ML17067A391

Non-Power Reactor Closeout of Generic Letter 2016-01, Monitoring of Neutron Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools University of Utah Triga Nuclear Reactor, Docket No. 50-407

ML17067A391
Person / Time
Site:	University of Utah
Issue date:	04/12/2017
From:	Alexander Adams NRC/NRR/DPR/PRLB
To:	Schow R C Univ of Utah
Wertz G A
References
CAC A11010, GL-16-001
Download: ML17067A391 (3)

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April 12, 2017

Mr. Ryan C. Schow, Interim Director Joseph Merrill Engineering Building 50 S. Central-Campus Drive, Room 1206 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112

SUBJECT:

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - NON-POWER REACTOR CLOSEOUT OF GENERIC LETTER 2016-01, "MONITORING OF NEUTRON-ABSORBING MATERIALS IN SPENT FUEL POOLS," UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TRIGA NUCLEAR REACTOR, DOCKET NO. 50-407 (CAC NO. A11010) On April 7, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Generic Letter (GL) 2016-01, "Monitoring of Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools" (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16097A169), to address the degradation of neutron-absorbing materials (NAM) in wet storage systems for reactor fuel at power and non-power reactors.

For the non-power reactors, GL 2016-01 requested that licensees provide facility-specific information related to the use of NAM. This information was needed by the NRC staff to verify continued compliance through licensee implementation of effective methods for monitoring of reactor fuel in wet storage so as to detect and mitigate any degradation or deformation of NAM when credited in the facility licensing or design basis for criticality control of fuel in wet storage. On June 13, 2016, the University of Utah submitted a response to GL 2016-01 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16176A177) for University of Utah TRIGA Nuclear Reactor. The NRC staff conducted a review of your response to GL 2016-01 and determined that your facility does not use NAM in wet fuel storage. Based upon the information you submitted in response to GL 2016-01 and the results of the NRC staff review, the NRC staff has determined that the submission addresses the information requested in GL 2016-01. No further information or action is requested regarding this matter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Alexander Adams, Jr., Chief Research and Test Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page University of Utah Docket No. 50-407 cc: Mayor of Salt Lake City 451 South State Room 306 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Dr. Andrew S. Weyrich Vice President for Research 201 S Presidents Circle, Room 210 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9011 Mr. Frederick A. Monette Interim Director and RSO Radiological Health 75 S 2000 E, Room 322 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Dr. Cynthia Furse Associate Vice President for Research 201 President Circle, Room 210 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112

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Director, Division of Radiation Control Dept. Of Environmental Quality 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 14485 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4850 R. Schow

SUBJECT:

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - NON-POWER REACTOR CLOSEOUT OF GENERIC LETTER 2016-01, "MONITORING OF NEUTRON-ABSORBING MATERIALS IN SPENT FUEL POOLS," UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TRIGA NUCLEAR REACTOR, DOCKET NO. 50-407 DATED: APRIL 12, 2017 DISTRIBUTION: PUBLIC AAdams, NRR AMendiola, NRR TMensah, NRR SStuchell, NRR LLund, NRR GBowman, NRR NParker, NRRJAdams, NRR XYin, NRR ADAMS Accession No.: ML17067A391; *concurrence via e-mail OFFICE NRR/DPR/PRLB/PM* NRR/DPR/PRLB/LA*NRR/DPR/PGCB/BC NRR/DPR/PRLB/BCNAME GWertz NParker SStuchell AAdams DATE 4/7/17 4/7/17 4/10/17 4/12/17 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY