ML20205B325

Amend 16 to License R-103,authorizing Increase in Amount of Depleted U That May Be Received,Possessed & Used from 20 Kg to 50 Kg

ML20205B325
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Site:	University of Missouri-Columbia
Issue date:	10/20/1988
From:	Chris Miller Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA DOCKET NO. 50-186 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 16 License No. R-103

1. The Nuclear Regulatocy Commission (the Commission) has found thr.;

A. The applications for amendment to Facility Operating License No. R-103 filed by the University of Missouri - Columbia (the licensee), dated February 26, 1982, November 22, 1985, and May 20, 1988, comply with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's regulations as set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will overate in confornity with the applications, the provisions of tie Act, and the regulations of the Comission; C. There is reasonable assurance: (i)thattheactivitiesauthorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance witn the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; D. The issuance of this emendment will not be inimical to the common '

defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; E. The issuance of this amerdment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regu'tations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; and F. Publication of notice of this amendment is not require /, since it does not involve a significant hazards considerction nor amendment of a license of the type described in 10 CFR Section 2.106(a)(2).

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2. Accordingly, paragraph 2.B.(2) of License No. R-103 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, "Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material," to receive, possess, and use up to 45 kilograms of contained uranium 235, providing that no ,

more than 20.5 kilograms of this amount be unirradiated; up '

to 80 grams of plutonium-beryllium neutron source; up to 20 grams of plutonium-239 in the form of sheets enclosed in aluminum for use in connection with operation of the reactor; and up to 40 grams of plutonium enriched to 90% plutonium-242 in the form of a rod sealed in a stainless steel can for use in connection with operation of the reactor.

3. Accordingly, paragraph 2.B.(4) of License No. R-103 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(4) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 40, "Domestic Licensing '

of Source Material," to receive, possess, and use in connection with the operation of the reactor up to 20 kilograms each of natural uranium and thorium; and up to 50 kilograms of depleted uranium for instructional and experimental purposes.

4 Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the enclosure to this license amendment, and paragraph 3.B. of License No. R-103 is hereby amended to read as follows:

B. Technical Sp.;ifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as

' revised through Amendment No. 16, are hereby incorporated in the l' cense. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

5. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance. .

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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0ftMISSI0ll l

he):ac WYW Charles L. Hiller, Acting Director  :

Standardization and Non-Power Reactor Project Directorate Division of Reactnr Project.s III, IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

Appendix A Technical Specifications Changes Date of Issuance: October 20, 1988

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l ENCLOSURE TO LICENSE AMENI) MENT NO. 16 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-103 DOCKET NO. 50-186 i

Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the enclosed pages. The revised pages are identified by Amendment number and contain a vertical line indicating the evea of change.

Remove Pages insert Pages 4.2 - 1 4.2 - 1 4.4 - 2 4.4 - 2 5.1 - 1 5.1 - 1 l

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1 TECHNICAL SPEC!rlCATION UNIVER$1TY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR FACILITY Number 4.2 Page I of 2

. Da te SUB.1ECT: Reactor Containment Applicability This specification applies to the building in which the reactor is located.

Objective The objective is to assure adequate restriction to the accidental release of radioactivity to the environment.

Specification

a. The reactor and fuel storage facilities shall be enclosed in a containmer.t building with a free volume of at least 225,000 cubic feet.

b. Whenever containment integrity is required, the containment ventilatio,. exhaust shall be discharged at least 55 feet above containment building grade level,

c. The containment building leakage rate shall not exceed 16.3 f t /3 min. (STP) with an overpressure of one pound per square inch gauge or 105 of contained volume over a 24-hour period from an initial overpressure of two pounds per square inch gauge. The test shall be performed by the makeup flow, pressure decay, or reference volume techniques. l

d. The containment building shall contain a secured fuel storage room with the key or combination under the cor. trol of the Reactor Manager. 3 4

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR FACILITY Number 4.4 page 2 of 3 Date

SUBJECT:

Reactor Coolant System (Continued)

d. The pumps of the pool system shall be instrumented and connected so as to permit safe operation at five or ten megawatts on either pump or both pumps operating simultaneously. -

e. All coolant system major components in contact with pool or primary water shall be constructed principally of aluminum alleys or stainless steel,

f. The pool and primary coolant system shall have a water clean-up system.

g. The primary and pool coolant piping shall have isolation valves between {

the reactor and equipment room,

h. The prinary system shall have two siphon break valves. 1

1. The reactor shall have a natural convection coolant flow path for Mode III operation except for operation with the reactor cuberitical by a margin of at least 0.015A K.

