additional change to Technical Specification {TS) Section 5.6. This change supersedes the proposed TS 5.6 contained in our letter of March 3, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 16063A264). The enhancement made to the TS clarifies the limits regarding the amount of special nuclear material .(SNM) that can be placed in the NSC Fuel Storage Vault. Should you have any. questions regarding the information provided in this submittal, please contact me or Mr. Jerry Newhouse at (979) 845-7551 or via email at mcdeavitt@tamu.edu or newhouse@tamu.edu. 1 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-l551 '\D . l o* . , , I" *'' .,;,,4 es1i9nG\Jt Q,s r1.91n&. | |||
* Oath of Affirmation I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Encolsure: Technical Specification 5.6 cq: next page 2 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3S75 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 , Tel. (979) 845-7551 | Supplement 2 to License Amendment Request dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128. (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148) | ||
* f.L : ff * ''Des1jno.+e. as Ori3i11V\I'' | . Attn: 'Mr. Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mr. Patrick Boyle, Project Manager .Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation The purpose of this letter is to provide supplemental information, regarding the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station {TEES) Nuclear Science Center (NSC) license amendment dated October 14, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148). | ||
cc: Mr. William Dean .. Office Director United States Nuclear Reactor Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor *Mr. Michael Young, President Texas A&M University 1246 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-1246 Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor and Dean | Specifically TEES is proposing an additional change to Technical Specification | ||
* Dwight Look College of Engineering 3126 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3126 Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas, Deputy Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | {TS) Section 5.6. This change supersedes the proposed TS 5.6 contained in our letter of March 3, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 16063A264). | ||
The enhancement made to the TS clarifies the limits regarding the amount of special nuclear material | |||
.(SNM) that can be placed in the NSC Fuel Storage Vault. Should you have any. questions regarding the information provided in this submittal, please contact me or Mr. Jerry Newhouse at (979) 845-7551 or via email at mcdeavitt@tamu.edu or newhouse@tamu.edu. | |||
1 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-l551 | |||
'\D . l o* . , , I" *'' .,;,,4 es1i9nG\Jt Q,s r1.91n&. | |||
* Oath of Affirmation I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. | |||
Encolsure: | |||
Technical Specification 5.6 cq: next page 2 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3S75 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 | |||
, Tel. (979) 845-7551 | |||
* f.L : ff * ''Des1jno.+e. | |||
as Ori3i11V\I'' | |||
cc: Mr. William Dean .. Office Director United States Nuclear Reactor Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor | |||
*Mr. Michael Young, President Texas A&M University 1246 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-1246 Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor and Dean | |||
* Dwight Look College of Engineering 3126 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3126 Dr. Dimitris | |||
: Lagoudas, Deputy Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | |||
* 3470TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3577 Dr. Costas Georghiades, Associate Agency Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3470TAMU College Station, TX Dr. Yassin Hassan, Department Head Nuclear Engineering | * 3470TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3577 Dr. Costas Georghiades, Associate Agency Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3470TAMU College Station, TX Dr. Yassin Hassan, Department Head Nuclear Engineering | ||
* Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Dr. John Hardy . Reactor Safety Board Chairman Texas A&M University 3255TAMU . College Station, TX 77843-3255 | * Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Dr. John Hardy . Reactor Safety Board Chairman Texas A&M University 3255TAMU | ||
* 3 Dr. Latha Vasudevan Radiological Safety Officer Texas A&M University Environmental Health and Safety 1111 Research Parkway College Station, TX 77843-4472 Mayor, City of College Station P.O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, TX 77840-3575 Governor's. Budget and Policy Office P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX, 78711-2428 Radiation Program Officer Bureau of Radiation Control Dept. of State Health Services | . College Station, TX 77843-3255 | ||
* Division for Regulatory Services . 1100 West 49th St.,* MC 2828 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Technical Advisor Office of Permitting, Remediation & -Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087, MS 122 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Test, Research and Trainin.g Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-8300 . Mr. Jerry Newhouse, NSC Assistant Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU . College* Station, TX 77843-3575 *Mr. Scott Miller, NSC Manager of Reactor Operations Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Mr. Jeremy Osborn AGN-201 M Reactor Supervisor * *Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department . 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Nuclea.r Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 | * 3 Dr. Latha Vasudevan Radiological Safety Officer Texas A&M University Environmental Health and Safety 1111 Research Parkway College Station, TX 77843-4472 Mayor, City of College Station P.O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, TX 77840-3575 Governor's. | ||
* Tel. (979 845-.7.55\ J . "*tt' . ''D -t o * | Budget and Policy Office P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX, 78711-2428 Radiation Program Officer Bureau of Radiation Control Dept. of State Health Services | ||
