ML080600371

Wpi Leslie C. Wilbur Nuclear Reactor Facility Annual Operating Report for 2007

ML080600371
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Site:	05000134
Issue date:	02/20/2008
From:	Curley M Worcester Polytechnic Institute
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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• W P ! 100 Institute Road Worcester, MA 01609-2280, USA 508-831-5754, Fax 508-831-5064 www.wpi.edu Office of Finance and Operations February 20, 2008 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Stop 0-5 C12 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Re: Docket No. 50-134 License R-61 Annual Report for 2007 In accordance with the Technical Specifications for the WPI Leslie C. Wilbur Nuclear Reactor Facility (License R-6 1), I am submitting the Annual Operating Report for 2007.The WPI reactor is a non-power, university-based, teaching reactor. Prior to its shutdown at the end of June, 2007, it was used primarily in the academic mission of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, for the instruction of students, and in occasional scholar research.Please contact me if further information is required.4Sinc r Director, Nuk ar Reactor Facility Cc: Alexander Adams Jr.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 012-Dl One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 American Nuclear Insurers 95 Glastonbury Boulevard Glastonbury, CT 06033 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2007 Annual Operating Report Worcester Polytechnic Institute Leslie C. Wilbur Nuclear Reactor Facility License R-61 Docket No. 50-134 I. Operations Summary: (a) Changes in facility design There were no significant changes in the facility design during 2007.(b) Performance characteristics The reactor was operated in 2007 only through the end of June, and since that time has been in shut down mode, with the fuel in storage positions in the pool. The operation of all reactor safety system components was normal during 2007. The performance of the fuel was normal.(c) Changes in operating procedures No changes were made to operating procedures in 2007, however a Possession Only License application was filed on 8-14-07, and responses to NRC questions to this application were filed on 11-20-07.(d) Abnormal results of surveillance tests and inspections There were no unusual findings from the performance of surveillance tests or inspections.(e) Personnel changes in Reactor Facility Director, Health Physicist, or Radiation, Health, and Safegards Committee members Michael Curley was appointed Reactor Facility Director, as of July 1, 2007.II. Power Generation (kilowatt-hours) 2007 Output: 161.0 Total LEU-Fuel:

3355.0 Total Reactor: 10769.0 Il. Unscheduled Shutdowns There were no unscheduled shutdowns in 2007.IV. Maintenance Routine maintenance of the water demineralizer was performed in 2007, such as filter changes and matrix regeneration.

V. Changes, Tests, and Experiments Pursuant to 10CFR 50.59 There were no new tests or experiments requiring evaluation pursuant to 1 OCFR 50.59.VI. Radioactive Effluents Release Liquid effluent releases were near background, and well within 1 OCFR20 release limits. Until the end of June, gaseous Ar-41 was released in trace amounts that has conservatively been calculated to be well within 1 OCFR20 release limits. We verified level 1 compliance using the EPA COMPLY Code.End