J. The reactor shall have an emergency pool heat exchanger,

k. The primary cooling system shall contain at least two operable pressure

relief valves.

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a. The reactor may be operated in Mode !! with any component removed from toe shutdown leg of the system for emergency repairs, c

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION UNIVER$1TY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR FACILITY Number 5.1 Page I of I Date

SUBJECT:

Containment System Applicabili ty This specification applies to the surveillance requirements on the reactor containment system.

Objective The objective of this specification is to reasonably assure proper reactor containment.

Specification -.

a. The containment building leak rate shall be verified annually, plus or minus four months. No special maintenance shall be performed just prior to the test.

b. The containment isolation system including each of its radiation monitors shall be tested for operability at monthly intervals.

Bases Annual measurement of the containment building feak rate has proven adequate to insure that the building leak rate will remain within the design Ifmits outlined in specification 4.2.c. No special maintenance will be performed prior to the 3 test so that the test will verify the historic integrity of the containment. The I reliability of the isolation system has proven that monthly verification of its proper operation is sufficient to assure optrability. i i

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- TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION UN!YERSITY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR FACILITY Number 6.1 Page 7 of 8 Date -

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SUBJECT:

Administration (continued)

UNIVERSITY BOARD OF CURATORS UN!YER$1TY PRESIDENT YlCE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 3 3

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Reactor Advisory ------- REACTOR FACILITY DIRECTOR ------- Radiation Safety Committee Officer 1

Reactor Manager Reactor Health Physics

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l TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION UNIVERSITY OF tt!SSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR FACILITY Number 6.1 Page 4 of 8

SUBJECT:

Administration (continued)

The Reactor Advisory Committee and its subcommittees are to reintain minutes of meetings in which the items considered and the committees i

recommendations are recorded. Independent actions of the subcommittees are to be reviewed by the parent committee at the next regular reeting.

A quorum of the committee or the subcommittees consisting of at least fif ty percent of the appointed members nust be present at any meeting to conduct the business of the committee, or subcommittee.

The Reactor Advisory Committee shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter.

A meeting of a subcommittee shall not be deemed to satisfy the requirement of the parent committee meeting quarterly.

e. Any additions, modifications or maintenance to the systems described in these specifications shall be made and tested in accordance with specifi-I cations approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 3

f. Following a favorable review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 3 the Reactor Advisory Committee, or the Reactor Facility Management as appropriate and prior to corducting any experiment, the Reactor Manager shall sign an authorizing form which contains the basis for the favorable ,

review.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION UNIVFRSITY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR FACILITY Number 6.1 Page 5 of 8

SUBJECT:

Administration (continued)

g. In addition to those otherwise required under this license and applicable regulations, the following records will be maintained: ,

(1) Reactor operating ricords, including power levels and periods of operation at each power level.

(2) Records showing radioactivity released or discharged into the air or water beyond the effective control of the Ifeensee as measured at or prior to the point of such release or discharge.

(3) Records of emergency shutdowns and inadvertent scrams, including reasons for emergency shutdowns. I (4) Records of maintenance operations involving substitution or replace-ment of reactor equipment or components.

(5) Records of experiments installed including description, reactivity worths, locations, exposure time, total irradiation and any unusual events involved in their performance and in their handling.

(6) Records of tests and measurements performed pursuant to these  ;

specifications.

h. The following reports shall be made in addition to those otherwisa required j 1

under applicable regulations:

(1) The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall be informed of any ] {

incident or condition relating to the operation of the reactor which prevented or could have prevented the J

Amendment No.16

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