* 111 .1 --.:cJ:tl ";,,;,, t a.s * | * Division for Regulatory Services | ||
. 1100 West 49th St.,* MC 2828 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Technical Advisor Office of Permitting, Remediation | |||
& -Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087, MS 122 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Test, Research and Trainin.g Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-8300 | |||
. Mr. Jerry Newhouse, NSC Assistant Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU | |||
. College* | |||
: Station, TX 77843-3575 | |||
*Mr. Scott Miller, NSC Manager of Reactor Operations Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Mr. Jeremy Osborn AGN-201 M Reactor Supervisor | |||
* *Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department | |||
. 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Nuclea.r Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 | |||
* Tel. (979 845-.7.55\ | |||
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==Enclosure:== | ==Enclosure:== | ||
Proposed Technical Specification Change The following replacement Technical Specification change is recommended to support this LAR: 5.6 Fuel Storage Applicability This specification applies to the storage of reactor fuel at times when it is not in the reactor core. This includes the combined 235U fissile mass of no more than 0. 7 kilograms, byproduct material, and the 239PuBe neutron start-up source with a 239Pu fissile mass of no more than 20 grams from the TAMU AGN-201 M reactor. Further, there will be no introduction of any additional SNM while the AGN-201 M fuel and Pu Be source are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current lfcensing basis as described in the SAR. | |||
* Objective The objective is to ensure that fuel that is being stored will not become critical and will not reach an unsafe temperature. Specification 1. All fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in a geometrical array for which the effective is less than 0.8 for all conditions of moderation and reflection. 2. Irradiated fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in an array, which will permit sufficient natural convection cooling by water or air such that the fuel element or fueled device ten:iperature will not exceed design values. 3. Possession of the AGN-201 M fuel, byproduct material, and neutron start-up source is restricted to receipt, possession, but not use in the operation of the NSC reactor. Specification 2, above; is not applicable to these materials. 4. There will be no introduction of any additional SNl\/1 while the AGN-201 SNM are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current licensing basis limits as described in the SAR. Basis The limits imposed by Specifications 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, and 5. 6. 4 are conservative and ensure safe storage. 4 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-7551 . M ,,J_ \\ D I (j fl / /L 1"?.'' M.Tt llS r1:ql"a.I /J-Pf.}} | Proposed Technical Specification Change The following replacement Technical Specification change is recommended to support this LAR: 5.6 Fuel Storage Applicability This specification applies to the storage of reactor fuel at times when it is not in the reactor core. This includes the combined 235U fissile mass of no more than 0. 7 kilograms, byproduct | ||
: material, and the 239PuBe neutron start-up source with a 239Pu fissile mass of no more than 20 grams from the TAMU AGN-201 M reactor. | |||
: Further, there will be no introduction of any additional SNM while the AGN-201 M fuel and Pu Be source are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current lfcensing basis as described in the SAR. | |||
* Objective The objective is to ensure that fuel that is being stored will not become critical and will not reach an unsafe temperature. | |||
Specification | |||
: 1. All fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in a geometrical array for which the effective is less than 0.8 for all conditions of moderation and reflection. | |||
: 2. Irradiated fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in an array, which will permit sufficient natural convection cooling by water or air such that the fuel element or fueled device ten:iperature will not exceed design values. 3. Possession of the AGN-201 M fuel, byproduct | |||
: material, and neutron start-up source is restricted to receipt, possession, but not use in the operation of the NSC reactor. | |||
Specification 2, above; is not applicable to these materials. | |||
: 4. There will be no introduction of any additional SNl\/1 while the AGN-201 SNM are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current licensing basis limits as described in the SAR. Basis The limits imposed by Specifications 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, and 5. 6. 4 are conservative and ensure safe storage. | |||
4 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-7551 . M | |||
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| From: | McDeavitt S M Texas A&M Univ |
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I TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING IBlil!i EXPERIMENT STATION NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER Dr. Sean M. McDeavitt
- Director, TEES Nuclear Science Center *Texas A&M University Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 March 15, 2016 Docket Number 50-128 /License No. R-83 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555 2016-0016
SUBJECT:
Supplement 2 to License Amendment Request dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128. (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148)
. Attn: 'Mr. Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mr. Patrick Boyle, Project Manager .Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation The purpose of this letter is to provide supplemental information, regarding the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station {TEES) Nuclear Science Center (NSC) license amendment dated October 14, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148).
