ML16215A512

to License Amendment Request Dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128. (ADAMS Accession No. ML15287A148)

ML16215A512
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Site:	05000128
Issue date:	08/02/2016
From:	Mcdeavitt S Texas A&M Univ
To:	Alexander Adams, Patrick Boyle Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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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 August 2, 2016 2016-0043 Docket Number 50-128 / License No. R-83 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555

SUBJECT:

Supplement 5 to License Amendment Request dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128. (ADAMS Accession No. ML15287A148)

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 This supplemental information is in support of the subject license amendment request dated October 14, 2015, Facility License R-83, Docket Number 50-128 to enable the storage of fuel from the Texas A&M University (TAMU) AGN-201M reactor on the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Nuclear Science Center TRIGA Reactor Site. It addresses the wording of the first sentence for the proposed Technical Specification (TS) Section 5.6, Applicability. The purpose is to provide clarification to TS Section 5.6, Applicability, to ensure that both the TRIGA reactor fuel and AGN-201M reactor fuel and start up source will be stored such they will not become critical and will not reach an unsafe temperature. Therefore, we propose the attached modification to TS Section 5.6 for clarity regarding storage of the two fuel types in specified separate locations. We have chosen to add clarifying statements to TS Section 5.6 to ensure that the TS is applicable to the TRIGA reactor fuel and AGN-201M reactor fuel and start up source.

This current submission (Supplement 5) supersedes the proposed TS Section 5.6 contained in our letter of March 18, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16078A392). The revised TS page for Section 5.6 is enclosed.

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 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 1 Tel. (979) 845-7551

Oath of Affirmation:

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Sincerely, /

~~1 Sean M. McDeavitt, PhD.

Director, TEES Nuclear Science Center

Enclosure:

Revised NSC Technical Specification, Section 5.6 CC: next page Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 2 Tel. (979) 845-7551

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Mr. William Dean, Office Director United States Nuclear Reactor Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 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. 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 3255 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3255 Dr. Latha Vasudevan Radiological Safety Officer Texas A&M University Environmental Health and Safety 1111 Research Parkway College Station, TX 77843-4472 Mr. Jerry Newhouse, NSC Assistant Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Mr. Scott Miller, NSC Manager of Reactor Operations Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 Mr. Jeremy Osborn AGN-201M Reactor Supervisor Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Department 3133 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3133 Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 3 Tel. (979) 845-7551

Enclosure:

Proposed Technical Specification Change The following replacement Technical Specification change is recommended to support the LAR:

5.6 Fuel Storage Applicability This specification applies to the following:

1. Storage of TRIGA reactor fuel at times when it is not in the reactor core.

2. Storage of AGN-201M reactor fuel and start up source in the NSC fuel storage vault.

Objective The objective is to ensure that fuel that is being stored will not become critical and will not reach an unsafe temperature.

Specifications

1. All fuel elements and fueled devices shall be stored in a geometrical array for which the k-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 temperature will not exceed design values.

3. Possession of the AGN-201M fuel, byproduct material, and AGN-201M neutron start up source is restricted to receipt, possession, but not for use in the operation of the NSC reactor.

4. There shall be no introduction of any additional SNM to the fuel storage vault, while the AGN-201M SNM is stored in the fuel storage vault.

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.

Nuclear Science Center 1095 Nuclear Science Road, 3575 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3575 4 Tel. (979) 845-7551