Specifically TEES is proposing an additional change to Technical Specification
{TS) Section 5.6. This change supersedes the proposed TS 5.6 contained in our letter of March 3, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 16063A264).
The enhancement made to the TS clarifies the limits regarding the amount of special nuclear material
.(SNM) that can be placed in the NSC Fuel Storage Vault. Should you have any. questions regarding the information provided in this submittal, please contact me or Mr. Jerry Newhouse at (979) 845-7551 or via email at mcdeavitt@tamu.edu or newhouse@tamu.edu.
1 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-l551
'\D . l o* . , , I" * .,;,,4 es1i9nG\Jt Q,s r1.91n&.
- Oath of Affirmation I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Encolsure:
Technical Specification 5.6 cq: next page 2 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3S75 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575
, Tel. (979) 845-7551
- f.L : ff * Des1jno.+e.
as Ori3i11V\I
cc: Mr. William Dean .. Office Director United States Nuclear Reactor Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor
- Mr. Michael Young, President Texas A&M University 1246 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-1246 Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor and Dean
- Dwight Look College of Engineering 3126 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3126 Dr. Dimitris
- Lagoudas, Deputy Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
- 3470TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3577 Dr. Costas Georghiades, Associate Agency Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3470TAMU College Station, TX Dr. Yassin Hassan, Department Head Nuclear Engineering
- Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Dr. John Hardy . Reactor Safety Board Chairman Texas A&M University 3255TAMU
. College Station, TX 77843-3255
- 3 Dr. Latha Vasudevan Radiological Safety Officer Texas A&M University Environmental Health and Safety 1111 Research Parkway College Station, TX 77843-4472 Mayor, City of College Station P.O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, TX 77840-3575 Governor's.
Budget and Policy Office P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX, 78711-2428 Radiation Program Officer Bureau of Radiation Control Dept. of State Health Services
- Division for Regulatory Services
. 1100 West 49th St.,* MC 2828 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Technical Advisor Office of Permitting, Remediation
& -Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087, MS 122 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Test, Research and Trainin.g Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-8300
. Mr. Jerry Newhouse, NSC Assistant Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU
. College*
- Station, TX 77843-3575
- Mr. Scott Miller, NSC Manager of Reactor Operations Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Mr. Jeremy Osborn AGN-201 M Reactor Supervisor
- *Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department
. 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Nuclea.r Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575
- Tel. (979 845-.7.55\
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Enclosure:
Proposed Technical Specification Change The following replacement Technical Specification change is recommended to support this LAR: 5.6 Fuel Storage Applicability This specification applies to the storage of reactor fuel at times when it is not in the reactor core. This includes the combined 235U fissile mass of no more than 0. 7 kilograms, byproduct
- material, and the 239PuBe neutron start-up source with a 239Pu fissile mass of no more than 20 grams from the TAMU AGN-201 M reactor.
- Further, there will be no introduction of any additional SNM while the AGN-201 M fuel and Pu Be source are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current lfcensing basis as described in the SAR.
- Objective The objective is to ensure that fuel that is being stored will not become critical and will not reach an unsafe temperature.
Specification
- 1. All fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in a geometrical array for which the effective is less than 0.8 for all conditions of moderation and reflection.
- 2. Irradiated fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in an array, which will permit sufficient natural convection cooling by water or air such that the fuel element or fueled device ten:iperature will not exceed design values. 3. Possession of the AGN-201 M fuel, byproduct
- material, and neutron start-up source is restricted to receipt, possession, but not use in the operation of the NSC reactor.
Specification 2, above; is not applicable to these materials.
- 4. There will be no introduction of any additional SNl\/1 while the AGN-201 SNM are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current licensing basis limits as described in the SAR. Basis The limits imposed by Specifications 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, and 5. 6. 4 are conservative and ensure safe storage.
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I TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING IBlil!i EXPERIMENT STATION NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER Dr. Sean M. McDeavitt
- Director, TEES Nuclear Science Center *Texas A&M University Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 March 15, 2016 Docket Number 50-128 /License No. R-83 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555 2016-0016
SUBJECT:
Supplement 2 to License Amendment Request dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128. (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148)
. Attn: 'Mr. Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mr. Patrick Boyle, Project Manager .Research and Test Reactors Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation The purpose of this letter is to provide supplemental information, regarding the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station {TEES) Nuclear Science Center (NSC) license amendment dated October 14, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15287A148).
Specifically TEES is proposing an additional change to Technical Specification
{TS) Section 5.6. This change supersedes the proposed TS 5.6 contained in our letter of March 3, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 16063A264).
The enhancement made to the TS clarifies the limits regarding the amount of special nuclear material
.(SNM) that can be placed in the NSC Fuel Storage Vault. Should you have any. questions regarding the information provided in this submittal, please contact me or Mr. Jerry Newhouse at (979) 845-7551 or via email at mcdeavitt@tamu.edu or newhouse@tamu.edu.
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- Oath of Affirmation I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
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cc: Mr. William Dean .. Office Director United States Nuclear Reactor Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor
- Mr. Michael Young, President Texas A&M University 1246 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-1246 Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor and Dean
- Dwight Look College of Engineering 3126 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3126 Dr. Dimitris
- Lagoudas, Deputy Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
- 3470TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3577 Dr. Costas Georghiades, Associate Agency Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3470TAMU College Station, TX Dr. Yassin Hassan, Department Head Nuclear Engineering
- Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Dr. John Hardy . Reactor Safety Board Chairman Texas A&M University 3255TAMU
. College Station, TX 77843-3255
- 3 Dr. Latha Vasudevan Radiological Safety Officer Texas A&M University Environmental Health and Safety 1111 Research Parkway College Station, TX 77843-4472 Mayor, City of College Station P.O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, TX 77840-3575 Governor's.
Budget and Policy Office P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX, 78711-2428 Radiation Program Officer Bureau of Radiation Control Dept. of State Health Services
- Division for Regulatory Services
. 1100 West 49th St.,* MC 2828 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Technical Advisor Office of Permitting, Remediation
& -Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087, MS 122 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Test, Research and Trainin.g Reactor Newsletter P.O. Box 118300 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-8300
. Mr. Jerry Newhouse, NSC Assistant Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU
. College*
- Station, TX 77843-3575
- Mr. Scott Miller, NSC Manager of Reactor Operations Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Mr. Jeremy Osborn AGN-201 M Reactor Supervisor
- *Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department
. 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Nuclea.r Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575
- Tel. (979 845-.7.55\
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Enclosure:
Proposed Technical Specification Change The following replacement Technical Specification change is recommended to support this LAR: 5.6 Fuel Storage Applicability This specification applies to the storage of reactor fuel at times when it is not in the reactor core. This includes the combined 235U fissile mass of no more than 0. 7 kilograms, byproduct
- material, and the 239PuBe neutron start-up source with a 239Pu fissile mass of no more than 20 grams from the TAMU AGN-201 M reactor.
- Further, there will be no introduction of any additional SNM while the AGN-201 M fuel and Pu Be source are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current lfcensing basis as described in the SAR.
- Objective The objective is to ensure that fuel that is being stored will not become critical and will not reach an unsafe temperature.
Specification
- 1. All fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in a geometrical array for which the effective is less than 0.8 for all conditions of moderation and reflection.
- 2. Irradiated fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in an array, which will permit sufficient natural convection cooling by water or air such that the fuel element or fueled device ten:iperature will not exceed design values. 3. Possession of the AGN-201 M fuel, byproduct
- material, and neutron start-up source is restricted to receipt, possession, but not use in the operation of the NSC reactor.
Specification 2, above; is not applicable to these materials.
- 4. There will be no introduction of any additional SNl\/1 while the AGN-201 SNM are stored in the fuel storage vault that would exceed the current licensing basis limits as described in the SAR. Basis The limits imposed by Specifications 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, and 5. 6. 4 are conservative and ensure safe storage.
4 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Tel. (979) 845-7551 . M
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